(Media release from the Rome Emperors): On a night when they needed a win, the Rome Emperors came through and delivered a classic 2-1 win over the Wilmington BlueRocks. Entering the night just one game out of the South Atlantic League South Division’s first place spot, manager Cody Gabella would give the ball to the…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 9-2 on Wednesday evening in the middle outing of a three-game set at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL. It evened the series up at a game each. Atlanta got on the board with a two-run homer from Adam Duvall in the top of the third inning. The Cubs…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Stephen Paolini’s double over the head of right fielder Daylen Lile was Rome’s second extra-base hit in the ninth and drove in E.J. Exposito to win game two of the series with Wilmington. Down 2-1 entering the ninth, Ethan Workinger’s one-out double to left center was his eighth of…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves began a six-game road trip with a loss in Chicago, IL to the Cubs by 4-3 in 10 innings on Tuesday night. The Braves struck first with a two-run homer by Orlando Arcia in the top of the second inning. The Cubs tied it up in the bottom of that inning as…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): Wilmington capitalized on Rome’s early defensive shortcomings, scoring four in the first and another in the fourth to win game one by 5-4 on Tuesday night. Lara induced two groundballs to begin the top of the first. The first was bobbled by second baseman E.J. Exposito and the second…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves split a double header with the San Diego Padres to close out a four game series at Truist Park on Monday. San Diego won the opener by 6-5, while Atlanta snapped a four-game losing skid with a 3-0 shutout win in the nightcap. Highlights of game one included back-to-back home runs by…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome Emperors): The South Atlantic League on Monday announced their weekly award winners for the week of May 12th, which included Rome’s Owen Murphy who struck out 11 Asheville Tourists over 6.1 innings Tuesday afternoon. Murphy, who was the South Atlantic League’s April Pitcher of the Month, allowed just three hits…… read more »
(Media release from the Rome, GA City Schools): If you’re looking for something fun for your kids to do this summer, then check out the assortment of camps offered by Rome High School. This summer, Rome High is offering camps for youngsters in nine sports as well as a theater camp. The offerings kick off…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves fell to the San Diego Padres by 9-1 on Sunday evening at Truist Park. That allowed San Diego to take a 2-0 lead in the rain-altered four game series between the teams. The Padres scored three runs in the top of the first inning on a two-run homer by Jake Cronenworth and…… read more »
The Rome Emperors dropped both games of a double header up in Asheville, NC to the Tourists on Sunday afternoon. The Tourists took the opener by 7-6 and the nightcap by 9-4. The Emperors went 1-4 during their rain-shortened series at Asheville. They have today off and will be back on their home field at…… read more »