Rome Storms Past Greenville with Late Surge in 7–2 Win
ROME, Ga. — A string of costly mistakes and a four-run seventh inning doomed the Greenville Drive on Thursday night as the Rome Emperors rallied for a 7–2 win at AdventHealth Stadium.
Greenville (13–17) jumped out to an early lead with sacrifice flies from Zach Ehrhard in the first and Hudson White in the second, but Rome (17–13) capitalized on a series of wild pitches and a balk to score three in the fifth and take the lead for good.
Drive starter Noah Dean was strong early, striking out nine across 4 2/3 innings while allowing just one run. But reliever Darvin Garcia (0–2) unraveled in the fifth, giving up three runs—two scoring on wild pitches and another on a balk—after inheriting a runner from Dean…