Bowling Green Hot Rods Week in Review: 4/21 to 4/27

The Bowling Green Hot Rods finished the week 2-4 and are in last place of the Midwest League Eastern Division. The Hot Rods offense has struggled so far this season, ranking near the bottom of all offensive categories. They did show improvement towards the end of the week as they picked up their first winning streak of the year, recording back to back wins to close out the week.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Mark Thomas (.328)
Slugging: Mark Thomas (.465)
On Base Pct: Mark Thomas (.356)
Hits: Chris Murrill (20)
Doubles: Tyler Bortnick (5)
Triples: Brett Nommensen, Dustin Biell and Julio Cedeno (1)
Home Runs: Mark Thomas (2)
RBI’s: Mark Thomas (7)
Stolen Bases: Brett Nommensen (7, tied eighth in MID)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Wilking Rodriguez (2.74)
ERA Overall: Scott Shuman (1.08)
Wins: Alex Koronis (2)
Saves: Scott Shuman and Kirby Yates (2)
Strikeouts: Alex Colome and Wilking Rodriguez (23, tied tenth in MID)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .230 (16 of 16)
Slugging: .299 (16 of 16)
On Base Pct: .296 (14 of 16)
Hits: 140 (16 of 16)
Doubles: 21 (16 of 16)
Triples: 3 (tied 12 of 16)
Home Runs: 5 (15 of 16)
Runs Scored: 55 (16 of 16)
Stolen Bases: 31 (tied 2 of 16)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 4.36 (14 of 16)
Runs Allowed: 89 (10 of 16)
Strikeouts: 157 (10 of 16)
Walks: 52 (2 of 16)

RP Top Prospect Watch:
Tyler Bortnick: .222 AVG, .302 SLG, .279 OBP, 2 RBI, 4 SB
Alex Colome: 0-1, 3.66 ERA, 19.2 IP, 23 K’s, 4 BB, 0.97 WHIP
Kyle Lobstein: 0-2, 6.00 ERA, 12.0 IP, 9 K’s, 2, BB, 1.58 WHIP
Jason McEachern: 0-3, 5.79 ERA, 18.2 IP, 12 K’s, 4 BB, 1.71 WHIP
Ty Morrison: .135 AVG, .173 SLG, .151 OBP, 2 doubles, 3 SB
Wilking Rodriguez: 1-1, 2.74 ERA, 23.0 IP, 23 K’s, 5 BB, 0.96 WHIP

Transactions: None.

Disabled List: Wood Fines, Tyree Hayes and Will Kline.

The Week Ahead: 4/28/10-4/29/10: vs Great Lakes Loons (11-7). 4/30/10-5/3/10: at Dayton Dragons (10-10). 5/5/10: vs Fort Wayne Tin Caps (9-10).