Oropesa Earns Player of the Month Award
Published on June 5, 2015 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RVA - The Richmond Flying Squirrels, Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, are pleased to announce that first baseman Ricky Oropesa has been named the Eastern League Player of the Month for the month of May. Oropesa batted .343 (37-for-108) with eight doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 25 RBIs, 12 runs scored, a .371 on-base percentage in 29 games during the month. The 25-year old had at least one hit in 22 of the games he played in during the month and had multiple hits in 10 of those contests. He also drove in at least one run in 17 of the games he played in during the month, including five straight games from May 5th-May 9th. Oropesa's tremendous stretch helped Richmond equaled a franchise-record for wins in a month by going 19-11 during May.
The 6'3", 225 lb. slugger led all Eastern League players in slugging percentage (.602), OPS (.973) and total bases (65) during the month of May. He also finished ranked among the monthly leaders in home runs (6-2nd), RBIs (25-2nd), extra-base hits (15-tied 3rd), hits (37-tied 4th) and batting average (.343-5th). Oropesa, who is a native of Los Angeles, California, returned to Richmond this season after spending parts of the past two seasons with the Flying Squirrels. He is hitting .257 with nine doubles, seven home runs and 28 RBIs in 48 games for the Flying Squirrels this season.
Ricky was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the third round of the 2011 draft after batting .322 with seven home runs, 44 RBIs and 35 runs scored in 56 games as a junior at the University of Southern California. Oropesa was a two-time All-Pac-10 Conference selection and batted .331 with 40 homers and 159 RBIs in 170 career games at USC.
Ricky Oropesa's Stats - May 2015
G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG OBP
29 .343 108 37 8 1 6 25 12 0 5 .602 .371
Ricky Oropesa's Stats - 2015 Season
G AVG AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R SB BB SLG OBP
48 .257 171 44 9 1 7 28 16 1 6 .444 .282
The Flying Squirrels return to RVA from a three-city, 10 day road trip on June 9th,, and kick off the Summer of Funn with the following promotional schedule:
Tuesday, June 9th - Kid's Thermos Giveaway presented by Martin's (first 1,500 fans 14 & under)
Wednesday, June 10th - Middle Child Appreciation Night.
Thursday, June 11th - In-Your-Face Fireworks and Tribute to Meat Night presented by Your Local Ford Dealers.
Friday, June 12th -Free Shirt Friday and Happy Hour presented by Village Bank (1,000 fans 15 & up).. Scout Night Sleepover.
Saturday, June 13th - In-Your-Face Fireworks, Swim Team Night and Shark Jersey Auction presented by TowneBank Richmond.
Sunday, June 14th - Kid's Club Sunday Shovel & Pail Giveaway (first 1,500 14 & under) presented by Coca-Cola.
Single game, group and ticket packages are available by contacting the front office at 804-359-FUNN or by going online at www.squirrelsbaseball.com/tickets.
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