Louisville Bats 2024
Heading into the 2024 season, I was hired by the Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, as the new Public Relations Manager. I moved to Louisville, Kentucky in March 2024 a couple weeks before Opening Night.
In this role, I supervise a staff of one full-time seasonal Media Relations Assistant as well as three gameday Media Relations interns. I'm in charge of all written content such as press releases, feature stories, game recaps, and so much more that is distributed to our fans.
Below are some, but not all, of the writings I produced for the Bats during the 2024 season.
My 500th game working in Minor League Baseball was on Saturday, 5/11/24.
Media Guide
Press Releases
Louisville Bats Release 2024 Opening Day Roster - 3/27/24
Celebrate Thunder At Slugger This Saturday - 4/18/24
Carson Spiers Named International League Pitcher of the Week - 5/13/24
Bats Manager Pat Kelly Earns 2,000th Career Win - 7/12/24
Manager Pat Kelly's Son, Pitcher Casey Kelly, Joins Bats - 8/7/24
Louisville Bats Release Full 2025 Schedule - 8/13/24
Bats Homestand Highlights: September 3-8 - 8/30/24
Edwin Rios Named Bats 2024 Mary E. Barney Team MVP - 9/19/24
David Buchanan Named Final International League Pitcher of the Week - 9/23/24
Trick-or-Treat at the Ballpark Returns October 25 - 9/25/24
2025 Bats Game Times Released, Baseball Returns To Thunder - 10/29/24
Select Bats Ticket Plans To Feature Banana Ball Pre-Sale - 11/13/24
Longform Feature Story
PK at 2K: Players Praise Bats Manager Pat Kelly - 8/27/24
For this feature story, Media Relations Associate Trey Curry and I interviewed over a dozen current and former Louisville Bats and Cincinnati Reds players for a roughly 3,000 word feature story on Bats Manager Pat Kelly after he became the 7th Manager in Minor Leauge history to earn 2,000 wins during the 2024 season.
Feature Stories
Trautwein Traut-Winning In Triple-A Debut - 4/9/24
Mike Ford's Fleet Feet Spark Bats Streak - 4/26/24
Blake Dunn Doing It All In Triple-A Debut - 5/15/24
Edwin Rios Brings Championship Experience To Bats - 6/5/24
Tony Kemp Begins New Chapter In Louisville - 8/10/24
Hurtubise Hustles From West Point To Big Leagues Through Louisville - 9/18/24
Game Recaps
Bats Rally For Thrilling Opening Night Victory - 3/29/24
Bats Pitching Stellar In 3-0 Shutout - 4/10/24
Bats Back Spiers In 7-1 Win Over Indians - 5/12/24
Trautwein Torches Saints With Walk-Off Home Run - 7/10/24
Rios Devours Shrimp With Another Walk-Off Homer - 9/6/24
Brilliant Buchanan Leads Bats To Season-Ending 6-4 Win - 9/22/24
Game Notes
Interviewing Cincinnat Reds outfielder TJ Friedl during his MLB Rehab assignment in Louisville.