2025 Bowling Green Hot Rods Roster

South Atlantic League (SAL) - Class: Advanced A
Team Record: 69-61
Finished 1st in the SAL's South Division
Manager: Rafael Valenzuela (69-61)
Affiliation: Tampa Bay Rays
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
Ballpark: Bowling Green Baseball Park
Attendance: 119,824, Avg. 1,933 in 62 home dates
2025 Bowling Green Hot Rods Statistics

Playoffs - Hub City Spartanburgers 2 games, Bowling Green Hot Rods 0

The Bowling Green Hot Rods of the South Atlantic League ended the 2025 season with a record of 69 wins and 61 losses, finishing first in the league's South Division.

The Hot Rods scored 611 runs and surrendered 544 runs. Mac Horvath led Bowling Green with 16 home runs and drove in 66 runs. Émilien Pitre paced all regular batters with a .268 average. TJ Nichols topped the squad with 10 wins, while Garrett Edwards registered a 2.78 earned run average, best among hurlers with significant time on the mound.

Andrew Wantz played in Major League Baseball during his career, the only member of the Bowling Green Hot Rods to do so.

Rafael Valenzuela served as manager.


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Player Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Alexander AlbertoRRNovember 2, 20016'8"190Santo Domingo, DO
Noah BealLRNovember 30, 20016'4"205
Adam BoucherRROctober 29, 20016'5"235Metuchen, NJ US
Bryan BroeckerRRJanuary 26, 20026'2"200Chicago, IL US
Ryan CermakRRJune 2, 20016'1"205Hinsdale, IL US
Seth ChavezRROctober 4, 19996'4"200Tucson, AZ US
Cade CitelliRRAugust 10, 20016'3"215
Carlos ColmenarezLRNovember 15, 20035'10"170San Felipe, VE
Jhon DiazLLOctober 1, 20025'11"160Santo Domingo, DO
Drew DowdLLJanuary 3, 20026'2"206
Derrick EdingtonRRJuly 22, 19996'8"218Pickford, MI US
Garrett EdwardsRRJanuary 3, 20026'5"218
Nathan FlewellingLRNovember 11, 20066'2"200
T. J. FondtainLLFebruary 22, 20016'5"215Fresno, CA US
Dalton FowlerLLJanuary 7, 20006'6"200Southaven, MS US
Garrett GaineyLLJune 22, 20006'1"200
Andres GalanRRJuly 4, 20036'4"215
Gary Gill HillRRSeptember 20, 20046'2"160New Rochelle, NY US
Hunter HaasRRApril 7, 20026'0"180Phoenix, AZ US
Trevor HarrisonRRAugust 8, 20056'4"225
Tyler HerronRRJune 20, 20036'1"190
Mac HorvathRRJuly 22, 20016'1"195Austin, MN US
Marcus JohnsonRRDecember 11, 20006'6"200Whittier, CA US
Jackson LancasterLLMarch 22, 19996'1"200Memphis, TN US
Dylan LeskoRRSeptember 7, 20036'2"195Atlanta, GA US
Raudelis MartinezLRMay 30, 20026'0"180Santa Clara, CU
Angel MateoRRFebruary 13, 20056'2"190San Juan de la Maguana, DO
Chandler MurphyLRDecember 18, 20006'3"203Glendale, AZ US
Noah MyersLRNovember 11, 19996'3"195Windsor, ON CA
TJ NicholsRRJune 24, 20026'5"189Carmichael, CA US
Jose PerezRRMarch 12, 20045'9"170Barquisimeto, VE
Émilien PitreLROctober 4, 20025'11"185
Blake RobertsonLRMay 19, 20016'5"200San Antonio, TX US
Gerlin RosarioRRFebruary 15, 20026'3"211Nagua, DO
Jonalbert RumbolRRNovember 11, 19985'9"170
Tony Santa MariaRRApril 6, 20025'11"195
Adrian SantanaSRJuly 18, 20055'11"155Hialeah, FL US
Aidan SmithRRJuly 23, 20046'3"190Tulsa, OK US
Hayden SnelsireRRJanuary 16, 20016'3"205Monroeville, PA US
Jack SnyderRRAugust 4, 19986'2"205Chicago, IL US
Ryan SpikesRRMarch 13, 20035'9"185Conyers, GA US
Santiago SuarezRRJanuary 11, 20056'2"175Cumana, VE
Jose UrbinaRRNovember 2, 20056'3"180Caracas, VE
Daniel VellojinSRMarch 15, 20005'11"160Cartagena, CO
Chris VillamanLLMarch 16, 20016'2"217
Andrew WantzRROctober 13, 19956'4"235Holly Springs, NC US
Junior WilliamRRMarch 6, 20006'4"187Hato Mayor, DO

Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.



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