EL1 Richmond Flying Squirrels

Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes

Published on July 30, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND FLYING SQUIRRELS (59-47) VS. TRENTON THUNDER (56-50)

LHP RYAN VERDUGO (7-4, 3.75) VS. LHP SHAEFFER HALL (9-4, 4.07)

July 30, 2011 -- 7:05 PM

Waterfront Park

Game #107/Road #52

Radio Broadcast -- Sports Radio 910 WRNL

Internet Webcast -- www.sportsradio910.com

TONIGHT: The Richmond Flying Squirrels and Trenton Thunder will meet in game three of a four-game series...Third baseman Chris Dominguez launched a one-out solo home run in the top of the eighth inning and the Flying Squirrels held on to edge the Thunder 3-2 following a two hour and 11 minute rain delay on Friday night in front of 6,980 fans at Waterfront Park.

TONIGHT'S STARTERS: Left-hander Ryan Verdugo gets the nod in game three of the series for the Flying Squirrels...Making his 20th start of the season and his third against the Thunder...Enters the 2011 season rated as the #25 prospect in the San Francisco Giants farm system according to Baseball America...Earned the win in his last outing 7/25 at Erie...Allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings plus two batters...Struck out six batters and walked one...Allowed one run to score on a wild pitch (5th) and another on a sacrifice fly (8th)...Allowed the leadoff batter to reach in one of his eight innings on the mound (scored)...Recorded 10 flyouts/popouts and four groundouts...Threw 95 pitches, 70 strikes...Threw 15 pitches or fewer in seven of his eight innings on the mound...Threw first-pitch strikes to 22 of the 26 batters he faced....Is 2-0 over his last three starts with a 2.70 ERA (6ER/20 IP) and has allowed 11 hits while striking out 20 batters and walking eight...Gave up three runs on three hits while walking four and striking one in the first two innings of his start 7/20 at New Britain...Is 0-0 with a 1.69 ERA (2ER/10.2 IP) in two starts against Trenton this season with 14 strikeouts and four walks...Named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week 5/30/11-6/5/11...Went a combined 8-1 with a 1.87 ERA in 44 games, including one start, with Low-A Augusta and San Jose...Suffered the first loss in his pro career 4/29/10 at Hagerstown...Pitched with Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League in 2010...Went 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA in seven starts while striking out 26 batters and walking 16...Began the 2009 season in Extended Spring Training...Went 4-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 23 games with the AZL Giants and Low-A Augusta...Selected in the 9th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft...Attended LSU and Skagit Valley (WA) College.

Left-hander Shaeffer Hall gets the nod in game three of the series for the Thunder...Making his 19th start and 21st appearance overall with the Thunder...Earned the win in his last outing 7/24 at Bowie...Allowed four runs, three earned on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings...Struck out four batters and walked one...Has won each of his last three starts, going 3-0 with a 4.19 ERA (9ER/19.1 IP) while striking out 13 batters and walking six...Has not lost a start since 5/11 against Reading (11 starts)...Ranks third in the Eastern League in innings pitched (115) and is fourth in wins (9)...Is 2-0 with a 1.26 ERA (2ER/14.1 IP) in two starts against the Flying Squirrels, striking out six batters and walking none...Left-handed hitters batted .211 (26-for-123) against him in his first two professional seasons...Began the 2010 season with Charleston, and went 2-2 with a 1.85 ERA in 10 starts...Struck out 46 batters and walked 11...Opponents hit .208 against him...Promoted to Advanced-A Tampa 5/28/10...Went 9-5 with a 3.91 ERA in 15 games, 14 starts...Struck out 57 batters and walked 10 in 69 innings of work...Opponents hit .293 (81-for-276) against him...Went 8-1 with a 2.08 ERA in his first nine outings (43.1 IP), allowing 40 hits and holding hitters to a .248 average...Went 1-4 with a with a 7.01 ERA in his final six starts (25.2 IP), allowing 41 hits, including six home runs, and surrendering a .357 batting average against...Made his pro debut with Short-Season A Staten Island in 2009...Allowed two runs on nine hits in 9 2/3 innings spanning two starts...Struck out 11 and walked none...Selected by the New York Yankees in the 25th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft...Attended the University of Kansas after transferring from Jefferson College...Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 23rd round of the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign...Originally selected by the Texas Rangers in the 28th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign.

RISING WATER: The Flying Squirrels have reached a new high-water mark of the season at 12 games over the .500 mark at 59-47...It is the most games over .500 for Richmond in the two-year history of the franchise...The team has won 11 of its last 13 games entering tonight's contest at Trenton...With a win tonight and a loss by the Harrisburg Senators, the Flying Squirrels would be in sole possession of first place in the Western Division for the first time this season...The club was tied for first on seven of the first 11 days of the season (4/7-4/17)...Richmond was in first place for three days (5/13/10-5/15/10) last season.

KING OF THE ROAD: First baseman Wes Hodges went 2-for-4 last night, his fifth straight multi-hit game and his 14th overall multi-hit performance since joining the Flying Squirrels...The 26-year-old is batting .390 (30-for-77) in 19 games on the road...All six of his home runs have been hit on the road and 14 of his 23 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 15 games, Hodges is batting .429 (24-for-56) with four doubles, three home runs, nine RBIs, and nine runs scored.

THE INSIDE SCHOOP: Infielder Sharlon Schoop went 1-3 with a run scored last night, extending his season-long hit streak to six games...He went 3-for-4 Thursday night with a home run, three RBIs, two runs scored and a stolen base last night, matching season-highs in hits and runs, while establishing a new season-high in RBIs...Since shortstop Nick Noonan was promoted to Triple-A Fresno 7/18, Schoop is 17-for-42 (.405) at the plate over his last 14 games including three home runs, 11 RBIs, and 10 runs scored.

CHARLIE HORSE: Second baseman Charlie Culberson has been held hitless over his last six games, going 0-for-20 over that stretch with eight strikeouts...He has reached base safely three times in his last six games, getting hit by a pitch twice and walking...The 22-year-old has seen his average dip from .278 to .265 over that span.

PITCHING IN: The Flying Squirrels pitching staff leads the Eastern League with a 3.22 ERA through 106 games and has allowed a league-low 393 runs, the only club to have allowed fewer than 400 runs...Richmond's pitching staff has allowed two runs or less in 42 of its 106 games (40%)...Starting pitching has allowed three runs or less in 76 of the team's 106 games (72%) and the club is 53-23 in those contests.

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 22-29 on the road, and is batting .222 and averaging 3.53 runs per game (180R/51G) in 51 road contests...The club is 37-18 overall at home - the 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).

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