(From Madisonville)  The Madisonville Tradewater Pirates rallied with two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Fulton Railroaders, 8-7. Taylor Burr picked up the win for Madisonville, and Taylor Douglas suffered the loss for the Railroaders. The official OVL box score is available Here.

     Madisonville got the scoring started with two runs in the bottom of the second inning when Alfredo Bohorquez tripled off Fulton starter Michael Sillyman, driving in Robert Veltre and Jeremy Hyde. Madisonville added another run in the fifth when Joe Tipton scored on a bases-loaded ground ball by Matt Sheneman.

Fulton erupted for four runs in the top of the sixth, with the big blast coming on a three-run home run by Colton Simbeck off Pirate starter Jack Coleman. Sean Cunningham drove in one run earlier in the inning on a single. Fulton added another run in the seventh and two more in the eighth and held a 7-3 lead heading into the bottom of the eighth inning.

     Matt Sheneman led off the inning with a single. Robert Veltre followed by reaching on a fielder's choice, with Veltre advancing to second on an error. Jeremy Hyde tripled, scoring Sheneman and Veltre, and then was promptly driven in by an Austin Shives single.

     After retiring the Railroaders 1-2-3 in the top of the ninth, the Pirates got right back on the warpath. After Dathan Prewett hit a fly ball, Garrett Emling drew a walk. Matt Sheneman followed and drew a walk. A passed ball then allowed the base runners to advance to second and third, respectively. Robert Veltre singles, driving in Emling and tying the ballgame at 7-7. Jeremy Hyde was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Austin Shives struck out swinging, setting the stage for Gooch Greer to draw a bases-loaded, full count walk to end the ballgame.

     Madisonville finishes with the regular season with a record of 25-19, good for third place in the final standings. The Railroaders took second place in the standings with a 27-17 overall record, 5.5 games behind first place Hoptown (32-11).