Hot Rods break stolen base record in 2-0 win over Drive

Published 9:45 pm Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Brock Jones swiped the Bowling Green Hot Rods’ 250th stolen base of the year in the seventh inning, breaking the team’s franchise record for steals and leading them to a 2-0 win over the Greenville Drive on Wednesday at Bowling Green Ballpark.

The Hot Rods (71-48 overall, 35-18 second half) began the scoring in the bottom of the first against Drive starter Blake Wehunt. Gregory Barrios singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and stole third to put a runner in scoring position. A sacrifice fly from Cooper Kinney plated Barrios and made it a 1-0 ballgame.

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In the bottom of the seventh, Bowling Green plated a run against Greenville reliever Max Carlson. Jones walked, moved to second on a wild pitch and stole third. Hunter Haas hit into a fielder’s choice, allowing Jones to score and put the Hot Rods up 2-0.

Bowling Green reliever Drew Sommers closed it down in the ninth, lifting the Hot Rods to a 2-0 win.

Ty Johnson (2-1) earned the win, allowing a hit and striking out 11 over six shutout innings. Wehunt (1-5) took the loss for Greenville (59-63, 33-23), allowing a run on a hit, two walks and seven strikeouts over five frames. Sommers earned the save, striking out two in a perfect ninth.

Bowling Green and Greenville play game three of a six-game series on Thursday with first pitch set for 6:35 p.m. Right-hander Chandler Murphy (3-1, 2.28) starts for the Hot Rods, while righty Tyler Uberstine (0-0, 0.00) takes the ball for the Drive.