The Owensboro Oilers defeated the visiting Tradewater Pirates on Tuesday evening by a final score of 2 to 1. The game was played in a timely manner, but the victory came at the eleventh hour.  Both offenses were long stymied by talented starting pitchers going for both sides -- Joe Devine for the Oilers and Calyn Young for the Pirates. Tradewater manufactured its lone run in the top of the 6th inning. Eric Herman led off the inning with a double. David Zorn bunted him over to third base. Herman scored on a RBI sacrifice fly by Chris Mitko. The score remained 1-0 as Pirate reliever Dylon DeLaune came on to change the pace against Owensboro in the bottom of the 9th inning. It was the score that changed instead.  Eric Barnes walked to lead off the Oilers 9th inning. Drew Barrett followed with another walk. Dalton Lykins bunted on safely with the runners moving and no one covering first base -- loading the bases. Ryan Stephens came to the plate and promptly erased an evening of missed opportunities for the team by tagging a 2-RBI walk-off double through the center-left gap for the home team win.  Jim Mulvaney took the win in relief for his 9th inning relief of Devine's eight-inning, three-hit gem. DeLaune had the loss for the Pirates on a night that showcased well-played, competitive baseball being every bit as unpredictable as it can be.