
Richmond Flying Squirrels race past Erie, 5-2
The surging Richmond Flying Squirrels (30-24) earned a, 5-2, win over the reeling Erie SeaWolves (31-23) in front of a second consecutive sellout crowd of 9,560 at The Diamond on Saturday night.

The surging Richmond Flying Squirrels (30-24) earned a, 5-2, win over the reeling Erie SeaWolves (31-23) in front of a second consecutive sellout crowd of 9,560 at The Diamond on Saturday night.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (29-24) blanked the Erie SeaWolves (31-22), 2-0, in front of a capacity crowd of 9,560 at The Diamond on Friday night to give legendary skipper Dave Machemer his 1,600th win as a manager. The milestone comes as Mac’s Squirrels have claimed six of their last seven ballgames and sit just two games behind the SeaWolves for the Western Division lead.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (28-24) were held in check in the finale of a three-game series and defeated, 2-1, by the New Britain Rock Cats (25-29) on Thursday afternoon at New Britain Stadium.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (28-23) scored double-digit runs for the fourth time in the last five days and pasted the New Britain Rock Cats, 10-5, on Wednesday night at New Britain Stadium.

Left-hander Chris Gloor turned in eight spectacular innings as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (27-23) snuck past the New Britain Rock Cats (24-28), 2-1, on Tuesday night at New Britain Stadium.

It was a fight at the bat rack for the third consecutive day as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (26-23) mauled the Altoona Curve (20-30), 13-2, on Monday afternoon at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

Jack Snodgrass was sterling on the mound and potent at the plate, leading the Richmond Flying Squirrels (24-23) as they trounced the Altoona Curve, 12-5, on Saturday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field.

The Altoona Curve (20-27) matched season-highs for both hits (18) and runs (14) as they pounded the Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-23), 14-4, on Friday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. With the win, the last-place Curve improved to 8-6 against the Squirrels on the season.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (23-22) finished off a, 9-4, win over the Trenton Thunder (24-23) with an ultra-rare triple play in front of 7,042 at The Diamond on Thursday night.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (22-22) used five pitchers and barely hung on for a, 5-4, victory over the Trenton Thunder (24-22) in front of 7,181 at The Diamond on Wednesday night.
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