The Marion Bobcats defeated the Fulton Railroaders, 6-5
Marion's summary: Marion mounted a comeback Friday down 5-0 in the fourth to score the first home win of 2011, downing Fulton 6-5. The win moved the Bobcats to 4-2, the team's best start in its four years of existence. The win also kept Marion in first place, the latest the team has retained at least a share of first. Bobcats starter Tripp Jolly gave up all five Railroader runs through 5.1 innings pitched, but Marion's offense and pitching staff got Jolly off the hook for the loss in his first start. Daniel Szathmary (1-0) earned the win despite facing only one batter, and Matt Vollenwieder earned his second save of the year by closing the door in the ninth. The bullpen for the Bobcats has given up only three earned runs in 18.1 innings, a collective 1.47 ERA. Marion is 3-1 against Fulton (2-4) this year, guaranteeing the best head-to-head record with the Railroaders since the Bobcats were born in 2008.
Fulton's summary: The Railroaders lead 5-0 going into the the bottom of the 4th. The Bobcats scored 2 in their half of the 4th and added 2 more in the 5th inning. Both team threaten to score several times until the Marion half of the 8th when the Bobcats score 2 to take a 6-5 lead to win the game. Daniel Szathmary takes the win for Marion and Matthew Vollenweider earned a save, Justin Dailey takes the loss in relief pitching the last 3 innings. The Railroader now head to Owensboro to play the Oilers on Saturday.