HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Rome Braves edge Kannapolis, 5-4. Media release: The Rome Braves walked off a win Saturday night at State Mutual Stadium with a run in the bottom of the ninth before a crowd of 2,593. The Braves took an early 1-0 advantage in the first inning on a… Continue Reading
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HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Rome Braves fall 8-3 to Kannapolis in Friday’s rain delayed game. Media release: The Rome Braves fell to the Kannapolis Intimidators 8-3 Friday evening at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 2,178. The game began 49 minutes late due to storms in the Northwest Georgia area.… Continue Reading
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HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Rome Braves win Thursday, 8-6; take series, two games to one vs. Asheville. Media release: The Asheville Tourists fell to the Rome Braves on Thursday night by a final score of 8-6. Rome built a 7-1 lead before the Tourists reeled off five unanswered runs. The… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Rome Braves bounce back with 7-1 win over Asheville; rubber game tonight. Media release: The Asheville Tourists fell to the Rome Braves 7-1 on Wednesday night thanks to another brilliant starting pitching performance from Rome’s Huascar Ynoa. The right-hander spun six shutout innings and struck… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Here’s a shocker from Berry College this morning. Todd Brooks, the athletic director behind much of the Vikings’ success on and off the competitive fields for most of the past 20 years, is leaving the college effective July 1. The Vikings just wrapped its… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Rome Braves send a league-leading six players to the South Atlantic League All-Star game June 19. The Rome All-Stars are: Pitchers – Bruce Zimmermann, Walter Borkovich, Kelvin Rodriguez and Freddy Tarnok. Position players include: Riley Delgado (infield) and Drew Waters (outfielder). All-Stars Rome Braves hit hard, fall 11-6 to open… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Media release: The South Atlantic League has released the members of the 2018 All-Star team and six members of the Rome Braves have been selected for this tremendous honor. Eric Krupa, league president, announced the rosters earlier today for the 59th Annual SAL All-Star Game… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Cedartown’s Nick Chubb signs with the Cleveland Browns: Cleveland.com reports that ” Browns No. 35 overall pick Nick Chubb, who will share the running back load with Carlos Hyde and Duke Johnson this season, has signed his four-year rookie deal worth about $7,432, 092. It includes a… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BASEBALL Rome Braves sweep visiting Fireflies thanks to Sunday’s 5-3 win. Media release: Sunday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium was a good one for Braves fans. Rome topped the Columbia Fireflies 5-3 to sweep the three game series before 1,737 fans. It’s the first series sweep for the Braves… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BASEBALL Rome Braves get another win over Columbia, 3-1, on Saturday. Media release: The Rome Braves edged the Columbia Fireflies Saturday evening at State Mutual Stadium 3-1 before a crowd of 2,943. Columbia got on the board in the first inning as Wuilmer Becerra singled home a… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BASEBALL Rome Braves top Columbia, 7-1. Media release: The Rome Braves began the month of June just like the months of April and May, with a win. Rome topped Columbia Friday evening at State Mutual Stadium 7-1 before a crowd of 2,092. The Braves plated three runs… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BASEBALL Rome Braves fall in finale with Tourists, 4-1. Media release: The Asheville Tourists defeated the Rome Braves Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium 4-1 before a crowd of 1,655. In a pitcher’s duel until the sixth inning, Asheville cracked the scoreboard on Casey Golden’s RBI single giving the Tourists… Continue Reading
HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS BASEBALL Rome Braves Media release: The Rome Braves defeated the Asheville Tourists 9-1 Wednesday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,175. The Braves bats continue to be hot and enjoyed a 15 hit attack. Rome has had 36 hits over the last two games with Asheville.… Continue Reading