
Make it five: Richmond Flying Squirrels extend winning streak
Right fielder Hunter Cole powered the Squirrels to their fifth straight win with four hits in 4-3 win over Erie on Thursday night at Jerry Uht Park.

Right fielder Hunter Cole powered the Squirrels to their fifth straight win with four hits in 4-3 win over Erie on Thursday night at Jerry Uht Park.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels finished off a three game sweep of the Akron RubberDucks, 5-3, on Wednesday afternoon at The Diamond.

Richmond (50-45) erupted for seven runs in the eighth inning to back a bullpen start from Yoan Gregorio in an 8-0 victory over Akron on Tuesday night at The Diamond.

Richmond center fielder Engle Beltre rapped a double to right in the seventh inning to push across the go-ahead run in a slim, 4-3 win over Akron (50-46) on Monday night at The Diamond.

Richmond utilized 12 hits and a solid outing from All-Star Joe Biagini in a 6-3 win over Altoona on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.

The Altoona Curve (50-43) held on for a 4-2 win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (47-45) in front of 7,830 fans on Saturday night at The Diamond.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (47-44) utilized a pair of solid pitching performances from lefties Kelvin Marte and Matt Gage to sweep a doubleheader 2-0 and 2-1 over Altoona (49-43) on Friday night at The Diamond.

Altoona right-hander Tyler Glasnow cruised through seven innings to blank the Squirrels 5-0 in the series opener on Thursday night at The Diamond.

Former Richmond standout Kendall Anthony ‘15 will continue his basketball career as a professional player in Turkey.

The Trenton Thunder (50-40) waltzed past the Richmond Flying Squirrels (45-43), 7-1, in the finale of a four-game series and unofficial first half of the Eastern League season on Monday afternoon at ARM & Hammer Park.
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