"He was originally going to Oregon State, who at the time kind of had college baseball by the cojones if I am allowed to say that," Vitello said. "Instead of doing that, he went to the place he thought he could turn into one of the best baseball programs in the country. He got our guys thinking about being on the attack, believing in themselves and he set a very, very high bar for work ethic.” (per Mike Wilson KNS)