It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tom Bean can now relate to. They fell just short of the Nocona Indians by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Tomcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Cash Linder put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Donnie Hooten
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Linder wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Donnie Hooten, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. Hooten is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last nine games he's played.
Tom Bean's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-8. As for Nocona, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tom Bean beat Nocona by a score of 14-4 later that day.
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