For the first time this year, the Bobcats were swept in a series, albeit only a short, two-game set with Owensboro (10-10). The Oilers came to town for the second night in a row, beating Marion (11-7, 12-7 overall) 7-3 Friday night.
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The Bobcats trailed only 2-1 going into the seventh, but starter Todd Brazell (2-1) was touched for another run before being pulled in favor of Desmond Roberts, who plays the outfield when not on the mound. Roberts would allow two more runs in the inning, as well as two in the next frame to put Marion down 7-1. Small rallies pushed one Bobcat run across in both the eighth and ninth innings, but Owensboro's bullpen closed the door on the rally by notching three strikeouts in the ninth.
All three of the runs the Bobcats scored were unearned, as the Oilers' defense committed three errors. Marion's offense managed seven hits, with Taylor Banks and
Caleb Eickhoff each knocking in a run. Eickhoff and Landon Weitekamp each went 2-for-4 and the top of the order—A.J. Dokey, Cody Schmitt and Cody Kottich—each added a hit. Marion added three stolen bases.
Owensboro moved past Tradewater to take second place in the league. The Bobcats, however, remain in first place despite the back-to-back losses.
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Fulton 3, Tradewater 1
Fulton moved into a third-place tie with Tradewater Friday on the back of a 3-1 victory. Both teams rest at three games behind Marion at 9-11.
