The Railroaders held a 1-0
lead after the first inning. The Chiefs tied the game in
the third and went ahead in the fourth scoring one run to
take a 2-1 lead. Paducah added two more runs in sixth and
another two runs in the seventh for 6-1 lead.
Fulton
answered in the bottom of the seventh with two scores.
Still trailing by three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the
Railroaders put up two more runs and then loaded the bases
with two outs. A force out at second base on a ground ball
ended the game.
Davis Sims, 2-for-3, hit a solo homerun for Paducah and also had a double. Davis Elliott also doubled and scored one run. Peyton Sockwell produced a 2 RBI single in the winning effort.
All of Fulton's scores came from three homeruns; one by Chase Slone, Andrew Swanson and Chris Patterson each had 2 RBI shots.
Starting pitcher Lee Chandler gets the win for 6 innings work giving up 5 hits, one earned run, 7 walks and 3 strikeouts. Clay Newton and Josh Wetzel pitched in middle relief. Daniel Seitzinger picked up a save completing the final inning.
Teagan Lind takes the loss with 6 1/3 innings on the
mound. He allowed 8 hits, 6 runs (5 earned), 2 walks and
had 4 strikeouts. Alex Smith and Kyle Beach completed the
game for Fulton.
The Chiefs return home tonight to face Dubois County. Chiefs games can be heard on Lifetalk 102.5 or on your Tunein app, and streamed online at lifetalk1025.com.
