By Jack Rodgers Sports Anchor/Reporter
with help from Rome Braves Media Relations
ROME, GA – The Rome Braves defeated the Columbus Catfish 5-4 Tuesday night at State Mutual Stadium in front of 5,105 fans. with help from Rome Braves Media Relations
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Stumble It!The Braves scored single runs in the second, third, and fourth innings on RBI singles by Adam Coe and Jason Heyward. Cody Johnson (13) hit a solo home run in the fourth giving Rome the 3-0 lead. The Braves scored two more runs in the fifth on RBI base hits by Jason Heyward and Cody Johnson for the 5-0 score.
The Catfish scored two runs in the seventh on an RBI base hit by Reid Fronk and a sacrifice fly by Henry Wrigley closing the gap to 5-2. Columbus gets to within one run in the eighth inning as two crossed the plate but Rome pitching held on the rest of the way for the 5-4 victory.
Jeff Locke (3-7) gets the win for the Braves going seven innings giving up four hits, two runs, while striking out five. Michael Mehlich (1) picks up the save while Jesse Darcy (4-1) takes the loss for the Catfish.
