Hagerstown Wins Opener 3-1 over Rome
ROME, GA - The Rome Braves came up on the short end of a well pitched game Thursday night as the visiting Hagerstown Suns rallied against Jose Olague to win 3-1 and take the opening tilt of the series at State Mutual Stadium.Playing their first game of the 2nd half
ROME, GA - The Rome Braves came up on the short end of a well pitched game Thursday night as the visiting Hagerstown Suns rallied against
Playing their first game of the 2nd half of the season Rome was able to start fast offensively with a run in the 1st inning. With two outs
Things stayed tight as Olague was masterful until an 8th inning Suns rally. A throwing error allowed the tying run to score and Hagerstown's
Hagerstown pitchers retired the final 22 Rome batters they faced in the game following an infield single by
Benson finished 1-3 with an RBI single. Cullen was 1-4 with a run scored. Bermudez was 1-3. Olague suffered the loss but was very good, going 7.1 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out three and issued no walks. Lawson pitched 1.2 shutout frames with two strikeouts. He allowed a hit and a walk.
Rome and Hagerstown continue their four game series on Friday evening at State Mutual Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 7 pm. Rome will start RHP