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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on May 19, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (18-20) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (19-20)

LHP ERIC SURKAMP (2-2, 1.88) VS. RHP WYNN PELZER (1-4, 3.63)

May 19, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

The Diamond

Game #39/Home #23

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Bowie Baysox will meet in the finale of a three-game series...The Flying Squirrels scored all four of their runs with two outs including three in the bottom of the second inning as Richmond topped Bowie 4-2 on Tuesday night in front of 4,258 fans at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Eric Surkamp gets the start in the series finale for the Flying Squirrels...Making his eighth start of the season and his first career start against a Baltimore Orioles affiliate...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #9 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Received a no-decision in his last outing 5/12 against Harrisburg...Allowed two runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings...Struck out five batters and walked two...All five strikeouts came on called third strikes...Seven hits allowed were a season high...Allowed two runs and four hits in the top of the sixth inning including giving up a solo home run to Tyler Moore...Recorded five groundouts and five flyouts...Retired the leadoff batter in five of his six innings on the mound...Threw 89 pitches, 57 strikes...Threw first-pitch strikes to 13 of the 25 batters he faced...Threw 16 pitches or less in all six innings on the mound...Is tied for the Eastern League and is tied for fifth in all of MiLB with 56 strikeouts and is second in the league with a 1.88 ERA...Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 5/2/11-5/8/11...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 Wynn Pelzer gets the nod in the series finale for the Baysox...Making his seventh start of the season after moving to the rotation 4/14...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #6 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Has suffered the loss in each of his last four starts...Allowed three runs, two earned, on six hits in 4 2/3 innings in his last outing 5/13 against Akron...Struck out four batters and walked four...Has allowed 11 runs, 10 earned, on 16 hits in 9 2/3 innings (9.31 ERA) with seven strikeouts and seven walks over his last two starts...Allowed four runs on 13 hits in 25 innings (1.44 ERA) with 32 strikeouts and 14 walks...Is tied for fourth in the Eastern League with 21 walks allowed...Made lone appearance against the Flying Squirrels 4/11 and tossed three perfect innings, striking out one batter...Made one appearance against Richmond in 2010 and allowed two runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings...Made 10 appearances including one start with Bowie in 2010...Went 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA while striking out 20 batters and walking seven...Acquired by the Orioles from the San Diego Padres in exchange for Miguel Tejada 7/29/10...Went 6-9 with a 4.20 ERA in 22 games, 18 starts, with Double-A San Antonio prior to the trade...Struck out 83 batters and walked 56 in 94 1/3 innings...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #7 prospect in the San Diego Padres farm system according to Baseball America...Spent the entire 2009 season with Advanced-A Lake Elsinore and went 11-8 with a 3.94 ERA in 27 starts...Struck out 147 batters and walked 59 in 150 2/3 innings...Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star...Finished second in the California League in strikeouts (147), was third in strikeouts per nine innings (8.78), tied for third in starts (27), and was fourth in ERA (3.94)...Entered the 2009 season rated as the #16 prospect in the San Diego Padres farm system according to Baseball America...Spent the majority of the 2008 season with Low-A Fort Wayne and went 9-6 with a 3.19 ERA in 29 games, 23 starts...Struck out 100 batters and walked 32 in 118 1/3 innings...Made on relief appearance with Lake Elsinore...Selected by the San Diego Padres in the 9th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of South Carolina.

GRAND FINALE': The Flying Squirrels and Baysox meet in the rubber match of the three-game series tonight at The Diamond...Richmond is 2-2 in series-deciding games and is 4-7 in series finales...The Flying Squirrels have dropped two consecutive series to the Baysox and are 4-7 overall against Bowie this season.

BALLPOINT PEN: The Flying Squirrels bullpen has tossed 12 consecutive scoreless innings over the club's last three games...Richmond relievers have allowed just two hits over that span while striking out 13 batters and walking three...The longest scoreless innings streak of the season for the club's bullpen is 13 innings (4/25-4/28)...The Flying Squirrels bullpen has posted a 2.53 ERA and has struck out 134 batters while walking 42 in 152 2/3 total innings.

MAY IS FOR MATOS: Right-hander Osiris Matos tossed three perfect innings in last night's contests, throwing first-pitch strikes to all nine batters that he faced, and recording his second hold of the season...In six appearances this month, the 26-year-old has tossed 12 2/3 scoreless innings, limiting opponents to a .143 (6-for-42) batting average against...He has struck out seven batters while walking two over that span and has lowered his ERA from 5.02 to 2.67.

BOOK 'EM DAN-O: Right-hander Dan Otero has tossed 15 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings over his last eight appearances, matching the longest scoreless streak of the season for a Flying Squirrels pitcher...The 26-year-old has struck out 19 batters and walked none while holding opponents to a .193 (11-for-57) average against over the course of the streak.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.94 ERA through 38 games, the only staff with a sub-three ERA..The club ranks third in the league with 309 strikeouts, and the pitching staff has logged a league-high 351 2/3 innings of work.

HOME AND AWAY: The Flying Squirrels are in the middle of a stretch where they will play 10 of 13 games at home...Richmond is 13-8 at home and is batting .260 (196-for-753) in 22 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.10 runs per game at home (90R/22G)...Beginning May 27th, the club will start a stretch where it will play 13 of 16 games on the road...The Flying Squirrels are 4-12 on the road, and they are batting .196 (107-for-545) and averaging 3.00 runs per game (48R/16G) in 16 road contests.

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