Era is 2-8 against Tom Bean since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Era Hornets are on the road again to play the Tom Bean Tomcats at 2:00 p.m.
Era heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Friday. They lost 18-5 to Tom Bean.
For Tom Bean's part, Cash Linder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck 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 big at the plate, 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. Another player making a difference was Hagen Darney, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Era's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Tom Bean, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 25-6-1.
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