(From Hopkinsville)  The Fulton Railroaders kept their six-game win streak going, and the Hoptown Hoppers saw their six-game win streak end, as Fulton bombed the homestanding Hoppers 15-4 on Friday.

     The Railroaders used four home runs to push their win streak to seven games.  Fulton (12-10) won despite making six errors in the field, and Hoptown (15-7) left 12 runners on base.

     Fulton got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third inning when Taylor Douglas reached on a one-out double to right field, went to third on a groundout and scored on a single through the right side by Michael Diaz. Colton Simbeck then stepped up and sent his first pitch over the wall in left-center field to give the Railroaders a 3-0 lead.

     Hoptown responded in the bottom half of the inning when Derek Ferch reached with a one-out walk and Matt McGowan hit a single. Trevor Lowe reached on an error to load the bases, and Ferch scored on a sacrifice fly by Brad Sevenish. Henry Rowland then walked to load the bases, and John Beary drew a walk, scoring McGowan and cutting the Fulton lead to 3-2.

     Fulton responded in the top of the fourth when Matt Skrzypiec led off with a home run. Ramon Valdez reached on an error and Garret O'Neill followed with a single, moving Valdez to third. O'Neill went to second on a wild pitch, and both runners scored on an error on a throw home in a fielder's choice, giving the Railroaders a 6-2 lead.

     Fulton scored in the top of the fifth inning when Michael Sillyman reached on a dropped third strike, went to second on a passed ball and scored on a single by Ramon Valdez to extend the Railroaders' lead to 7-2.

     Fulton added to its lead in the top of the sixth inning when Douglas led off with a home run, then Cody Burton and Michael Diaz hit back-to-back singles. Michael Sillyman then hit a home run to left field to give the Railroaders an 11-2 lead.

     Fulton plated four runs in the top of the ninth inning when Garret O'Neill led off with a single, Taylor Stoulp walked and Taylor Douglas hit a single to load the bases. Jack Henry Jones hit a sacrifice fly to score O'Neill, and Michael Diaz was hit by a pitch to reload the bases. Colton Simbeck hit a long fly ball to left for an apparent sac fly, but the fielder dropped the ball, enabling Stoulp to score. As the throw was coming to the infield, Simbeck passed Diaz on the bases just behind second base. Simbeck ran back to first base, and a throwing error enabled Douglas to score. Diaz scored on a groundout to give the Railroaders a 15-2 lead.

     Hoptown scored twice in the bottom of the ninth when pinch-hitter Kyle Barbee reached on an error and went to second on a single by Brad Sevenish. A two-out single by John Beary drove them in for the final score of 15-4.

     At the plate, Taylor Douglas went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, three runs scored and one run batted in. Michael Diaz went 2-for-5 with three runs and an RBI, Matt Skrzypiec went 2-for-4 sith a homer, a double, a run and an RBI, and Garret O'Neill went 2-for-5 with two runs. Colton Simbeck and Michael Sillyman also homered for the Railroaders.

     The Hoppers had five batters with one hit apiece. John Beary had three RBIs for the Hoppers, and Trevor Lowe hit a double.