Baseball Recap: Tom Bean Now 11-1 over Last 12 Games

With a playoff win on the line, Tom Bean rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Axtell Longhorns 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tomcats have posted since April 12th.

Axtell's batters probably weren't too happy with Keaton Reed, who pitched a no hitter (he gave up three walks). Reed has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Tom Bean's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Donnie Hooten, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Tom Bean is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Axtell, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 29-2.

Tom Bean will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Longhorns: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.