Simon’s Two Triples Boost Hot Rods In Walk-Off Win 

Bowling Green, Kentucky– Ronny Simon tripled home the game-winning run and the Bowling Green Hot Rods (17-10) walked off the Jersey Shore BlueClaws (9-17) by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday night. The series continues between the Hot Rods and BlueClaws at 11:05 am CDT on Wednesday.

Bowling Green opened up the scoring in the second when Hernandez reached on an error after a pop-up fell in between the BlueClaws’ first and second basemen. Simon drove him in with a triple down the right-field line to make it 1-0 Hot Rods. Jersey Shore tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the top of the third and added another in the fifth on an RBI single from DJ Stewart to take a 2-1 lead.

Bowling Green tied up the game on the first pitch of the sixth inning, when Heriberto Hernandez hit a hard line-drive over the left-center field wall, traveling 394 feet that made it a 2-2 ballgame. Jersey Shore took the lead, 3-2, in the eighth with an RBI triple from Johan Rojas, but BG promptly responded with a two-out rally in the bottom half. Logan Driscoll walked on four pitches to become the Hot Rods first baserunner in the eighth, and soon after pinch-runner Garrett Hiott replaced him on first, Alika Williams drove him home with a bloop double to right to tie the game at three.

It all came down to the ninth for Bowling Green, beginning with Hernandez’s one-out single. Then, on a two-strike count, Simon belted a triple to center and Hernandez raced home for the Hot Rods 4-3 win, their second walk-off win of the year.

John Doxakis went 6.0 strong innings for Bowling Green, allowing two runs on two hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision. Addison Moss allowed one run in 1.1 frames, allowing a hit and two walks with a strikeout. Anthony Molina (1-0) earned his first victory of the year in 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out two while allowing one hit.

Notes: Doxakis tied his career-high with eight strikeouts for the third-straight contest… This was also the third time (Doxakis’ second) that a BG starter went six innings in a game… Infante tied Basabe and Ovalles for the team lead with his seventh multi-hit game… Hernandez and Infante extended their hit streaks to six games apiece, tied for the third-longest streak of the season for BG… Basabe extended his hit streak to 11 games, now tied for the second-longest streak in the SAL this season… His 11-game hit streak is the longest active streak in the SAL… Simon’s two triples mark the first time a Hot Rod has tripled multiple times in the same game… The Hot Rods send LH Mason Montgomery (0-1, 0.89) to the mound against Jersey Shore RH Griff McGarry (0-1, 6.14) in the second game of the series… First pitch is set for 11:05 am CDT on Wednesday, May 11th … Fans can listen into the game on Talk 104.1 FM and 930 AM WKCT beginning with the Hot Rods Pregame Show at 10:35 AM CDT… The broadcast is also available on MiLB.tv… Fans can also listen in 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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