In Major League Baseball, home runs are king.

But back at The Nest, the Redhawks are attempting to steal the throne and make base running and stealing bases the new royal family.

It’s a strategy most teams utilize, but few do it on the level of the Redhawks baseball team.

Their swift swiping of bases is at the top of the leaderboard in the area with the team’s baserunning the focus of a Dallas Morning News article.

It’s also led the team to a second place tie in the District 9-5A standings as the regular season nears its end.

“I think we average about six a game as a team, so it’s pretty good,” senior Cade McGarrh said. “We tend to run the bases a lot when we get on base and do anything we can to create runs.”

The Redhawks have built up a reputation of swiping bases, with senior and Texas Tech commit Cade McGarrh leading the area and the state with 38 stolen bases.

Teammates seniors Lawson Towne and Caden Wartluft are also in the top 10 in the area for stolen bases.

‘It’s really all about reading the pitcher, and just pick your pitch that you want to steal on and just go,” Towne said.

“It just depends on the pitcher and how good the catcher’s arm is and we just run,” Warluft said.

For the Redhawks opponents, the constant paranoia of a player stealing can be frustrating, but it’s beneficial for the Redhawks on the base paths and in the batter’s box.

“When a pitcher gets on the mound and he knows we got guys that can run, they tend to try to pick multiple times,” head Coach Scott McGarrh said. “Then all of a sudden they are trying to be quicker to the plate, and that helps the hitter.”

The Redhawks end their season with a two game series where they will try to not only steal a couple more bags, but also steal the 9-5A District title against first place Lone Star.