The Hoptown Hoppers were walked off in the bottom of the 10th inning by the Fulton Railroaders 12-11 Friday night at Lohaus Field. The Hoppers led 4-0 in the third before Fulton scored seven times to take the lead. The Hoppers then scored five times in the 8th to take a 9-7 lead before Fulton tied it in the ninth and twice in the 10th to win.
Joshua Rodriguez and Blake Rowe had two hits each for the Hoppers with Ren Tachioka hitting a home run in the losing effort. Blake Sarjent took the loss on the mound in relief. The Hoppers host Paducah on Hopkinsville Lions Club night with free admission for all at 6:30 Saturday evening at Hopkinsville High’s Tiger Field with the F&M Bank pregame show at 6:10 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.