July 4th game with Oilers

We Want You at the Yard!

It was just a year ago today on the 4th of July the Railroaders hosted the Oilers for a holiday game in the Yard. That victory went to the Oilers on a 4-2 score. The Railroaders don’t plan to repeat history this evening in an early start game at 5:30 pm with a concert and fireworks to follow. A big crowd is expected with free general admission for the first 300 persons attending, thanks to Fulton Tourism Commission.

Both the Railroaders (15-11) and Oilers (7-17) are rested after 2 days of non-play. The two teams have met 6 times thus far this season with the Railroaders taking 5 of the 6 games. The Oilers have struggled of late losing 6 straight games before beating the Hoppers (7-17) on Wednesday night. The Railroaders on the other hand have dropped their last 2 games to the Bombers and Miners, moving Fulton into third in the standings 6½ games ahead of the now fourth place Oilers. The first place Bombers (19-8) will host the second place Miners (14-10) in Dubois County tonight.

With only a third of the season left and 3½ games out of first, it is time for the Railroaders to get back on track for the final run. It should be a great night for baseball and celebrating the 4th of July.  Come out and enjoy an All American holiday. See you at the Yard or online TeamLine.

Hoppers & Railroaders rained out

After all the hard work and the ground crew successfully getting the field ready, a noon time 5 minute downpour was all it took to wipe out our chances for the game tonight.  The amount of water that fell along with the tears of the ground crew left standing water on the infield with no hope of drying out before game time.  The meeting between the Hoppers and Railroaders will have to wait to be rescheduled on a future date.  But "Thanks" to all those hard working souls who tried to make it happen tonight.

Railroaders off tomorrow and Home on Saturday with the Oilers for some 4th of July fireworks at the Yard.  Game time is early at 5:30 p.m. CDT.

Hoppers or Rain tonight

Last night’s rain has the ground crew already out working the field to get it ready for tonight’s game with the Hoppers. The weather forecast is questionable for the rest of day. Assuming there are no more downpours today and this evening, chances are good the Yard will be in good shape for the game.

The Railroaders have dropped 2 games in a row, one to the Miners the other to the Bombers.  The loss last night puts Fulton 3 games behind the league leading Bombers.  Although both the Railroaders and Miners are trailing by 3 games, Fulton has moved down to the third spot in the standings because of a lower win/loss percentage 

While the Bombers battle the Miners tonight in Madisonville, I believe its time for a Railroader win against the visiting Hoppers this evening.  Hoptown is a frustrated team at the moment having loss their last 6 games putting them in the basement along with the Oilers in the standings.

With 14 games left in the regular season for the Railroaders, every game is more important now.  We shouldn’t take the Hoppers lightly tonight. The Railroaders have struggled the past couple of games scoring runs and need to break that cycle tonight.  It should be good game at the Yard and hoping all the fans can make it out to support the Roaders to get them back on track.

We’ll keep an close eye on the weather to see what happens.  Assuming all goes well, see you at the Yard or on TeamLine tonight.  “Fire it Up!”

Showdown with Miners tonight

Tonight at the Yard, our second place Railroaders with a record of 15-9 will face off with the third place Miners with a record of 13-10.  Both teams are working on consecutive game winning streaks, the Railroaders with 4 straight wins and the Miners with 3 in a roll. That will continue for only one of them after tonight’s action. The Railroaders are 1½ games ahead of the Miners, so regardless of the outcome tonight, Fulton will finish the evening retaining the second place spot.

From a league prospective, the Railroaders are currently a ½ game behind the first place Bombers. The Bombers are on the road to Owensboro for a big doubleheader with the Oilers who have lost their last 4 games. The results of those games could greatly affect the standings. Meanwhile the Hoppers are off today and have dropped 5 games in the row. Both Hoppers and Oilers for 7 ½ games out of first. Still almost half the season to go, every game from now on will be important for all teams.

Back to the Railroaders and Miners for tonight.  The teams have met 6 times so far with 4 games left head-to-head.  Each team has won 3 games against each other, that tie will be broke today. Season stats show both teams match fairly even match with the Railroaders’ somewhat ahead in the numbers on offense and pitching. Head-to-head, the Miners have slight edge against the Railroaders on offense in batting average, but the Railroaders are better from the mound with about half the team ERA as the Miners.

Overall Season

Batting Stats
Team	GP	PA	OAB	Avg	Slug	OBA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SB	HBP	SO
Railroaders	24	1023	828	.279	.384	.392	231	178	34	4	15	149	112	129	24	34	159
Miners	22	917	789	.253	.327	.342	200	157	33	5	5	106	84	93	28	17	145

Pitching Stats
Team	GS	W	L	SA	BF	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	HB	SO	IP	ER	ERA
Railroaders	24	15	9	0	926	192	152	30	4	6	93	71	24	174	214.33	59	2.48
Miners	23	13	10	7	971	217	166	38	4	9	141	114	25	132	206.33	99	4.32

Head-to-Head

Batting Stats
Team	GP	PA	OAB	Avg	Slug	OBA	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	BB	SB	HBP	SO
Railroaders	6	256	213	.258	.376	.370	55	38	13	0	4	35	28	29	8	10	48
Miners	6	228	208	.264	.356	.317	55	40	12	2	1	23	16	12	10	5	37

Pitching Stats
Team	GS	W	L	SA	BF	H	1B	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	HB	SO	IP	ER	ERA
Railroaders	6	3	3	0	228	55	40	12	2	1	23	12	5	37	53.33	13	2.19
Miners	6	3	3	1	256	55	38	13	0	4	35	29	10	48	53.67	25	4.19

All this said, it’s going to be another good game tonight at the Yard between these two teams.  Come on out and watch as the Railroaders fire it up again to make their run towards a season title.  See you at the Yard or online TeamLine.