Hot Rods Blank Crawdads in Fifth-Straight Win
July 8, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Bowling Green, Kentucky- A four-run rally with two outs in the third inning helped the Bowling Green Hot Rods (49-28) earn a 7-0 shutout victory against the Hickory Crawdads (43-36) on Friday night. Bowling Green looks to tie their season-best winning streak with a sixth-straight victory against the Crawdads on Saturday at 6:35 PM CT at Bowling Green Ballpark.
The Hot Rods got the scoring started in the first inning once again, beginning with Ronny Simon lining Crawdads starter Nick Krauth's first pitch into centerfield. Simon stole second and advanced to third on a flyout before scoring on a fielder's choice to make it 1-0.
BG extended their lead on a two-out rally in the third, beginning with a double by Kyle Manzardo. Diego Infante followed him up with a double of his own, driving in Manzardo to increase the lead to 2-0. He stole third during Alexander Ovalles' at-bat, and scored on an errant throw to the bag by Krauth. Ovalles walked and then advanced to second on Heriberto Hernandez's single. Johan Lopez plated them both on an RBI double to make it 5-0. Mason Auer launched a solo shot off of reliever John Matthews in the fourth to grow the score to 6-0.
BG added another run in the sixth, which began with a single by Abiezel Ramirez and a four-pitch walk to Michael Berglund. Simon hit into a fielder's choice, but Crawdads shortstop Chris Seise couldn't handle a throw to the second base bag, allowing Ramirez to score and make it 7-0. The Hot Rods' bullpen completed the shutout after retiring the final seven batters in a 7-0 win.
Austin Vernon went 4.1 innings in his Hot Rods debut without allowing a hit or a run while he walked four and struck out five in a no-decision. Sean Mullen (4-1) earned the win in 2.2 innings, allowing three hits and a walk to go along with two strikeouts. Kyle Whitten finished off the final 2.0 innings for Bowling Green, retiring the final six batters in order with two strikeouts.
Notes: Infante's double in the third extended his hit-streak to 12 games...Manzardo extended his on-base streak to 27 games... Auer's fourth-inning homer was his first at Bowling Green Ballpark and his second homer with BG... Everyone in the Hot Rods lineup reached base at least once... After stints in Low-A Charleston and Double-A Montgomery, Ramirez recorded his first hit for the Hot Rods since April 29 in Brooklyn... BG shut out the Crawdads for the third time this season... It was the Hot Rods' second shutout in three days... Bowling Green has seven shutouts this season... The victory clinched the series victory against Hickory and extended BG's win streak to five-straight... The Hot Rods have won two of the three series against Hickory this season... Bowling Green and Hickory will play the fifth game of the six-game set on Saturday night... First pitch is at 6:35 PM CT... Bowling Green LH Mason Montgomery (3-2, 1.95) will take the mound against Hickory LH Larson Kindreich (1-0, 1.00)... The game is available to watch on MiLB.tv....
Fans can listen to the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT and listen via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com... Fans can get their tickets by calling 270-901-2121, visiting the Bowling Green Ballpark box office, or visiting www.bghotrods.com.
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