The Hoptown Hoppers built a 4-0 through five innings but saw Fulton take a 6-5 victory in game one of the OVL South Division playoffs last night at Lohaus Field. The Railroaders hit three home runs and scored the winning runs on an error in the bottom of the 8th inning. Riley Garczynski and BJ Banyon each had four hits with Chase Gruno in relief of starter Jonathan Beymer suffering the pitching loss. Game two of the series is tonight at Colonel Field at 6:30 with pregame at 6:15 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com. Fans are encouraged to wear black as it’s “Black Out Night” sponsored by Bikes and Moore.
Other OVL playoff games: Full Count routed Paducah 11-1 in 7 innings in the other South Division game with game two tonight at Brooks Stadium in Paducah.
In the North Division: Henderson defeated Madisonville 7-5 with game two tonight in Madisonville. Dubois County crushed Owensboro 13-3 in 7 innings with game two tonight in Owensboro.