Dillon Dingler homers twice as Hens take down the Bats.
Scores, news, and notes, from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Thursday, May 23, 2024.
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Louisville Bats 8 (F/11)(box)
This game was suspended on Wednesday in the middle of the fourth inning with the Hens up 4-1. They built up the lead from there only to see the bullpen blow it, but eventually got it done in 11 innings anyway.
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Brant Hurter threw the first three innings last night, allowing just a solo shot while punching out five. Buddy Kennedy got the scoring started with a solo shot in the top of the third. Jace Jung doubled and scored on an Akil Baddoo single in the top of the fourth. Justice Bigbie walked, the Bats went to their bullpen, and Baddoo and Bigbie immediately pulled off a double steal. Bligh Madris singled them in to make it 4-1.
On Thursday, play resumed with Devin Sweet on the mound for Toledo. He got a double play ball off the bat of old friend Hernán Pérez to face the minimum in the bottom of the fourth, and in the fifth the Hens struck again.
Parker Meadows led off with an absolute nuke at 110.7 mph, probably the hardest ball I’ve ever seen him hit, on a line to right field for his third homer since going down to Toledo. The swing looks better, but he’s not tearing it up down there yet either.
With two outs, Dillon Dingler followed suit, launching a home run to right center. Akil Baddoo observed this from the on deck circle and saw that it was good, and he got a cookie of a middle-middle changeup and lifted a towering shot to right field as well for his sixth round-tripper of the year.
