Hot Rods and Grasshoppers Series Opener Suspended
September 5, 2023 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Bowling Green, Kentucky - The Bowling Green Hot Rods (35-24, 66-54) and the Greensboro Grasshoppers (29-30, 65-58) game scheduled for Tuesday, September 5, was suspended in the top of the sixth inning, tied, 1-1. The two teams will complete the game on Wednesday starting prior to their regularly scheduled nine-inning game.
The Hot Rods scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the second off Grasshoppers starter Thomas Harrington. Dominic Keegan and Willy Vasquez smacked back-to-back doubles to put Bowling Green up 1-0.
Greensboro tied it with a solo homer from Termarr Johnson in the top of the fifth against Bowling Green reliever Austin Vernon.
After the completion of the fifth inning, the game entered a rain delay that lasted 28 minutes before being suspended to Wednesday.
The suspended game will resume at 5:05 PM CT, with the regularly scheduled contest following 30 minutes after the suspended game concludes.
Fans can catch all the action by listening through the MiLB First Pitch App, tuning into Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT, or visiting https://www.milb.com/bowling-green/fans/audio-listen-live.
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