EL Richmond Flying Squirrels

Precise Pitching and Two Homers Give Squirrels 8-1 Win

Published on July 29, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND, Va. - Off a steady pitching performance and a pair of multi-run homers, the Richmond Flying Squirrels defeated the Somerset Patriots, 8-1, Friday night at The Diamond.

Richmond (48-46, 8-17) used five pitchers in the shutout, holding the Patriots (59-35, 15-10) to four hits and posted 12 strikeouts. The win broke a three-game losing streak for the Flying Squirrels.

Kyle Harrison turned in three scoreless innings in his start, working around three walks and three hits with five strikeouts. Taylor Rashi (Win, 1-1) and Chris Wright each struck out three batters with two-inning appearances. Ryan Walker tossed a scoreless eighth inning and Jorge Guzman made his first appearance for the Flying Squirrels.

Richmond pushed ahead, 1-0, in the first inning off an RBI single from Brett Auerbach that brought Michael Gigliotti home from third base.

In the bottom of the second inning, Tyler Fitzgerald propelled a three-run homer to left-center and upped the Richmond advantage to 4-0. It was Fitzgerald's 16th home run of the season and his sixth home run over his last 12 games.

Fitzgerald was hit by a pitch to lead off the seventh, stole second base and advanced to third on a groundout. Auerbach crossed him home with a sacrifice fly to left field and moved the Richmond lead to 5-0.

Franklin Labour widened the lead to 8-0 in the sixth inning with a three-run homer to left field, his seventh home run of the season.

With runners at first and third in the ninth inning, Anthony Volpe poked a sacrifice fly to right field to break the shutout and close the score to 8-1.

Somerset starter Will Warren (Loss, 6-3) allowed four runs, four walks and three hits over four innings.

The Flying Squirrels continue the homestand Saturday with a first pitch scheduled for 6:05 p.m. Right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (5-7, 5.44) will make the start for Richmond opposed by right-hander Sean Boyle (7-4, 4.02) for Somerset. The team will host Marvel Super Hero Night at The Diamond with a special appearance from Black Panther and the first 1,500 fans ages 15 and older will receive a mini Black Panther bobblehead presented by Richmond Area Honda Dealers.

Tickets are available at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-3866 or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.

Check out the Richmond Flying Squirrels Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



Eastern League Stories from July 29, 2022


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central