ROME, Ga – J.R. put the finishing touches on his nine-inning, 95-pitch, shutout masterpiece Saturday night, complete with nine strikeouts. Ritchie, the Braves’ 35th overall pick in the 2022 draft and no.7 prospect, gave up just one hit to Franklin Arias on the second pitch of the game. From that

ROME, Ga – Friday marked the second game this series in which Greenville recorded double-digit hits (11) as the Drive slugged their way past the Emperors, 9-5. After Rome’s starter, Herick Hernandez dodged a two-out walk in the first, back-to-back-to-back doubles from Zach Ehrhard, Brooks Brannon, and Marvin Alcantara greeted

ROME, Ga – For the second time in his last three starts, Adam Maier recorded 21 outs while allowing two or fewer runs in Rome’s 7-2 win over the Greenville Drive. It was a turbulent takeoff for Maier who saw the leadoff batter reach base in each of the first

ROME, Ga – With over 3,400 in attendance Wednesday, the now-second-place Emperors failed to produce a run against a trio of Greenville arms in 6-0 loss. Pitchers Juan Valera, Zach Fogell, and Issac Stebens scattered six hits total and struck out a dozen Emperors. Valera’s 5.2 scoreless innings marked a

ROME, Ga – Six hits and four runs were enough for the Emperors Tuesday night, as Brett Sears spun 5.1 innings of one-run baseball in his High-A debut before turning things over to Tyler LaPorte, Rob Griswold, and Ryan Bourassa in the bullpen. After two innings of spotless baseball from

ROME, Ga – Outscored 7-1 since Tuesday night’s win, Rome’s offense finally came to life Sunday, winning game one, 8-1, behind twelve hits and game two in shutout fashion, 2-0, to earned a series split with Hub City. Game One: Emperors 8, Spartanburgers 1 Each of the first four batters

ROME, Ga – The Emperors’ 20-plus-inning scoring drought, leftover from Wednesday and Thursday, came to an end early in game four, but Friday night’s rain played a big part in Hub City’s 5-1 victory. A Patrick Clohisy single to centerfield accompanied by an EJ Exposito double down the left field

ROME, Ga – One run sufficed for Hub City Wednesday afternoon, as five Spartanburger arms surrendered a combined two hits in the shutout effort. Starter Aidan Curry and relievers Joey Danielson, Dylan MacLean, Larson Kindreich, and Wilian Bormie struck out a total of twelve Emperors and walked four over their

ROME, Ga – With sole possession of first place on the line Tuesday night, the Emperors, behind a career-high 7.0 innings from JR Ritchie, shut out the Spartanburgers, 5-0. Oddly enough, Rome’s first two runs of the series crossed the plate thanks to a pair of double plays, one off

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Dash’s three-run bottom of the seventh inning broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the White Sox affiliate to a game six win at home. Rome, now 12-9, will host Hub City, also 12-9, next week in a series that will determine the division’s front runner heading

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – 1,323 games had passed since Joey Meneses’ cycle for the Rome Braves in 2014, and E.J. Exposito’s triple in the top of the ninth inning Saturday put him in the elite company of Meneses and just one other Rome Brave who have hit for the cycle in

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – It took eight scoreless innings for the first run to cross the plate Wednesday night and both clubs resisted a shutout in the ninth, forcing extras where the Emperors prevailed to win their fifth straight ball game, 2-1. It was a dominant effort for Rome’s game two

ROME, Ga. - The Rome Emperors headed into Saturday night’s matchup against the Asheville Tourists needing a win to get the series advantage heading into Sunday. Scoring started early for Rome, with Will Verdung hitting a one-out single in the bottom of the first inning, scoring Patrick Clohisy. Asheville stunned

ROME, Ga – For just the seventh time in Asheville’s 100+ year history, the Tourists’ have strung together 18.0 consecutive innings of scoreless baseball, shutting out the Emperors Thursday night, 5-0. Over those 18.0 innings, Rome is a combined 4-for-56 (.071) at the plate with zero extra-base hits and two

ROME, Ga – Titus Dumitru’s leadoff single in the bottom of the fourth accounted for Rome’s only hit Wednesday in Asheville’s 2-0 shutout of the Emperors. Solo homers from Alejandro Nunez and Joseph Sullivan, both off JR Ritchie, supplied the offense for the Tourists who were only able to muster

ROME, Ga – Herick Hernandez’s nine strikeouts over 4.1 innings paved the way for a shutout in Tuesday’s home opener for the Emperors and run support was not an issue as Lizandro Espinoza accounted for 10 runs all by himself. Rome’s starter Herick Hernandez picked up a pair of strikeouts

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Lizandro Espinoza’s eighth inning homerun to left field brought the Emperors back even with the HotRods, and four walks issued by Bowling Green’s Jack Snyder in the ninth inning gifted the Rome its fourth win of the season Saturday, 4-3. After shutting out the Emperors Friday

BOWLING GREEN, KY – The five through nine batters in the Emperors lineup Thursday night went a combined 13-for-22 (.590) with four extra-base hits, including two homeruns, and owned every one of Rome’s nine runs driven in. Angel Flores’ group is now back to .500 after back-to-back wins against the

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Every batsman in Angel Flores’ lineup registered a hit Wednesday night in Rome’s 7-3 victory over the HotRods to even the series at one game apiece. After a scoreless first inning which saw Rome’s starter Herick Hernandez strikeout a pair of HotRods, Justin Janas and Joe

BOWLING GREEN, KY – Ambioris Tavarez’s two-run homerun in the second inning vaulted the Emperors out to a 3-0 lead, but 10 unanswered runs from the HotRods cemented an opening night win for the defending SAL Champions. After 1-2-3 went down without a peep in the top of the first,

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Rome was outscored 19-3 and outhit 17-5 over the final 12 innings of the series with the Winston-Salem Dash, consequently dropping game three, 11-3, Sunday. Didier Fuentes (Braves no.11 prospect), who hadn’t pitched since his stellar outing in the Spring Breakout Game on March 16th against Detroit,

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – A dozen hits and half a dozen runs didn’t come close to competing with the Dash Saturday afternoon, as the White Sox High-A affiliate pulled away from the Emperors in the 16-6 route. After Rome starter Garrett Baumann set down the Dash in order in the top

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Two days removed from the announcement that Opening Day would be moved to the home of the Dash, Rome won its ninth consecutive season opener, 6-2, thanks to a couple of longballs and excellent relief pitching. JR Ritchie, Atlanta’s no.6 pitching prospect, made his first career Opening

Rome Emperors Fans, We regret to inform you that due to a pipe bursting in the Rome clubhouse causing significant water damage earlier this week, our stadium is currently not in a condition that meets the standards we hold ourselves to for your game-day experience-or for the health and safety

ROME, Ga – The Atlanta Braves, in conjunction with High-A affiliate Rome, today announced the roster for the Emperors ahead of the 2025 season. Once again there is no shortage of pitching talent on Rome’s break camp roster with five of MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Braves prospects beginning the year