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Hunt (1-2) struck out 12 Fulton batters and allowed only two in seven innings en route to Marion's second win at the end of a four-game homestand. As he has done so many times this season, set-up man Daniel Szathmary threw the eighth, holding the Railroaders at bay by setting down all three runners he faced. Manager Kyle Medley then handed the ball over to his closer in the ninth and, in turn, handed over his own team saves record to Vollenweider.
Vollenweider shut down Fulton (9-12) after a lead-off walk to the league's top hitter, Kahtan Al-Kaissy, who came into the game batting .375 but failed to register a hit Saturday. The save was Vollenweider's eighth in league play, but another registered in interleague action allowed him to overtake Medley. The first-place Bobcats still have 24 games to offer Vollenweider a chance to extend his mark.
For Marion, (12-7, 13-7 overall) the shutout was the second of the season.
Fulton's B.J. Sieverding (1-3) pitched his own masterful seven innings, giving up three hits and striking out eight Bobcats, but a lead-off walk that led to a single run in the bottom of the seventh on a rare suicide squeeze was his undoing. The bases full of Bobcats and one out, Landon Weitekamp laid down a perfect bunt to score Desmond Roberts. Marion lost a shot at a second run when Caleb Eickhoff was tagged out at home trying to score.
No Marion batter had more than one hit, but of the four, Weitekamp's bunt single was by far the biggest of the night. Cody Kottich added a double while Tyler Bailey and Kyle Vander Ark registered base hits.
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Tradewater 5, Owensboro 4
The Pirates once again pulled even with the Oilers with 5-4 win Saturday, putting both teams at 10-11 an three games back in second place.
