SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
06/29/2025
 
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
ROME FIREBIRDS AT SAVANNAH SAND GNATS
GAME ID: 10626 - SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Rome Firebirds (47-27) 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 6 0
Savannah Sand Gnats (43-31) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Firebirds Drop Sand Gnats, 5-4, with Late Score
The Rome Firebirds had to overcome a fine effort from Savannah pitcher José Guillén to win, 5-4, at Grayson Stadium. Guillén went 8 innings and allowed 4 runs. Getting the save was Lou Riley, his 23rd. With the win, the Firebirds have a record of 47-27.

Rome used the timely hitting of Oscar Montgomery to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Firebirds on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Our goal is to improve each and every day," Montgomery told the Rome Citizen.
ROME BATTING LINESCORE SAVANNAH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. García RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .272 4 15
I. Montoya 3B 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 .289 6 28
J. Valle DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .341 3 17
J. Jones 2B 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .251 11 28
   b-J. Mendoza 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 10 40
A. Lazar SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .367 10 36
L. Rivera CF 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .280 5 30
F. López 1B 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 .284 3 18
K. Robbins LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .347 2 6
L. Britt C 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 4 20
   a-O. Montgomery PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .342 2 10
   c-J. Hayes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .417 3 7
Totals 30 5 6 5 6 11 14      
a - O. Montgomery pinch hit for L. Britt in the 9th
b - J. Mendoza substituted for J. Jones in the 9th
c - J. Hayes substituted for O. Montgomery in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Rivera (11, 4th Inning off J. Guillén, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Robbins (3, 9th Inning off T. Ganoso, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. García , A. Lazar , L. Rivera 2 , K. Robbins 4 , O. Montgomery
2-out RBI: I. Montoya
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. García , J. Valle , K. Robbins
Sac Bunt: L. Britt
Hit by Pitch: J. Jones , F. López
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Jones-Lazar-López, Jones-Lazar-López)
PB: L. Britt
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ashe SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .239 2 14
   a-E. Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 4
   b-J. Morán SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149 0 3
L. Carmona CF 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .309 3 19
B. Oglethorpe 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .316 13 55
R. Simpson DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .295 8 35
Z. Fields LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 0 8
C. Thompson 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302 3 26
T. Simpson RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .316 2 28
E. Thomas 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .340 11 45
N. Valentín C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .273 1 13
Totals 36 4 12 3 3 7 21      
a - E. Thompson pinch hit for M. Ashe in the 8th
b - J. Morán substituted for E. Thompson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Simpson (15, 3rd Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Thomas (5, 3rd Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ashe 2 , L. Carmona 2 , B. Oglethorpe , R. Simpson , C. Thompson , T. Simpson 3 , E. Thomas 4 , N. Valentín
2-out RBI: L. Carmona , T. Simpson , E. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Oglethorpe , R. Simpson , Z. Fields 2 , E. Thomas
GIDP: R. Simpson , T. Simpson
Sac Bunt: C. Thompson
Hit by Pitch: M. Ashe
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Oglethorpe, Oglethorpe-Morán)
ROME PITCHING LINESCORE SAVANNAH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson 5.1 12 4 4 1 3 0 89 1.80   
G. Warner W (1-1) 2.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 40 5.82   
L. Riley SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 30
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 28, G. Warner 10, L. Riley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 5-6, G. Warner 4-2, L. Riley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 89-63, G. Warner 40-22, L. Riley 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Warner 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Jackson
Balk: D. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Guillén 8.0 3 4 4 6 10 0 132 3.61   
T. Ganoso L (3-5) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 14 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guillén 64
Batters Faced: J. Guillén 34, T. Ganoso 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guillén 9-4, T. Ganoso 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guillén 132-70, T. Ganoso 14-8
WP: J. Guillén
Hit Batsmen: J. Guillén 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Guillén
Ballpark: Grayson Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 7920
Sunday, June 29th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.4 Build 61