After winning three out of four games against Henderson State University, the Bison baseball team is now 24-16 overall and 13-11 in the conference.
Junior catcher James Anderson drove in the game-winning run in the final game of the series on Tuesday giving the Bisons a 4-2 win.
At the beginning of a season, the Bisons set goals to reach. Junior out-fielder Jeremy Bohnett said many of those goals had to do with their work ethic and what they put into the game.
“We made it a goal to work harder than anyone else,” Bohnett said. “As well as going about our business the right way on and off the field, we believe good things will happen at seasons end.”
Throughout a season, successes and failures effect each player in a different way, but senior outfielder Kyle Atkins said baseball is based on failures.
“Baseball is a game of failure: You fail seven out of 10 at bats you’re hitting .300 and probably on your way to the baseball Hall of Fame,” Atkins said. “Dealing with the failure and adversity on a daily basis is what makes baseball so challenging.”
The team has seven regular season games remaining, six of which are GAC play. Following the regular season, the team will play the GAC tournament May 4-7. Their next game is today at 3 p.m. against Ouachita Baptist University who they face in a doubleheader again tomorrow at noon and 3 p.m.
Senior outfielder Paul Anzalone said he is confident in the team’s abilities to stay on task and work hard through the rest of the season.
“The strongest part of our team is our resiliency,” Anzalone said. “We’ve had good and bad times this season but we all come to practice every day and stay focused on the task at hand.”
Anzalone said, however, that he would like to see better results from work that the team has put into the season.
“It’s hard to say this season has been a success, but we have some key opportunities left this season,” Anzalone said.
Head coach Patrick McGaha has coached the Bisons for eight seasons and has full confidence in his team despite the rough start.
“These guys have worked extremely hard this year,” McGaha said. “I like how they don’t back down from challenges they have faced so far this season.”
