Rains between games of a scheduled double header eliminated a chance for Marion to pay back Owensboro for 2-0 earlier in the night.
Holding Marion (9-4, 10-4 overall) scoreless with only two hits in the front end of a twi-night double header that never was, Owensboro (7-6) became the first team in 2011 to beat the Bobcats more than once. It was also the first time the Bobcats were shut out this year.
Cody Kottich and Kyle Vander Ark provided the only offense for Marion, with singles in the fourth and fifth inning, respectively. Kottich and four other batters also reached via bases on balls, but the Bobcats couldn't manage a runner past second base off starter Ben Wright and reliever Zach Krebs.
Marion's Todd Brazell (2-1) held the Oilers scoreless through five innings, but a two-run sixth was all Owensboro needed in the seven-inning affair. Brazell pitched the entire game for Marion, giving up only five hits, but was saddled with his first loss.
Owensboro reached Brazell with three singles and a sacrifice fly in their final at-bat. Krebs came in to pitch the Oiler seventh and stranded two Bobcats after Owensboro's defense allowed Desmond Roberts and Caleb Eickoff to reach on errors with no outs.
The second game of the double header has not yet been rescheduled.
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Tradewater 3, Fulton 2
The Pirates (6-8) picked up a game on Marion an moved into sole possession of third place, dropping Fulton (5-9) alone into last place.
