(Media release from the Rome Professional Baseball Club): Major League Baseball has announced the rosters and coaching staffs of the 2023 Arizona Fall League (AFL). Four members of the 2023 Rome roster will make the trip out west this fall. Keshawn Ogans and David McCabe are the two infielders representing Atlanta this fall. Ogans, a…… read more »
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IT’S TIME FOR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, WEEK SIX!
It’s time for Friday night lights in Northwest Georgia as area high school football teams take the field for the sixth week of play in the 2023 regular season! WLAQ 1410 AM/96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football tonight as the Tigers begin region play as hosts to the Dade County Wolverines. Here’s our…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES OPEN LAST ROAD TRIP OF THE REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN IN WASHINGTON DC OVER THE NATIONALS, SERIES CONTINUES THIS WEEKEND
The Atlanta Braves began their last road trip of the 2023 regular season with a 10-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday evening in the first meeting of a four game National League East series at Nationals Park up in Washington DC. The Braves tallied five runs in the top of the third inning…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES WRAP UP SERIES WITH EXTRA INNING LOSS TO PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies by 6-5 in 10 innings on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. Philadelphia took the series by 2-1. The Phillies got on the board in the top of the first inning with an RBI single by Alec Bohm.…… read more »
BALDWIN SELECTED AS SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR
(Media release from Rome Professional Baseball Club): Minor League Baseball, in conjunction with the South Atlantic League’s managers and Commissioner’s Office, announced the 2023 High Class-A All-Star Team on Wednesday which included Atlanta’s preeminent catching prospect, Drake Baldwin. Baldwin spent all but the last month of the season with High-A Rome, playing in 92 games…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SNAP LOSING SKID WITH TUESDAY NIGHT WIN AT HOME OVER PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 on Tuesday evening in the second outing of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. It allowed the division champion Braves to snap a four-game losing skid. Ronald Acuna Jr. led off the bottom of the first inning with a home run on his bobble…… read more »
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAMS ENTER WEEK SIX OF THE 2023 REGULAR SEASON
This is week six of the 2023 regular season for area high school football teams. WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM will have coverage of Darlington football on Friday night as the Tigers begin region play as hosts to the Dade County Wolverines. In other week six match-ups – Unity Christian Lions @ Horizon Christian…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES DROP NL EAST SERIES OPENER AT TRUIST PARK TO PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
The Atlanta Braves fell to the Philadelphia Phillies by 7-1 on Monday night in the opener of a three-game National League East set at Truist Park. It was the fourth straight loss for the division champion Braves. Atlanta struck first with a solo home run from Ozzie Albies in the bottom of the first inning.…… read more »
FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING TO ADVENT HEALTH STADIUM
(Media release from the Rome Professional Baseball Club): Just because the Minor League Baseball season is over, doesn’t mean that the fun is over at AdventHealth Stadium. The calendar is full of concerts, festivals, and the world famous Rummage Sale! On September 30th, Rome’s biggest yard sale returns to the parking lot of AdventHealth Stadium,…… read more »
ATLANTA BRAVES SWEPT IN MIAMI BY MARLINS
The Atlanta Braves were defeated by the Miami Marlins 16-2 on Sunday in the finale of a three-game National League East set at LoanDepot Park down in Miami, FL. The division champion Braves were swept by the third-place Marlins in that weekend series. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a grand slam for a second straight day…… read more »