Rome Adds Cunningham to Roster

Published on June 17, 2010 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release

The Rome Braves announce that second round draft pick, Todd Cunningham has been added to the roster and will be in uniform for tonight's game. A switch-hitting INF/OF, Cunningham played college baseball at Jacksonville State.

The Jacksonville, Ala., native was a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection in May and finished the season hitting .359 with 17 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 43 RBI after leading the Gamecocks to the 2010 OVC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA Regionals. A preseason First Team All-America selection by Baseball America, Cunningham has a team-high .465 on-base percentage and scored 61 times for Jacksonville State in 2010. He won the batting title in last year's wooden bat Cape Cod League.

Rome ends the first half of the season with a four game series beginning tonight against Charleston before the All Star break June 21 - 23. The team returns to action on June 24th at Lexington and returns for their first home game of the second half on June 29th.

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