"Everybody's talking about us not having a big squad, but we've got players who are prepared to go through these hard times, " Petrov noted.

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"These gentlemen are going to go through some hard times, whether it's in life or in the Army, " said Sottolano, who had to worry about Sunday's doubleheader against archrival Navy.

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