SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS AT ROME FIREBIRDS
07/27/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AUGUSTA GREENJACKETS AT ROME FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 10794 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Augusta GreenJackets (55-43) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 12 0
Rome Firebirds (59-39) 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 X 8 11 0
Firebirds Make It 4 Straight with 8-4 Win
Rome picked up a win at State Mutual Stadium, bumping off the Augusta GreenJackets, 8-4. Pitcher Dan Jackson was a major reason the Firebirds emerged victorious. Jackson yielded 3 runs over 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 8. His record improves to 10-2. Earning the save was José Rojas. He's now cashed in 1 of 1 save opportunities.

Francis López was 1 for 3 with a walk and was hit by a pitch for Rome. The 23-year old third baseman had a key at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 0-0 tie with a run-scoring hit-by-pitch off Alan Melvey. It was his 27th RBI of the season.

"Dan had good stuff. When he did get into a compromising count, he made the most of it," said Rome manager Aaron Holbert.

Augusta has now lost 4 straight.
AUGUSTA BATTING LINESCORE ROME BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hunt RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .302 13 55
D. Coleman C 5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .235 1 3
A. Osborne 1B 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .293 8 55
J. West LF 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .265 25 64
J. Miller DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 7 39
L. Zúñiga SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .285 4 37
R. White CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .279 8 39
J. Bennett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .307 8 29
R. Vargas 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292 6 27
   a-I. Sandey PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .095 1 3
Totals 39 4 12 4 1 11 16      
a - I. Sandey pinch hit for R. Vargas in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Zúñiga (4, 5th Inning off D. Jackson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Coleman (1, 8th Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Hunt 2 , D. Coleman 5 , A. Osborne 3 , J. West , L. Zúñiga 4 , R. White 2 , J. Bennett
2-out RBI: D. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Coleman , J. West , J. Miller , R. White , I. Sandey
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Hunt (30) , L. Zúñiga (41)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bennett-Vargas-Osborne, Sandey-Zúñiga-Osborne)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García LF 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .256 5 29
   a-J. Alirez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283 3 7
   b-J. Mendoza LF, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 12 51
L. Rivera CF 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .289 8 41
A. Lazar SS 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .348 12 48
J. Jones 2B 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .250 13 34
   c-K. Robbins LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 2 11
J. Valle 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .314 6 25
F. López 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .294 3 27
A. Silva RF 4 0 1 2 1 0 4 .284 2 22
J. González DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .307 8 23
L. Britt C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .283 4 27
Totals 33 8 11 8 8 4 19      
a - J. Alirez pinch hit for L. García in the 7th
b - J. Mendoza substituted for J. Alirez in the 8th
c - K. Robbins substituted for J. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. González (13, 6th Inning off A. Ruíz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. García (1, 5th Inning off A. Ruíz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Rivera (8, 5th Inning off A. Ruíz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. García 5 , L. Rivera 4 , A. Lazar , J. Jones 2 , F. López , A. Silva , J. González 3
2-out RBI: F. López , A. Silva
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. López , A. Silva , J. González , L. Britt
GIDP: L. Rivera , J. González
Hit by Pitch: J. Valle , F. López
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. García (18)
AUGUSTA PITCHING LINESCORE ROME PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Melvey L (5-4) 3.2 6 6 6 7 3 0 92 3.94   
A. Ruíz 4.1 5 2 2 1 1 1 41 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Melvey 19
Batters Faced: A. Melvey 25, A. Ruíz 18
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Melvey 3-4, A. Ruíz 6-5
Pitches - Strikes: A. Melvey 92-50, A. Ruíz 41-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ruíz 2-0
WP: A. Melvey
Hit Batsmen: A. Melvey 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson W (10-2) 7.0 7 3 3 1 8 2 86 1.76   
C. Brown 1.2 4 1 1 0 2 0 31 5.23   
J. Rojas SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 58
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 29, C. Brown 9, J. Rojas 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 8-5, C. Brown 1-2, J. Rojas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 86-61, C. Brown 31-22, J. Rojas 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rojas 2-0
WP: D. Jackson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Jackson
Ballpark: State Mutual Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 5085
Sunday, July 27th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70