Thursday, 9 July - Sikeston @ Owensboro W 4-2
The Owensboro Oilers lost Tuesday's game against the visiting Sikeston Bulls by the sore 4 to 2. Sikeston scored first in the top of the 1st inning. With one out, Kyle Burnam singled, Kody Campbell singled, and Blake Slattery drove in Burnam with a RBI double. The Oilers answered that run in the bottom of the second inning on a solo RBI home run by Haskell Fink. The game got away from Owensboro when the Bulls scored three runs in the top of the 5th inning. With one out, Kevin Burgi walked. Brian Gose followed with a single, and he advanced to second base on the return throw. Burnam reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Burgi to come in as Gose was retired at third base. Burnam stole second base, and moved to third when Campbell singled. Slattery beat out an RBI infield single scoring Burnam, and an errant throw back across to third base plated Campbell too. Owensboro rallied for their second run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Jordan White was hit by a pitch to start the frame. One out later, John Feltner walked. Down to the last out Mike Finigan delivered an RBI single to bring across White. Tyler Choate beat out an infield single to reload the bases, but Sikeston stopper Zach Secoy got the strikeout he wanted to end the game. Starter Lance Young gets the win for the Bulls, and Secoy the save. Mark Roberts takes the loss in relief for the Oilers.

Friday, 3 July - Marion @ Sikeston W 1-0
The Sikeston Bulls and Marion Bobcats battled all nine innings until the very end tonight. Both teams were scoreless into the bottom of the ninth when Kody Campbell started things off by smashing a double into right center field. Designated hitter Joe Meggs sacrificed to move pinch runner Jeremy Gum over to third. The Bobcats then decided to intentionally walk Koby Kraemer. That brought center fielder Blake Slattery to the plate. He proceeded to smash a single right up the middle to score Gum from third and allow the Bulls to win the game 1-0. Starting Bulls pitcher Lance Young went all nine strong innings for the win allowing only 3 Bobcat hits, striking out 6 and walking 3 batters. The Sikeston defense had several highlights tonight, one being in the 7th inning when Bobcat leadoff batter Mitch McClay was thrown out when his grounder was nabbed by Bulls shortstop Jordan Kimball and he fired it to first for the out. Things got interesting in the 8th when Marion got the bases loaded due to a single, a throwing error and a walk. With 2 outs Mitch McKay was again at the plate when he hit a looper that looked to be a hit over the first baseman. But Bulls Kody Campbell reached as high as he could to catch the ball and keep the Bobcats from scoring. The Bulls only managed 5 hits against the strong pitching of Bobcat Ryan Rogers. Campbell got a single along with that double, Jordan Kimball got a single, and Slattery posted another single in the 5th inning. Rogers struck out 11 Bulls batters and pitched around 5 walks. Jason Long pitched the 8th and 9th for the Bobcats, striking out 2 batters and walking one and takes the loss. Drew Barrett went 2 for 4 for the Bobcats with 2 singles. The Bulls will host the Bobcats Saturday for the 4th of July in the fourth game of the series.

Thursday, 2 July - Marion @ Sikeston L 7-2 (Game 1)
The Sikeston Bulls were hoping to increase their winning streak tonight but it was not to be against the Marion Bobcats. It was, however, a pitching duel for the first three innings. Neither team scored until the fourth inning when Marion scored 2 as the result of 2 singles and an error. The Sikeston pitchers had more trouble in the fifth when they issued 3 walks and Marion was able to score 3 more runs, bringing the score to 5-0. Marion tacked on 2 more runs in the 6th when Drew Barrett launched a 2 run home run over the right field fence. This brought the score to 7-0. Sikeston was able to score in the bottom of the 6th when 2 batters walked, Joe Meggs was hit by a pitch, and Koby Kraemer sacrificed. That brought the final score to 7-2 in Marion's favor. Bulls starting pitcher Heath Storey takes the loss, going into the 5th inning getting 3 strikeouts and issuing 2 walks. Marion pitcher Thomas Lee "Bo" Daves gets the win going all 7 innings, racking up 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. He only allowed 3 Sikeston hits in 7 innings. For Sikeston, Joe Meggs got 2 singles and Kevin Burgi got the third hit, a single.

Thursday, 2 July - Marion @ Sikeston L 7-2 (Game 2)
Sikeston went into game 2 of tonight's doubleheader hoping for a better result than they got in game 1. Marion scored early in the first when Daniel Pugh singled and Rob Dyer hit a double to drive in the first run. The Bulls also got on the board in the first inning when leadoff batter Kyle Burnam doubled, Brian Gose singled, and Kody Campbell singled driving in Burnam. Marion had a big 5th inning scoring 3 after an error, a walk and 3 hits. The Bobcats scored again in the 6th inning after another Bull error, a sacrifice and a base hit. The Bulls managed one more run in the bottom of the 6th when Blake Slattery came around to score after a base hit and a Marion error. Koby Kraemer got 2 singles on the night for Sikeston. The final score was 6-2 in the Bobcats favor. Starting Bobcat pitcher Nathan Ball gets the win for the Bobcats, striking out 9 Bulls batters and pitching around 5 walks. Bulls pitcher Eric Sweitzer gets the loss going 5 innings. Corey Felts pitched the 6th and 7th for the Bulls. The Bulls will host the Bobcats again Friday night for the 3rd game of a 4 game series.

Tuesday, 30 June - Tradewater @ Sikeston W 6-4
The Bulls got the best of the Tradewater Pirates again tonight in the second of the 2 game series. The Bulls struck early in the first inning when leadoff batter Kyle Burnam singled and Blake Slattery walked. Joe Meggs hit a sacrifice fly and Koby Kraemer bunted to drive in the first 2 runs of the night for the Bulls. Joe Meggs was able to score again in the third making the score 3-0. The Bucs were able to get 2 hits off Bulls starting pitcher Ryan Adams in the first, but they were not able to score until the 6th inning after Sean Mahley singled and Matt Presley reached on an error. This brought the score to 3-2. That's when things got exciting for the Bulls. Jeremy Gum walked, Kevin Burgi singled, and Corey Felts walked. This brought second baseman Brian Gose to the plate where he blasted a shot out to center field that reached the fence. Gose was thrown out trying to reach third but not before those 3 Bulls runners scored bringing the score to 6-2. In the seventh Pirate Lanc Crochet reached on an error and Cass Via doubled. Matt Presley then hit a double driving in those 2 Bucs but they could score no more, resulting in the final score of 6-4 in favor of the Bulls. Ryan Adams gets the win for the Bulls notching 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. Heath Storey came in strong in relief in the 7th getting 3 strikeouts and Zach Secoy finished the night pitching the last out of the 9th inning. James Rechenbach takes the loss for the Pirates going 6 innings getting 3 strikeouts and 4 walks. The Bulls enjoy a day off Wednesday and then return to action on Thursday at home with the first game of a 3 game series with the Marion Bobcats.

Monday, 29 June - Sikeston @ Tradewater W 6-1

Saturday, 27 June - Union City @ Sikeston W 10-3
Bulls starting pitcher Eric Sweitzer got off to a bit of a shaky start in the first inning Saturday night against Union City allowing 1 run off a double by Brian Yeung. He went on to pitch 6 and 1/3 innings. By that time, the Bulls were winning 6-3. The Bulls exploded in the 6th inning with 5 hits and benefited from 2 walks to score 4 more runs. The final score was 10-3 with Swietzer getting the win. The Bulls' offense was sparked Saturday night by Joe Meggs, who went 4 for 5 with 2 doubles and 2 singles, and racked up 4 RBI's. Greg Casebier went 3 for 5 with a double, 2 singles and an RBI, and Brian Gose had 3 singles and an RBI on the night. The Bulls finished the night with 16 hits and 2 errors. Union City finished with 12 hits and 2 errors. Justin Guidry had 2 singles on the night. Andrew Hawkins takes the loss for the Greyhounds. The Bulls host the Greyhounds again Sunday night for the final game of the three-game series.
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Friday, 26 June - Union City @ Sikeston L 14-2
The Bulls played an error free game against Union City Friday night, but were unable to get a hit until Koby Kraemer singled into right field in the fourth inning. Sikeston was finally able to score 2 runs in the 8th inning when Kody Campbell started the hitting with a double, followed by Joe Meggs hitting a double and Blake Dirnberger getting a single. The Bulls were not able to keep Union City from scoring allowing 14 runs in the first 4 innings. Bulls starting pitcher Silas Dill pitched into the third inning and took the loss. Ryan Modglin took over during the 3rd inning. Union City scored 7 more runs in the fourth inning and the Bulls could not catch up. Adam Blum pitched the 5th through the 7th innings allowing no Greyhound runs. Jordan Kimball pitched the last 2 scoreless innings for the Bulls. Justin Guidry gets the win for the Greyhounds going through 6 innings allowing 1 hit. Matt Corcoran pitched the last 3 innings for Union City. Sikeston finished the night with 4 hits and no errors, Union City had 10 hits and 2 errors. Keith DePew went 3 for 5 with 3 singles for Union City, Danny Volk got 2 singles, Brian Yueng, Jon Ivie and Andrew Edge each got a double for the Greyhounds. Sikeston will host Union City again Saturday night at the VFW Memorial Stadium for the second game of the 3 game series.
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Thursday, 25 June - Sikeston @ Marion L 4-2
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Wednesday, 24 June - Sikeston @ Marion W 8-2
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Monday, 22 June - Tradewater @ Sikeston W 8-7
The Bulls broke their losing streak Monday night beating the Tradewater Pirates 8-7 with a walk off homerun blast over the right field fence by first baseman Kody Campbell. The Bulls got off to a slow start being down 6-0 in the 5th inning. Sikeston was able to score 5 runs in the fifth thanks to 2 Pirate errors and 3 walked batters. Campbell was the big hitter of the night going 3 for 5 with 2 singles and the homerun. Blake Slattery, Kyle Burnam and Joe Meggs each had 2 hits. Starting Bulls pitcher Lance Young pitched 5 innings with 4 strikeouts. Ryan Adams ends up with the win for Sikeston pitching the 9th and Kody Thiebaud takes the loss for the Pirates.
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Sunday, 21 June - Sikeston @ Tradewater L 4-5
The game started with a first-inning run scored by the Pirates. A single run in the second inning tied the game for the Bulls. In the fifth inning, the Bulls took the lead When Jordan Kimball drove Blake Slattery in, followed by Kimball driving in Kyle Burnam. Brock Green of the Pirates hit a homerun in the bottom of the fifth, bringing the score to 3-2. The Bulls managed to load the bases in the sixth inning, but failed to produce any runs. In the top of the seventh inning, Kody Campbell drove Jordan Kimball in from second with a single, bringing the score to 4-2. The Pirates loaded the bases in the ninth. Their manager, Brandon Kitch, was ejected from the game after an argument with the umpire over Brock Green appearing to have been hit by a pitch. A walk brought the score to 4-3, followed by a hit tying the game 4-4. A grounder to third resulted in the second out with the bases still loaded. A grounder to second, thrown to first ended the inning, but resulted in Pirates Assistant Coach, Brad Cowan being thrown from the game as it went into extra innings. In the 10th, with the bases loaded, the Pirates got a hit, bringing the final score to 5-4.
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Saturday, 20 June - Sikeston @ Owensboro L 8-4
The Owensboro Oilers won Saturday's home game against the visiting Sikeston Bulls by a score of 8 to 4. The Oilers opened the gates by scoring six runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning. The inning saw Tyler Choate (double) driven in by Kevin O'Hair (single) and Mike Finigan (single) batted in by Cody Pack (RBI sacrifice fly). John Feltner (walk), O'Hair, Jordan Chavis (single) and Oscar DePablos (single) all scored by virtue of the four errors that hampered the Bulls in the inning. Sikeston got back into the game in the top of the 3rd inning when control became a problem for Oilers starter Jordan Grinestaff. Blake Dirnberger and Jordan Kimball both walked to start the inning. One out and one more walk later Joe Meggs RBI walk brought in Dirnberger. Koby Kramer followed with a 2-RBI single that scored Kimball and Kody Campbell, but the rally ended there. The Bulls scored one more run in the top of the 4th inning. With one out, Blake Slattery walked, advanced on a ground out, and scored on an RBI single by Kimball. Owensboro responded with a run in the bottom of the 4th inning as Pack batted himself in on a solo home run. The Oilers added a run in the bottom of the 5th inning. Feltner doubled. O'Hair reached on an error and Chavis RBI sacrifice bunted. Getting Chavis at first was a close play that played out long enough for Feltner to score from second base. That made the score 8 to 4, where it remained. Oilers starter Jordan Grinstaff (4-1) survived giving up five hits and seven walks in 5 IP for the win. Sikeston starter Silas Dill gets tagged with six runs -- only two of them earned -- for the loss.
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Friday, 19 June - Owensboro @ Sikeston L 10-9
The Bulls and Oilers scored in nearly every inning tonight making the 9 inning contest last over 3 1/2 hours. Both teams were plagued by errors. Kody Campbell had 2 singles and a double with 2 RBI's, Joe Meggs had 2 singles, Koby Kraemer had a double and single, and Kyle Burnam had 2 singles on the night. Starting pitcher Ryan Adams lasted 4 1/3 innings serving up 4 strikeouts and allowing 2 walks. Corey Felts came in in the 5th and pitched into the 7th. Zach Secoy came in for the last 3 innings and got tagged for the loss. Oiler starting pitcher Tyler McKay was knocked out in the 4th inning. Mark Roberts came in and pitched into the sixth. Nathan Humphrey and Skylar Shown followed, with Chris Burton finishing up in the 8th and 9th to get the win. The Bulls travel to Owensboro Saturday night for the final game of this series.
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Thursday, 18 June - Owensboro @ Sikeston L 7-0
The Sikeston Bulls were unable to score against Owensboro tonight. The Bulls were handed 13 strikeouts by the Oilers pitchers. Koby Kraemer had a single and a double on the night for the Bulls. The Bulls got on base in the fourth when Kraemer and Scott Droddy both singled but they could not score. The Bulls threatened in the 8th with the bases loaded but again were unable to score. Jordan Kimball, Kody Campbell and Greg Casebier also had singles on the night. The Bulls mustered 6 hits but left 11 men on base. Logan Lawson took the loss for the Bulls and Patrick Crider got the win for Owensboro. The Oilers had 6 his also on the night, including 2 home runs, and left 8 men on base. The Oilers will travel to Sikeston again on Friday night for the second game in the series.
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Wednesday, 17 June - Sikeston @ Marion W 9-7
Marion's first home run of the 2009 season came early off the bat of designated hitter Drew Williams to give the Bobcats an early lead, but a grand slam off Bobcat reliever Jason Long by Bulls slugger Kody Campbell sent Marion to its league-high 10th loss of the season. Starter Ryan Rogers pitched well enough to win for Marion in five innings of work, leaving with a 5-3 lead, but the bullpen fell apart in the seventh, allowing five runs off relievers Paul Chiampa and Long. Chiampa (0-1), who loaded the bases to start the inning before Long came in, took the loss. In the field, the Bobcats also added five errors on the night. On offense, Marion scored seven runs on only five hits – Williams' two-run shot down the left field line and an RBI double by Rob Dyer. Wednesday, a make-up game from a rainout the day before, is the third consecutive game Dyer has contributed a run-scoring double.
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Sunday, 14 June (Game 1) - Tradewater @ Sikeston L 7-5
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Sunday, 14 June (Game 2) - Tradewater @ Sikeston L 4-1
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Friday, 12 June - Tradewater @ Sikeston L 5-4
Sikeston and Tradewater played for sole posession of first place Friday night in Sikeston. Sikeston committed 2 of their 4 errors in the first two innings but finally got on the board in the third when Brian Gose got a single and later Kody Campbell grounded out but got the RBI. The Bulls held a 1-0 lead until the 5th when the Pirates got two singles and two walks. The Pirates went on to score one run in the 6th and 7th innings making it 4-1. Bulls starting pitcher Ryan Adams lasted 7 innings plus 1 batter pitching 111 pitches. He had 4 strikeouts and 5 walks. Greg Casebier finished up the 7th. Ryan Modglin pitched the 8th inning for the bulls getting 2 quick outs. After an errant throw from the catcher the Pirates were able to score making it 5-1 Tradewater. The Pirates starting pitcher Ryan Tabor pitched 7 innings getting 8 strikeouts and only one walk. Wes Clingman pitched the 8th. Brian Gose drew a walk for the Bulls then advanced to second with a passed ball and then stole third. But the Bulls could not plate the run. Zac Tidholm came in after one out and struck out the next 2 Bulls batters. Tyler McCann pitched the 9th for the Bulls getting 2 strikeouts. The Bulls nearly tied the game in the 9th scoring 3 runs. Joe Meggs, Scott Droddy and Blake Dirnberger singled to load the bases. Brian Gose singled scoring Meggs. Jordan Kimball walked scoring Droddy making it 5 - 3. Kody Campbell walked after a pop fly for the 2nd out scoring Dirnberger making it 5 - 4. Pirates pitcher Christian Stutts ended the game when he struck out the Bulls batter for the third out. The Bulls are off Saturday and host the Pirates on Sunday for a double header.
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Wednesday, 10 June - Sikeston @ Fulton W 8-1
Although the Bulls left 18 men on base, their 12 hits and 8 runs were more than enough to put away the Railroaders who could only muster 1 run on 6 hits and stranding 9 men. Winning pitcher Lance Young threw 6 innings of shutout ball allowing 4 hits. Young threw his way out of several tough spots to keep Fulton from pacing Sikeston's ongoing scoring throughout the game. In the 7th, the Bulls reached their final tally of 8 runs. Bottom of the 7th, the Railroaders finally spoiled Young's shutout scoring 1 run and Sikeston sent in relief, using 3 more pitchers on the night. Cory White started for Fulton and takes the loss going only 3 2/3 innings striking out 5, but walking 5, allowing 7 hits, 2 earned and 2 unearned runs. Fulton sent 3 more pitchers to the mound on the evening. The Bulls' Jordan Kimball, Kody Campbell, and Kody Kraemer all lead Sikeston's offensive with 3 hits each. Philip Dean and Kory Burkhart lead the Railroader with 2 hits each. The win propels the Bulls into 1st place in League standings, a half game ahead of Tradewater Pirates who were beat by the Bobcats in Marion. The Railroader's slip to 4th and 2.5 games behind.
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Monday, 8 June - Sikeston @ Owensboro W 4-2
The Owensboro Oilers lost Monday night's game to the visiting Sikeston Bulls by the score of 4 to 2. Sikeston scored all four runs in the top of the 3rd inning. With one out, Adam Blum was hit by a pitch. With two outs and Blum having stolen second base, back to back walks to Kyle Burnam and Kody Campbell loaded the bases. A 2-RBI double from Joe Meggs plated Blum and Burnam. An infield single by Scott Droody played out just long enough to score both Campbell and Meggs, with Meggs beating a close play at home. The Oilers rallied with two runs in the bottom of the 8th inning. With one out, Cody Pack belted a solo home run, his 4th of the young season. Tyler Choate walked and moved into scoring position when John Feltner was hit by a pitch. One out later, pinch-hitter Ronald Bravo's RBI single scored Choate, but Bravo was tagged out trying to go to second. That made the score 4 to 2, where it remained. The Sikeston starter Eric Sweitzer gets the win, and Bulls reliever Tyler McCann notches a save. Oilers starter Jordan Grinestaff gets a tough loss. Story from: KIT League Website

Sunday, 7 June - Owensboro @ Sikeston W 13-5

Saturday, 6 June - Sikeston @ Marion L 3-4
Marion (2-5) ended its five-game skid Saturday with a walk-off single by Andy Harris that scored Jake Martin in the bottom of the ninth. It was textbook baseball from manager Steve Fowler that lead to the 4-3 win over Sikeston (4-3) at Gordon B. Guess Field, moving runners station to station and keeping them on the move for the hit-and-run.In the ninth, it worked to perfection. With Martin on second after a leadoff walk and sacrifice bunt from Zach Sutton, Harris was able to bat in the winning run with bloop to short left over the third baseman's head. On the 1-2 pitch from Bulls hurler Corey Felts (0-1), Martin broke for third and with the jump was able to beat the throw at the plate from left fielder Ryan Modglin.
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Friday, 5 June - Sikeston @ Marion W 2-1

Thursday, 4 June - Marion @ Sikeston - Postponed due to rain

Tuesday, 2 June - Union City @ Sikeston W 4-3

Monday, 1 June - Union City @ Sikeston W 3-2

Saturday, 30 May - Sikeston @ Fulton L 8-22
The Railroaders not only got their train on track, but steamed over the Bulls in Saturday's game in Fulton. Powerful pitching by starter Tim Dunn, who gets the win, held the Bulls at bay and scoreless through 5 innings of play. During those 5 innings the Railroaders amassed 15 runs off only 8 hits, taking advantage of 4 Sikeston errors, 4 walks and 3 hit batters. Starter and losing pitcher Ryan Adams only went 1 2/3 innings followed by 4 more Bulls in relief but to no avail. Fulton chalked up a total of 15 hits to include 4 homeruns by Cameron Flynn, Morgan Gregory, Lee Kimbell with 2 back to back. Kimbell led Fulton with 6 RBIs, followed by Gregory with 5. For Sikeston, highlights came with a 2 run homer by Kyle Burnam in the 7th and a grand slam in the 9th by Blake Slattery to bring the Bulls to their final score. The two teams meet again on Sunday for the final game of the three game series in Fulton.
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Friday, 29 May - Sikeston @ Fulton W 6-4
The Bulls handed the Railroaders a season opening loss in Fulton on Friday night. Sikeston scored 1 run in each of the first 3 innings, and held Fulton scoreless until the bottom of the 5th when the Railroaders finally put 2 runs on the board. The Bulls answered in the top of the 6th with 3 more to make the score 6-2. Bottom of the 7th, Philip Dean led off with a solo homerun to give Fulton hope and close within 2 runs. The Railroaders added only one more run in 9th, but it was too little too late to catch the Bulls. Fulton's 9 hits over Sikeston's 7 were offset by 5 Railroader errors over 3 on the Bulls. Both starting pitchers went 5 innings. Logan Lawson takes the win for Sikeston giving up 4 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. Losing pitcher Cory White stuck out 9 batters and allowed 4 hits, but could not get on pace walking 5 and hitting 2 more. Sikeston's Zach Secoy pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to pick up a save. Both teams face off again on Saturday night for the second game of a three game series in Fulton.

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