Bowling Green Hot Rods infielder Xavier Isaac (11) makes contact with the ball Sunday, June 2, 2024 at Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Ky. (Daily News Photo by Joe Imel/joe.imel@bgdailynews.com)

Colton Ledbetter had a multi-homer performance in back-to-back games as the Bowling Green Hot Rods flexed their power, hitting four home runs in an 8-5 win over the Asheville Tourists on Sunday at McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina.

Ledbetter started the scoring with his first home run of the day, taking Tourists starter Trey Dombroski deep to right-center, handing Bowling Green (31-26) its first lead of the game, 1-0.

The Hot Rods got back on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth with Dombroski still on the mound. Ryan Cermak led off with a single and advanced to second on a balk. Hunter Haas walked and Cermak stole third, putting runners on the corners. Brock Jones singled in Cermak, and Ricardo Genovés recorded a sacrifice fly to score Haas for a 3-0 Hot Rods lead.

Asheville (24-31) plated its first run in the bottom of the fourth against Bowling Green starter Trevor Martin. Luis Baez led off with a double and advanced to third on a groundout. Logan Cerny lifted a sacrifice fly to center, driving in Baez to cut into Bowling Green’s lead, 3-1.

Both teams brought in a single run in the fifth inning. The Hot Rods’ Xavier Isaac blasted a solo homer to center to make it 4-1. Asheville’s Garret Guillmette responded with a solo homer of his own, making it 4-2.

The offenses kept up their momentum, with both teams driving in more runs in the seventh. Genovés led off with a single and scored on a Brayden Taylor double. The Tourists scored runs on a Luis Encarnacion double and a Baez single, bringing the score to 5-4 in favor of the Hot Rods.

Bowling Green outscored Asheville the rest of the way, benefitting from homers from Ledbetter and Jones. The Tourists scored in the bottom of the ninth on a Brice Matthew solo homer, but Jack Hartman closed out the game for the Hot Rods.

Drew Sommers (3-2) earned the win. He allowed one hit, walked two and struck out three in 1 1/3 shutout innings.

Dombroski (2-7) hurled four innings and gave up three runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts.

The Hot Rods will enjoy an off day Monday before returning home to take on the Rome Emperors in a six-game series starting Tuesday with a 6:35 p.m. first pitch at Bowling Green Ballpark.