Madisonville Miners stayed in it until the end, but Clarksville WhirlyBirdz pulled away late in a 12-10 victory on Thursday. The game was tied at eight with Clarksville WhirlyBirdz batting in the top of the sixth when Carson Hepworth doubled on a 2-0 count, scoring two runs.

Madisonville Miners lost despite out-hitting Clarksville WhirlyBirdz 12 to nine.

In the first inning, Madisonville Miners got their offense started when Nazhir Bergen hit a solo homer.

Madisonville Miners knotted the game up at eight in the bottom of the fifth inning, when River Terry drew a walk, scoring one run.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz took the lead for good with four runs in the sixth inning. In the sixth Lawson Stricklin singled on a 0-1 count, scoring two runs.

Madisonville Miners scored four runs in the third inning. The offensive onslaught came from singles by Ben Comes and Michael Morales.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz scored five runs in the fourth inning. Blake Merwin , Andrew Jordan, Hepworth, and Blaze Bell powered the big inning with RBIs.

Trace Horne pitched Clarksville WhirlyBirdz to victory. The righty allowed two hits and two runs over three innings, striking out two. Myles Denton threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen.

Gabriel Salazar took the loss for Madisonville Miners. The pitcher allowed one hit and two runs over one and one-third innings, striking out one.

Chipper Harris started the game for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz. The pitcher lasted four innings, allowing eight hits and seven runs while striking out four Tait Lakin started the game for Madisonville Miners. The southpaw allowed six hits and eight runs over three and two-thirds innings, striking out one

Madisonville Miners hit one home run on the day. Bergen went for the long ball in the first inning.

Madisonville Miners tallied 12 hits. Connor O'Connell, Comes, Bergen, and Morales each had multiple hits for Madisonville Miners. Morales, Bergen, Comes, and O'Connell each managed two hits to lead Madisonville Miners.

Clarksville WhirlyBirdz had nine hits in the game. Hepworth and Merwin all collected multiple hits for Clarksville WhirlyBirdz.

Umpires: 1B- Kirk Dragoo, 3B- Jimmy Fields, Plate- Andy Bell