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Winston-Salem used a five-run second inning to jump on top of the Hillcats early and held off a late comeback to take the second game of the series, 6-4.Mitch Brown recorded a season-high six strikeouts, but earned the loss after allowing six runs on four hits at Calvin Falwell Field Friday night.
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Over the past 20 years, the American government has spent millions of dollars sending representatives to United Nations climate change conferences. While the public are advised to walk, bicycle, and take the bus more to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, hundreds of civil servants have enjoyed tax payer funded flights to exotic locations across the globe to take part in U.N. negotiations to ‘save the climate.’
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Governor McAuliffe announced today that the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will award five $50,000 high school innovation planning grants to divisions that have proposed bold, innovative programs aimed at building the workforce of the 21stcentury.
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Four pitchers including lefty Adalberto Mejia combined as the Richmond Flying Squirrels (38-31) to blank the Trenton Thunder (37-34), 4-0, on Tuesday night at The Diamond. The meeting was the first between the two teams this season and marked the fifth staff shutout for Richmond.
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The New Britain Rock Cats (39-31) scored six times in the fourth inning and defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels (37-31), 7-3, on Mondayafternoon at The Diamond. The Squirrels did win the series, three games to two and are 13-1-1 in their last 14 series.
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The Winston-Salem Dash got all of their offense in two innings and never trailed as they beat the Salem Red Sox 6-5 on Sundayevening at BB&T Ballpark.
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The Richmond Flying Squirrels completed a Father’s Day doubleheader sweep over the New Britain Rock Cats on Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.
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Eight out of 10 traffic crashes in Virginia are caused by distracted driving. Some local organizations want to see that number reduced.
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The Salem Red Sox lost the completion of a suspended game 8-2 to the Winston-Salem Dash on Saturday afternoon at BB&T Ballpark. The loss eliminated the Red Sox from contention for the first half Southern Division title and allowed the Myrtle Beach Pelicans to clinch a playoff spot.
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What began as a joint action between grassroots protectors of their communities and land regarding the proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline has taken on new life as groups across five states are considering participation in an action being called Hands Across Our Land.
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