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The Hoptown Hoppers defeated the Fulton Railroaders, 4-3

The Hoptown Hoppers defeated the Fulton Railroaders, 4-3

(From Hopkinsville) The second game went 13 innings, with the Hoppers finally putting an end to the fun with a run in the bottom of the 13th.
     Fulton opened the scoring in the top of the second when Uhrich led off with a double, went to third on a sac bunt and scored on a balk to give the Railroaders an early 1-0 lead.
     Hoptown tied the game in the fifth inning when Cody Duncan drew a one-out walk, stole second, went to third on an error and scored on a single by Zac Sanders to tie the game at 1-1.
     The teams went into extra innings, and Fulton threatened to sweep the twinbill in the 10th inning when Hilton led off with a single and Baldwin walked. Both runners advanced on a groundout, and Hilton scored on a Clay Reese single. Baldwin scored on a fielder's choice to put Fulton ahead 3-1.
     In the bottom half of the inning, however, Hoptown kept things interesting. Trent Turner reached on a fielder's choice, de la Trinidad walked and Davis singled to load the bases. Turner scored on an error and Crowder walked in de la Trinidad to retie the game at 3-3.
     In the bottom of the 13th inning, Chris Jones led off with a single and Cody Duncan had a bunt single. Both runners advanced on a sac bunt, and Turner sent the fans home with an RBI single, scoring Jones and closing out the game with a 4-3 score.
     The teams left 30 runners on base, with Fulton stranding 17 batters and Hoptown leaving 13.
     Hoptown was led at the plate by Will Olson, who went 2-for-6 with a double, and Bo Coolen, who went 2-for-4 with a double. Turner went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. 
     Clayton Conner had the big bat of the day for Fulton, going 5-for-6 with two doubles. Tyler Hilton went 3-for-6 with a double, a triple and a run scored, and Neuer went 2-for-7. Uhrich had a double for the Railroaders.
     On the mound, Davis (1-0) got the win for the Hoppers, allowing four hits and walking one in 3 1/3 innings. Brady Walsh started for Hoptown, allowing one run on seven hits, striking out three and walking two in seven innings of work. Christian Myers came on in the eighth inning, allowing two runs on five hits, striking out two and walking two in 2 2/3 innings.
     Estand (0-1) took the loss in his second game of the night, allowing one run on five hits in 2 1/3 innings. Dillon Symon started for the Railroaders, allowing one run on five hits, striking out seven and walking two in seven innings. Lee Haeberle allowed two runs (one earned) on one hit, striking out four and walking three in three innings.