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SAL1 Rome Emperors

Rome Wins Home Opener

April 14, 2009 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Rome Braves defeated the Savannah Sand Gnats 7-6 in their home opener in front of 3,626 fans. The win extends their record to 5-2 in home openers and 2-4 overall on the season.

The Sand Gnats took the early lead in the first inning when Jordany Veldespin singled and later moved to third on a wild throw by Gerry Rodriguez. He crossed the plate when Wilmer Flores grounded into a double play giving Savannah a 1-0 lead. In the bottom of the second the Braves came back and took the lead with five runs highlighted by a three run homer by David Ross to give Rome a 5-1 advantage. The Braves added two more runs in the third inning with one run coming off a Joel Campusano solo shot for the 7-1 score.

In the top of the fourth the Sand Gnats scored three runs to inch back into the game aided by two fielding errors by the Braves making the score 7-4. The Sand Gnats made it a 7-6 game in the fifth as Sean Ratliff singled home two runs but the Rome bullpen shut them down the rest of the way.

Richard Sullivan gets the win (2-0) for Rome, Benino Pruneda the save (1), and Kyle Allen takes the loss for the Sand Gnats (0-1).

Rome takes on Savannah again tomorrow at 7 PM. For ticket information, contact the

Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

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