Bolidos de Bowling Green Game Notes
June 11, 2022 - South Atlantic League (SAL) - Bowling Green Hot Rods News Release
Tonight, Hispanic heritage will be celebrated and take center stage at Bowling Green Ballpark with each team wearing their Copa de la Diversion uniforms while taking on their alternate identities for the second time this season. Saturday's game will be the first time the Bólidos play at Bowling Green Ballpark in 2022.
Everybody gets a hit... Every BG batter recorded a hit in Friday's 6-2 win over the Hickory Crawdads, including a solo home run from Kyle Manzardo and two-hit games from Ronny Simon (2-4, R, RBI) and Tanner Murray (2-3). Nathan Wiles started off the game with a scoreless 3.1 innings and Joe La Sorsa slammed the door, striking out five of the eight batters he faced in the last 2.1 innings.
Yesterday's Notes... Driscoll extended his hit-streak to six-straight games with an eighth-inning single... Manzardo's home run tied him with Simon for the team lead at eight... He has seven home runs at Bowling Green Ballpark, which is the most on the team... Molina's sixth win moves him into a tie for the most wins in the SAL... La Sorsa has struck out at least four batters in each of his last four outings... Murray has multiple hits in 10 games this season... He is the fifth Hot Rods hitter with 10 or more multi-hit games... BG extended their division lead to 1.5 games ahead of the Crawdads in first in the South Division...
Crawdads Covet BG's Crown... For the third time this season, and second straight series, the Hot Rods begin a series against the second place team in the South Division of the South Atlantic League. Last week, the Braves and Crawdads began their respective series tied for second in the division, a half game behind Bowling Green. After last week's series victory in Rome, the Hot Rods remain in first place, beginning their 12-game homestand 1.5 games ahead of this week's opposition, the Hickory Crawdads.
Bravely Beating Rome... After dropping two of the first three games in Rome, Bowling Green took the final three games of the series against the Braves, taking their second-consecutive series victory. Joe La Sorsa earned two of the Hot Rods four wins in Rome and Audry Lugo picked up his first save of the season in the finale on Sunday. Logan Driscoll recorded hits in three of the four games he played and Heriberto Hernandez finished off the series with six hits in the final two games to help Bowling Green clinch a crucial series victory. Of the 28 road games BG has played in Rome, the Hot Rods have now won 20 of them.
Award-Winning Community Spirit... On Sunday, April 24, the Volunteers in Action executive committee recognized the Bowling Green Hot Rods as their 2022 Truist Spirit of Community Award winner. Since their inception in 2009, the Hot Rods have been very active in South-Central Kentucky and Bowling Green community, partnering with numerous charitable organizations and initiatives. Recently, the Hot Rods helped cleanup from the tornados that devasted Bowling Green and the surrounding cities, aiding with the clean up of the tornado damage around Bowling Green and spearheading a charity auction that donated items from across the county to raise funds to help the community recover.
Postseason Push... 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 post season. 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 finish the first half on the road in Greenville, South Carolina in the middle of a six-game series against the Greenville Drive.
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