Final score – Greenville 4, Rome 1 (From the Rome Braves): 2022 Draftee Ian Mejia took to the mound on Thursday night in game three against the Drive. Mejia’s Thursday night start would mark his AdventHealth Stadium debut and his second start in High-A. Mejia’s first High-A start came last week in Bowling Green when…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES DEFEAT COLORADO ROCKIES TO EVEN SERIES AT TRUIST PARK
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Wednesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Truist Park, evening the series at a game each. Atlanta remains three games back from the National League East leading New York Mets, who beat the Los Angeles Dodgers. Kyle Wright picked up his MLB-best…… read more »
ROME BRAVES FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS TO GREENVILLE DRIVE
Final score – Greenville 3, Rome 1 in 10 innings (From the Rome Braves): Royber Salinas, the Atlanta Braves’ No. 21 overall prospect, took to the mound in game two between the Braves and Drive on Wednesday night as Rome looked to take a two game lead in the series. Salinas had struggled in recent…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND WITH LOSS TO COLORADO ROCKIES
The Atlanta Braves opened a six-game homestand with a loss to the Colorado Rockies by a final score of 3-2 on Tuesday night in the first outing of a three-game series at Truist Park. That marked the third straight loss for the Braves, who remain three games behind the National League East-leading New York Mets…… read more »
ROME BRAVES TAKE SERIES OPENER OVER GREENVILLE DRIVE
Final score – Rome 2, Greenville 1 (From the Rome Braves): After a rocky trip to Bowling Green, the Rome Braves returned home to the friendly confines of AdventHealth Stadium for a six game series against the Greenville Drive in what is the final homestand of the 2022 regular season. The Braves and Drive last…… read more »
WEEK THREE OF ’22 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON, COMING UP!
Area high school football teams will take the field this Friday night for week three of the 2022 regular season. Tune into WLAQ 1410 AM or 96.9 FM for Darlington football as the Tigers play their first home game of the year versus Christian Heritage. Kick off is slated for 7:30 pm at Chris Hunter…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES BACK IN ACTION AT TRUIST PARK VERSUS COLORADO ROCKIES, ROME BRAVES HOST GREENVILLE DRIVE
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled night off Monday and will open up a six game home stand tonight with the first of three matches against the Colorado Rockies at Truist Park. Max Fried will serve as starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Jose Urena will head to the mound for Colorado. The first pitch is…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP ROAD TRIP WITH LOSS IN ST. LOUIS TO THE CARDINALS; ROME BRAVES DROP SERIES FINALE UP IN BOWLING GREEN, KY TO HOT RODS
The Atlanta Braves finished a six-game road trip with a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals by a final score of 6-3 on Sunday evening in the finale of a three-game series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO. That allowed St. Louis to take the weekend set among National League rivals. The Braves wrapped…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SWEEP SEASON SERIES VERSUS PITTSBURGH PIRATES, ONWARD TO ST. LOUIS FOR SET AGAINST CARDINALS; ROME BRAVES CONTINUE SERIES IN BOWLING GREEN, KY
The Atlanta Braves crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-2 on Wednesday in the last outing of a three game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA. It allowed the Braves to sweep the seven-game season series among those teams and move to a game and a half back from the National League East-leading New York Mets…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES NOTCH ANOTHER WIN IN PITTSBURGH OVER PIRATES, ROME BRAVES OPEN SERIES IN BOWLING GREEN, KY WITH LOSS TO HOT RODS
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Tuesday evening in the middle outing of a three-game set at PNC Park in Pittsburgh; that resulted in a 2-0 series lead for the Braves, who are now just two games back from the National League East-leading New York Mets (who were handed another loss by…… read more »