The following exchange occurred after the Baseball Coach' s team suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final inning  Reporter: The team clearly did not rise to the challenge  I' m sure that getting zero hits in twenty at-bats with runners in scoring position hurt the team' s chances at winning the game  What are your thoughts on this devastating loss  Baseball Coach: Hitting with runners in scoring position was not the reason we lost this game  We made numerous errors in the field, and our pitchers gave out too many free passes  Also, we did not even need a hit with runners in scoring position  Many of those at-bats could have driven in the run by simply making contact
Our team did not deserve to win the game
Whether the team rose to the challenge.