The Rome Braves blanked the Augusta Greenjackets 6-0 last night in the opener of a three game series at State Mutual Stadium.  Here’s a brief post game wrap up from Rome Braves radio voice Ben Poplin.

The Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 in the opener of  an interleague series at Turner Field last night.

The Pepperell High School baseball team lost to Westminster 1-0 yesterday in game one of the Class AA semifinals at Pepperell.  The teams were slated to play a double header yesterday, but plans changed due to wet conditions on the field because of Sunday’s storms.  Consequentially, a double header will be played today if necessary.  Game two in the series is set for today at 1 pm.  If Pepperell wins, game three will immediately follow.

Good luck goes out to the Pepperell High School baseball team, which is bound for the Class AA Final Four!  The Dragons are slated to face Westminster in the best-of-three series, will open with a double header today at 1 pm at Pepperell.

The Atlanta Braves took a rain-delayed 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday at Turner Field, allowing the Braves to complete a three game weekend sweep of the Dodgers.

The Rome Braves game with the Asheville Tourists scheduled for yesterday afternoon was postponed due to inclement weather and will be made up at a later date.  The Braves took two of three in their rain shortened series with the Tourists at State Mutual Stadium.  They’ll host the Augusta Greenjackets in a three game series starting tonight.  That series will feature an early Education Day game with a 10:30 am start time tomorrow morning and a 1 pm Business Person’s Special game on Wednesday afternoon.  First pitch of tonight’s game is set for 7 pm.  The game will be broadcast on 95.7 FM The Ridge and www.theridge957.com.  Rome Braves radio voice Ben Poplin will go on air with the pre-game show at 6:50 pm.

Home sweet home was just the thing that the Rome Braves needed to breathe new life into the team as the Braves snapped a three game losing streak with an 11-4 win over the Asheville Tourists last night in the opener of a seven game homestand at State Mutual Stadium.

The Atlanta Braves took a day off yesterday; they’ll be back home sweet home at Turner Field tonight to open a six game homestand that will include three games each with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Minnesota Twins.  Paul Maholm is scheduled to get the start for the Braves in tonight’s series opener with the Dodgers.  Also, Jason Heyward is expected to be activated from the disabled list tonight after recovering from an emergency appendectomy on April 22^nd.  First pitch is set for 7:35 pm at “The Ted”.  The game will be broadcast on the AM 1410 WLAQ.  Pre-game programming will begin at 6:20 pm from the Atlanta Braves radio network.