It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cooper can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Tom Bean Tomcats on Friday. Cooper was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Tom Bean's pitcher proved too tough.
Cooper saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Dial, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Tom Bean's side, Cash Linder was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Linder was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Donnie Hooten was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan DeArmond, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Cooper's defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Tom Bean, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 21-6-1.
While Cooper 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 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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