Cooper and Tom Bean squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Cooper had to settle for second. They lost 9-1 to the Tomcats. The Bulldogs were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the four matchups prior), but the Tomcats' pitchers proved too tough.
Karter Randle was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game.
Bulldogs
| 05/01/25 vs Tom Bean | 1-9 |
| 04/25/25 vs Saltillo | 15-0 |
| 04/22/25 @ Saltillo | 13-3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Campbell | 17-2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Campbell | 13-1 |
Cooper moved to 16-6 with that loss, which also ended their seven-game winning streak. As for Tom Bean, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
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 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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