The Miners dropped Game Three of the 2015 OVL Championship Series to the Dubois County Bombers last night in Huntingburg, Indiana, by the final score of 3-2. The win gave the Bombers the OVL Championship Series Championship. We congratulate the Bombers for winning both the regular season pennant and the playoff championship. Thank you to our players and coaches this summer. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to…
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Bombers Even Series With 4-3 Win; Game Three Friday Night
(Courtesy of John Millikan, Sports Reporter, The Messenger) HUNTINGBURG, Indiana — The Ohio Valley League championship will be decided Friday night at League Stadium, and Ryan Dills made sure of it. The Dubois County Bombers right-hander pitched a gem on his 21st birthday Thursday night in Huntingburg, Indiana to lead the Bombers to a 4-3 victory in Game 2 of the OVL title series, setting up a winner-take-all Game 3…
Miners Take Game One of Championship Series 14-4
(Courtesy of John Millikan, Sports Reporter, The Messenger) The Madisonville Miners out-bombed the Dubois County Bombers on Wednesday night at Elmer Kelley Stadium. In Game 1 of the best-of-three Ohio Valley League championship series, the Miner erupted for 13 hits and defeated the Bombers, 14-4. The series now heads to Huntingburg, Indiana, for Game 2 at 6 p.m. Thursday at League Stadium. Game 3, if necessary, will be at 6…
Game One of OVL Championship Series Postponed
Game One of the OVL Championship Series against the Dubois County Bombers has been CANCELED due to rain and will be played tomorrow night, July 29, at Elmer Kelley Stadium in Madisonville beginning at 7pm CT/8pm ET. Game Two of the series will be played Thursday, July 30, at League Stadium in Huntingburg, Indiana, with Game 3 (if needed) played back in Huntingburg on Friday night, July 30. #wedonotdigrainouts
Miners beat Railroaders 9-7 to advance to OVL Championship Series
The Miners defeated the Fulton Railroaders 9-7 at Elmer Kelley on Sunday night to advance to the 2015 OVL Championship Series. The Miners will face the Dubois County Bombers, who knocked out the Hoptown Hoppers on Sunday night to advance. Madisonville got on the board first, scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning and two runs in the bottom of the second inning. Fulton answered with three…
OVL Playoffs Game Two: Fulton Wins 4-3 To Force Game Three
The Fulton Railroaders needed extra innings at Elmer Kelley Stadium on Saturday night to down the Miners 4-3 and force Game Three in Round Two of the best-of-three playoff series. The game was scoreless until Fulton broke through with two runs in the top of the fourth inning off Miner starter Cameron Smith. Tyler Hilton led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt…
OVL Playoffs Game One: Mathias Brewers Shuts Out Railroaders 1-0 In Fulton
Mathias Brewers pitched a complete game shutout in Fulton lead the Miners to a 1-0 victory over the Railroaders in Game One of their best-of-three series. Brewers threw 118 pitches over 9.00 innings, scattering five hits, walking two, and striking out twelve. Madisonville’s lone run came in the top of the third inning off Railroader starting pitcher Eddie Mathis. Connor Moss smoked a two-out triple into the left field corner…
Final Regular Season Batting and Pitching Statistics
The final 2015 regular season batting and pitching statistics and team leaders are posted below. Final Batting Statistics Final Batting Statistics Best Batting Average: Connor Moss .338 (minimum 80 plate appearances) Best On Base Average: Wesley Birchmeier .455 (minimum 80 plate appearances) Most Hits: Connor Moss 50 Most Home Runs: Shane Connahan 4 Most Runs Batted In: Nolan Ramsey 26 Most Walks Drawn: Wesley Birchmeier 22 Final Pitching Statistics Final…
Tuesday Night: Miners Win 12-6 And Clinch #2 Seed In OVL Playoffs
The Miners defeated the Bombers 12-6 at Elmer Kelley on Tuesday night to finish the regular season with a six game winning streak. The official OVL box score is available HERE. The unofficial iScore scorecard is available here: DUB@MAD July 21 scorecard The unofficial iScore pitch-by-pitch game summary is available here: DUB@MAD July 21 pitchbypitch OVL Playoffs Although Madisonville and Fulton each finished the regular season with a 25-15 record,…
Monday Night: Miners Extend Winning Streak At Hoptown
The Miners defeated the Hoppers 16-8 in Hoptown on Monday night to extend their winning streak to five games and improve their overall record to 24-15 with one regular season game remaining. The official OVL box score from the ballgame is available HERE. Down 7-2 after three innings of play, the Miners scored seven runs in the top of the 4th inning, knocking Hopper starter Dylan Givens out of the…