
Flying Squirrels falter late
Catcher Jeff Arnold smashed a game-tying home run in the seventh inning, snapping the longest scoreless drought in Flying Squirrels history.

Catcher Jeff Arnold smashed a game-tying home run in the seventh inning, snapping the longest scoreless drought in Flying Squirrels history.

Due to the UVA football game against Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 1, Charlottesville Area Transit will detour the Free Trolley.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (61-71) could not muster a run for the third consecutive game and dropped the series opener 7-0 against the Fightin Phils (63-68) on Monday at The Diamond.

Motorists across the country continue to see their local gas prices dropping. On the week, state gas price averages declined as much as four cents while the national gas price average held steady at $2.84.

I won’t be in the press box for the UVA football season opener on Saturday when the ‘Hoos host Richmond. That’s because of work.

Kurt Benkert is competing for an NFL job, so, obvs, he’s a stud at QB. But the new starter, Bryce Perkins, is the kind of quarterback that Robert Anae has in mind when he schemes up game plans.

ACC football gets under way this weekend with a full slate of action in Week 1.

Gasoline prices in Virginia have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.61/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

UVA football fans are encouraged to wear Orange and Blue on Friday, Aug. 31 to support “Paint the Town Orange.”

The Flying Squirrels (61-70) were held to just two hits and were shutout for the second consecutive game on Sunday night in Altoona.
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