
Richmond Flying Squirrels drop home opener
In front of their fifth consecutive opening night sellout crowd (9,560), the Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-4) were stifled by the Altoona Curve (3-3), 6-1, on Thursday night at The Diamond.

In front of their fifth consecutive opening night sellout crowd (9,560), the Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-4) were stifled by the Altoona Curve (3-3), 6-1, on Thursday night at The Diamond.

Jordan Tarsovich had the tie-breaking single in the sixth inning and the VMI bullpen held the Richmond Spiders to just two hits over the final six frames, sending the Keydets to a 4-2 win in non-conference baseball action Wednesday in Lexington. The win was VMI’s (18-13) third consecutive midweek victory.

Left-hander Ty Blach worked six scoreless innings to lead the Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-3) to a, 5-1, victory over the Bowie Baysox (5-2) on Wednesday afternoon at Prince George’s Stadium. Blach earned his first Double-A win, as the Squirrels posted their first series victory of the season.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (3-3) and the Bowie Baysox (5-1) split a double header at Prince George’s Stadium on Tuesday night. Richmond claimed the opener, 5-3, and Bowie prevailed in eight innings in the nightcap, 2-1.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (2-2) earned a split of their four-game series with the New Britain Rock Cats (2-2) with a convincing, 8-2, victory on Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. Giants’ top-prospect Kyle Crick earned the win in his Double-A debut, while the offense racked up 10 more hits.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (1-2) erupted offensively as they pasted the New Britain Rock Cats (2-1), 13-3, for their first win of the 2014 season.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-2) couldn’t shake the New Britain Rock Cats (2-0), and fell late, 4-3, at New Britain Stadium on Friday afternoon.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, announced that Richmond native and Seattle Seahawks fullback Michael Robinson will participate in the Flying Squirrels fifth season Opening Night festivities on Thursday, April 10 at The Diamond.

Following last season’s opening night 42 point loss to the eventual champion Alabama Hammers, the Richmond Raiders were hoping for a better start to the 2014 campaign when they hit the road to take on the expansion Trenton Freedom. But it was a similar result for Richmond as the Freedom cruised to a 52-17 win Sunday afternoon.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of Virginia, has accepted an invitation to perform at the 15th annual ‘Meet in Beijing’ Arts Festival in Beijing, China at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in May 2015.
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