lynchburg hillcats

Myrtle Beach takes down Lynchburg

Chris Graham

The Pelicans finished out the series with a 5-1 victory against the Hillcats. Myrtle Beach was led by Kyle Hendricks complete game performance. Leading the offense for the Pelicans was Christian Villanueva. The storyline for the Hillcats was Tommy La Stella leaving the game after being drilled in the right ear by a Hendricks fastball

Earth Talk: Making renewable energies competitive

Roddy Scheer

Given the importance of abundant amounts of energy for Americans, the federal government tends to subsidize all forms of energy development, including fossil fuels and renewables. A recently released report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that in 2011 the federal government spent $16 billion of our tax dollars in subsidies for the development of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, and only $2.5 billion in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry in the form of tax breaks

richmond flying squirrels

Squirrels take series with 7-2 win at Trenton

Chris Graham

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (36-36) returned to the .500 mark with a, 7-2, win over the Trenton Thunder (40-29) on Thursday night at Waterfront Park. The win netted the Squirrels the series, having taken two of the three games. Richmond has now won three consecutive series, and return to .500 for the first time since they were 20-20