Hot Rods Week in Review: 5/26 to 6/1

The Bowling Green Hot Rods finished the week a game above .500 for the week, going 4-3. They are 22-30 on the season and are 12 games back. The offense is continuing to show signs of improvement and with the progress they have made, the second half should be a little more competitive.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Chris Murrill (.319, tied eighth in MID)
Slugging: Ryan Wiegand (.417)
On Base Pct: Chris Murrill (.386)
Hits: Chris Murrill (58, ninth in MID)
Doubles: Tyler Bortnick (15, tied fifth)
Triples: Ty Morrison (7, tied first in MID)
Home Runs: Ryan Wiegand (4)
RBI’s: Ryan Wiegand (15)
Stolen Bases: Chris Murrill (20)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Kirby Yates (1.33)
ERA Overall: Alex Colome (1.91, ninth in MID)
Wins: Alex Colome (4)
Saves: Scott Shuman (6, tied ninth in MID)
Strikeouts: Alex Colome (58, tied sixth in MID)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .253 (6 of 16)
Slugging: .349 (12 of 16)
On Base Pct: .324 (8 of 16)
Hits: 430 (8 of 16)
Doubles: 79 (13 of 16)
Triples: 16 (7 of 16)
Home Runs: 17 (14 of 16)
Runs Scored: 185 (15 of 16)
Stolen Bases: 87 (2 of 16)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 3.79 (10 of 16)
Runs Allowed: 220 (6 of 16)
Strikeouts: 427 (5 of 16)
Walks: 172 (8 of 16)

RP Top Prospect Watch:
Tyler Bortnick: .272 AVG, .396 SLG, .374 OBP, 15 doubles, 2 home run, 14 RBI, 11 SB
Alex Colome: 4-3, 1.91 ERA, 56.2 IP, 58 K’s, 20 BB, 1.01 WHIP
Kyle Lobstein: 2-3, 5.36 ERA, 48.2 IP, 35 K’s, 21, BB, 1.50 WHIP
Jason McEachern: 2-5, 4.35 ERA, 51.2 IP, 39 K’s, 18 BB, 1.57 WHIP
Ty Morrison: .241 AVG, .392 SLG, .286 OBP, 7 doubles, 7 triples, 1 home run, 15 RBI, 18 SB
Wilking Rodriguez: 3-3, 3.57 ERA, 58.0 IP, 56 K’s, 13 BB, 1.12 WHIP

Transactions: Dustin Biell added to disabled list (5/31/10). Eli Sonoqui added to disabled list (5/31/10). Tomas Francisco activated from disabled list (5/31/10). Gabe Cohen added to roster from extended spring training (6/1/10).

Disabled List: Dustin Biell, Wood Fines, Tyree Hayes, Will Kline and Eli Sonoqui.

The Week Ahead: 6/2/10-6/3/10: vs Clinton Lumber Kings (30-23). 6/4/10-6/6/10: vs Kane County Cougars (22-31). 6/7/10: Day Off. 6/8/10: at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (19-33).