Sports stats

SAL1 Rome Emperors

Solid Start for Weisenberg, Rome wins 5-0

August 9, 2018 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Rome Emperors News Release


Rome, GA - The Rome Braves defeated the Delmarva Shorebirds 5-0 Thursday night at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,734.

Rome took a 3-0 lead in the third when AJ Graffanino added an RBI single and later two runs crossed the plate on a throwing error. Graffanino picked up his second RBI of the game in the fifth on a single to score Justin Dean for the 4-0 score. The Braves added an insurance run in the eighth on Brendan Venter's RBI double and the Rome bullpen held the Shorebirds scoreless in the ninth to get the 5-0 win.

Keith Weisenberg (1-2) got his first win of the season while DL Hall (2-7) is hit with the loss for Delmarva. Weisenbrerg enjoyed a good outing going 5.1 shutout innings allowing four hits and fanning seven.

The West Virginia Power come to town tomorrow to begin a four game series. For information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.

Check out the Rome Emperors Statistics



South Atlantic League Stories from August 9, 2018


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Rome Emperors Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central