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September 09, 2009

D-Braves fans help to fuel championship season
D-Braves fans help to fuel championship season

In 11 of the team’s 16 seasons in Danville, the D-Braves have finished in the top two in attendance in the Appy League.


September 02, 2009

D-Braves hammer Elizabethton, take control of Appalachian League Championship Series
D-Braves hammer Elizabethton, take control of Appalachian League Championship Series

D-Braves can capture Appy League championship by winning Game 2 tonight in Danville

D-Braves ready for Appy League Championship Series

The Danville Braves take on the two-time defending champion Elizabethton Twins in Game 1 of the ALCS at 7 p.m. today in Elizabethton, Tenn.


August 31, 2009

Kingsport Mets blow out Danville Braves, 12-2

The D-Braves’ (46-21) lone runs came on solo home runs by Riaan Spanjer-Furstenburg and Christian Bethancourt. Spanjer-Furstenburg led off the fourth inning with his home run and Bethancourt hit his with two outs in the seventh off Mets (30-34) starter Zachary Von Tersch.


August 30, 2009

Danville Braves muster up only 1 run in loss to Kingsport Mets
Danville Braves muster up only 1 run in loss to Kingsport Mets

The Kingsport Mets’ bats were red-hot Sunday night. The team picked up 12 hits en route to a 4-1 victory over the Danville Braves.


August 29, 2009

D-Braves score four in the third, cruise to 5-1 win against Bluefield

Spurred on by a four-run third inning, the Danville Braves defeated the Bluefield Orioles 5-1 Friday night at Dan Daniel Memorial Park.


August 25, 2009

Johnson City gets solid pitching, holds to D-Braves to four hits in 3-1 win

The Danville Braves fell a couple runs short of a perfect homestand Tuesday night, falling to the Johnson City Cardinals, 3-1. The Braves, winners of 12 of their last 14, fell to 43-18, while Johnson City improved to 32-27.


August 24, 2009

D-Braves manager Runge happy to have division locked up early
D-Braves manager Runge happy to have division locked up early

Clinching early means Runge, a former utility player, can give some more playing time to those at the bottom of the depth chart while giving his stars some rest before the playoffs.


August 23, 2009

Danville Braves clinch East Division title with 9-6 victory
Danville Braves clinch East Division title with 9-6 victory

Danville clinched the Appalachian League East Division title and a berth in the Appy League Championship Series by dumping Johnson City 9-6 on Sunday afternoon at Dan Daniel Park.


August 22, 2009

D-Braves win in extra innings on Marval’s RBI single

Osman Marval singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday night, as the Danville Braves defeated the Greeneville Astros, 5-4, at Dan Daniel Park.

D-Braves pitcher Matt Crim reaches milestone in win

Danville Braves pitcher Matt Crim became the first Appalachian League pitcher since 1997 to win 10 games in a season as he three-hit the Greeneville Astros over six innings in a 4-1 Friday night at Dan Daniel Memorial Park.


August 18, 2009

Bethancourt homers, doubles to lead D-Braves past Elizabethton
Bethancourt homers, doubles to lead D-Braves past Elizabethton

Christian Bethancourt homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Danville Braves defeated the Elizabethton Twins 5-1 Tuesday night to take the three-game series in Elizabethton.


August 17, 2009

Danville Braves fall to Elizabethton Twins, 9-5

Elizabethton took control with a four-run first inning and answered a Danville sixth-inning rally in a 9-5 victory Monday night in the second game of a three-game series in Elizabethton.


August 16, 2009

Danville Braves fend off late rally for 5-4 victory

Danville had a scare in the ninth inning, but was able to pull out a win against Elizabethton Sunday night.


August 11, 2009

D-Braves’ Rasmus hurles no-hitter
D-Braves’ Rasmus hurles no-hitter

Danville Braves right-hander Cory Rasmus threw a no-hitter as the Braves defeated the Princeton Rays 13-0 in seven innings in the second game of a doubleheader on Tuesday in Princeton.


August 09, 2009

Danville Braves bullpen holds off late comeback bid by Pulaski
Danville Braves bullpen holds off late comeback bid by Pulaski

Danville pitcher Matt Crim tied a team record by picking up his eighth win of the season in the 7-6 victory.


August 07, 2009

Strong defense, pitching lead Danville Braves to shutout of Pulaski Mariners

Chris Masters struck out nine Mariners — including five straight between the fourth and fifth innings — and did not walk a batter in Danville’s 3-0 victory.


August 04, 2009

Danville Braves pitcher Julio Teheran called up to Class-A Rome
Danville Braves pitcher Julio Teheran called up to Class-A Rome

D-Braves pitcher Matt Crim hurled seven shutout innings to pick up his league-high seventh win of the season is a 3-0 victory over Princeton Tuesday night.


August 02, 2009

L.V. Ware leads Danville Braves to 2-1 victory

L.V. Ware singled twice, scored and knocked in the game-winning run in the fifth inning against the Bristol White Sox.

D-Braves split doubleheader with Bristol

Danville’s offense woke up in the second game of the team’s doubleheader with Bristol on Saturday and the Braves were able to split the games with the White Sox on Saturday in Bristol.


July 27, 2009

Danville Braves score winning run on wild pitch

Mycal Jones trotted home from third with his right arm extended into the air, scoring the winning run on a wild pitch by Carlos Fortuna in the bottom of the ninth.


July 26, 2009

Danville Braves lose third straight to Bluefield, 5-2

Another nightmarish start sent the Danville Braves to their third consecutive loss, 5-2, to the Bluefield Orioles on Sunday at Dan Daniel Park, tying their longest losing streak of the season.


July 24, 2009

Three-run shot lifts Bluefield Orioles past Danville Braves

Coming off a dominating three-game sweep at Johnson City, the Braves fell back to earth Friday night with a 9-6 loss at Bluefield in their road trip finale.


July 19, 2009

Appalachian League’s top batter takes down Danville Braves

Bristol White Sox outfielder Brady Shoemaker tied the game in the ninth and later helped the White Sox take the final lead.


July 12, 2009

D-Braves take early lead, never give it up against Royals

The Danville Braves scored twice in the first, second and third innings and cruised to a 6-3 victory against the Burlington Royals


July 10, 2009

Braves catcher extends streak of busted base stealers in 3-0 victory
Braves catcher extends streak of busted base stealers in 3-0 victory

Daniel Elorriaga-Matra has been tremendous behind the plate this season, having thrown out an Appalachian League-leading 50 percent (9-for-18) of base stealers this year.


July 08, 2009

Danville Braves score 9 runs in 8th inning, cruise

The Danville Braves blew open an already comfortable lead with nine runs in the eighth inning en route to crushing Pulaski, 23-7, on Tuesday night.

D-Braves unload on Pulaski 23-7

Danville connected for 22 hits and scored in every inning but one


July 06, 2009

D-Braves rally to edge Pulaski

The Danville Braves rallied from an early two-run deficit to edge the Pulaski Mariners 4-3 on Monday night in Pulaski


July 03, 2009

D-Braves’ Milligan, Harris promoted to Class A Rome prior to Friday’s game

Danville Braves right-handed pitcher Tyrelle Harris and outfielder Adam Milligan were promoted to Class A Rome before the D-Braves’ 3-2 loss to the Princeton Rays on Friday at Dan Daniel Park.

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