The 2012 Region 8-AAA All-Region baseball team was announced Wednesday, and as expected Gainesville dominated the selections after advancing to the Class AAA semifinals.
The Braves left 13 runners on base as Curtis Granderson hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning to lead the streaking New York Yankees past Atlanta 3-2 on Wednesday night to complete the three-game sweep.
Cory Gearrin, who gave up Nick Swisher's tie-breaking, two-run homer in the Braves' 6-4 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday night, has been optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.
Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Gehrig's record, and the New York Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4 win over the Atlanta.
Former Gwinnett first baseman Mauro Gomez came back to haunt his old team, as he hit two home runs and led the Pawtucket Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the G-Braves in the finale of the four-game series at McCoy Stadium.
Randall Delgado struggled with his curveball, a high pitch count and his nerves early in the game as the Braves fell 3-0 to Ivan Nova and the Yankees, who moved into a first-place tie in the AL East.
The Gwinnett Braves hit a season-high five home runs and held on to beat the Pawtucket Red Sox, 11-8, in game three of the four-game series Monday night.
