Langeliers Drives Rome to 5-3 Victory over Hagerstown
ROME, GA - One of the newest Rome Braves helped to deliver a 5-3 win over Hagerstown on Saturday night as recent 1st round draft choice Shea Langeliers homered, drove in three runs and reached base four times to lead the Braves to their first win of the series against
ROME, GA - One of the newest Rome Braves helped to deliver a 5-3 win over Hagerstown on Saturday night as recent 1st round draft choice Shea Langeliers homered, drove in three runs and reached base four times to lead the Braves to their first win of the series against the Suns.
Drafted 9th overall by Atlanta earlier this month, the former Baylor Bear ripped a 405 foot homer out to left-center in the 1st inning. The dinger was his first hit as a professional player and it set the tone in a game the Braves never trailed.
Rome took the 2-0 edge on the Langeliers two run bomb and then added two more tallies in the 4th inning. Fellow 1st rounder Braden Shewmake drove in a run on an RBI ground-out and Langeliers followed with a line drive RBI single into left field, giving Rome a 4-0 advantage.
Hagerstown would begin to chip away in the middle innings. They scored single runs in the 5th and the 6th and threatened to take the lead in the 7th inning. Suns right fielder
The Braves got added cushion thanks to a leadoff homer from
Langeliers went 2-3 with a homer, two walks and three RBI. Shewmake was 2-5 with an RBI.
Rome and Hagerstown conclude their four game series on Sunday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 2 pm. Rome will start RHP