Wild Hurls Career-High 6.2 Frames in Cavemen 8-4 Win

Bowling Green, Kentucky – Owen Wild tossed a career-high 6.2 innings and eight strikeouts, lifting the Bowling Green Cavemen (27-22) over the Wilmington Blue Rocks (22-25) 8-4 on Friday from Bowling Green Ballpark.

The Cavemen began the scoring in the bottom of the first against Wilmington starter Rodney Theophile. Brayden Taylor led off with a double to right center and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cooper Kinney lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, plating Taylor to make it 1-0 Cavemen.

Bowling Green clubbed another run in the bottom of the third facing Theophile. Kinney doubled and was brought in by a Colton Ledbetter single, putting the Caveman ahead 2-0.

Blue Rocks found the scoreboard in the top of the fourth facing Wild. Daylen Lile walked to lead off the inning and scored on a double from Jeremy De La Rosa, cutting the deficit, 2-1

In the bottom of the fifth, the Cavemen added some insurance against Theophile. Xavier Isaac doubled and was brought home on a Ledbetter single to make it a 3-1 Bowling Green lead.

The Blue Rocks scored again in the top of the seventh against reliever TJ Fondtain. Will Frizzell singled and was plated on a double by Maxwell Romero Jr. to move the score, 3-2.

After Ledbetter drove in another run for Bowling Green in the bottom of the seventh off Wilmington reliever Marlone Perez, the Cavemen opened it up in the bottom of the eighth. With Blue Rocks reliever Chance Huff on the bump and the bases loaded, Ryan Spikes sent a sacrifice fly to left to score Hunter Haas from third. Taylor knocked an RBI double and Issac drove in two runs on a double to make it 8-2.

Nate Dahle allowed two runs in the top of the ninth, but stopped the scoring there to finalize the game, 8-4.

Wild (1-0) earned the win, letting up a run on four hits, a walk, and eight strikeouts over 6.2 innings. Theophile (1-3) took the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits and seven strikeouts over 4.2 frames.

Bowling Green and Wilmington play the penultimate of a six-game series on Saturday with first pitch set for 6:35 PM CT. The Hot Rods start RHP Roel Garcia (4-1, 4.24), while the Blue Rocks roll out RHP Riley Cornelio (3-4, 5.03).

Fans can catch all the action by watching on MiLB.tv, listening through the MiLB First Pitch App and BGHotRods.com. Fans can also secure their seats for future home Hot Rods games by calling (270) 901-2121, visiting the Bowling Green Ballpark box office during normal business hours, or going to www.bghotrods.com.

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