Baker Logs 10th Homer of the Season, Hot Rods Lose 3-2 in Walk-Off
August 2, 2023 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Winston-Salem, North Carolina - Dru Baker homered in the fifth and tied the game on an RBI single in the top of the ninth, but the Bowling Green Hot Rods (18-14, 49-44) let up a walk-off homer in the bottom half, losing 3-2 to the Winston-Salem Dash (12-19, 46-48) on Wednesday at Truist Stadium.
Jacob Burke smacked a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth off Hot rods starter Duncan Davitt to make it a 1-0 game.
Bowling Green tied it in the top of the fifth off Winston-Salem starter Tyler Schweitzer. Baker launched a solo homer over the left field wall to tie it at 1-1. In the bottom of the fifth, Michael Turner doubled and Colby Smelley singled to put runners on first and third. Andy Atwood hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Turner to put the Dash up 2-1.
In the top of the ninth, the Hot Rods answered back with a run against Dash reliever Jordan Mikel. Carson Williams singled and Dominic Keegan walked to put runners on first and second. Baker singled to right, scoring Williams to make it a 2-2 game.
D.J. Gladney homered off Bowling Green reliever Nate Dahle in the bottom of the ninth to end the game, 3-2.
Eric Alder (1-0) earned the win, letting up a hit and recording a strikeout over 0.1 frame. Dahle (0-1) took the loss, allowing a run on a hit, a walk, and a strikeout over 1.1 innings.
The Hot Rods and the Dash play three of a six-game series on Thursday with first pitch set for 6:00 PM CT. Bowling Green rolls out RHP Ben Peoples (3-5, 4.24), while Winston-Salem starts RHP Connor McCullough (3-2, 5.06).
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