Squirrels Roll to Fourth Straight Win over 'Ducks
Published on August 30, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
Richmond Flying Squirrels News Release
RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels beat the Akron RubberDucks, 7-2, on Saturday night at The Diamond.
It was the fourth straight win for the Flying Squirrels (50-72-1, 29-26 second half) against the RubberDucks (71-53, 28-28). Richmond is 2.5 games behind first-place Altoona with 13 regular-season games remaining.
Ralphy Velasquez gave Akron a 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the first inning.
Drew Cavanaugh tied the game, 1-1, with an RBI double in the bottom of the second against Akron starter Trenton Denholm (Loss, 11-6).
In the third, Dayson Croes gave the Flying Squirrels a 3-1 lead with a two-run single.
The RubberDucks closed the score to 3-2 with a sacrifice fly by Wuilfredo Antunez in the top of the fifth.
In the bottom of the fifth, Sabin Ceballos drove a two-out, two-run single. Cavanaugh followed with a two-run homer, his first at Double-A, to push the lead to 7-2.
Jack Choate started on the mound for the Flying Squirrels and allowed two runs over four innings. Cole Hiller (Win, 1-0) threw three hitless, scoreless innings in his Double-A debut.
Ian Villers retired all six batters he faced over the final two innings to end the game.
The series concludes on Sunday night at The Diamond. Left-hander John Michael Bertrand (5-10, 2.93) will start for the Flying Squirrels opposed by RubberDucks right-hander Khal Stephen (0-0, 5.14). First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m.
Sunday is Parrot Head Night in the Flying Squirrels' Summer Concert Series with pre-game music. The first 1,500 fans 15 and older will receive a Neon Aloha shirt (sizes S-XXL) presented by Performance Foodservice. It is also Sunday Summer Sips with $12 25-ounce Surfside cans, $11 25-ounce Stella cans and $13 32-ounce Shock Top & Stone Brewing drafts.
Tickets are on sale online at SquirrelsBaseball.com/Tickets, by phone at 804-359-FUNN (3866) or in person at the Flying Squirrels ticket office.
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