Late Inning Error Gives Hickory the Win
May 21, 2011 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release
Rome, GA -The Hickory Crawdads defeated the Rome Braves 5-4 before 4,762 fans at State Mutual Stadium. It was Rome's first loss in the last six games.
Hickory scored first taking a 3-0 lead in the second inning highlighted by a two RBI single by Alejandro Selen and a bunt single by Teodoro Martinez to score the third run of the inning. Rome made it a 3-1 game in the fourth on an RBI double by Robert Hefflinger to score David Rohm.
Rome tied the game in the fifth on a two RBI triple by Rohm for the 3-3 score. The Braves broke the tie in the sixth when Lipka singled to score Chris Garcia giving the Braves a 4-3 advantage. The Crawdads bounced back in the seventh scoring two runs on a throwing error by Edward Salcedo. Hickory's bullpen held the Braves for the rest of the way for the 5-4 win.
Joseph Van Meter (3-0) gets his third win of the season for Hickory, while Danilo Alvarez (3-2) gets the loss. Ryan Rodebaugh gets his second save of the year.
The third game of the series will be played tomorrow at 2PM. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto.
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