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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on June 3, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (25-28) VS. READING PHILLIES (28-24)

LHP ERIC SURKAMP (3-2, 1.33) VS. RHP AUSTIN HYATT (5-3, 4.42)

June 3, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

The Diamond

Game #54/Home #28

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Reading Phillies will meet in the opener of a three-game series...Ryan Verdugo tossed eight innings and he and reliever Jason Stoffel combined on a three-hit shutout of the Baysox as Richmond avoided a series sweep with a 4-0 win in the series finale on Thursday night in front of 4,187 fans at Prince George's Stadium.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Eric Surkamp gets the start in the series opener for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 11th start of the season...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 5/29 at Akron...Allowed one unearned run on eight hits in eight innings...Struck out three batters and walked one...Outing was his longest of the season...Third straight start in which he went seven innings or more...All eight hits allowed were singles...Retired the leadoff batter in six of his eight innings on the mound...Recorded 11 groundouts including three double plays and five flyouts/popouts...Threw 105 pitches, 73 strikes...Threw 16 pitches or less in six of his eight innings on the mound...Threw 22 pitches in the bottom of the fifth inning...Threw first-pitch strikes to 21 of the 31 batters he faced...Is 3-0 with a 0.76 ERA (4ER/47.2 IP) in seven starts since suffering his last loss 4/20 at Trenton...Has allowed one run or less in six of his last seven outings while striking out 48 batters and walking 12...Is 2-0 with a 0.72 ERA in six starts at The Diamond...Has struck out 45 batters and walked 10 in 37 2/3 innings at home while limiting opponents to a .224 (30-for-134)...Leads the Eastern League and is fifth in MiLB with a 1.33 ERA and is third in the EL with 69 strikeouts...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 Austin Hyatt gets the nod in the series opener for the Phillies...Making his 11th start of the season...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #24 prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies farm system according to Baseball America...Received a no-decision in his last outing 5/29 at Erie...Allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings...Struck out six batters and walked three...Is 0-2 with a 8.10 ERA (12ER/13.1 IP) over his last three starts, striking out 19 batters and walking 10...Was 5-1 with a 3.18 ERA (14ER/39.2 IP) over his first seven starts, striking out 37 batters and walking 12...Has struck out 56 batters and has walked 22 in 53 innings over his first 10 starts...Began the 2010 season with Advanced-A Clearwater...Went 11-5 with a 3.04 ERA in 23 games, 21 starts...Struck out 156 batters and walked 35 in 124 1/3 innings (11.29 strikeouts per nine innings)...Held opponents to a .220 batting average against...Named a Florida State League Mid-Season All-Star...Promoted to Reading 8/10/10...Made four starts with the R-Phils going 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA, striking out 25 batters and walking nine in 22 innings...Finished second in the Phillies farm system in strikeouts (181)...Made pro debut with Short Season-A Williamsport in 2009...Went 3-0 with a 0.66 ERA in 17 games, including five starts...Struck out 81 batters and walked 12 in 54 1/3 innings while limiting opposing hitters to a .141 batting average against...Named a New York-Penn League Mid-Season All-Star...Made one start with Low-A Lakewood...Allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out eight batters and walking two...Selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 15th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of Alabama.

SHUTDOWN SQUIRRELS: The Flying Squirrels tossed their fourth shutout of the season in last night's 4-0 win at Bowie...It was the club's first shutout since posting a 1-0 blanking at Bowie 5/9...It was the 10th time this season that the Baysox have been shutout this season, most in the Eastern League.

HIP, HIP, JOSE!: Third baseman Jose Flores went 3-for-4 with a RBI, run scored, and a stolen base...His three hits were a season high and it was his seventh multi-hit game in 46 games this season...Entering the game, the 23-year-old was 4-for-32 (.125) over his previous 11 games...The switch-hitter is batting .144 (15-for-104) with three extra base hits from the left side and is batting .278 (15-for-54) with four extra base hits from the right side.

CHRISTIAN AND CULBERSON: Outfielder Justin Christian is batting .139 (5-for-36) over his last 10 games with five strikeouts and four walks...His batting average has dropped from .289 to .262 over that span...Since going 3-for-4 against 5/25 against Erie, second baseman Charlie Culberson is 5-for-33 (.152) over his last eight games...He has struck out 10 times and has walked once over that span and his average has fallen from .301 to .278.

THE LOW DOWN: Catcher Aaron Lowenstein has hits in a season-long five straight games after an error on Pedro Florimon was changed to a hit Wednesday night...The 25-year-old is 6-for-14 (.429) over that span with a double, a RBI, and a run scored.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 2.74 ERA through 53 games, the only staff with a sub-three ERA...Richmond's 2.74 staff ERA is the third-lowest in all of MiLB, trailing the Low-A Burlington Bees (2.59) and Advanced-A Clearwater Threshers (2.62)...The club ranks second in the league with 429 strikeouts, and the pitching staff has logged a league-high 489 1/3 innings of work.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN: The Flying Squirrels are in a stretch where they will play 13 of 16 games on the road...The club is 8-18 on the road, and it is batting .194 (167-for-859) and averaging 2.85 runs per game (74R/26G) in 26 road contests...Richmond recently completed a stretch of playing 10 out of 13 games at home, going 8-5 over those 13 contests...The Flying Squirrels are 17-10 at home and are batting .253 (237-for-938) in 27 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.30 runs per game at home (116R/27G).

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