Fulton Railroaders
Encyclopedia
The Fulton Railroaders are a collegiate summer baseball
team based in Fulton, Kentucky
. The team, a member of the Ohio Valley Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games in Lohaus Field, located in Fulton.
in 2004 and played there through the 2010 season. In the fall of 2010, they joined fellow KIT League members Tradewater Pirates
, Marion Bobcats
and Owensboro Oilers
to form the Ohio Valley League. The current general manager is Cubb Stokes. The team is owned by Mike Smith, Gordon Jones and Cubb Stokes,http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com former baseball team captain at the University of Tennessee.
The team was the KIT League Champions for the 2007 season with an impressive .640 record in 50 games, finishing one game ahead of the Union City Greyhounds who had a record of 31-19 (.620).
In 2007, three players from the Fulton Railroaders were selected for the KIT League all-star team to play against the Central Illinois Collegiate League's all-star team. Those players were Tony Spencer, Ryan Dickerman, and Josh Manning.
Five players from the Fulton Railroaders were selected for the KIT League 2008 all-star team. Those players were Louis Haseltine, J.D. Ashbrook, Hunter Dawson, Justin Rodgers, and Elliot Frey.
Fulton won the inaugural OVL playoff championship, two games to one, over regular-season champion Owensboro.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
team based in Fulton, Kentucky
Fulton, Kentucky
Fulton is a city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,775 at the 2000 census. It was once known as the "Banana Capital of the World" because 70% of imported bananas to the U.S. used to be shipped there . U.S...
. The team, a member of the Ohio Valley Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games in Lohaus Field, located in Fulton.
History
The Fulton Railroaders joined the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KIT League)KIT League
The Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League is a summer collegiate wooden bat league. The league's name is formed from the initials of the states that originally hosted the first iteration of the KIT League...
in 2004 and played there through the 2010 season. In the fall of 2010, they joined fellow KIT League members Tradewater Pirates
Tradewater Pirates
The Tradewater Pirates are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. The team, a member of the Ohio Valley Collegiate Baseball League, plays its home games in Riverside Park, a reconstruction of an entirely wooden stadium used by several major league teams in the early...
, Marion Bobcats
Marion Bobcats
The Marion Bobcats are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Marion, Kentucky. The team, a member of the , plays its home games at Gordon Blue Guess Field at Marion-Crittenden County Park.-History:...
and Owensboro Oilers
Owensboro Oilers
The Owensboro Oilers were a minor league baseball team in Owensboro, Kentucky. The team played in the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League in 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1955. In 1952 the team was managed by former major league all-star Wally Berger...
to form the Ohio Valley League. The current general manager is Cubb Stokes. The team is owned by Mike Smith, Gordon Jones and Cubb Stokes,http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com former baseball team captain at the University of Tennessee.
The team was the KIT League Champions for the 2007 season with an impressive .640 record in 50 games, finishing one game ahead of the Union City Greyhounds who had a record of 31-19 (.620).
In 2007, three players from the Fulton Railroaders were selected for the KIT League all-star team to play against the Central Illinois Collegiate League's all-star team. Those players were Tony Spencer, Ryan Dickerman, and Josh Manning.
Five players from the Fulton Railroaders were selected for the KIT League 2008 all-star team. Those players were Louis Haseltine, J.D. Ashbrook, Hunter Dawson, Justin Rodgers, and Elliot Frey.
Fulton won the inaugural OVL playoff championship, two games to one, over regular-season champion Owensboro.
Season standings
- 2011 Season: 23 wins 19 losses (.548), 2nd (playoff champions).
- 2010 Season: 29 wins 15 losses (.659), 2nd.
- 2009 Season: 27 wins 23 losses (.540), 3rd.
- 2008 Season: 29 wins 20 losses (.591), 2nd.
- 2007 Season: 32 wins 18 losses (.640), 1st.
League leaders
In the 2011 season, Fulton Railroaders held the following OVL records:http://www.ohiovalleyleague.net- Most Hits (52): Mikee Moore (tie).
- Most Stolen Bases (30): Mikee Moore.
- Best W/L Pct. (3-0, 100.0): Skyler Cobb (tie).
Notable players
- Josh Hester - drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, 2008. Josh, a right-handed pitcher from Madison, AlabamaMadison, AlabamaAs of the census of 2000, there were 29,329 people, 11,143 households, and 8,067 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,266.5 people per square mile . There were 12,121 housing units at an average density of 523.4 per square mile...
, is the first Railroader to be drafted into the Major League since the KIT League was reborn in 2005.http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com - Cory White: A Fulton Railroaders player for the 2007, 2008, and 2009 seasons was drafted by the Cleveland IndiansCleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
.http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com