Greenville Takes Series

Rome, GA – The Greenville Drive defeated the Rome Braves Friday night in front of the near sellout crowd of 4,807 by a final score of 5-4. Greenville won the series three games to one.

Greenville started things off in the first inning when Che-Hsuan Lin and Ryan Kalish both singled and later scored on a Manny Arambarris double to make the score 2-0. The Braves scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning when David Berres singled to right, stole second, and advanced to third on a ground out. Berres would score on a wild pitch to make the score 2-1. The Braves tied the game in the fifth when Adam Coe hit a solo homerun (1) to even the score at two. The Drive would regain the lead in the top of the eighth inning with a combination of well-placed hits and Braves miscues. Yamaico Navarro scored from third on a throwing error by pitcher Cory Gearrin. Mike Jones also scored on another throwing error to take the lead 4-2. Will Vasquez scored the final run of the night for the Drive on a David Marks single to make it a 5-2 game. Rome scored two runs in the ninth to come up one run short in the 5-4 final.

Ryne Lawson gets the win (2-1) and Bryce Cox records the save (2) for the Drive. Cory Gearrin gets his first loss (0-1) for the Braves.

The Braves head on the road to face Augusta for four games and then four more games at Greenville. The Braves will return home on May 12. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.