Simms & Senators Out-Duel Coonrod & Co.
RVA - Harrisburg's All-Star right-hander John Simms out-dueled Richmond's Sam Coonrod in a 5-2 Senators victory in front of 8,031 fans on Saturday night at The Diamond. Coonrod and Simms kept the game scoreless through the first six innings, until Harrisburg (37-54) struck for three runs in the seventh. Richmond
RVA - Harrisburg's All-Star right-hander
Coonrod set the tone for the contest with an overpowering first inning. The righty punched out a pair of Senators, setting the side down 1-2-3 on 13 pitches to begin the game. Senators RHP
Coonrod worked around a pair of runners in the second - a double from
The Squirrels offense also scuffled against the precision of Simms. Brandon Bednar doubled in the second inning for the first Richmond hit and connected again on a base hit in the fifth. Bednar collected the first two hits for Richmond as Simms motored through the first five innings on 69 pitches.
The pitcher's duel continued scoreless as Coonrod stuck out
The stalemate was finally disrupted in the seventh inning with Harrisburg taking a 3-0 lead.
Coonrod (3-8 ) tossed 6.2 innings and allowed the three runs on six hits in the loss. He stuck out four and walked two, tossing 96 pitches in the outing.
Simms was eventually replaced to start the eighth inninng by
Brinley was touched up for a pair of runs in the eight on a two-run double to right field off the bat of Schroder.
Richmond concludes their four-game homestand on Sunday at 12 p.m. LHP Nate Reedis scheduled to start for the Squirrels against Harrisburg RHP Wirken Estevez. Individual tickets, mini plans and group packages for the season are available by contacting the Flying Squirrels box office at 804-359-3866 or online at www.squirrelsbaseball.com.