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The Roster now stands at 22 players with returning Railroader Miles Cordell . . .

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Miles Cordell returns to Railroaders. (January 14, 2010). The Railroaders have signed their 22nd player for the 2010 season.  Myles Cordell is returning to the Railroaders from the 2009 team. Myles joined Fulton late last year at shortstop and proceeded to have a very productive season for the Railroaders. The team looks forward to having him for the entire upcoming season. Miles is currently playing for Maryville College in Maryville, TN.  He is 6'2", 185 lb and bats right handed.  His hometown is Rainbow City, AL.

Railroaders mourn the loss of John Sullivan.  (December 15, 2009). The Railroaders send their deepest sympathy to the family of John Sullivan upon his passing. John will be dearly missed as a person, supporter and fan of all the owners, players and coaches. As a young man, he played professional baseball for the Yankees minor league baseball organization. He had served as President of the Fulton Chamber of Commerce, coached Little League Baseball, a member and president of the Lions Club, a member and active golfer at the Fulton County Club, and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Memorials may be made to the St. Edward Catholic Church, 504 Eddings Street, Fulton, KY 42041; St. Jude Childrens Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or the charity of your choice.

Railroaders sign Bob Glover.  (November 19, 2009). The Railroaders received a contract for their last opening for an outfielder. He is Bob Glover, a 6'1", 185 lb left handed thrower and right handed hitter from Parkland College.  Bob was instrumental in Parklands National Championship last year. He has already signed to play for the University of Dayton in 2011. 

Mitch McClay joins the Railroaders.  (November 11, 2009). The Marion Bobcats granted a release to Mitch McClay to play for Fulton.  He is an outfielder from Lambuth University and has played for Marion the past two seasons.  McClay is a 6'1", 200 lb. Junior that throws left and bats right and is from Carterville, IL. He appeared in 48 games for the Bobcats in 2009 with a batting average of .293 and an on base average of .399, improving his performance over 2008.  He brings the 2010 Railroaders roster to 20 with 4 spots left. 

Three more players join the roster.  (November 7, 2009). The total thus far for 2010 now stands at 19.  The Railroaders have added Joe Pudlo, outfielder from St. Joesphs College.  He is Left handed hitter and thrower.  Scott Powers another left handed pitcher is from Parkland College.  And Brett Teschner, a right handed hitting catcher from David Lipscomb. There now only 5 remaining slots to be filled. 

Railroaders pick New Manager and sign 2 more.  (November 3, 2009). 

The Railroaders have announced they have hired a new manager for the 2010 season. Clayton (Clay) Kuklick is currently completing his masters degree at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA. and in his second season at GCSU.  Clay was a catcher in college at West Virginia University and Kutztown University, graduating in 2005.  After college he played professionally for the Elmira Pioneers and New Jersey Jackels in the Canadian-American League from 2005 thru 2007.  Last summer, Clay managed the Quakertown Blazers in the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League (ABCL). He was also the assistant coach for the Little Falls Minors of the New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) in 2008.  In addition to coaching in summer leagues, Clay has been an assistant coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (2008) and a volunteer assistant coach at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington (2007).

The Railroaders' management received resumes from several very good candidates, but ultimately selected Kuklick for his playing and coaching experience. Fulton looks forward to Clay's leadership of the Railroaders to another championship in 2010.

Two more players sign on board, one returning from 2009. The Railroaders also have received two more contracts for players in 2010.  Lee Kimbell will be returning for a 3rd season to play for the Railroaders, and Benjamin Johnson, a left handed pitcher from Daivd Lipscomb. Fulton now has 16 of its 24 roster spots filled.

Another Pitcher for 2010.  (November 2, 2009). The Railroaders add their 7th pitcher to the roster with Paul Mittura, a 6'2" right hander from Middle Tennessee State University.  Mittura brings the team to 14 as of this date.

Two more players make Thirteen.  (October 31, 2009). The Railroaders just received contracts on two players from the 2009 National Champion Parkland College. Brandon Stevens, a 6'1" Catcher and right handed pitcher from Indianapolis, IN and Richard Neuman, a 6'3" right handed pitcher from Greenfield, IN. This brings our total number of signees to 13 for the upcoming 2010 season.

Third Left Handed Pitcher Signed .  (October 26, 2009). The Railroaders now have 11 players total for the 2010 roster after signing Gage Franklin from Freed-Hardeman University. Gage is a 6'0" left handed pitcher taking Fulton to 4 total pitchers thus far. Franklin's hometown is Morris Chapel, TN.

2008 Railroader Jacob Donze signs for 2010.  (October 22, 2009). The Railroaders have secured the services of left handed pitcher Jacob Donze from Murray State Univ. The 6'1", 200 lb lefty played for the Railroaders in 2008 finishing the season with a 6-3 record and a 2.93 ERA. Jacob lead the '08 team with 65 strikeouts and the most innings pitched with 67 2/3 total. Donze's hometown is St. Genevieve, MO. The Railroaders look forward to Jake's return to the team in 2010.  With this signing, Fulton's roster for the upcoming season now totals 10 players.

Railroaders building 2010 Team.  (October 21, 2009). In October the Railroaders have signed the following players for the 2010 season:

• Kellen Begeman a left handed hitting 1st baseman from Morehead State, sophomore. He is 6'6", 250 lb. and from Commisky, IN.

• Leamond Authur, 5'11", 195 lb, left handed hitting catcher from Freed Hardeman University. Hometown is Ripley, TN. He play at Jackson State Community College this past school year.

• Josh Reynolds, 6'1", 190 lb, left handed hitting SS/2B/P from Freed Hardeman University.  Hometown is Murray, KY.

• Cody Gibson, a right handed pitcher from Morehead State, 6'2", 210 lbs. Hometown is Louisville, KY.

• Ryan Conner, a 6'6", 225 lb, right handed hitting outfielder from Morehead State. Hometown is Frankfort, KY.

• Eric Mason a freshman from St. Joseph's College. He is a 6'1", 185 lbs, catcher batting right handed. Hometown is Tinley Park, IL

• Phil Trowbridge a sophomore from St. Joseph's College, He is a left handed pitcher standing 6'2" at 185 lbs. Hometown is Mokena, IL.

• Justin Mackey a freshman from Freed-Hardeman Univ.  He plays outfield, bats and throw right, 6'6" at 195 lbs. Hometown is Sand Rock, AZ.

Dustin Dunlop first to sign for 2010 Season.  (October 5, 2009). The Railroaders have signed Dustin Dunlop, a second baseman from Eastern Kentucky University, for the 2010 season. The 5' 11" sophomore is from Conyers, Ga. and is majoring in sports management. At Salem High School, Dunlop was a first team all-area shortstop his junior and senior seasons.  He was named honorable mention all-area as a sophomore, and hit four crucial home runs in the state playoffs to propel his team to a third place finish in 2008. As a junior and senior, he finished first or second on his team in most offensive statistical categories. Dustin compiled a .398 batting average during his junior and senior seasons combined, including 67 runs scored, 48 RBI, eight home runs, a .572 slugging percentage and a .525 on-base percentage.  He was given the team’s Offensive MVP award as a sophomore, the Coach’s Award as a junior and the MVP Teammate Award as a senior.