Rece Hinds extended his hitting streak to 10 games for Louisville, Rhett Lowder racked up nine strikeouts and Cam Collier had three hits in Dayton’s win, and Johnny Ascanio had two hits and a run batter in for Daytona.
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The Louisville Bats lost 4-0. Box Score
- TJ Friedl (rehab) went 0-4.
- Rece Hinds went 1-4.
- Levi Jordan went 2-3.
- Erik Gonzalez went 2-3.
- Brett Kennedy allowed 3 runs in 6.0 innings with 6 strikeouts.
- Randy Wynne threw a hitless inning with a walk.
Game Notes
TJ Friedl was making hard contact again on Friday night, with two ground outs coming off the bat at 99 and 96 MPH.
The Chattanooga Lookouts game was suspended
Rain showed up in the 2nd inning and put the game into a delay before they suspended it. It will be resumed on Saturday and be followed by the regularly scheduled game.
The Dayton Dragons won 8-5. Box Score
- Hector Rodriguez went 1-5 with 2 RBI.
- Sal Stewart went 2-4 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Cam Collier went 3-5 with a run, double, and an RBI.
- Leo Balcazar went 1-3 with a walk, steal, and an RBI.
- Victor Acosta went 2-3 with a walk, steal, 2 runs, and an RBI.
- Logan Tanner went 1-3 with a walk, double, run, and an RBI.
- Rhett Lowder (pictured above) allowed 3 runs in 6.0 innings with 9 strikeouts.
- John Murphy threw a perfect inning with a strikeout.
The Daytona Tortugas lost 7-1. Box Score
- Ricardo Cabrera went 1-3 with a walk.
- Alfredo Duno went 1-3 with a walk and a run.
- Johnny Ascanio went 2-4 with an RBI.
- Yassel Pino went 1-4.
- Ben Brutti allowed 1 earned in 4.0 innings with a walk and 6 strikeouts.
- Dylan Simmons threw a shutout inning with a walk.
The ACL Reds
Their season begins Saturday afternoon.
5/4 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 15-16 | 3:07pm | Roa | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 7-16 | 4:30pm | TBA/TBA | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 11-14 | 7:05pm | Lyons | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 15-10 | 6:00pm | Franco | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds | 0-0 | 2:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Murphy with a Dayton save.
My first opportunity to see Lowder from behind home plate. The only negative I could see is the need for a breaking pitch with more vertical downward movement. Breaking Ball a little flat
He was absolutely dominate the first five.
Last night’s Dayton Dragons Lineup could easily be about 2/3rds of the Reds starting lineup in like 2027 or 2028
Could easily see….
Allen
Collier
Stewart
Rodriguez
Balcazar
Lowder
etc
Hurtubise sighting out in AZ. Of course, he gets hit by a pitch.
Christian Roa was pulled after 37 pitches in the first inning.