Rome Takes Two from Kannapolis

Rome, GA – The Rome Braves swept a doubleheader from the Kannapolis Intimidators 2-1 and 3-0 Monday night at State Mutual Stadium before 3,141 fans.

In game one, Kannapolis jumped in front 1-0 in the second inning on an RBI single by Sergio Miranda. Rome pitching held the Intimidators scoreless the rest of the way. The Braves tied the game in the fifth on an RBI ground out by Chad Lundahl. The game was tied going to the bottom of the seventh when Cole Miles doubled and moved to third on a passed ball. Kannapolis proceeded to walk the next two hitters intentionally to load the bases with no outs. David Berres then grounded to first baseman Mark Fleisher who misplayed the ball allowing Miles to score the winning run. Yeliar Castro (3-5) earns the win for Rome and Leroy Hunt (2-3) gets the loss.

In game two, the Braves took the lead in the second on a ground out by Michael Fisher sending Jason Heyward home for the 1-0 lead. In the third inning Rome added two runs thanks to Freddie Freeman’s two run double giving Rome the 3-0 score. Braves pitching shutout the Intimidators by holding them to just four hits to secure the victory. It was Rome’s fourth shutout of the season. Cole Rohrbough (2-3) gets the win and Tommy Palica (2) the save for the Braves while Johnnie Lowe (3-5) is tagged with the loss for Kannapolis.

The Braves hit the road for games in Lexington and Charleston, West Virginia before returning to Rome Friday, July 25th. For ticket information contact the Rome Braves at 706-378-5144 or log onto www.romebraves.com.