It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Era can now relate to. They lost 18-5 to the Tom Bean Tomcats on Friday. Era has not had much luck with Tom Bean recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Tom Bean's part, Cash Linder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Linder has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Linder was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Donnie Hooten was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Hagen Darney was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
Era's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Tom Bean, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-6-1.
While Era 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 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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