Hot Rods Games Notes
May 15, 2024 - South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
A Successful Series.... The Hot Rods took a 4-2 series win over the Greensboro Grasshoppers last week. Bowling Green took the first four games of the series before dropping the weekend games 4-3 and 13-10. Greensboro was the third South Atlantic League North Division team that Bowling Green has played this season and will welcome in a fourth for the Brooklyn Cyclones this week.
X Marks the Spot.... Xavier Isaac is the most recent recipient of the South Atlantic League Player of the Week award. During the home series against Greensboro, the Hot Rods first baseman was 9-for-17 (.529) with three home runs, two doubles, 10 RBIs, with five walks and just three strikeouts. The three homers doubles Isaac's total on the season, moving him into third place in the SAL for home runs.
Limitless Leadoff.... Series opening games have been great for Bowling Green this season, going 6-0 in 2024. With the rainout, the Hot Rods have their best pitching day of the week lined up for the opening game. The staff holds a 0.51 ERA on Wednesdays, while the best offensive day is on Thursday's, hitting .290.
Rocking with Roel.... RHP Roel Garcia will make his seventh start of the season today against Brooklyn. He had his second shortest start of the season last week against the Grasshoppers, going 3.0 innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on three hits while tying his season-high five batters.
South Atlantic League Stories from May 15, 2024
- Williams Walks Tourists off in the Ninth - Asheville Tourists
- Chacon, Gonzalez Homer as Drive Fall 6-3 to Dash in Mikey Romero's Fluor Field Debut - Greenville Drive
- Morabito and Tilien Not Enough as Cyclones Can't Out-Muscle Hot Rods - Brooklyn Cyclones
- Morgan Logs Three Hits in Debut, Hot Rods Beat Cyclones 14-5 - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Grasshoppers Take Down the Crawdads, 2-1, for Its Wednesday Afternoon Game - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Grasshoppers Defeat the Crawdads, 4-2 for the First Game of Its Away Series - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Renegades Bats Stay Hot on Education Day - Hudson Valley Renegades
- Piotto's Multi-Hit Day Not Enough as Crawdads Fall 2-1 - Hickory Crawdads
- Rincon Homers But Claws Fall 9-3 on Wednesday at Hudson Valley - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Hot Rods Games Notes - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Renegades Game Notes - Hudson Valley Renegades
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