Chillicothe Mudcats infielder Luis Ramirez singled twice, including a lead-grabbing 2-runs hit that – with the aid of a wild throw – plated three runs to give the team a 6-4 lead in the fifth inning of last Tuesday’s second contest at Joplin. The Fish could not keep a grip on the lead, however, and dropped both decisions, 17-7 and 8-6. (Butch Shaffer/LCL FILE PHOTO)
JOPLIN — The “script” for a storybook, rapid “rise from the ashes” by the Chillicothe Mudcats baseball team into reasonably-attainable, self-controlled contention for the last…