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Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on July 14, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (47-41) VS. BOWIE BAYSOX (47-41)

RHP HENRY SOSA (5-1, 2.38) VS. RHP OLIVER DRAKE (0-1, 24.75)

July 14, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Prince George's Stadium

Game #89/Road #40

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 four-game series...A pair of home runs - a two-out, three-run shot from Tim Pahuta in the fourth inning and a two-run blast from Tyler Moore in the sixth - off of Flying Squirrels' right-hander Daryl Maday helped lift the Harrisburg Senators to a 6-3 win in the series finale on Monday afternoon at The Diamond.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Right-hander Henry Sosa gets the nod in the series-opener for the Flying Squirrels...Making his sixth start of the season...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #29 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 7/9 against Harrisburg in game one of a doubleheader...Allowed one run on four hits in six innings plus two batters...Struck out five batters and walked two...Two of the four hits he allowed came to the final two batters he faced...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in two of his seven innings on the mound (scored once)...Recorded seven groundouts and six flyouts/popouts...Threw 85 pitches, 54 strikes...Threw 10 pitches or less in four of his seven innings on the mound...Threw four pitches or less to 17 of the 24 batters he faced...Threw first-pitch strikes to 12 of the 24 batters he faced...Outing was his second quality start in five total...Removed from the San Francisco Giants 40-man roster 5/26, cleared waivers 6/6 and was outrighted to Richmond...Originally sent down from Triple-A Fresno 5/25...Went 3-1 with a 10.41 ERA in 17 games with the Grizzlies...Allowed 27 earned runs in 23 1/3 innings and opponents hit .371 (39-for-105) against him...Allowed one of 10 inherited baserunners to score...Spent the entire 2010 season with Fresno...Went 7-8 with a 4.07 ERA in 36 games, 14 starts...Struck out 83 batters and walked 55 in 115 innings pitched...Allowed 20 home runs...Fourteen of his final 19 appearances came as a starter and he went 3-7 with a 4.78 ERA in his 14 starts (69.2 IP)...Was 4-1 with a 2.98 ERA in 22 appearances (45.1 IP) in relief...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #16 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Made 14 starts with Double-A Connecticut in 2009...Went 6-0 with a 2.36 ERA, striking out 44 batters and walking 25 in 72 1/3 innings...Limited opponents to a .231 (61-for-264) batting average against...Placed on the DL (right elbow strain) 7/2/09 and missed the remainder of the season...Signed as a non-drafted free agent 4/23/04.

Right-hander Oliver Drake gets the nod in the series-opener for the Baysox...Making his 16th start of the season and his third with the Baysox...Went 8-3 with a 2.14 ERA in 14 games, 13 starts, with Advanced-A Frederick...Struck out 80 batters and walked 18 in 96 2/3 innings...Went 4-0 over his last four starts with the Keys, allowing three runs in 33 1/3 innings (0.81 ERA) while limiting opponents to a .158 (18-for-114) batting average against, striking out 22 batters and walking four...Pitched into the ninth inning in each of his last three outings including tossing a complete-game shutout 6/27 against Wilmington...Has allowed just one run over his last 28 1/3 innings...Appeared in one game in relief with Triple-A Norfolk 6/23 and tossed two scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out two and walking one...Promoted to Bowie 4/15 after one start with the Keys and made two starts with the Baysox...Allowed 11 runs on 10 hits in four innings while striking out three batters and walking six...Did not pitch more than two innings in either start...Sent back down to Advanced-A Frederick 4/28...Pitched with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League in 2010...Spent the entire 2010 season with Advanced-A Frederick and went 6-6 with a 4.36 ERA in 24 games, 21 starts...Struck out 100 batters and walked 37 in 128 innings...Opponents hit .272 against him and he allowed 19 home runs...Entered the 2010 season rated as the #22 prospect in the Baltimore Orioles farm system according to Baseball America...Spent the entire 2009 season with Low-A Delmarva and went 8-9 with a 4.34 ERA in 25 games, 24 starts...Struck out 104 batters and walked 42 in 130 2/3 innings...Opponents hit .277 against him...Went a combined 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in 12 appearances, all in relief, while making his pro debut with Rookie Bluefield and Short-Season A Aberdeen...Struck out 24 batters and walked three in 22 innings...Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 43rd round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attend the Naval Academy.

SHINING STARS: Four of the five Flying Squirrels who participated in the Eastern League All-Star Game in Manchester, NH, last night made contributions in the West's 8-3 win over the East...Outfielder Roger Kieschnick, the starting right fielder for the West, went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored...The 24-year-old also threw out Binghamton's Josh Satin at home...Second baseman Charlie Culberson went 2-for-2 with a RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base...Catcher Johnny Monell went 1-for-2 with a RBI and a run scored...Right-hander Justin Fitzgerald worked a perfect third inning, striking out one of the three batters he faced...Left-hander Eric Surkamp was ineligible to participate in the contest after starting for the Flying Squirrels on Sunday against Harrisburg.

SOCKED IN BOWIE: The Flying Squirrels enter tonight's series-opener in Bowie with a 2-7 mark at Prince George's Stadium...Eight of the previous nine games played between the two teams in Bowie have been decided by three runs or less including all seven Richmond losses...Five of the Flying Squirrels seven losses to the Baysox at Prince George's Stadium have been by one run and the club has had a lead in six of the seven defeats...Overall, Richmond is 6-12 against Bowie this season...Last season, the Flying Squirrels went 16-13 against the Baysox including a 7-7 mark at Prince George's Stadium.

MO-MENTUM: Catcher Johnny Monell is batting .381 (16-for-42) with a double, two home runs, nine RBIs, and nine runs scored over his last 16 games...He has walked 10 times and has struck out eight times over that span...The 25-year-old has raised his batting average from .224 to .250 over his last 16 contests...Monell is 5-for-12 (.417) with runners in scoring position over that stretch with seven RBIs.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Flying Squirrels today begin a stretch where they will be playing 14 of their next 20 games on the road...The club recently completed a stretch where it played 19 out of 26 games at home, going 16-10 overall including an 13-6 mark at home...The club is 32-17 overall at home and is batting .261 in 49 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.57 runs per game at home (224R/49G)...Overall, the club is 15-24 on the road, and is batting .207 and averaging 3.33 runs per game (130R/39G) in 39 road contests.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.03 ERA through 88 games and has allowed a league-low 311 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 34 of its 88 games (39%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 64 of the team's 88 games (73%) and the club is 42-22 in those contests...The club's 3.03 ERA is the lowest among all of the full-season MiLB teams.

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