Hot Rods Game Notes
Published on May 22, 2025 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Double Trouble.... The Hot Rods squared off for their second doubleheader of the two-week homestand against the Greenville Drive on Wednesday. Bowling Green took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the first, before the Drive scored five unanswered runs which proved to be enough in a 5-2 Greenville victory. In game two the Hot Rods turned the tables, jumping out to 1-0 lead again in the first and backing it up with two more runs, along with 4.0 shutout innings from Garrett Gainey to win the nightcap, 3-1.
Pitre Power.... The Tampa Bay Rays 2024 second round pick, Emilien Pitre, has torn up the Greenville Drive to start 2025. To begin the series, he is 3-for-6 with a homerun, double, two RBIs and a run. This brings his 2025 total against the Drive to 7-for-17 with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs over a five-game span.
May is for Mac.... Mac Horvath has been lighting up the SAL in the month of May, going 17-for-58 (.293). Over 17 games, Horvath has cranked six home runs and piled on 20 RBIs while adding 13 runs for the Hot Rods.
Six is the Magic Number.... RHP Marcus Johnson has been a figure of consistency on the hill for the Hot Rods in May. In his three starts he has delt 6.0 innings in each, fanning 15 batters in that span while recording no walks.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 22, 2025
- Cyclones Top Claws 4-1 on Thursday at ShoreTown Ballpark - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Arias Sparks Early Lead, Bullpen Shines as Drive Edge Hot Rods 4-3 - Greenville Drive
- Hernandez Hammers Cyclones Past BlueClaws, 4-1 - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Smith Smacks Two-Run Bomb, Bootleggers Fall 4-3 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Deja Vu: Hub City Walk off Winners for Second Straight Night - Hub City Spartanburgers
- Dash Fall to Renegades, 13-2 - Winston-Salem Dash
- Asheville Gives up Five-Run Lead in Loss - Asheville Tourists
- Renegades Score Late, Often to Top Dash - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Senga Bobblehead, Fireworks, Eastern European Day Highlight Cyclones Six-Game Homestand - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Hot Rods Game Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Renegades Game Notes - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Hernandez Punches out 10 But Emperors' Luck Runs out in Extras - Rome Emperors
- Hot Rods Split Doubleheader with Drive on Wednesday - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Drive Fall 3-1 to Split a Doubleheader with Hot Rods - Greenville Drive
- Greenville Uses Early Surge, Rivera's Dominance to Top Bowling Green 5-2 in Game 1 - Greenville Drive
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