Marion splits twin bill with Fulton

Roberts

The Bobcats (13-8, 14-8 overall) took the first game of a double header Sunday at Fulton (10-13) by a score of 8-6, but fell to the Railroaders 3-2 in the second game.

The win in the front-end of the twin bill gave Desmond Roberts (1-0) his first win and allowed Matt Vollenweider his 10th save.

The teams were tied 6-6 going into the seventh and final inning, but a lead-off home run by Cameron Chestnut in the top of the inning proved to be the game-winning hit. An A.J. Dokey single drove in Jake Hirniak for an insurance run. In the Fulton-half of the inning, Vollenwieder, who has not blown a save this year, was again perfect to nail down the win for the 13th win of the season for the Bobcats.

Each team managed 12 hits, but four extra-base hits from Marion—Chestnut's second home run of the season and doubles by Taylor Banks, Roberts and Dokey—each drove in a run. All of Fulton's hits were singles.

Both teams also gave up their share of unearned runs, with half of each team's run total coming off errors.

Bobcats starter Andrew Edwards gave up all six of Fulton's runs, but Marion touched the Railroaders' bullpen for runs. Fulton's Kahtan Al-Kaissy, the league's No. 2 hitter, was held hitless by Marion pitchers for the second time in as many nights. Roberts earned the win in relief by setting down all four Fulton batters he faced before leaving after the sixth inning.

Marion had four hitters contribute multiple hits with Roberts going 3-for-5, Chestnut 2-for 3, Joey Xavier 2-for-4 and Dokey 2-for-5. Dokey drove in two and Roberts added a stolen base, as did Hirniak.

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Vander Ark

In the second game, Kyle Tokunaga pitched the entire contest for Marion, giving up only three hits, but took his second loss of the year in the 3-2 win for the Railroaders. Fulton starter Taylor Reilly gave up six hits allowing two runs. All of Fulton's runs came in the fourth inning off Tokunaga (0-2), but it was all they would need to split the double header.

For Marion, Kyle Vander Ark had a multiple-hit night, going 2-for-3. Cody Scmitt had the only RBI for the Bobcats coming off a single in the fourth. An error in the inning prior gave Marion its only other run of the night.

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Owensboro 5, Tradewater 1
The Oilers retook sole possession of second place with a 5-1 win Sunday at Riverside Park. Owensboro (11-11) is now 2.5 games out of first place, one game ahead of Tradewater (10-12).