SAL1 Rome Emperors

Braves Blanked by Sand Gnats 6-0

Published on June 14, 2012 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Rome Braves lost to the Savannah Sand Gnats 6-0 Thursday evening before a crowd of 2,291 fans.

The Sand Gnats jumped on the board early in the first. After three straight singles by Brandon Brown, T.J. Rivera and Dustin Lawley and a walk to Travis Taijeron would plate Brown. Rivera later scored in the inning on a groundout by Brain Harrison for the 2-0 tally. While the Braves bats stayed silent, Savannah would go on to score single runs in the second, fourth, fifth and seventh innings to take the game by a final 6-0 score.

Savannah's Michael Fulmer (4-3) pitched a gem of a game against the Braves, only giving up three hits and no runs in seven innings. Greg Ross (0-5) for the Braves put in four innings of work, yielding five runs and eight runs and stayed winless on season.

The Braves match up against the Sand Gnats again Friday evening in the second of a four game set against Savannah. This will be the Braves final series before the SAL All Star Break June 18-20. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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