(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 »
The Rome Emperors fell to the Winston Salem Dash by 5-2 on Sunday in the finale of a six-game set in Winston Salem, NC. The Dash took that series by four games to two. The Emperors have a scheduled off day today and will return to their home field at AdventHealth Stadium in Rome on…… read more »
The Atlanta Braves had a scheduled off-day on Thursday and will be back in action this weekend with a three-game set at Truist Park versus the Cleveland Guardians. Chris Sale will be the starting pitcher for Atlanta in this evening’s series opener, and Logan Allen will be on the mound for Cleveland. The first pitch…… read more »