The Bowling Green Hot Rods have released the team’s 2011 Opening Day roster, which is headlined by a former UofL slugger. Check out the roster below with the town where the player resides and information about how he was acquired by the Rays:

Pitchers

• RHP Jairo De La Rosa — Santo Domingo, DR — FA (2002)
• RHP Nate Garcia — San Jose, Cal. — 16th round (2010)
• RHP Stephen Hiscock — Beacon Falls, Conn. — FA (2010)
• RHP Austin Hubbard — Auburn, Ala. — 14th round (2010)
• RHP George Jensen — Eagen, Minn. — 46th round (2010)
• RHP William Kline — Belden, Miss. — 2nd round (2007)
• LHP Braulio Lara — San Pedro de Macoris, DR — FA (2008)
• RHP Victor Mateo — Santo Domingo, DR — FA (2006)
• LHP Jimmy Patterson — Tempe, Ariz. — 18th round (2010)
• LHP Chris Rearick — Pooler, Ga. — 41st round (2010)
• LHP C. J. Riefenhauser — Mahopac, N.Y. — 20th round (2010)
• RHP Wilking Rodriguez — Puerto Cabello, VZ — FA 2007
• LHP Enny Romero — Santo Domingo, DR — FA 2008
• LHP Matthew Stabelfield — Turlock, Cal. — 41st round (2009)
• RHP Eliazer Suero — Haina, DR — FA 2007

Catchers

• Lucas Bailey — LaGrange, Ga. — 4th round (2009)
• Kyle Holloway — Deerfield Beach, Fla. — FA (2001)
• Alejandro Torres — Caracas, VZ — FA (2006)

Infielders

• Phil Wunderlich — Louisville, Ky. — 12th round (2010)
• Derek Dietrich — Clermont, Fla. — 2nd round (2010)
• Robi Estrada — El Segundo, Cal. — 19th round (2006)
• Hector Guevara — San Felix, VZ — FA (2008)

Outfielders

• Todd Glaesmann — Woodway, Tex. — 3rd round (2009)
• Kevin Klermaier — Ft. Wayne, Ind. — 31st round (2010)
• Cody Rogers — White Oak, Tex. — 7th round (2009)
• Nick Schwaner — Slidell, La. — 30th round (2010)