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The Greenville Braves top pitcher was Nate Minchey (13-6) who finished tied for the league high in wins while finishing second (2.30) in the ERA race. Despite this success, he never excelled in the majors, going 3-7, 6.75 for the Red Sox and Rockies (1992-97). He currently is pitching for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan’s Pacific League. Minchey was assisted by top relief pitcher Andy Nezelek (9-2) and, in part-time roles, Pat Gomez (7-0, 1.13), Kevin Coffman (6-0, 2.13) and Brian Bark (5-0, 1.15) ... contributed greatly to the team’s success.
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The Greenville Braves are an asset to this community. They play in the oldest stadium in their league, and the 1984 facility doesn't meet AA standards. The Municipal Stadium on Mauldin Road has drainage problems, an unattractive location and few of the amenities now expected by players and fans. Although the Braves have taken some of the pressure off Greenville by extending their lease for another year, the team's management ... has said it would consider offers from other cities.
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ZEBULON, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Garrett Lee hurled a complete-game shutout as the Greenville Braves defeated the Carolina Mudcats, 4-0, to earn a split of a doubleheader. Lee (2-6), who hit an RBI single in the top of the seventh frame, yielded five hits, fanned three and issued a walk to pick up his second win of the season. Ramon Castro and Willis Otanez both hit a solo home runs for Greenville, which snapped a five-game losing streak. Chone Figgins hit a double and Mike Stoner singled for Carolina, which edged the Braves, 6-5, in the first game. Randy Dorame (0-4) suffered the loss after giving up three runs and four hits over six frames.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina (Ticker) -- Andy Pratt recorded his fourth career shutout as the Greenville Braves beat the Jacksonville Suns in a game that was originally suspended on June 30. Pratt (2-9) scattered five hits, two walks and struck out three for his first win since June 17. Adam LaRoche, who finished with three hits, doubled home a run in the fourth inning and Keoni De Renne lined an RBI double in the fifth for Greenville. Brennan King doubled and Eric Riggs singled for Jacksonville, which dropped to 10-7 versus the Braves this season. Randy Leek (5-3) surrendered two runs and eight hits in seven innings for the loss.
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Heather Brand, a native of Greenville, SC, begins her first season as part of the Rome Braves staff. She graduated from Shorter College in 2005 with degrees in journalism and Spanish. Heather resides in Rome with her husband, Shaun.
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After a 20-plus-year stand in a dated municipal stadium located on the outskirts of the city, the Greenville Braves demanded a new stadium in a more prominent location. The city, seeing an opportunity in its downtown, assembled a vacant tract of land and began negotiations with the Braves. It didn’t work out with the Braves, but what first seemed to be a terrible loss to the community ended in an award-winning stadium surrounded by offices, restaurants and residential condominiums.
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