Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Bushland

Bushland entered their tilt with Tulia on Friday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Hornets with a sharp 10-1 win. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Hornets, too.

Wade McConnell

Base on Balls Against

03/13/25 @ Dalhart	1
03/06/25 vs Randall	1

Lincoln Krause and Wade McConnell were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Krause didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, McConnell tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Bushland is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-8 otherwise. At the plate, Krause scored a run while going 2-for-3, while McConnell went 3-for-4 with three doubles, one run, and one RBI. That run marked the first that Krause scored this season.

In other batting news, Bushland let Max Rodriguez and Colton Reynolds run wild. Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Reynolds went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. Rodriguez is becoming a predictor of Bushland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Colton Strickland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Bushland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

The victory got Bushland back to even at 9-9. As for Tulia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-5-1.

Coming up, Bushland will take on River Road at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. River Road has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed ten runs per game on average), something Bushland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Tulia, they will challenge San Jacinto Christian Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tulia's pitchers better be ready for this one: San Jacinto Christian Academy has averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.