Category Archives: Local Sports

ATLANTA BRAVES RESUME 2022 SEASON OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THREE-GAME SET AT HOME VS. LA ANGELS; ROME BRAVES IN WINSTON-SALEM FOR SERIES VS. DASH

The MLB All Star break is over, and it’s back to work tonight for the Atlanta Braves! The Braves will resume the ’22 season with a three-game interleague series at home against the Los Angeles Angels. Charlie Morton will serve as the starting pitcher for Atlanta in tonight’s series opener, while Shohei Ohtani will head…read more »

AL BESTS NL IN 2022 MLB ALL STAR GAME

Baseball’s biggest stars shined in Hollywood on Tuesday evening in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game hosted by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. The American League edged the National League by 3-2. The NL, managed by Atlanta Braves skipper Brian Snitker, scored a pair of runs in the bottom of…read more »

PITCH, HIT AND RUN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY, JULY 21ST

(From Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation has announced that the ’22 edition of the Jr. MLB Pitch, Hit and Run competition which had been set for Tuesday has been postponed due to weather until this Thursday at 6 pm at Etowah Park. Girls and boys ages seven to 14 are eligible to…read more »

IT’S TIME FOR MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL’S ’22 ALL-STAR GAME!

Major League Baseball’s 2022 All Star Game is slated for tonight at 8 pm out in Los Angeles, California at the home of the Dodgers. It will be televised on FOX, whose broadcast will begin at 7:30 pm. A total of six Atlanta Braves were selected for the National League roster to include Travis d’Arnaud,…read more »

ROME BRAVES FALL IN SERIES FINALE TO BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS

Final score – Bowling Green 8, Rome 4 (Recap from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Bowling Green Hot Rods met for the final time in Rome for 2022 in Sunday’s series finale. Landon Leach would get the start for the Braves, and it would be an afternoon to forget. Leach would not make…read more »

ROME BRAVES SHUT OUT BOWLING GREEN HOT RODS, STAY IN FIRST

Final score – Rome 2, Bowling Green 0 (Media release from the Rome Braves): The Rome Braves and Bowling Green Hot Rods were back in action on Thursday night, with Luis De Avila on the mound for the Braves. De Avila would toe the rubber in the midst of a strand of solid starts for…read more »