EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on July 27, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (56-47) VS. ERIE SEAWOLVES (48-55)

RHP JUSTIN FITZGERALD (7-5, 3.34) VS. RHP BROOKS BROWN (2-5 6.42)

July 27, 2011 -- 12:05 PM

Jerry Uht Park

Game #104/Road #49

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TODAY: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Erie SeaWolves will meet in the finale of a three-game series...The Erie SeaWolves scored 14 unanswered runs, erasing a 3-0 Flying Squirrels lead after 3 1/2 innings en route to a 14-3 win on Tuesday night in front of 5,166 fans at Jerry Uht Park.

TODAY'S STARTERS: Right-hander Justin Fitzgerald will get the start in the series finale for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 20th start of the season and his second against the SeaWolves...Earned the win in his last outing 7/22 against Harrisburg...Allowed one run on three hits in six innings...Struck out two batters and walked none...Allowed a leadoff home run to Stephen King in the top of the sixth inning...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in two of his six innings on the mound (scored once)...Recorded eight flyouts/popouts and six groundouts...Threw 68 pitches, 45 strikes...Threw 14 pitches or less in all six of his innings on the mound...Threw three pitches or less to 12 of the 20 batters he faced...Threw first-pitch strikes to 12 of the 20 batters he faced...Win was his first since 6/22 (four starts)...Named an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star...Spent the entire 2010 season with Advanced-A San Jose...First season as a starter after appearing exclusively in relief in his first two pro campaigns...Went 10-6 with a 3.45 ERA in 26 games, 25 starts...Struck out 116 batters and walked 46 in 146 innings...Ranked 4th in the California League in ERA (3.45), 3rd in opponent batting average (.258) and tied for 5th with 10 wins....Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star...Made three postseason starts with San Jose, going 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA (4R/18.2 IP)...Made 39 relief appearances with Low-A Augusta in 2009...Went 2-2 with a 3.70 ERA, striking out 63 and walking 27 in 56 innings...Made pro debut in 2008, going a combined 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in 17 appearances...Selected in the 11th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of California Davis.

Right-hander Brooks Brown gets the nod in the series finale for the SeaWovles...Making his 10th start of the season...Suffered the loss in his last outing 7/22 against Akron...Allowed five runs on 11 hits in six innings...Struck out four batters and walked none...Has allowed five runs or more in four of his first nine starts including giving up a season-high nine runs and 11 hits in a loss at Richmond 6/26...Outing against the Flying Squirrels was his shortest of the season (2 1/3)...Opponents are hitting .330 (65-for-197) against him and he has allowed more hits than innings pitched in seven of his nine starts...Began the season on the Disabled List and was activated 6/5 and assigned to Erie...Spent the entire 2010 season with Erie and went 12-9 with a 4.15 ERA in 28 games, 18 starts...Struck out 85 batters and walked 39 in 128 innings...Began the season in the bullpen and went 2-1 with a 3.92 ERA in 10 relief appearances...Moved to the rotation 5/16/10 and went 10-8 with a 4.19 ERA in 18 starts...Tossed four nine-inning complete games including a four-hit shutout against Richmond 7/3/10... Appeared in 20 games, including 18 starts, with Triple-A Toledo in 2009...Went 3-13 with a 4.71 ERA while allowing 120 hits in 112 2/3 innings...Walked 55 batters and struck out 48...Began the season with Double-A Erie and went 5-0 with a 2.21 ERA in six starts...Entered the 2009 season rated as the #28 prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system according the Baseball America...Spent all of 2008 with Double-A Mobile and went 6-15 with a 4.18 ERA in 26 starts...Allowed 152 hits in 144 1/3 innings while striking out 112 batters and walking 67...Named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star...Entered the 2008 season rated as the #12 prospect in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system according to Baseball America...Split 2007 between Advanced-A Visalia and Double-A Mobile...Went 4-4 with a 3.66 ERA in 12 starts with Mobile following promotion...Began the season with Visalia and went 6-3 with a 2.81 ERA in 14 starts...Named a California League Mid-Season All-Star...Struck out 74 batters and walked 23 in 80 innings...Acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for catcher James Skelton April 2, 2009...Originally selected in the Supplemental 1st round (#34 overall) of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of Georgia...Member of Bulldogs 2006 College World Series team.

BURNING RUBBER: The Flying Squirrels enter today's rubber match with the Erie SeaWolves 8-4 in series-deciding games...The club is 15-15 in series finales...Richmond is 9-10 in day games after night games and is 10-11 overall in day games.

ONE-SIDED: The Flying Squirrels' 14-3 loss last night in Erie was the most one-sided defeat in franchise history...The club lost by 10 runs twice last season and entering last night's game, Richmond's worst loss this season had been eight runs in a 12-4 loss 6/19 against Bowie...The 14 runs and 19 hits allowed by the Flying Squirrels last night were both season-highs...It was the fourth time this season that the team has allowed 10-plus runs in a game.

WILD, WILD WES: First baseman Wes Hodges went 2-for-4 last night with a pair of singles...The 26-year-old is batting .354 (23-for-65) in 16 games on the road...All six of his home runs have been hit on the road and 13 of his 22 RBIs have come on the road...He is hitting .229 (61-for-70) with six doubles and a triple in 22 games at The Diamond...Over his last 12 games, Hodges is batting .386 (17-for-44) with three doubles, three home runs, eight RBIs, and eight runs scored.

THE INSIDE SCHOOP: Since shortstop Nick Noonan was promoted to Triple-A Fresno 7/18, infielder Sharlon Schoop is 12-for-31 (.387) at the plate including a season-high three hits 7/19 as well as two home runs, seven RBIs, and seven runs scored.

SAN FRANCISCO: Outfielder Francisco Peguero has hits in six straight games, his fourth hit streak of five games or more since joining the Flying Squirrels from Advanced-A San Jose 6/23...Over his last six games, the 23-year-old is batting .333 (7-for-21) with two doubles, two RBIs, and a run scored.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Flying Squirrels are in the middle of a stretch where they are playing 14 of 20 games on the road...Overall, the club is 19-29 on the road, and is batting .219 and averaging 3.44 runs per game (165R/48G) in 48 road contests...The club is 37-18 overall at home - the second-best home record in the league - and is batting .263 in 55 games at The Diamond while averaging 4.56 runs per game at home (251R/55G).

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.28 ERA through 103 games and has allowed a league-low 386 runs, the only club to have allowed fewer that 400 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 40 of its 103 games (39%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 73 of the team's 103 games (71%) and the club is 50-23 in those contests.

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