Softball Preview: Tom Bean Tomcats vs. Dodd City Hornets
The Tom Bean Tomcats will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Dodd City Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Tom Bean can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game two weeks ago. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ector a 6-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Tom Bean as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Dodd City earned a 5-2 win over Ector on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dodd City.
Hannah Burney made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Burney has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Burney was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sierra Garcia was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Tom Bean is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Dodd City, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-6-3.
Tom Bean beat Dodd City 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Burney, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tom Bean still be able to contain Burney? There's only one way to find out.
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