Rome Braves (27-30)
Thursday
Rome dropped a home game to West Virginia on Thursday 6-5. Chad Sobotka had a tough start, but due to his pitch limit as he returns from injury, he only threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out one. No Brave had multiple hits, but Joseph Daris did have two walks and stole his 10th base. Jordan Edgerton had a double and a walk. Tanner Krietemeier, Braxton Davidson, and Tanner Murphy each had a walk and a single.
Friday
Friday’s game was a blowout in favor of Rome, defeating West Virgina 13-2. Max Povse had a very good start, hurling 5 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs (one earned) on 5 hits and a walk, while striking out 4. Tanner Krietemeier had four hits, including a double, and he added 2 RBI. Connor Oliver had 3 hits and a double. Justin Black had a home run among his 2 hits and a walk on the day. Ozhaino Albies had 3 hits, including 2 doubles. Jordan Edgerton had two hits and a walk while Braxton Davidson added two hits and Matt Tellor hit his 4th double.
Saturday
West Virginia made an effort in the 9th after Rome grabbed the lead in the bottom of the 8th inning, but Kyle Kinman closed the door on a 5-4 game. Alec Grosser started the game and threw 6 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3. Connor Oliver and Joseph Daris each had two hits, including a double each. Jordan Edgerton hit his first home run of the season and walked. Omar Obregon added 2 steals to get to 14 on the season, and Ozhaino Albies added his 21st steal of the year.
Sunday
Rome lost their Sunday game against West Virginia 4-3. Ricardo Sanchez returned from his injury, and he looked solid. He threw 4 innings on a pitch count, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits and 1 walk. His return could really help a Rome pitching staff that has been short of depth in recent weeks. Jordan Edgerton hit his 2nd home run in as many days, and Tanner Krietemeier added his first home run of the season as well as a walk. Justin Black stole his first base of the year, and Joseph Daris added a triple.
Leaders
BA: Ozhaino Albies .317
OBP: Braxton Davidson .395
SLG: Joseph Daris .458
HR: Braxton Davidson 4
SB: Ozhaino Albies 21
W: Caleb Beech 5
SV: Kyle Kinman 8
SO: Max Povse 39
ERA: Jorge Zavala 0.73
WHIP: Jorge Zavala 0.97