The first game of tonight's double header at Riverside Park went to Marion. The Bobcats defeated Tradewater 5-2 behind 11 hits. Marion (6-2) broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the 6th inning with three runs. All three runs came on Pirate miscues—an error and two passed balls—with a runner on third. Marion added two more runs in the top of the seventh on a Cody Kottich triple and single by Desmond Roberts. Kittich's single was the first for the Bobcats in 2011. The extra runs were needed to preserve the win as Tradewater mounted a comeback against starter Todd Brazell and the visiting Bobcats in the final inning, scoring four runs before closer Todd Vollenweider closed the door on the comeback at 7-6. The Pirates scratched out the four runs in nearly every way possible—two hits, a walk, a hit batsman, an error and a sacrifice fly.  Brazell earned his second win in as many starts despite the rough 7th inning. Vollenweider tallied his league-leading fourth save by getting the final two outs of the game.