Kisting helps Hot Rods blank Hub City
Published 8:37 am Monday, July 13, 2026
Bowling Green Hot Rods pitcher Jacob Kisting (39) pitches to Hudson Valley Renegades second baseman Enmanuel Tejada (7) in the Hot Rods’ 6-5 win against the Renegades at the Bowling Green Ballpark on Thursday, June 25, 20226. (Grace McDowell / The Daily News)
Jacob Kisting worked through 6 2/3 scoreless innings, losing a perfect game bid in the bottom of the sixth inning, while Carlos Colmenarez homered in a 4-0 shutout victory for the Bowling Green Hot Rods against the Hub City Spartanburgers (40-47, 6-15) on Sunday at Fifth Third Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Bowling Green (60-26 overall, 13-8 second half) plated a run in the top of the second inning against Spartanburgers starter DJ McCarty when Colmenarez hit a solo shot to right.
Bowling Green added two more runs against McCarty in the top of the fourth. Noah Myers worked a one-out walk, and Colmenarez was hit by a pitch, putting runners on first and second. Jhon Diaz doubled to the corner in right, scoring Myers and moving Colmenarez to third, making it 2-0. Larry Martinez drove in Colmenarez with a sacrifice fly to right, increasing the Bowling Green advantage to 3-0.
Another run came in to score in the top of the seventh for Bowling Green against Hub City reliever Cole Roland. Jose Perez led off with a double and scored on a Narciso Polanco single, generating a 4-0 score.
Noah Beal and Jonathan Russell combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings from the bullpen to close the game out, giving the Hot Rods the victory.
Kisting (5-0) earned the win, hurling 6 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out seven. McCarty (2-5) was given the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits, walking one and striking out six over five frames. Hub City dropped to 40-47 overall, 6-15 in the second half.
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