Tatum let Beckville stack four runs on them in the sixth inning on Monday but luckily Tatum prevailed anyway. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-6 victory over the Bearcats. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bearcats, too.
Logen Tovar made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Kody Hines
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kody Hines, who went 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. TJ Henigan was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Tatum was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive contests.
The win got Tatum back to even at 3-3. As for Beckville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Coming up, Tatum will take on New Diana at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Beckville, they will face off against East Texas Homeschool Sports at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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