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…

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…

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 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…

The Miners and Stallions played four scoreless innings before lightning stopped the game in the top of the fifth inning. At the time of the lightning delay, the Miners had one runner on base and one out. The delay began at 8:13pm with lightning flashing from an approaching weather system and lasted until approximately 9:45pm, at which time the game was called. The game will not be rescheduled due to…

Game One – Miners 6, Hoppers 0 (7 innings) From Hopkinsville. In game one of the doubleheader the Miners were led by their starting pitcher Brandon Dusenberry (6-1) who threw a complete game, 7-inning shutout against the Hoppers allowing only two hits and striking out four. Hoppers starter Tyler Walton (3-1) would pick up the loss after tossing five innings, allowing three runs on five hits. The Miners would get…

The Miners and Oilers planned to play a doubleheader on Wednesday night at Elmer Kelley, but a strong early afternoon thunderstorm wreaked havoc on the playing field. By the time the field was ready for play, both teams agreed to play just one ballgame, which got underway at 8:15pm CT. The Oilers took an early 3-0 lead, and then exploded for nine more runs to lead the Miners 12-0 after…

The Miners play their final two regular season home games tonight in a doubleheader against the Owensboro Oilers. Game One will get underway at 5:00pm CT, with Game Two starting approximately 25 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. Madisonville comes in with a 24-11 record, good for 2nd place in the OVL standings and 6.5 games back of the Hoptown Hoppers, who clinched the regular season championship and…

Miners Defeat Chiefs In Extra Innings Nolan Ramsey crossed the plate for the winning run on a Logan Jarvis single in the top of the 11th inning to give the Miners a 6-5 win over the Chiefs in Paducah on Monday night. The Miners trailed 5-1 after seven innings but scored one in the eighth and three in the ninth to force extra innings. The Miners scored six runs on…

Miners Derail Railroaders 21-8 The Miners spotted the Railroaders a 5-1 lead after two innings and then roared back to claim a 21-8 victory on Sunday night. The Miners banged out 18 hits and committed two errors, while the Railroaders collected 12 hits and four errors. The Miners were paced at the plate by Wesley Birchmeier, who went 4-for-6 with 4 runs scored and 5 runs batted in. Nolan Ramsey…