The Bowling Green Hot Rods split a doubleheader with the Asheville Tourists, taking game one, 7-0, and dropping game two, 3-2, on Thursday at McCormick Field in Asheville, N.C.

In game one, the Hot Rods (63-54 overall, 32-24 second half) opened the scoring in the top of the first inning against Tourists starter Tyler Guilfoil. Chandler Simpson led off with a single and moved up to third base with back-to-back stolen bases. Shane Sasaki drilled a sacrifice fly to center field, plating Simpson to make it 1-0. Xavier Isaac blasted a solo shot to right center, putting Bowling Green up 2-0.

In the top of the second, Willy Vasquez led off with a base hit and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. Blake Robertson singled to left, scoring Vasquez to make it 3-0.

With two outs in the top of the fourth, Robertson roped a double to left and came around to score on an RBI base hit by Simpson. 

Bowling Green increased the lead in the top of the fifth off Asheville reliever Carlos Calderon. Carson Williams led off with a walk and scored on a two-run homer from Isaac to make it 6-0. Vasquez walked, Brock Jones singled, and Hunter Haas was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Simpson worked a walk, plating Vasquez to increase the lead to 7-0.

Hot Rods reliever Jeff Hakanson tossed a scoreless seventh, carrying Bowling Green to a 7-0 victory.

Sean Harney (3-0) earned the win, surrendering three hits, two walks and striking out five over five scoreless frames. Guilfoil (0-2) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts over 3 2/3 innings.

In game two, Asheville (48-70, 22-35) scored their first runs of the night in the bottom of the first against Bowling Green starter J.J. Goss. Zach Cole led off with a single and came around to score on an RBI double from Tim Borden to make it 1-0. Austin Deming laced a double to right, plating Borden to put the Tourists up 2-0. A fielding error from Vasquez on a ground ball allowed Deming to score, increasing the lead to 3-0.

The Hot Rods responded in the top of the second against Tourists starter Nolan DeVos. Nick Schnell led off with a double and was plated on an RBI double from Hunter Haas. After moving up to third on a sacrifice fly from Jeffry Parra, Haas scored on an infield single by Mario Fernandez that cut the deficit, 3-2.

Bowling Green was shut out the rest of the way, losing by a score of 3-2.

DeVos (4-2) logged the win, allowing two runs on six hits and four strikeouts over five innings. Goss (6-6) took the loss, allowing three runs (two earned) on six hits, a walk and seven strikeouts over five frames. Franny Cobos earned the save, allowing a hit and striking out two during a scoreless seventh. 

The Hot Rods and Tourists play game four of a six-game series on Friday with first pitch set for 5:35 p.m. Bowling Green is starting right-hander Duncan Davitt (3-4, 3.67), while Asheville is starting righty Joey Mancini (1-7, 7.90).