EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on May 9, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (14-16) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (15-15)

RHP DARYL MADAY (0-2, 3.80) VS. RHP MITCH ATKINS (1-0, 4.61)

May 9, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Prince George's Stadium

Game #31/Road #14

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Bowie Baysox will meet in the opener of a three-game series...The Altoona Curve used a four-run sixth inning to pull away from the Flying Squirrels and avoid a series-sweep with a 7-2 win on Sunday afternoon in front of 5,399 fans at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander Daryl Maday gets the start in the series opener for the Flying Squirrels...Activated from the Disabled List 5/9...Was placed on the DL 5/2 due to illness...Making his fifth start of the season and his first in 12 days...Suffered the loss in his last outing 4/26 against Trenton...Allowed three runs on four hits in five innings...Struck out three batters and walked two...Allowed three runs and five hits and issued two walks in the top of the fifth inning...Retired 13 of the first 14 batters he faced to start the game...Recorded eight groundouts and four flyouts...Retired the leadoff batter in all five of his innings on the mound...Threw 94 pitches, 55 strikes...Threw 33 pitches, 17 strikes in the top of the fifth inning...Threw 61 pitches, 38 strikes in the first four innings combined...Threw first-pitch strikes to 14 of the 21 batters he faced...Is 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA in seven career appearances, five starts, against the Baysox...Spent the majority of the 2010 season with Richmond...Won his first seven decisions including six straight 4/15/10-5/12/10...Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 4/26/10-5/2/10...Named an EL Mid-Season All-Star...Did not pitch in the game due to promotion...Promoted to Triple-A Fresno 7/3/10...Went 8-5 with a 2.34 ERA in 16 starts prior to promotion...Went 1-4 with a 9.21 ERA in seven games including fi ve starts with Fresno...Sent back down to Richmond 8/4/10...Went 1-3 with a 9.68 ERA in nine games, two starts, after being sent down...Selected in the 30th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of Arkansas.

Right-hander Mitch Atkins gets the nod in the series opener for the Baysox...Making his third start with the Baysox...Earned the win in his last outing 5/4 against Harrisburg...Allowed one run on six hits in 7 2/3 innings, striking out four batters and walking two...Outing was his longest since going eight innings 6/30/09 at Round Rock while with Triple-A Iowa...Allowed six runs on six hits over six innings in his first start with Bowie 4/29 against Richmond...Three of the six hits he allowed went for extra bases including a Justin Christian two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning...Promoted from Advanced-A Frederick 4/29/11...Went 0-1 in two starts, allowing three runs on seven hits in nine innings, striking out 14 batters and walking none...Assigned to Frederick 4/16/11...Suffered a strained left oblique injury during Spring Training...Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as a minor league free agent 11/15/10 with an invitation to Major League Spring Training...Designated for assignment and removed from the Chicago Cubs 40-man roster 9/21/10...Went 8-3 with a 3.63 ERA in 28 games, 15 starts, with Triple-A Iowa in 2010 while striking out 76 batters and walking 42 in 106 2/3 innings...Appeared in five games, all in relief, with the Chicago Cubs and allowed eight runs, seven earned on 12 hits in 10 innings, striking out 10 batters and walking six...Entered the 2009 season rated as the #21 prospect in the Chicago Cubs farm system according to Baseball America...Appeared in 27 games, all starts, with Iowa in 2009 and went 8-12 with a 6.58 ERA, striking out 127 batters and walking 52 in 146 1/3 innings...Allowed 164 hits including 26 home runs...Made Major League debut 7/29/09 against Houston and tossed a perfect inning...Allowed one hit in two scoreless innings on two total Major League appearances...Began 2008 with Double-A Tennessee and went 9-6 with a 3.76 ERA in 18 starts...Named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star...Promoted to Triple-A Iowa and went 8-1 with a 4.47 ERA in 10 starts...Began the 2007 season with Advanced-A Daytona, going 8-7 with a 3.13 ERA in 20 starts while holding opponents to a .235 batting average against...Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Promoted to Double-A Tennessee and went 1-1 with a 5.54 ERA in seven games, four starts...Spent the entire 2006 season with Low-A Peoria, going 13-4 with a 2.41 ERA in 25 starts...Struck out 127 batters and walked 53 in 138 1/3 innings and limited opposing hitters to a .217 batting average against...Named a Midwest League Mid-Season All-Star...Originally selected by the Chicago Cubs in the seventh round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft.

HOMESICK: The Flying Squirrels are batting .245 (140-for-571) in 17 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.18 runs per game at home (71R/17G)...Richmond is batting .197 (88-for-447) and are averaging 2.92 runs per game (38R/13G) in 13 contests...Seven of the club's 12 home runs have been hit at The Diamond...The Flying Squirrels .647 winning percentage is the second-best in the Eastern League trailing only the Trenton Thunder (11-4, .714)...Meanwhile, the club's .231 winning percentage on the road is the second-lowest in the league ahead of only the Portland Sea Dogs (2-10, .167).

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE: The Flying Squirrels have gone a season-long five games without committing an error...The club has not had a miscue in the field since Justin Fitzgerald's error in the bottom of the sixth inning 5/4 at New Britain...Richmond is tied for second in the Eastern League with a .983 fielding percentage and is tied for the third-fewest errors committed on the season (20)...The Flying Squirrels have turned 29 double plays, second-most in the league behind New Britain (31).

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.97 ERA through 30 games...The club leads the league in staff ERA even though it is tied the most walks (100) issued and most hits (261) allowed in the league...The Flying Squirrels rank third in the league with 242 strikeouts, and the pitching staff has logged a league-high 279 innings of work, 15 2/3 more innings than the Trenton Thunder who ranks second in innings pitched.

BOOK 'EM DAN-O: Right-hander Dan Otero has tossed 10 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last six appearances, the longest scoreless streak of the season for a Flying Squirrels pitcher...The 26-year-old has struck out 13 batters and walked none while holding opponents to a .225 (9-for-40) average against over the course of the streak.

THE GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson has hits in each of his last five games, his second hitting streak of at least five games this season...The 22-year-old is 7-for-19 (.368) with one RBI and two runs scored over his last five games...He has struck out just five times in 31 at-bats (16%) this month after striking out 22 times in 93 at-bats (24%) in April...Culberson leads the Eastern League with 124 at-bats and is fourth in hits (36), having appeared in all 30 games for Richmond this season.

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