MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
04/04/2024
 
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9064 - THURSDAY, APRIL 4TH , 2024
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 0
South Bend Cubs (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 1
Bowling Green Beats South Bend, 4-1
The South Bend Cubs inaugurated the 2024 campaign with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Bowling Green Hot Rods at O'Brien Field. Bowling Green first baseman Carl Hoffman had a big impact on the outcome. He was 3-3 with a triple, 2 singles, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

With Bowling Green leading 2-1 in the top of the eighth, Hoffman hit a run-scoring single off South Bend hurler Quentin O'Dell. It was the 3rd hit of the season for Hoffman and put his team ahead, 3-1.

Hoffman called the win "a team effort."

BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORES SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Fullerton CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .250 1 1
F. Valdez RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
E. Murray 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200 0 0
G. Hilton DH 3 1 0 1 1 2 4 .000 0 1
G. Cook LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
D. Boyd 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .750 0 0
I. Irish C 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000 0 0
C. Hoffman 1B 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0 2
E. Dodd SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4 3 12 25      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Valdez 2 (2, 1st Inning off M. Hence, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Hence, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Hoffman (1, 6th Inning off Q. O'Dell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Fullerton (1, 1st Inning off M. Hence, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Fullerton 4 , F. Valdez 4 , E. Murray , D. Boyd 3 , C. Hoffman 5
2-out RBI: , C. Hoffman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fullerton , G. Cook 3 , E. Dodd 2
Sac Fly: G. Hilton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Murray (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Lewis 3B 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 .000 0 0
J. Tressell 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .400 0 0
O. Gordon RF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .250 0 0
J. Baez LF 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 0 0
   c-E. Jones PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
C. Pavolony C 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Miles DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .333 0 0
T. Johnson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Imrie 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   a-A. Ayala PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-B. Prince 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Green CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 5 14 19      
a - A. Ayala pinch hit for M. Imrie in the 6th
b - B. Prince substituted for A. Ayala in the 7th
c - E. Jones pinch hit for J. Baez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ayala (1, 6th Inning off T. Leppert, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tressell 2 , O. Gordon , J. Miles , A. Ayala 2 , E. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Lewis 2 , C. Pavolony 2 , J. Miles
Sac Bunt: T. Johnson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Lewis (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Maier (1)
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORES SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
H. Minton 4.2 4 0 0 3 10 0 88 53 0.00
T. Leppert W (1-0) 2.2 2 1 1 2 3 0 44 27 3.38
D. Melton H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0.00
J. Wilson SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Minton 63
Batters Faced: H. Minton 21, T. Leppert 12, D. Melton 2, J. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Minton 2-2, T. Leppert 2-3, D. Melton 1-1, J. Wilson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Minton 88-53, T. Leppert 44-27, D. Melton 8-4, J. Wilson 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Leppert 1-0
WP: H. Minton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
M. Hence L (0-1) 4.0 5 1 1 2 9 1 90 55 2.25
Q. O'Dell 3.2 4 2 2 1 2 0 55 38 4.91
A. Maier 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 24 16 0.00
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hence 55
Batters Faced: M. Hence 19, Q. O'Dell 16, A. Maier 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hence 0-3, Q. O'Dell 4-5, A. Maier 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hence 90-55, Q. O'Dell 55-38, A. Maier 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Maier 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carl Hoffman
Ballpark: O'Brien Field
Weather: Rain (40 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 5914
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