Rome Braves' Blake Burkhalter on the mound

Burkhalter Shines But Rome Nearly No-Hit Thursday Night

ROME, Ga. - Carlson Reed and the Grasshoppers carried a no-hit bid into the bottom of the eighth inning en route to winning their seventh straight while handing Rome it's seventh straight loss. Blake Burkhalter was phenomenal over 6.0 innings of shutout baseball. He struck out a career-high 11 batters, bettering his previous career of seven. This last month has seen the former competitive balance pick pitch a complete game ... Full Story