SAL Bowling Green Hot Rods

Manzardo, Driscoll Muscle-Up in 6-3 Victory

Published on May 29, 2022 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release


Bowling Green, Kentucky - Kyle Mazardo and Logan Driscoll each belted two-run homers to help the Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-17) win the final game against the Brooklyn Cyclones (19-23), 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at Bowling Green Ballpark. Bowling Green has a day off on Monday before traveling to Rome, Georgia to begin a six-game set against the Rome Braves on Tuesday.

BG struck first in the bottom of the second with a small two-out rally. Garrett Hiott drew a walk and stole second with Driscoll at the plate. Driscoll promptly drove him in with a double down the left field line to make it 1-0. A pair of Cyclones homers gave Brooklyn a 2-1 lead in the third, but Manzardo struck back in the home half, blasting a two-run homer over the left field wall to give BG the lead back at 3-2. Another Cyclones homer tied it at 3-3 in the top of the fifth until BG took the lead back in the following frame.

Osleivis Basabe led off the fifth with a single, and he stole second before Tanner Murray moved him to third with a base hit. Manzardo plated Basabe on a sacrifice fly to right to give Bowling Green the lead at 4-3. Driscoll extended the Hot Rods lead with a two-run homer over the right field wall in the sixth that made it 6-3 Hot Rods, who went on to win by the same score.

Nathan Wiles threw 3.0 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts. Audry Lugo (4-1) allowed one run on one hit in 2.1 innings, he walked three and struck out three. Franklin Dacosta went 2.2 scoreless innings, walking one and striking out four. Sean Mullen earned the save in a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.

Notes: Basabe extended his hit-streak to eight consecutive games with a single in the seventh... Driscoll finished a triple shy of the cycle... BG has more homers against Brooklyn (12) than against any other team in the SAL... Manzardo has more homers against Brooklyn (four) than any other Hot Rods hitter does against a singular team... All three of Manzardo's RBIs gave Bowling Green a lead... Driscoll has hit all three of his home runs at Bowling Green Ballpark... Driscoll has five multi-RBI games this season... That mark is third on the team... He also has three games with three RBI... He is tied with Alika Williams for the most three-RBI games for BG... The Hot Rods have a day off on Monday before heading to Rome for their second series against the Braves... The six-game set will begin on Tuesday at 6:00 PM CT... Fans can listen to the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT beginning with the Hot Rods Warmup show at 5:45 PM CT... Fans can also listen via the MiLB First Pitch app on Android and IOS, or go to the Hot Rods website at www.bghotrods.com

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