Rome Wins Wild Finale 13-11 over Kannapolis
KANNAPOLIS, NC - The Rome Braves enjoyed their most successful offensive game of the season on Wednesday night against Kannapolis and then held off a furious late rally from the Intimidators to win the series finale 13-11. Rome led by eight runs in the 8th inning and secured the final
KANNAPOLIS, NC - The Rome Braves enjoyed their most successful offensive game of the season on Wednesday night against Kannapolis and then held off a furious late rally from the Intimidators to win the series finale 13-11. Rome led by eight runs in the 8th inning and secured the final out of the game with the tying run on base in the Bottom of the 9th as
The win gave Rome five victories in seven games on their week-long road trip through the Carolinas and kept them one game back of 1st place Augusta in the Southern Division.
Rome once again began their night with immediate lineup success as
Trailing 4-2 the Rome bats began to stir once more, getting an RBI double from
Once the dust settled the Braves had a 13-5 edge and needed only six outs to put the win on ice. Finishing off Kannapolis would not prove to be easy.
The Intimidators got a two run homer from
The victory snapped a five game losing streak for Rome at Intimidators Stadium, a skid which included a quartet of one run defeats. At one point in Wednesday's game Rome scored 10 unanswered runs.
The 13 runs and 17 hits are both new season-best totals for the Rome offense.
Cullen finished the night going 4-5 with a double, two RBI and a walk. Shewmake was 3-5 with a double, two RBI and a walk. Dean was 2-3 with two walks and a stolen base. Fernandez was 3-6 with a double and four RBI and Benson was 2-5 with a double and two RBI. Rangel got the win for 5 innings of work. He allowed five runs, one earned, on five hits. He struck out three and walked two. Higginbotham got the save, throwing 1 scoreless inning and allowing no hits. He struck out two and walked one.
Dean extended his hitting streak to 11 games.
Rome concludes its road trip and returns home to open a four game series with the rival Asheville Tourists on Thursday evening. First pitch of Game 1 from State Mutual Stadium is scheduled for 7 pm. Rome will start LHP