Colton Ledbetter clobbered a ninth-inning home run to slingshot the Bowling Green Hot Rods into the lead in a 3-2 win over the Hudson Valley Renegades on Wednesday at Heritage Financial Park in Wappingers Falls, New York.

Bowling Green (11-6) took the lead in the top of the third off Hudson Valley starter Jackson Fristoe. Ryan Spikes walked and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. Chandler Simpson singled to center, scoring Spikes to make it 1-0.

The Renegades (9-7) answered back in the bottom of the fourth against Hot Rods starter Alex Cook. Jace Avina led off the inning with a solo homer to left, tying the game, 1-1. 

Hudson Valley picked the scoring back up in the bottom of the eighth inning against Bowling Green reliever JJ Goss. Kyle Battles started the inning with a walk and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt by Goss. Avina singled to center in the next at-bat, scoring Battles to make it a 2-1 Renegades lead.

Hueston Morrill entered the game for the Renegades in the top of the ninth to face the Hot Rods. After getting the first out, Cooper Kinney drove a base hit to right. Ledbetter stepped up to the plate and blasted a two-run shot to right, boosting Bowling Green into the lead, 3-2.

Goss stayed in the game and shut down Hudson Valley in the ninth to secure the 3-2 Hot Rods victory. 

Goss (1-0) earned his first win of the season, completing two innings while allowing one unearned run on one hit, walking two and striking out two. Morrill (0-1) was given his first loss of the year, surrendering two runs on two hits over an inning.

The Hot Rods and Renegades are set for the third game of a six-game series on Thursday with a 5:35 p.m. CT first pitch. Bowling Green is scheduled to start right-hander Yoniel Curet (0-1, 2.57) against Hudson Valley righty Brian Hendry (1-0, 0.00).