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NEWS | June 27, 2008

Randolph falls to Marion in Legion home opener

Grater Field has a deep baseball history of great individual baseball performances. 

Players such as former Major League All-Star Freddie Patek and long time major and minor league coach/manager and scout Buzzy Keller have played at Grater and countless home runs have left the park. 

Randolph lost its American Legion home opener last week, 11-8 to Marion, but the game certainly added a bit to the Grater field tradition. 

Marion jumped ahead with a first inning home run off Rebel starting pitcher Nic Walters, adding two more runs in the second inning and one in the third to make the score 4-0 going into the bottom half of the third inning. 

The Rebels responded with some offense of their own, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third after a double to left field by catcher Brandon Mackin that drove in Zach Martinez and then a long single to right by Pat Marley that plated Mackin. 

Cory Thurchak then hit a shot to right to drive in Marley and put the Rebels back in the game, trailing only 4-3. 

In the fourth, Walters settled in and struck out the side prior to a four-run frame for the home team. 

Martinez, Mackin, Brad Thomas and designated hitter Jake Garboletti later reached base and Randolph scored three times on a huge double to centerfield by Marley which forged a 8-7 Rebels' lead. 

Marion pieced together another barrage and took the lead for good. After one shutout inning of relief by Rebels' closing pitcher Matt Brown, the Rebels failed to score in the bottom of the seventh and lost the game. 

Randolph had a game scheduled earlier this week against Seguin and has a rematch tonight at 7 p.m. on Grater Field against Marion. The Rebels remain at home for a game Monday against Taft. 

(Courtesy of Randolph American Legion Baseball)