SAL1 Rome Emperors

Greenville Defeats Rome

Published on April 30, 2008 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Greenville Drive defeated the Rome Braves Wednesday afternoon at State Mutual Stadium 6-2 in front of a loud 4,137 fans.

The Drive started things off in the top of the first inning to take the lead 1-0. Yamaico Navarro grounded out to score Che-Hsuan Lin who earlier singled and advanced on a groundout and stolen base. Greenville would add another run to their lead in the fifth when Ty Weeden singled, advanced on a single by Kristopher Negron, and later scored on another groundout giving the Drive a 2-0 advantage. Greenville scored two more runs in the seventh inning when Che-Hsuan Lin singled up the middle scoring two runs for the 4-0 lead. The Drive added two insurance runs in the eighth on a Manny Arambarris two run homer (3).

The Braves' only scoring threat happened in the eighth when Adam Coe hit a bases clearing double with two men on for the 6-2 score.

Jose Alvarez gets his first win of the season (1-3) while Jose Ortegano suffers the loss (0-1).

The Braves take on the Drive tomorrow night at 7:00 at State Mutual Stadium. Come and join in the fun with dollar drink specials. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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