Category Archives: Local Sports
ROME EMPERORS OPEN SET IN ASHEVILLE, NC WITH VICTORY OVER THE TOURISTS
The Rome Emperors opened up a seven-game series in Asheville, NC with an 11-1 victory over the Tourists on Tuesday afternoon. The Emperors assumed an early lead with five runs during the top of the fi...
May 15, 2024
ATLANTA BRAVES DENIED SWEEP OF NL EAST SET VERSUS NEW YORK METS WITH LOSS IN SUNDAY FINALE
The Atlanta Braves fell to the New York Mets by 4-3 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game National League East set in New York. That denied a sweep of the series for the Braves, whose most rec...
May 13, 2024
ROME EMPERORS NOTCH MOTHER’S DAY WIN AT HOME OVER BROOKLYN CYCLONES
(Media release from the Rome Emperors):Exposito's league-leading eighth homerun of the season and Stephen Paolini's 3-run double solidified a series split with Brooklyn in Sunday's 8-2 victory.E.J.'s ...
May 13, 2024
ATLANTA BRAVES IN NEW YORK FOR NL EAST SERIES VERSUS THE METS OVER THE WEEKEND; LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will be back in action this weekend with a three-game National League East set in New York versus the Mets. Charlie Morton will serve as the ...
May 10, 2024
ROME EMPERORS SHUT OUT BROOKLYN CYCLONES IN THURSDAY NIGHT OUTING, TEAMS’ SERIES CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
(Media release from the Rome Emperors):Stephen Paolini's sixth inning, two-out RBI double to deep left field proved to be the defining moment in Thursday night's 1-0 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones.Spe...
May 10, 2024
KELENIC HOMERS AS ATLANTA BRAVES SNAP THREE-GAME LOSING SKID WITH WIN AT HOME OVER BOSTON RED SOX
The Atlanta Braves snapped a three-game losing skid with a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday evening in the first outing of a two-game set at Truist Park.The Braves opened the scoring in ...
May 08, 2024
ROME EMPERORS DROP FIRST-EVER MEETING WITH BROOKLYN CYCLONES
(Media release from the Rome Emperors):E.J. Exposito now leads the South Atlantic League in homeruns after his ninth-inning two-run bomb to left that ended Brooklyn's shutout bid in the 6-2 loss.E.J.'...
May 08, 2024
ATLANTA BRAVES TO PLAY HOST TO BOSTON RED SOX IN TWO-GAME SET AT TRUIST PARK, LISTEN ON WLAQ
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Monday and will be back on their home field at Truist Park this evening to open a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Reynaldo Lopez will be the s...
May 07, 2024
ROME EMPERORS TAKE SUNDAY FINALE AND SERIES VERSUS HICKORY CRAWDADS
(Media release from the Rome Emperors):E.J. Exposito homered for third time in the series in Sunday's 11-1 rout of the Hickory Crawdads.Exposito tied Aberdeen's Creed Willems and Asheville's Cam Fishe...
May 06, 2024
ATLANTA BRAVES IN LA FOR WEEKEND SET VERSUS DODGERS, LISTEN ON WLAQ!
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will continue their current six-game road trip out west over the weekend with a three-game series in Los Angeles, CA against the Dodgers. Cha...
May 03, 2024
