Baseball Recap: Rudder Beats Bastrop for Their Fifth Straight Win

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

03/07/25 @ Bastrop	3-2
03/07/25 vs Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin	10-5
03/06/25 @ Lehman	2-1
03/06/25 vs Pflugerville Connally	10-5
03/03/25 @ McCallum	6-5

Rudder waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bastrop Bears.

Jose Ponce made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

In other batting news, Rudder let Austin Isom and Parker Jones run wild. Isom scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Jones went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Gray, who scored a run and stole Three bases.

Rudder's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bastrop, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Coming up, Rudder will challenge A&M Consolidated at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bastrop, they will take on Pflugerville in a tournament on Saturday.