SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
04/19/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT ASHEVILLE TOURISTS
GAME ID: 10180 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Firebirds (4-6) 2 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 10 12 1
Asheville Tourists (5-5) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 12 0
Firebirds Pop Tourists, 10-3
The Rome Firebirds picked up a win, 10-3, over the Asheville Tourists at McCormick Field. Joe Powers led the charge. The Dallas, Texas native was 3 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for Rome. The save went to Curt Brown, number 1 for him. Asheville, with the loss, is 5-5.

Rome won the game in part because of Jerry Jones. The second baseman ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Firebirds ahead, 2-0. For the game, Jones had 1 double and 1 home run in 2 at-bats.

Said losing manager Dave Turgeon: "We did everything to set the stage for them to beat us."
ROME BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Lazar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .432 3 5
   b-F. López PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .171 0 1
L. Rivera CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .371 2 9
   c-B. Martínez PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Jones 2B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
   a-O. Montgomery PR, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
J. González 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .184 1 1
J. Powers RF 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .600 1 2
I. Montoya DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 1 3
   d-J. Hayes DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Mendoza SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .167 0 5
A. Guzmán LF, CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 .000 0 1
A. Donoghue C 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 1 2
Totals 39 10 12 10 3 5 9      
a - O. Montgomery pinch ran for J. Jones in the 3rd
b - F. López pinch hit for A. Lazar in the 7th
c - B. Martínez pinch hit for L. Rivera in the 8th
d - J. Hayes inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Jones (1, 3rd Inning off J. Scott, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Mendoza (1, 6th Inning off R. Deal, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Powers (1, 7th Inning off R. Deal, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Jones (1, 1st Inning off J. Scott, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Powers (1, 4th Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Donoghue (1, 5th Inning off J. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Lazar , L. Rivera 2 , J. Jones 6 , O. Montgomery , J. Powers 8 , I. Montoya , J. Mendoza 3 , A. Donoghue 4
2-out RBI: A. Donoghue
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. López , J. González
Hit by Pitch: A. Donoghue
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Montoya (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Lazar (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grier SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 2 .263 2 5
R. Powell DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
J. Reyes 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .162 0 1
M. Taylor 2B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .265 1 6
J. Wells RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .273 0 1
D. Norman LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .290 1 4
R. Estes CF 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .258 1 7
J. MacKinney 3B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .256 0 1
T. Green C 5 0 1 0 0 2 7 .182 1 2
Totals 39 3 12 3 5 9 30      
BATTING
Triples: D. Norman (1, 5th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Grier (2, 6th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grier 6 , J. Reyes , M. Taylor , D. Norman 5 , J. MacKinney 3 , T. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Powell , J. Wells , D. Norman , T. Green 3
Sac Fly: R. Estes
Team LOB: 15
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Burton W (1-1) 5.2 10 3 2 3 5 1 118 7.20   
C. Brown SV (1) 3.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 47 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burton 41
Batters Faced: J. Burton 31, C. Brown 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burton 6-6, C. Brown 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burton 118-79, C. Brown 47-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Brown 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Scott L (1-1) 5.0 8 7 7 1 3 3 81 6.94   
R. Deal 3.1 4 3 3 2 2 0 63 5.79   
P. Joseph 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Scott 25
Batters Faced: J. Scott 24, R. Deal 17, P. Joseph 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Scott 6-6, R. Deal 6-2, P. Joseph 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Scott 81-53, R. Deal 63-42, P. Joseph 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Deal 2-2
Hit Batsmen: R. Deal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Powers
Ballpark: McCormick Field
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 3962
Special Notes: 2B Jerry Jones was injured while running the bases.
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