- Fulton Railroaders
The Fulton Railroaders are a summer collegiate
baseball team based inFulton, Kentucky . The team, which plays in theKIT League plays its home games in Lohaus Field, located in Fulton, Kentucky.History
The Fulton Railroaders joined the
KIT League in 2004. The current General Manager is Mike Smith. The team is owned by Mike Smith, Cubb Stokes and Gordon Jones. [http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com]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.Team Performance
eason Standings
*2008 Season: 29 wins 20 losses (.591).
*2007 Season: 32 wins 18 losses (.640).League Leaders
In the 2008 season, Fulton Railroaders held the following league records: [http://www.kitleaguebaseball.com]
*Most Home Runs (5): Hunter Dawson, Stuart Meinhart, and Justin Miller (Union City Greyhounds ).
*Most RBI (35): Louie Haseltine and Stuart Meinhart.
*Best ERA (0.93): Cory White.Notable Players
*Josh Hester - drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, 2008. Josh, a right-handed pitcher from
Madison, Alabama , is the first Railroader to be drafted into the Major League since the KIT League was reborn in 2005. [http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com]External Links
* [http://www.fultonrailroadersbaseball.com Fulton Railroaders]
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