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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-6) dropped a back-and-forth affair to the Reading Phillies (9-3), 5-3, in front of 2,847 at The Diamond on Monday night. Right-handers Craig Westcott and Tyler Cloyd each posted a pair of scoreless innings to start the night, but each club was able to break through offensively in the third inning. …
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (6-5) claimed a four-game series win over the Altoona Curve (4-5) with a, 3-1, triumph in the series-finale in front of 7,691 at The Diamond on Sunday afternoon. Squirrels’ starter Justin Fitzgerald started with a pair of scoreless innings, and the Richmond offense staked him to the lead in the bottom…
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Johnny Monell’s fourth-inning home run was the difference as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (5-5) turned the tables on the Altoona Curve (4-4), posting a 1-0 shutout in front of 7,759 at The Diamond on Saturday night. Left-hander Mike Kickham for Richmond and right-hander Brandon Cumpton engaged in a spirited pitchers duel in the early portion…
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (4-5) were shutout for the first time on the year by left-hander Nate Baker and the Altoona Curve (4-3), 6-0, in front of 8,169 on Friday night at The Diamond. Pitching controlled the early portion of the ballgame, but wildness from Richmond right-hander Chris Heston allowed Altoona to break through first…
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Juan Perez provided a game-winning two-run home run as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (3-3) held off the Bowie Baysox (1-5), 5-4, on Tuesday night at Prince George’s Stadium. The win was the third straight for the Squirrels and sent Bowie to a fifth consecutive loss. Richmond took the early lead in the second inning, tallying…
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Chris Dominguez pushed the Richmond Flying Squirrels (2-3) out front early and they held on for a, 5-4, series-opening victory over the Bowie Baysox (1-4) on Monday night at Prince George’s Stadium. Richmond got on the board first, plating a run in the top of the first inning off of Bowie right-hander Zach Clark. Clark…
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels (0-1) ninth-inning rally was turned back, as the New Britain Rock Cats (1-0) claimed a, 3-2, season-opening victory in front of 4,653 at New Britain Stadium on Thursday night. The Rock Cats struck first against Squirrels’ starter Justin Fitzgerald in the bottom of the first inning. Darin Mastroianni opened the night…
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The Virginia women’s basketball team defeated in-state foe Richmond, 68-55, Monday (March 19) in the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Cavaliers advance to host Appalachian State in the third round on Thursday (March 22) at 7 p.m. at John Paul Jones Arena. With the win, UVa improved to 24-10 overall…
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, is considering a new advanced manufacturing facility at its Crosspointe location near Richmond. The new factory would be an advanced blade manufacturing capability involving high-precision turbine blades for some of the world’s most sophisticated aircraft engines built by the company. Significant growth in the company’s aero engine order book…
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Top comic Odyssey Michaels will head the lineup at the February Comedy Night at WTA’s Gateway on Saturday, Feb. 25. Michaels was voted Richmond’s funniest comic in 2011 by Style Weekly Magazine. He has performed nationally, including being a featured performer at the Cincinnati Comedy Festival. He has also been seen on G4TV cable network. …
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