Baseball Recap: Tom Bean Takes Down Axtell in a Playoff Battle

Tomcats

Margin (Wins)

04/08/25 @ Savoy	20
03/11/25 vs Savoy	20
04/14/25 vs Ector	16
04/18/25 vs Trenton	15
03/25/25 @ Dodd City	15

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tom Bean had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Axtell Longhorns as they made off with a 9-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Tomcats, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.

Cash Linder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Linder was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Hagen Darney was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Another player making a difference was Donnie Hooten, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.

Tom Bean always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April.

The victory was the third in a row for Tom Bean, bringing their record up to 24-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Axtell, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 29-3.

As of now, neither Tom Bean nor the Longhorns have any future games scheduled.