History
The Fulton Railroaders joined the Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (KIT League) 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, 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.
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