Down on the Farm: Chase Petty Struggles in First Start, Bats Fall to Omaha 12-6

A tough outing for Petty.

Mar 4, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Cincinnati Reds pitcher Chase Petty against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Chase Petty made his first start of the season for Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday. He pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up six runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out four.

The Bats fell to the Storm Chasers 12-6 on Wednesday.

Here is how some of their other top prospects performed:

• Tyler Callihan went 2-5 with a home run and a double.
• Will Benson went 1-4.
• Noelvi Marte went 1-4 with a walk and an error.
• Rece Hinds went 0-2 with three walks.
• Davis Wendzel went 1-3 with 2 RBIs and a walk.
• Will Banfield went 0-4 with an RBI.
• Lyon Richardson pitched 1 1/3 innings and gave up five runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out a batter.
• Reiver Sanmartin pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts.
• Yosver Zulueta tossed a scoreless inning.
• Luis Mey gave up a run on one hit and a walk. He struck out two in his lone inning of work.

The Bats were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and fell to 3-2 on the season.

You can watch Callihan's home run below:

Callihan right out of the gate 💨 pic.twitter.com/zdxwNnJ2jK

— Louisville Bats (@LouisvilleBats) April 2, 2025

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