Hot Rods Game Notes
June 8, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
The Hot Rods extended their lead in the SAL South Division to 2.5 games after last night's win over Hickory with 14 games left in the first half.
Home Run Derby... Bowling Green all six of their runs via the long ball, smacking a season-best five homers as a team in a 6-0 win over the Crawdads. Ronny Simon had his second multi-homer game of the season, and Dru Baker led off the game with his first home run as a member of the Hot Rods. Conor Dryer threw a 4.0-inning scoreless start for the second straight game, and Franklin Dacosta earned his first win of the season in a shutout.
Yesterday's Notes... Baker's first at-bat in Bowling Green ballpark was a home run... Dryer went 4.0 scoreless innings in his second-straight start... Simon hit two home runs in a game for the second time this season... It was the fourth multi-homer game for a Hot Rods Hitter... All four multi-home run games for BG in 2022 have come at Bowling Green Ballpark... BG hit five home runs as a team, the most in a game this season... For the first time this season, every Hot Rods run was driven in by a home run... Bowling Green's pitching staff did not walk a batter for the third time in 2022... They also shut out their third different opponent in their fourth shutout of the season...
Crawdads Covet BG's Crown... For the third time this season and second straight series, the Hot Rods begin a series against the second-place team in the South Division of the South Atlantic League. Last week, the Braves and Crawdads began their respective series tied for second in the division, a half-game behind Bowling Green. After last week's series victory in Rome, the Hot Rods remain in the first place, beginning their 12-game homestand 1.5 games ahead of this week's opposition, the Hickory Crawdads.
Bravely Beating Rome... After dropping two of the first three games in Rome, Bowling Green took the final three games of the series against the Braves, taking their second-consecutive series victory. Joe La Sorsa earned two of the Hot Rods four wins in Rome and Audry Lugo picked up his first save of the season in the finale on Sunday. Logan Driscoll recorded hits in three of the four games he played and Heriberto Hernandez finished off the series with six hits in the final two games to help Bowling Green clinch a crucial series victory. Of the 28 road games BG has played in Rome, the Hot Rods have now won 20 of them.
Award-Winning Community Spirit... On Sunday, April 24, the Volunteers in Action executive committee recognized the Bowling Green Hot Rods as their 2022 Truist Spirit of Community Award winner. Since their inception in 2009, the Hot Rods have been very active in South-Central Kentucky and Bowling Green community, partnering with numerous charitable organizations and initiatives. Recently, the Hot Rods helped clean up from the tornados that devasted Bowling Green and the surrounding cities, aiding with the clean-up of the tornado damage around Bowling Green and spearheading a charity auction that donated items from across the county to raise funds to help the community recover.
Postseason Push... The 2022 Playoff structure looks a little different than last season's "High-A East" setup. The season is split into two halves, with the first half ending after games on June 23. Each division's team with the best record will earn a berth, with the divisional first and second half champions facing one another in a three-game series in the postseason. The winners of those series will be crowned division champions, with the two remaining teams set to face one another in a three-game championship series. The Hot Rods finish the first half on the road in Greenville, South Carolina in the middle of a six-game series against the Greenville Drive.
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