Baseball Recap: Tolar Makes It Five in a Row at Home

Tolar not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since May 3, 2024. Everything went their way against the Millsap Bulldogs as the Tolar Rattlers made off with a 15-5 victory. The Rattlers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Drake Owens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Owens was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Cauble, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and six RBI. Another player making a difference was Hunter Michels, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Tolar kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Millsap only managed six hits.

Rattlers

Previous 5 Games (Home)

03/15/25 vs Millsap	15-5
04/19/24 vs Poolville	12-2
04/09/24 vs Ranger	19-0
04/06/24 vs Rio Vista	4-2
04/05/24 vs Lipan	9-4

Tolar pushed their record up to 3-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Millsap, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tolar will host Eastland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastland has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.8 runs per game on average), something Tolar will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Millsap, they and Peaster will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.