Hot Rods Week in Review: June 16 to June 22

The Bowling Green Hot Rods went 3-2 on the week and concluded the first half of the season with a record resulting in a place finish. The league finished the week with the annual all-star game in which three Hot Rods made the roster. Chris Murrill made the start in right field and went 1 for 2 on the night. Alex Colome pitched an inning, allowing no hits with 1 strikeout. Wilking Rodriguez also had a no hit appearance, pitching 2/3 of an innings and also recording a strikeout.

Hitting Leaders:
Average: Chris Murrill (.303)
Slugging: Tyler Bortnick (.445)
On Base Pct: Tyler Bortnick (.395, eighth in MID)
Hits: Chris Murrill (76, ninth in MID)
Doubles: Tyler Bortnick (19, tied eighth in MID)
Triples: Ty Morrison (9, tied first in MID)
Home Runs: Tyler Bortnick, Brett Nommensen, Mark Thomas and Ryan Wiegand (5)
RBI’s: Brett Nommensen (33)
Stolen Bases: Chris Murrill (27, tied third in MID)

Pitching Leaders:
ERA Starters: Alex Colome (2.89, tenth in MID)
ERA Overall: Scott Shuman (1.70)
Wins: Alex Colome, Alex Koronis (5)
Saves: Scott Shuman (9, tied seventh in MID)
Strikeouts: Alex Colome (71, tied eighth in MID)

Team Hitting Stats (league rank):
Average: .257 (6 of 16)
Slugging: .361 (11 of 16)
On Base Pct: .328 (6 of 16)
Hits: 583 (7 of 16)
Doubles: 105 (13 of 16)
Triples: 20 (tied 6 of 16)
Home Runs: 30 (14 of 16)
Runs Scored: 274 (14 of 16)
Stolen Bases: 116 (1 of 16)

Team Pitching Stats (rank):
ERA: 4.00 (11 of 16)
Runs Allowed: 322 (tied 10 of 16)
Strikeouts: 571 (5 of 16)
Walks: 227 (8 of 16)

RP Top Prospect Watch:
Tyler Bortnick: .295 AVG, .445 SLG, .395 OBP, 19 doubles, 5 home runs, 22 RBI, 18 SB
Alex Colome: 4-5, 2.89 ERA, 71.2 IP, 71 K’s, 24 BB, 1.06 WHIP
Kyle Lobstein: 4-3, 4.14 ERA, 67.1 IP, 51 K’s, 27 BB, 1.37 WHIP
Jason McEachern: 2-6, 5.12 ERA, 65.0 IP, 5 K’s, 24 BB, 1.63 WHIP
Ty Morrison: .246 AVG, .417 SLG, .300 OBP, 9 doubles, 9 triples, 3 home run, 23 RBI, 24 SB
Wilking Rodriguez: 4-5, 4.14 ERA, 74.0 IP, 69 K’s, 16 BB, 1.23 WHIP

Transactions: Mayobanex Acosta transferred to Hudson Valley (6/22/10).

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

The Week Ahead: 6/23/10-6/24/10: Day Off. 6/25/10-6/27/10: at Fort Wayne Tin Caps (0-0). 6/28/10-6/29/10: vs Lansing Lugnuts (0-0).