James Marcinkowski showed timely hitting on Wednesday, driving in four on two hits to lead Franklin Duelers past Muhlenberg County Stallions 13-7 on Wednesday. Marcinkowski drove in runs on a grand slam in the fifth.

The base paths were crowded in this high-scoring game. Franklin Duelers collected 14 hits and Muhlenberg County Stallions had 16.

Franklin Duelers opened up scoring in the second inning. Tim Blankenberger drove in two when he homered.

In the top of the third inning, Muhlenberg County Stallions tied things up at two when Will Myers singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.

Franklin Duelers pulled away for good with four runs in the fifth inning. In the fifth Marcinkowski homered on a 2-0 count, scoring four runs.

Franklin Duelers notched four runs in the eighth inning. Trejen Birdwell and John Benevolent all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning.

Mickey Foytik pitched Franklin Duelers to victory. He surrendered five runs on 12 hits over six and two-thirds innings, striking out seven. Alec Cruz and Rylan Thomas entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

Allen Howe took the loss for Muhlenberg County Stallions. He surrendered six runs on nine hits over five innings, striking out three.

Franklin Duelers socked four home runs on the day. Travis Faix had a dinger in the seventh inning. Blankenberger had a homer in the second inning. Marcinkowski went for the long ball in the fifth inning. Willy Diaz went yard in the sixth inning.

Franklin Duelers saw the ball well today, racking up 14 hits in the game. Faix, Birdwell, Benevolent, Ethan Shelton, Marcinkowski, and Diaz all managed multiple hits for Franklin Duelers. Diaz, Marcinkowski, Shelton, Benevolent, Birdwell, and Faix each collected two hits to lead Franklin Duelers. Franklin Duelers was sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Blankenberger made the most plays with nine.

Muhlenberg County Stallions totaled 16 hits in the game. Tad Marks, Jackson Little, Seth Taylor, Julian Sansores, Tucker Jordan, and Reece Puckett each racked up multiple hits for Muhlenberg County Stallions.