Schnell Homers and Drives in Three, Hot Rods Fall 10-8

Greensboro, North Carolina – Nick Schnell blasted one of three home runs for the Bowling Green Hot Rods (27-17, 58-47) in a 10-8 loss to the Greensboro Grasshoppers (22-22, 58-50) on Thursday at First National Bank Field.

Bowling Green began the scoring in the top of the first against Greensboro starter Derek Diamond. Shane Sasaki led off with a solo blast, putting the Hot Rods up 1-0.

The Grasshoppers answered back in the bottom of the first off Hot Rods starter Yoniel Curet. Jase Bowen smacked a two RBI double and Termarr Johnson drove in a run on a single to make it a 3-1 game.

In the top of the second, Blake Robertson worked a walk and Jalen Battles launched a two-run homer to tie the game 3-3.

The Hot Rods scored again against Diamond in the top of the fourth. Schnell and Kamren James hit back-to-back singles to put runners on first and second. Robertson knocked a base hit to left, plating Schnell to make it 4-3. Wyatt Hendrie smacked a solo homer to right in the bottom half of the inning to tie it 4-4.

In the top of the fifth, Brock Jones singled to right and came around to score on a two-run homer by Schnell, putting Bowling Green up 6-4. Nick Cimillo blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth off Hot Rods reliever Sandy Gaston to tie the game 6-6.

Bowling Green took back the lead in the top of the eighth off Greensboro reliever Joshua Loeschorn. Robertson led off with a double and scored on a single from Battles. After Battles moved up to second on a hit by pitch from Jeffry Parra, he was plated by an RBI single from Sasaki to make it 8-6.

The Grasshoppers offense exploded for four runs against Hot Rods reliever Aneudy Cortorreal to take a 10-8 lead in the bottom of the eighth.

Greensboro reliever Cy Nielson shut the door in the ninth, finalizing the game 10-8.

Nielson (4-2) earned the win, letting up a hit and striking out two over 1.2 frames. Cortorreal (2-3) took the loss, allowing four runs on two hits, four walks, and three strikeouts over 2.0 innings.

Bowling Green and Greensboro play game four of a six-game series on Friday with first pitch set for 5:30 PM CT. RHP Roel Garcia (4-8, 3.84) is starting for the Hot Rods, while RHP Thomas Harrington (1-4, 4.48) toes the slab for the Grasshoppers.

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