EL Richmond Flying Squirrels

Squirrels and Sea Dogs Split Thursday Doubleheader

Published on June 23, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release


RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels split a doubleheader with the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday night at The Diamond, dropping the first game, 4-3, before winning the second, 4-2.

The Flying Squirrels (38-28) now sit tied for second in the Eastern League Southwest Division standings, one game behind first-place Akron with three games to play before the first-half champion is determined on Sunday.

Game 1

Win: Brian Van Belle (1-1)

Loss: Gray Fenter (0-4)

Save: Jared Thompson (1)

TOG: 1:56

Box Score

The Flying Squirrels led late but fell, 4-3, to the Sea Dogs in Game 1 of the doubleheader.

With the Flying Squirrels ahead, 3-1, in the top of the sixth, Caddanne Rafaela drove the first pitch of the inning over the left field fence for a solo homer to close the score to 3-2. Reliever Gray Fenter (Loss, 0-4) took over and surrendered a two-run homer to Tyreque Reed to give the Sea Dogs a 4-3 lead.

Jared Thompson (Save, 1) worked a 1-2-3 seventh inning to finish the game.

Richmond opened the bottom second with three straight single to take a 1-0 lead, capped with an RBI single by Tyler Fitzgerald.

The Sea Dogs evened the score, 1-1, with a two-out, infield single by Rafaela to score Kole Cottam.

In the bottom of the fourth, Frankie Tostado belted a solo homer to enter, his ninth of the season, to put the Flying Squirrels ahead, 2-1.

Mike Gigliotti drove an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth to extend Richmond's lead to 3-1.

Portland starter Brian Van Belle (Win, 1-1) struck out seven over five innings and allowed three runs.

Game 2

Win: Matt Frisbee (3-4)

Loss: Victor Santos (5-7)

Save: --

TOG: 1:26

Attendance: 7,507

Box Score

Matt Frisbee pitched a complete game and Sean Roby homered twice as the Flying Squirrels beat the Sea Dogs, 4-2, in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader.

Frisbee (Win, 3-4) worked the first complete game of his Double-A career, allowing two runs over seven innings.

The Flying Squirrels took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Portland fielding error. Later in the inning, Roby launched a two-run homer to open a 3-2 lead against Sea Dogs starter Victor Santos (Loss, 5-7).

The Sea Dogs (29-37) closed the gap to 3-2 in the fifth inning with a two-run double by Tyler Dearden.

Roby added to the Richmond lead with a solo homer, his 18th of the year, in the bottom of the sixth inning. Roby added to a pair of franchise records with his 15th homer at The Diamond and his fourth multi-homer game of the year.

The series continues on Friday night at The Diamond. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. Right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (3-5, 5.28) will start for the Flying Squirrels opposed by Sea Dogs right-hander Brett Kennedy (1-2, 4.00).

Friday night features a Flying Squirrels Hawaiian shirt giveaway for the first 1,000 fans 15 and older presented by Performance Foodservice. It also includes Funnville Friday Happy Hour with $2 12-ounce domestic beers at all concession stands, upper concourse beer carts and The Thirsty Acorn as well as $2 fountain sodas at the Pepsi Fountain. The gates at The Diamond open at 5:30.

Tickets are available online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-3866 or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.

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