Baseball Game Preview: Tom Bean Tomcats vs. Whitewright Tigers

The Tom Bean Tomcats will take on the Whitewright Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

If Tom Bean beats Whitewright with 16 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Tomcats blew past Trenton 16-1 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Tomcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won nine in a row.

Cash Linder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

Donnie Hooten

Runs

03/07/25 @ Tioga	4
04/18/25 vs Trenton	3
04/08/25 @ Savoy	3
04/01/25 @ Whitewright	3
03/29/25 @ Sam Rayburn	3
+ 12 more games

In other batting news, Donnie Hooten was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Tom Bean's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Cherry, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Whitewright, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Dodd City with a sharp 17-4 victory on Thursday.

Whitewright's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-11. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Tom Bean, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.

Tom Bean took their victory against Whitewright when the teams last played on April 1st by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Tomcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.