MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
06/26/2026
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MIDWEST LEAGUE
BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 9626 - FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bowling Green Hot Rods (41-31) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 8 12 0
South Bend Cubs (29-43) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Hot Rods Win, Jones goes 4-for-5
The Bowling Green Hot Rods beat the South Bend Cubs by a score of 8-2. Bowling Green center fielder Chris Jones deserved the lion's share of the credit. Jones went 4 for 5 with a home run and 2 doubles. He drove in 5 runs and scored once for the Hot Rods. Bowling Green reliever Eric Rogers picked up the win, while Randy Nelson took the loss for South Bend. South Bend's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

With Bowling Green leading 3-2 in the top of the eighth, Jones hit a cutter from Randy Nelson for a bases-clearing double. It was his 18th double of the season and put the Hot Rods ahead, 6-2.

"Do what you're good at," said Bowling Green manager James Hoyt. "That's all I ask of the team."
BOWLING GREEN BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lugo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 3 18
   a-A. Scott PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .218 2 18
   b-É. Lasserre 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 1 3
J. López LF 5 2 1 0 1 0 5 .357 4 40
C. Jones CF 5 1 4 5 0 0 1 .375 9 39
C. Hill DH 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .300 8 41
S. Harper 2B, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 5 .302 5 37
J. Madrigal RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .310 5 26
S. Johnston C 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 .373 0 16
D. Hall SS, 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .344 6 39
D. Williams 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .345 0 7
Totals 38 8 12 8 7 5 31      
a - A. Scott pinch hit for J. Lugo in the 8th
b - É. Lasserre substituted for A. Scott in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones 2 (18, 5th Inning off R. Vargas, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off R. Nelson, 3 on, 1 out) , S. Johnston (11, 8th Inning off R. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Williams (1, 9th Inning off E. Castaneda, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Jones (9, 1st Inning off R. Vargas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. López , C. Jones 9 , S. Harper , S. Johnston 3 , D. Hall 2 , D. Williams 3
2-out RBI: C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. López , S. Harper , J. Madrigal , S. Johnston , D. Hall , D. Williams
Sac Bunt: S. Harper
Hit by Pitch: S. Johnston
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Hall-Williams)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Guerra LF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .293 3 21
P. Lind 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .358 7 48
Z. Kennedy 2B, 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .335 1 30
J. Bernal SS, 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .321 3 20
A. Davis RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .280 9 34
N. Armitage DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 2 7
P. Kochiu C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 0 5
Y. Liu 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 0 5
   a-B. Lambert PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 3 24
   b-A. Contreras 3B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 4 24
W. Wells CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 10 10      
a - B. Lambert pinch hit for Y. Liu in the 5th
b - A. Contreras substituted for B. Lambert in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Guerra (12, 1st Inning off R. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bernal (3, 4th Inning off R. Byrd, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Guerra 3 , P. Lind , Z. Kennedy , J. Bernal 4 , N. Armitage
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bernal
GIDP: A. Contreras
Hit by Pitch: M. Guerra
Team LOB: 5
BOWLING GREEN PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Byrd 4.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 16 62 4.95   
E. Rogers W (2-0) 4.1 3 0 0 1 5 0 16 60 5.12   
J. Stephens 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Byrd 52
Batters Faced: R. Byrd 16, E. Rogers 16, J. Stephens 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Byrd 4-4, E. Rogers 5-2, J. Stephens 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Byrd 62-41, E. Rogers 60-42, J. Stephens 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Stephens 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Byrd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. Vargas 5.2 5 2 2 5 2 1 28 109 7.74   
J. Galván 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5.14   
R. Nelson L (4-2) 1.1 3 4 4 2 1 0 9 41 5.36   
E. Castaneda 1.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 8 35 8.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Vargas 48
Batters Faced: R. Vargas 28, J. Galván 2, R. Nelson 9, E. Castaneda 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Vargas 6-9, J. Galván 1-0, R. Nelson 2-1, E. Castaneda 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Vargas 109-60, J. Galván 7-4, R. Nelson 41-26, E. Castaneda 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Galván 1-0 , R. Nelson 1-0 , E. Castaneda 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Vargas
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Jones
Ballpark: Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 4930
Special Notes: SP Rob Byrd was injured while pitching.
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