SeaWolves lose 11-9 in high-scoring affair after late surge from Flying Squirrels

Erie, PA - The Erie SeaWolves (1-2) lost 11-9 in a run-filled game to the Richmond Flying Squirrels (2-1) on Sunday.

Richmond opened the scoring with a four-run third inning that contained hits from Scott Bandura, Diego Velasquez, and Drew Cavanaugh.

The inning also yielded an error from catcher Bennett Lee and shortstop John Peck.

Erie responded in the bottom of the third with two runs on an RBI single from Peck, and a bases-loaded walk that scored one more run.

Home runs from Brett Callahan and EJ Exposito returned Erie to lead in the fourth and fifth innings, completing a three-inning stretch that totaled seven runs from the SeaWolves.

The sixth inning was one of the few quiet offensive innings throughout the majority of the game. Luke Taggart entered the game for his season debut out of the bullpen and shut down the Richmond bats. The right-hander finished his day with 1.1 innings and no runs, while striking out all four of the outs that he recorded.

Richmond scored three runs in the top of the eight inning after a fielding error from John Peck allowed the frame to continue. Dayson Croes eventually singled to continue the drive across two more runs and make it a 9-8 ballgame.

The Howlers responded in the bottom of the eighth with a sacrifice fly from Andrew Jenkins, his eighth RBI of the weekend.

Two more runs from Richmond, on a hit-by-pitch and a Jonah Cox RBI single, were the final runs of the game, making it an 11-9 Richmond lead.

The SeaWolves are back in action on Tuesday, when they hit the road for a six game series against the Chesapeake Baysox. Game one of the series gets going from Bowie at 6:35 p.m.

Single-game tickets, suites, picnics, Stadium Club events, and Bud Light Party Deck groups are now available by visiting SeaWolves.com, calling 814-456-1300, or visiting the UPMC Park Box Office in person.