Hot Rods Game Notes
April 18, 2025 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
First of the Series.... Bowling Green picked up its first win in Spartanburg this week, taking down Hub City, 6-5. The Hot Rods plated four runs in the top of the first, including RBI singles from Hunter Haas and Jhon Diaz. Garrett Edwards worked through 5.0 innings of one run baseball, giving Bowling Green some cushion. The Spartanburgers fought back to make it a 6-5 game, but Jack Snyder stepped in for the final 1.2 innings, locking up his first save of the year over a perfect outing.
Take What They Give You.... Hot Rods hitters earned 13 walks during Thursday's game. The total is the second-most in a game in franchise history and the most since the 2022 squad walked 12 times. The record was set on August 27, 2010, when Bowling Green worked 16 walks against the Lake County Captains.
Looking for the Longball.... The 10 home runs blasted by Hot Rods hitters this season places them third in the SAL so far. Only the Asheville Tourists (15) and the Greensboro Grasshoppers (13) have hit more to begin the campaign. The Hot Rods are suffering their first power drought of the year, with the last homers coming on Thursday, April 10, when Jhon Diaz and Raudelis Martinez crushed round trippers in the seventh inning against the Rome Emperors. Overall, it has been six games since a Hot Rods hitter has left the yard.
Hayden Helps Out.... RHP Hayden Snelsire has had some of the most impressive outings from the bullpen for Bowling Green this season. The reliever has appeared three times, boasting a 2.45 ERA. On Sunday, he hurled 3.1 innings from the bullpen, striking out seven in the process. This passes his 3.0 inning performance with four strikeouts from opening weekend that earned him SAL Pitcher of the Week.
South Atlantic League Stories from April 18, 2025
- Rivas' Walk-off Lifts the Grasshoppers Over the BlueClaws 10-9 - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Campbell's Big Day Not Enough; Hoppers Rally for 10-9 Win - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Thornton, Cyclones Hammer IronBirds in One-Hit Shutout, 5-0 - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Sixth Inning Struggles Cost Hub City in 7-2 Loss - Hub City Spartanburgers
- Albert Feliz And Miguel Bleis Power Drive In 3-2 Thriller Over Dash - Greenville Drive
- Renegades Get Fourth Win - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Gill Hill and Robertson Boost Hot Rods to 7-2 Win - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Infield hits doom Tourists in late innings - Asheville Tourists
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Renegades Game Notes - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Dash Hold off Furious Drive Comeback in Extras, Win 8-6 - Greenville Drive
- Drive Surge Past Dash Behind Alcantara's Big Night, Power Surge from Rodriguez - Greenville Drive
- Dash Capitalize Early, Hold off Drive Late in 5-2 Loss at Fluor Field - Greenville Drive
- Balk, Bomb, Ballgame: Dash Take Wild One in Extras - Winston-Salem Dash
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