Squirrels win Saturday-night battle in Akron, 5-3
AKRON, Ohio – A three-run fifth inning moved the Richmond Flying Squirrels ahead of the Akron RubberDucks in a 5-3 win on Saturday night at Canal Park. The Flying Squirrels (31-53, 10-7 second half) maintained their tie for first place in the Southwest Division second-half standings, picking up their seventh
AKRON, Ohio – A three-run fifth inning moved the Richmond Flying Squirrels ahead of the Akron RubberDucks in a 5-3 win on Saturday night at Canal Park.
The Flying Squirrels (31-53, 10-7 second half) maintained their tie for first place in the Southwest Division second-half standings, picking up their seventh win in eight games on the current road trip, including four-of-five against the RubberDucks (51-34, 8-9).
Jairo splits the gap and the Squirrels strike first! pic.twitter.com/TuMyLrkkR7
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) July 12, 2025
Richmond struck first to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Sabin Ceballos reached with a one-out walk and Jairo Pomares brought him in to score with a triple.
Akron took a 2-1 lead in the second against Richmond starter Jack Choate. A single and a walk loaded the bases with no outs before a strikeout and a flyout. With two outs, Cooper Ingle hit a double to right, scoring two.
Choate finished his day with one earned run allowed over four innings and struck out six.
If we had a nickel for every RBI triple in tonight's game, we'd have two nickels... which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. pic.twitter.com/QLkA5mV1zA
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) July 13, 2025
In the top of the fifth, Aeverson Arteaga led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Diego Velasquez and Justin Wishkoski hit a stand-up triple to tie the score, 2-2.
Bye-bye Beri 👋 pic.twitter.com/fb5y2P8W6L
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) July 13, 2025
Victor Bericoto followed with a two-run homer to right, his seventh of the year, to give the Flying Squirrels a 4-2 lead against RubberDucks reliever Jake Miller (Loss, 6-1).
Two doubles tonight for Turner Hill and this one extends our lead to 3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/Zga0EOaH9R
— Richmond Flying Squirrels (@GoSquirrels) July 13, 2025
The two teams traded runs in the seventh inning. With two outs in the top of the inning, Turner Hill hit a double to bring Velasquez in to score. In the bottom of the seventh, Cameron Barstad grounded out to bring home a run and cut the score to 5-3.
Nick Sinacola (Win, 4-2) allowed one run in his two innings of work, snapping his scoreless streak at 22.1 innings. Marquis Johnson worked out a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, holding Akron to one run in the inning.
Tyler Myrick (Save, 7) entered in the eighth with two outs and a runner on first. After recorded the last out of the eighth, he threw a 1-2-3 ninth to end the game.
Hill finished the night 3-for-4 with a walk, two doubles and an RBI.
The series concludes on Sunday afternoon. Left-hander Seth Lonsway (2-7, 3.50) will start for Richmond opposed by Akron right-hander Tommy Mace (9-4, 3.63. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. at Canal Park.
The Flying Squirrels next homestand begins Friday against the Harrisburg Senators, Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. 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.