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The Fulton Railroaders defeated the Marion Bobcats, 5-4

The Fulton Railroaders defeated the Marion Bobcats, 5-4

The Railroaders finished off their regular scheduled season with a victory over the Bobcats who still have 2 games remaining to complete.  Fulton jumped out to an early 4-0 lead scoring 3 in the 1st and one in 2nd inning.  Marion clawed back in the 3rd when Desmond Roberts hit a homerun with one aboard to make it a 4-2 game.  The Bobcats scratched out another run in the 5th to close within one, off a Caleb Eickhoff RBI double.  The Railroaders gain back the run in the 7th frame with a solo homer from Tyler O'Daniel for a 5-3 Fulton lead.  Marion came right back in the 8th scoring one run from three lead-off singles before Fulton sent in Tate Glasscock to shut down the Bobcats.  In total the Railroaders punched out 11 hits with 5 players having a multiple hit night.  Both Tyler O'Daniel and Joe Mike went 2 of 4 with 2 RBIs, with Mike marking up one double.  The Bobcats put up 12 total hits and also had five players in 2+ hits on the evening.  Desmond Roberts 2 of 5 and 2 RBIs and Caleb Eickhoff 3 for 5 and 1 RBI lead the pack. The Railroaders stranded 8 total men on base while the Bobcats hung out 14 men, ultimately the difference in the error free game.  Starter BJ Sieverding gets the win for Fulton going 7 innings striking out 8, walking 4, allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs.  Glasscock picked up his 9th save in closing out the final 2 innings.  Marion starter Jeremy Jansen takes the loss giving up all 5 earned runs and 11 hits, striking out 7 and walking only 2.  Of particular note in the game, the Railroaders marked up 5 stolen bases giving them a total of 102 on the season in just 42 games, a record for Fulton.  Mikee Moore's second steal on the evening broke the triple digits and was his 30th of the season.

 

The Railroaders must now sit and wait for the completion of a suspended tie game between the Bobcats and Oilers to determine the final standings. The Bobcats return home on Sunday for one rescheduled rain-out with the Pirates, then Monday will resume the suspended tie game with the Oilers in Marion.  The result of the game will decide whether the Oilers will be regular season champions with a win, or tied in 1st place with Fulton if they lose.  Should a tie occur in the standings for 1st place, a single tie breaking game will be played, most likely on Tuesday, and delay the start of the Post Season Playoff series by one day.