It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Alvord can now relate to. They lost 8-1 to the Tom Bean Tomcats on Thursday. Alvord's defeat signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Alvord saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wade Stovall, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Tom Bean's side, Cash Linder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Linder has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Linder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Donnie Hooten was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hagen Darney, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Alvord's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5. As for Tom Bean, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6-1 record this season.
While Alvord had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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