2017 Team Photo The team gathered for the first time on Memorial Day. After their initial practice, uniforms were distributed and team/individual photos were made. We’ll share more photos as we move along, but here’s a 2017 team photo. Home Runs Opening Night! Logan Jarvis and Ryan Brooks each went deep on Opening Night! Logan hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the first inning to give the Miners…
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MINERS WIN OPENING NIGHT VERSUS RAILROADERS
The Miners started off the 2017 season with an 8-7 win at Elmer Kelley Stadium over the Fulton Railroaders. Ryan Brooks belted a grand slam to put Madisonville in the lead, and Logan Jarvis hit a two-run bomb earlier in the game. Miner hurler Carson Imes picked up the Win in relief of starter Austin Henrich, with Jack Bellinger collecting the first save of the year. Nicholas Hutchison pitched two…
EXPANSION: Henderson Flash Join OVL for 2017
Article courtesy of the Henderson Gleaner (Kevin Patton , [email protected]) A growing collegiate summer baseball league is expanding into Henderson as the Henderson Flash was selected as the eighth member of the Ohio Valley League on Saturday and will begin play inJune 2017. “We are excited to have Henderson join the league,” said league President Cubb Stokes. “Henderson has a good baseball history and will be a good addition because of…
Rain Washes Out Playoffs; Season Concluded
Playoffs Washed Out – Season Over Both OVL playoff semi-final games were rained out tonight, and OVL commissioner Cubb Stokes made the tough call to conclude the 2016 season. The Hoptown Hoppers are the 2016 regular season champions. Mother Nature won the 2016 playoffs. Thank You Our players will be heading home tonight and over the course of the weekend. We wish them safe travels and successful upcoming college seasons.…
Thursday Night Game Canceled
Tonight’s game between the Miners and the Dubois County Bombers has been CANCELED due to the field condition at Elmer Kelley Stadium. The Miners and Bombers will play one single-elimination nine-inning ballgame on Friday night in Dubois County. The game will start at 7:00pm ET at League Stadium in Huntingburg. The winner of that game will advance to play the winner of the Owensboro/Hopkinsville series for the OVL Championship. The…
Game One Rescheduled for Thursday Night in Madisonville
UPDATE: Game One Set For Thursday Night at Elmer Kelley The Miners and Bombers have agreed to play Game One on Thursday night at 7pm CT at Elmer Kelley Stadium in Madisonville, weather permitting. Keep your fingers crossed! Miners and Bombers Rained Out Wednesday Night Game One of the semi-final matchup between the Madisonville Miners and the Dubois County Bombers was rained out on Wednesday night. Game Two was originally…
Miners Advance to Semi-finals
Miners Eliminate Stallions 12-6 Tuesday Night The rain stayed away from Elmer Kelley Stadium on Tuesday night, and the Miners and Stallions finally hooked up for the Round One playoff match-up. The Miners committed six errors and gave up six unearned runs in holding off a scrappy Stallion team in a 12-6 victory to advance to the OVL playoff semi-finals. The Miners took an early 3-0 lead with three runs…
Weather Postpones Miners/Stallions Playoff Game
Miners and Stallions Matchup Moved to Tuesday Night The OVL Playoff Round One Matchup between the Miners and the Stallions was postponed on Monday night due to weather. The game is now scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, at Elmer Kelley Stadium beginning at 7:00pm CT. The winner will advance to Round Two, now scheduled to begin on Wednesday, July 27, while the season will end for the losing team. Bombers…
OVL Regular Season Concluded; Updated Playoff Bracket
Today’s OVL Games Canceled The Ohio Valley League announced earlier this afternoon that the final two regular season games scheduled for today are canceled and that the standings are final. The OVL considered the extreme heat, the fact that the final standings would not be affected by the outcome of either game today, and the playoff schedule starting tomorrow in making its determination to cancel the games. OVL Playoff Bracket…
Miners Split Doubleheader At Bombers; Clinch #2 Playoff Seed; Final Regular Season Stats
Miners Split Doubleheader In Dubois County Game One – Miners 9, Bombers 3 (From Huntingburg, Indiana): Madisonville took an early lead in the second inning, scoring without benefit of a base hit as Nolan Ramsey walked, moved to second on a wild pitch, advanced on a ground out, and came home on another wild pitch. The Bombers tied it up in their half of the frame. Macy Holdsworth led off…
