(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Exposito’s three hits and the bullpen’s 6.1 innings of dominance declawed the Crawdads in Thursday night’s 8-4 victory. Hickory would end up walking in a run in the first after Rome’s 1-2-3 hitters all reached and before walks to Zebrowski and Ward. After Hickory got one back in the…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. That allowed Atlanta to avoid being swept in the series. The Braves scored the first run of the day on a bases-loaded walk to Marcell Ozuna in the top of the third inning. They…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): The script was flipped in game two of Rome’s series with Hickory, as the Crawdads never trailed in their 4-1 victory, breaking their four-game losing streak against the Emperors. Owen Murphy gave up a two-run homerun to Hickory’s Konner Piotto in the first and wouldn’t give up another run…… read more »
(Media release from Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation): It was a busy spring at Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation with various events, baseball and softball tournaments, youth sports and there is still more to come. Recreational baseball, softball and t-ball kicked off the season in April with 83 teams between the three leagues and more than 1,100…… read more »
(Media release from Georgia Highlands College): Calling young anglers: it’s time for the Annual GHC Youth Fishing Rodeo. Georgia Highlands College (GHC) will host its Annual GHC Youth Fishing Rodeo on Saturday, June 1, at Paris Lake on the Floyd Campus, 3175 Cedartown Hwy, Rome, Ga. Fishing will begin at 8:30AM with the last weigh-in for prizes…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Seattle Mariners by 3-2 on Tuesday night in the middle outing of a three-game set at Seattle, WA. It was Atlanta’s second loss in a row to Seattle and the first time that the Braves have been handed back to back losses for the 2024 regular season. The Mariners…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): A trio of Emperors scattered three hits and allowed just one earned run in Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over Hickory. It was Lucas Braun’s best 6.2 innings of his professional career. Seven strikeouts were a season-high for the twenty-two-old right-hander. His only mistake came against Texas’ no.2 prospect, Sebastian…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves opened up six-game road trip out west with a loss to the Seattle Mariners by 2-1 on Monday night in the first match of a three-game set in Seattle, WA. The Braves opened the scoring in the top of the seventh inning with an RBI double from Ozzie Albies which drove Ronald…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): The South Atlantic League on Monday announced their weekly award winners which included Rome’s Owen Murphy who struck out 10 over seven one-hit innings in Winston-Salem this past Thursday. The former 20th overall pick in the 2022 MLB First Year Player Draft, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Guardians by 4-3 in 10 innings on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Truist Park. It allowed Atlanta to take the weekend series by two games to one. The Guardians scored one run on an RBI single from Andres Gimenez in the top of the…… read more »