SAL1 Rome Emperors

Intimidators Top Braves, 9-3

Published on April 22, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Kannapolis Intimidators defeated the Rome Braves 9-3 in front of 2,458 fans at State Mutual Stadium Thursday night to take game three of the four game series. The loss drops the Braves below .500 for the season at 7-8.

Kannapolis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by Ian Gac. Rome evened the score in the bottom half of the first on a Matt Kramer sacrifice fly to plate Jordan Kreke. The Braves pulled ahead 2-1 in the second inning on a Jordan Kreke RBI single.

The Intimidator's bats broke out in the third with five runs to take back the lead 6-2. The scoring was highlighted by RBI doubles from Miguel Gonzalez, Ian Gac, and a Trayce Thompson three-run home run. Kannapolis added two additional runs in the sixth inning to extend their lead to 8-2.

Rome scored their final run of the night on a Chris Lovett RBI single in the bottom half of the sixth and the Intimidators added an insurance run in the ninth inning for the final 9-3 score.

Matt Wickswat (1-2) earns the win for Kannapolis while David Hale (0-2) picks up his second loss of the season for Rome.

Rome takes on Kannapolis again tomorrow at 7PM for the final game of the opening homestand. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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