Kevin Boles Reaches 1,400 Career Wins in Knoxville
Photo by Matt Austin KNOXVILLE, TN - The Montgomery Biscuits (47-39, 9-8) closed out a 6-3 win over the Knoxville Smokies (41-44, 9-8), and Kevin Boles reached 1,400 career wins in professional affiliated baseball on Saturday night at Covenant Health Park. In his second year with the Biscuits, Boles won
Photo by Matt Austin
KNOXVILLE, TN - The Montgomery Biscuits (47-39, 9-8) closed out a 6-3 win over the Knoxville Smokies (41-44, 9-8), and Kevin Boles reached 1,400 career wins in professional affiliated baseball on Saturday night at Covenant Health Park.
In his second year with the Biscuits, Boles won Southern League Manager of the Year in 2024 after leading the club to 80 wins. He has managed for six different organizations, starting his managerial career at just 25 years old with the GCL Marlins in 2000. Boles is in his 22nd year of managing in professional affiliated baseball.
Owen Wild pitched a season-high six innings. After allowing a run in each of the first two innings, the 22-year-old sat down 12 of 13 hitters over four scoreless innings to finish his start.
The Biscuits scored all six runs on two-out rallies. Homer Bush Jr. and Cooper Kinney notched back-to-back RBI hits in the fifth to give the club a 3-2 lead. In the sixth, Bush Jr. hit another single to score two runs and make it 6-2. Bush Jr. went 3-for-5 with three RBI in his 22nd multi-hit game.
Kodi Whitley allowed one unearned run in two innings of relief, and JJ Goss earned his 11th save with a scoreless ninth inning.
The series finale is on Sunday afternoon at Covenant Health Park. A player to be named will make the start for Montgomery while Sam Armstrong is slated to start for Knoxville. The first pitch is at 12:00p.m. CT. Fans can listen on Jox 740, MLB At Bat, and Bally Live.