Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes
May 12, 2011 - Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (15-18) VS. HARRISBURG SENATORS (16-16)
LHP ERIC SURKAMP (2-2, 1.65) VS. RHP RYAN TATUSKO (1-3, 6.35)
May 12, 2011 -- 7:05 PM
The Diamond
Game #34/Home #18
Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL
Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com
TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Harrisburg Senators will meet in the opener of a four-game series...The Bowie Baysox withstood two Flying Squirrels' rallies to hold on to a 6-5, series-clinching win in the finale of a three-game set on Wednesday afternoon in front of 5,949 fans at Prince George's Stadium.
TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Eric Surkamp gets the start in game two of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #9 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 5/2/11-5/8/11...Earned the win in his last outing 5/7 against Altoona...Allowed two hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, striking out 10 batters and walking three...Ten strikeouts matched a season-high and Flying Squirrels franchise recorded...Fourth time in six starts he struck out 10 batters...Third consecutive quality start...Retired the leadoff batter in six of his seven innings on the mound...Recorded five groundouts and four flyouts...Threw 102 pitches, 59 strikes...Threw 16 pitches or less in six of his seven innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 13 of the 24 batters he faced...Has received 11 runs of support over his last two starts...Club had scored just five runs in his four outings (none while he was in the game)...Is 2-0 over his last three starts and has allowed one run on 10 hits in 19 1/3 with 30 strikeouts and seven walks over that span...Leads the Eastern League and is tied for third in all of MiLB with 51 strikeouts and is second in the league with a 1.65 ERA...Made 17 starts with Advanced-A San Jose in 2010 going 4-2 with a 3.11 ERA...Struck out 108 batters and walked 22 in 101 1/3 innings...Had season cut short after injuring his hip attempting to field a ground ball 7/18/10 against Lancaster...Named a California League Mid-Season and Post Season All-Star...Spent all of 2009 with Low-A Augusta and went 11-5 with a 3.30 ERA in 23 starts...Struck out 169 batters and walked 39 in 131 innings, third-most strikeouts in all of MiLB...Selected in the 6th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended North Carolina State University
Right-hander Ryan Tatusko gets the nod in the series opener for the Senators...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #26 prospect in the Washington Nationals farm system according to Baseball America...Making his seventh start of the season with the Senators...Is 20-26 with a 3.93 ERA (165ER/378.1 IP) in 70 career starts...Suffered the loss in his last outing 5/7 against Reading...Allowed five runs, four earned, on nine hits in three innings of work...Struck out three batters and walked one...Has gone four innings or less in three of his first six starts...Opponents hitting .350 (41-for-117) against him...Tied for the second-most hits in the league (41)...Acquired from the Texas Rangers along with right-hander Tanner Roark in exchange for infielder Christian Guzman 7/31/10...Went 3-1 with a 1.72 ERA in six starts with Harrisburg in 2010 following the trade...Suffered the loss in his lone start during the 2010 Eastern League playoffs in Game 3 against Altoona...Allowed three runs on eight hits in six innings, striking out two batters and walking two...Prior to the trade, went 9-2 with a 2.97 ERA in 24 games, 13 starts, with Double-A Frisco...Struck out 58 batters and walked 40 in 100 innings of work...Named a Texas League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star...Spent the entire 2009 season with Advanced-A Bakersfield and went 7-6 with a 4.64 ERA in 29 games, 16 starts...Allowed 123 hits and struck out 86 batters while walking 38 in 120 1/3 innings...Went 3-11 with a 4.46 ERA in 32 games, 16 starts with Low-A Clinton in 2008...Struck out 96 batters and walked 42 in 113 innings...Made pro debut with Short-Season A Spokane in 2007 going 3-7 with a 4.13 ERA in 16 games, 13 starts...Struck out 50 batters and walked 22 in 65 1/3 innings...Originally selected by the Texas Rangers in the 18th round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft...Attended Indiana State University.
CAPITAL CITIES: The Flying Squirrels and Harrisburg Senators will meet for the first time this season during their current four-game series...The two clubs will play each other 21 times during the year including 15 meetings at The Diamond...Harrisburg won seven of the 10 meetings between the two clubs in 2010 including all three played in Richmond.
TREADING WATER: The Flying Squirrels will try to avoid matching their low-water mark on the season at four games under .500...The club was last four games under .500 at 11-15 after dropping the opener of a doubleheader 5/5 at New Britain.
ONE IS THE LONLIEST NUMBER: The Flying Squirrels suffered their second straight one-run loss yesterday at Bowie...It was the third consecutive one-run game the club has played...Overall, Richmond is 3-7 in one-run games as 10 of the team's first 33 games have been decided by a single run...The Baysox lead the Eastern League having played in 14 one-run games.
NO PLACE LIKE HOME: The Flying Squirrels fell to 4-12 on the road with yesterday's loss at Bowie...The club's .250 winning percentage on the road is second-lowest in the Eastern League ahead of only the Portland Sea Dogs (.200, 3-12)...Richmond is batting .196 (107-for-545) on the road and is averaging 3.00 runs per game (48R/16G) in 16 contests...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)...The club is 11-6 at home and its .647 winning percentage is second-highest in the league trailing only the Trenton Thunder (.706, 12-5).
THE GEORGIA PEACH: Second baseman Charlie Culberson has hits in each of his last seven games, matching his longest hit streak of the season...The 22-year-old is 10-for-31 (.323) with two RBIs and four runs scored over his last eight games...He has struck out just eight times in 43 at-bats (19%) this month after striking out 22 times in 93 at-bats (24%) in April...Culberson leads the Eastern League with 136 at-bats and is tied for fourth in hits (39), having appeared in all 33 games for Richmond this season.
BOOK 'EM DAN-O: Right-hander Dan Otero has tossed 12 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last seven appearances, the longest scoreless streak of the season for a Flying Squirrels pitcher...The 26-year-old has struck out 14 batters and walked none while holding opponents to a .196 (9-for-46) average against over the course of the streak.
PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.95 ERA through 33 games and the club ranks third in the league with 269 strikeouts. The pitching staff has logged a league-high 304 2/3 innings of work, 14 1/3 more innings than the Trenton Thunder who ranks second in innings pitched.
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