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Bowling Green Hot Rods

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July 8, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


A Two-Run Shot (and one more after that)... A pair of two-run blasts were all the Bootleggers needed as Bowling Green hung on for a 4-3 win over the Hickory Crawdads, securing at least a series sweep. Kyle Manzardo and Heriberto Hernandez each went yard for the tenth time this season, and two of the longest active South Atlantic League streaks were extended. Diego Infante moved into a tie for the longest active hit streak in the SAL with a hit in his 11th-straight game and Kyle Manzardo's first-inning home run extended his on-base streak to 26-straight games, the second-longest active streak in the SAL and fifth-longest in the league overall.BG also got some stellar bullpen performances, including a perfect inning from Evan Reifert, who struck out the side in the fifth to earn his first win with Bowling Greem.

Yesterday's Notes... Manzardo extended his team-best on-base streak to 26-straight games... The streak is the second-longest active on-base streak and the fifth-longest overall in the SAL... Hernandez and Manzardo joined Diego Infante with 10 homers on the season... All three are tied for second on the team behind Simon's 12... Hernandez has now hit three homers against two different teams, the Crawdads and the Rome Braves... Infante extended his hit streak to 11 games... It is the longest active streak in the South Atlantic League... Leonard's third save of the year was the first for the Hot Rods since June 25th against the Greenville Drive...Bowling Green earned their third win as the Bootleggers...

We Meet Again... Bowing Green starts off their second-half home schedule the same way they ended the first half, with the second place Hickory Crawdads. Hickory enters the series three games behind Bowling Green in second place. BG is 8-4 against the Crawdads this season, with a series split in June and a 5-1 series victory in Hickory back in April.

Can't Keep him off the Bases... Kyle Manzardo reached base in every game he played in the month of June, giving him the second-longest active on-base streak in the South Atlantic League at 25. It is the longest streak by any Hot Rods player this season, and the sixth-longest overall in the SAL. Manzardo is 26-90 in this stretch, slashing .289/.420/.478 with five doubles and four home runs. He has also driven in 20 runs and walked 20 times.

Clinched!... BG finished the first half leading their division for the third time in club history, clinching a playoff spot with 2018's Midwest League Champions and again in 2011. (there were no halves in 2021). The 2011 team finished the first leg of the season with a 41-29 record while the 2018 Hot Rods set a franchise record with 47 wins in the first half and a record of 47-22. The 2022 club became the third Hot Rods team to the 40-win mark in a half.

Prepared for the Postseason... 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 clinched a playoff spot after winning the South Division in the first half. They will be joined by the first half North Division Winners in the Aberdeen IronBirds.

Simon Says Mash... Ronny Simon had a stellar week in Asheville, earning Player of the Week honors for Week 13 of the season. He hit .458 with three homers and 10 RBI against the Tourists. Simon started off the Hickory Homestand on a good note as well, after being party to a third Hot Rods walkoff. With one out in the ninth, Simon sent a grounder that skipped under the glove of Crawdads shortstop Chris Seise that allowed the winning run to score from second. Ronny scored the winning run in the Hot Rods' first walkoff win against Rome in April, and then drove in the winning run on an RBI triple against Jersey Shore one month later.

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