Braves Hooked by Catfish - Columbus Wins First Game of Series

Rome, GA – The Columbus Catfish defeated the Rome Braves 11-1 Friday evening at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 3,479.

Columbus got on the board with two runs in the fourth inning when former Rome Brave Chase Fontaine doubled. He later scored on another double by Quinn Stewart. Henry Wrigley then drove in Stewart on an RBI single making the score 2-0. In the sixth, Columbus scored five runs highlighted by a 2 RBI double by Henry Wrigley for the 7-1 score.

Rome’s lone run of the game came in the bottom of the sixth when Cody Johnson doubled and later scored on a groundout by CJ Lee. Columbus added three insurance runs in the seventh and one in the ninth for the 11-1 victory.

Columbus starter Brian Flores gets the win (5-3) while Rome starter Chad Rodgers takes the loss (1-8).

Game two of the series will begin tomorrow night at seven. It is Parrot Head Paradise Night with live music before and after the game. For ticket information, contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.