Richmond wins walkoff 13-inning thriller
In arguably the most dramatic ballgame in franchise history, the Flying Squirrels (10-11) lost a ninth inning lead, went behind by a pair of runs in the 13th, and still won. Richmond scored three times in the bottom of the 13th inning to steal back a, 5-4 victory over the New Britain Rock Cats on Friday night.
Trailing 4-2 to the bottom of the 13th, the Squirrels turned the other cheek and delivered the knock-out blow. Left-hander Blake Martin started the inning on the hill and issued a one-out walk to Wendell Fairley. Chris Dominguez followed with a double off the very top of the wall in center field. Fairley scored, and Richmond had the tying run at second base. New Britain went back to the bullpen for right-hander Bobby Lanigan. Juan Perez got ahead in the count and sent those left at The Diamond into hysterics with a two-run walk-off blast to left field. Perez’s second home run of the season was the game-winner, dooming Lanigan (1-2) to the loss. Read more
Richmond salvages finale with R-Phils
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (9-11) used the only two runs they scored in the series to salvage the finale with the Reading Phillies (13-6), 2-1, on Thursday afternoon at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Ryan Cavan didn’t start the ballgame at second base, but he came on for Jose Flores as part of a double-switch in the sixth inning. He was heard from in the ninth inning, blasting a solo-home run to right field that proved to be the difference in the ballgame. Cavan’s second home run of the season came at the expense of Reading right-hander Chris Kissock. Kissock (1-1) took the loss over two innings of relief for Reading. Read more
R-Phils take opener with Richmond
Right-hander Tyler Cloyd fired seven scoreless innings, and the Reading Phillies (12-6) cruised past the Richmond Flying Squirrels (8-10), 6-0, in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday night at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Cloyd (3-0) was in command throughout, and earned his third win in his third Double-A start of the season. He scattered five hits, walked none and struck out five. Cloyd has collected victories in each of his last two starts against the Squirrels. Read more
Curve rally, win series with Richmond
The Altoona Curve scored five times in the bottom of the eighth inning to down the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The win also netted the Curve the series, having taken two of three games from the Squirrels. Altoona scored the final eight runs in the ballgame after the Squirrels had enjoyed a 3-0 lead. Read more
Richmond rocks Curve
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (8-8) erupted for nine runs over the last two innings to blow past the Altoona Curve and claim a, 15-7, win at Peoples Natural Gas Field on Friday night. 12 different Squirrels had base hits in the ballgame as the Squirrels tied the franchise record for hits in a single game. Juan Perez also had five hits, matching the individual franchise record which he already held a share of.
The Squirrels had coughed up a 6-2 lead as they came to bat in the eighth inning trailing 7-6 against right-hander Zach Foster. A one-out single from Tommy Joseph got them started. Jose Flores pinch-ran and stole second base. Daniel Mayora brought him in with a single to tie the game. It was just the beginning of a six-run inning. Perez added an RBI double, Brett Bochy contributed an RBI single and Gary Brown cleared the bases with a triple into the right-field corner. After the uprising, the Squirrels led, 12-7. Foster (0-1) was tagged with the loss for Altoona. Read more
Richmond drops series opener to Curve
The Altoona Curve (6-7) got out front early and then held off the Richmond Flying Squirrels (7-8), 4-3, in the series-opener of a three-game set on Thursday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
The Squirrels got out quickly against Curve right-hander Brandon Cumpton in the first inning when Ryan Cavan delivered a one-out single. A batter later, Wes Hodges drilled a double through the alley in right-center field. Cavan scurried around from first for a 1-0 lead. Read more
Richmond takes series finale from R-Phils
A day after allowing a franchise-record 19 runs, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (7-7) rode stellar pitching to a, 2-1, victory over the Reading Phillies (10-4) in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday morning at The Diamond.
After two scoreless innings, the Squirrels struck first in the third inning against Reading right-hander David Buchanan. Squirrels’ starter Chris Heston aided his own cause as he singled with one out. It marked the right-hander’s first professional hit. A batter later, Ryan decked his first home run of the season over the wall in right field for a 2-0 lead. Read more
