Paducah Chiefs Stymied By Fulton Railroaders, Lose 11-5
| Final (10) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
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Fulton Railroaders | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
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Paducah Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Paducah Chiefs had a tough time generating runs on Friday, dropping their game with Fulton Railroaders 11-5.
Fulton Railroaders opened up scoring in the first inning, when Davis Crane grounded out, scoring one run.
Fulton Railroaders took the lead for good with two runs in the fifth inning. In the fifth Jackson Case doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run and YoYo Diaz's sac fly scored one run for Fulton Railroaders.
Fulton Railroaders scored three runs in the seventh inning. Case and Parker Estes each had RBIs in the big inning.
Bryan Pina took the win for Fulton Railroaders. The righty allowed three hits and zero runs over three innings, striking out two. Kaden Hill and Bode Gebbink entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.
Will Gross took the loss for Paducah Chiefs. Gross allowed one hit and two runs over two innings, striking out two.
Jordyn Naranjo started the game for Fulton Railroaders. The lefty went three innings, allowing three runs on three hits and striking out four Lane Lamberth started the game for Paducah Chiefs. The pitcher lasted two and a third innings, allowing four hits and three runs while striking out four and walking one
Paducah Chiefs tallied eight hits in the game. Drew Hudson, Jacob Hager, and Ja'lil Akbar each racked up multiple hits for Paducah Chiefs. Akbar, Hager, and Hudson all had two hits to lead Paducah Chiefs. Hudson led Paducah Chiefs with two stolen bases, as they ran wild on the base paths with eight stolen bases. Paducah Chiefs was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Cade Rogers had the most chances in the field with seven.
Fulton Railroaders totaled 14 hits. Case, Estes, Patrick Music, and Jarret Fowlkes each had multiple hits for Fulton Railroaders.
Umpires: Eric Dunsford, James Purnell