
Richmond Flying Squirrels, through the mist, top Bowie, 3-1
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (14-10) held off the Bowie Baysox (13-12), 3-1, in front of 8,473 at The Diamond on Tuesday afternoon.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (14-10) held off the Bowie Baysox (13-12), 3-1, in front of 8,473 at The Diamond on Tuesday afternoon.

The Bowie Baysox (13-11) struck for three runs in the ninth inning to steal the opener of a four-game series from the Richmond Flying Squirrels (13-10), 3-2, at The Diamond on Monday night.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (13-9) scored six times in the eighth inning to stun the New Britain Rock Cats (6-15), 7-5, on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (12-9) split a doubleheader with the New Britain Rock Cats (6-14) in front of 7,844 at The Diamond on Saturday night. New Britain claimed the opener, 5-4, but the Squirrels rebounded to take the nightcap, 5-2.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, are excited to announce the first ever Charity Big Gloves Boxing Throwdown on Saturday, May 17 at The Diamond.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, the Greater Richmond Transit Company, the City of Richmond and Henrico County are collaborating on a grant application for funding to construct the Broad Street Bus-Rapid Transit system.

The top-ranked UVa. baseball team cranked four home runs in a 13-0 defeat of Richmond Wednesday evening at Davenport Field. The Cavaliers (35-7) finished with 13 hits while four Cavalier pitchers combined on a two-hitter in UVa’s seventh shutout of the season.

The Reading Fightin Phils (11-6) rode a sterling performance from lefty Jesse Biddle to a, 1-0, shutout victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels (11-8) at FirstEnergy Stadium on Wednesday night. The win netted Reading the series, having taken two of the three games in the set. It marked the first time on the season that the Squirrels had been shut out.

In a ballgame interrupted by rain for 92 minutes, the Richmond Flying Squirrels (11-7) erupted late to drub the Reading Fightin Phils (10-6), 11-5, at FirstEnergy Stadium on Tuesday night.

The Reading Fightin Phils (10-5) defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels (10-7), 7-3, on Monday night at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Fightins scored seven of the final eight runs scored in the ballgame to take the upper-hand in the three-game series.
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