(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Hall of Fame Banquet set for Saturday, July 23 at the Krannert Center at Berry College. The banquet honors the 2021 Hall of Fame inductees as well as the students from local high schools receiving the Rome Orthopaedic Center Pinson…… read more »
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ATLANTA BRAVES GRAB SECOND WALK-OFF WIN OF THE WEEK OVER SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The Atlanta Braves grabbed their second walk-off victory of this week over the San Francisco Giants by a final score of 4-3 on Wednesday night in game three of a four-game set at Truist Park, which allowed the home team to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The Giants struck first with solo home…… read more »
ROME BRAVES DROP SECOND OUTING IN A ROW TO HICKORY CRAWDADS
Final score – Hickory 9, Rome 3 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Hickory Crawdads met up for game two of their six game series for a 1:00 PM first pitch on Wednesday, with lefty Dylan Dodd getting the ball for the Braves. Dodd would enter the Wednesday matinee contest with…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP TUESDAY NIGHT OUTING TO THE SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The Atlanta Braves fell to the San Francisco Giants 12-10 on Tuesday night in the second outing of a four game set at Truist Park; that evened the series up at 1-1 and ended the Braves’ latest streak of victories on their home field at eight straight games. Atlanta had a total of four home…… read more »
ROME BRAVES DROP SERIES OPENER TO HICKORY CRAWDADS
Final score – Hickory 12, Rome 6 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves welcomed the Hickory Crawdads to town for the first time in 2022 for six straight games. The Braves and Crawdads would both enter the night’s contest trailing the first Bowling Green Hot Rods. The Crawdads would be two and…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN HOMESTAND WITH WALK-OFF VICTORY OVER SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
The Atlanta Braves opened a seven-game homestand with a walk-off victory over the San Francisco Giants by a final score of 2-1 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game set at Truist Park. Atlanta took an early lead with a solo home run from Travis d’Arnaud in the bottom of the second inning.…… read more »
ROME BRAVES EMERGE AS VICTORS IN SIX DAY SLUGFEST WITH ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
(Media release from the Rome Braves): After spending two straight weeks at home, the Rome Braves hit the road for six games with the Asheville Tourists. Game One: Tourists 19, Braves 7 Rome and Asheville would kick off the series with a bang, as Asheville would tally nineteen total runs in the opener against the…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP ROAD TRIP WITH SHUTOUT VICTORY IN CHICAGO OVER CUBS; ROME BRAVES CONCLUDE SERIES UP IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITH WIN OVER TOURISTS
The Atlanta Braves wrapped up a six-game road trip with a 6-0 shut out win in Chicago over the Cubs on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Wrigley Field. It allowed Atlanta to avoid being swept by Chicago in the weekend series. The Braves entered that series with a 14-game winning…… read more »
STREAKING ATLANTA BRAVES IN CHICAGO TO FACE CUBS THIS WEEKEND, GRISSOM HITS TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ROME BRAVES’ WIN OVER ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
The streaking Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off day Thursday and will get back in action today with game one of a three-game series in Chicago versus the Cubs. Charlie Morton will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta, and Keegan Thompson will head to the mound for Chicago. First pitch is set for 2:20 pm.…… read more »
ROME 10U BASEBALL ALL-STARS WIN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): The 10U Rome All-Star baseball team recently captured the Georgia Recreation and Park Association District 5 title in Dalton. The team comprised of players selected for all-star status from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation’s 10U division finished the tournament with a 4-0 record. Rome started the tournament with a…… read more »