Cermak’s homer leads Hot Rods to 3‑2 walk-off win
HADLEY, Ky. (Interstat) — Ryan Cermak hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Bowling Green Hot Rods edged the Greenville Drive 3-2 in 10 innings on Friday. Cermak finished 1-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. Bowling Green scored twice in the first before Greenville answered with two runs in the third on Stanley Tucker’s solo homer and Gerardo Rodriguez’s RBI single. The game stayed tied until the 10th, when Jhon Diaz singled to center, scoring Nicandro Aybar. Ryan Andrade pitched a scoreless 10th inning to earn the win, improving to 4-2. Aaron Nixon took the loss, falling to 2-3. Shea Sprague started for Greenville and allowed no earned runs over five innings, striking out seven. Cade Citelli tossed three scoreless innings for Bowling Green, and Jonathan Russell struck out 10 over four innings while allowing two earned runs. Greenville had seven hits, Bowling Green nine. The Hot Rods improved to 82-47; Greenville fell to 60-69. Attendance was 2,656, and game time was 2:54.