Squirrels Squashed In Odd Doubleheader
Funnville - A suspended game, a lengthy rain delay and a pair of losses all made for a long night for the Flying Squirrels on Sunday evening at The Diamond. The Harrisburg Senators (71-65) wrapped up a 7-4 win in the suspended contest from Saturday - a contest that also
Funnville - A suspended game, a lengthy rain delay and a pair of losses all made for a long night for the Flying Squirrels on Sunday evening at The Diamond. The Harrisburg Senators (71-65) wrapped up a 7-4 win in the suspended contest from Saturday - a contest that also included a one-hour and forty-two-minute rain delay Sunday - as well as a 6-1 win in game two. A crowd of 8,599 was on hand to witness the largest fireworks show in The Diamond's history after the games concluded. The 2018 season wraps up tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. The final game of the year features Fan Appreciation Day and a Bruno Mars $2,500 Magic Tribute (prizes).
GAME ONE
The first contest on Sunday represented the resumption of Saturday's suspended contest and featured a one-hour and forty-minute rain delay of its own. The game was picked up with a runner on first base and two outs in the top of third inning. Harrisburg pulled away in the middle innings and held on for a 7-4 win. The Squirrels struck first in the fifth inning on a home run from
Richmond's RHP
Ronnie Jebavy snapped a 1-24 skid with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Jebavy's third home run of the season exited the park quickly and resulted in a 1-0 Richmond lead.
The Squirrels held Harrisburg without a hit through the first five innings.
Riggs (0-1) suffered the defeat. The towering right-hander lasted a season-high tying 3.1 innings. Riggs allowed four runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out three on 54 pitches.
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Harrisburg added three unearned runs in the seventh inning. A pair of Richmond errors coupled with and RBI base hit from Dan Gamache gave the Senators a 7-1 lead.
Senators right-hander
A one hour and forty-two-minute rain delay ensued before the field was ready to finish the first game. Harrisburg's
Before the game was suspended on Saturday, Washington Nationals left-hander
GAME TWO
Drew Ward and
The Senators also took advantage of three Richmond errors in game two and five errors overall on the night.
The Flying Squirrels grabbed a brief 1-0 lead in the first inning. With one out, recently announced team MVP Ryan Howard smoked a double into right centerfield. Caleb Gindl followed with a sacrifice fly to left.
Harrisburg countered with six unanswered runs. Ward made it a 2-1 contest with his dinger in the second and Davidson put the game out of reach with his two-run blast in the fifth. The Davidson homer ended the outing for Webb, who lasted 4.2 innings in the defeat. Webb (1-2) allowed six runs (five earned) on seven hits. He walked two and struck out three.
The 2018 season comes to a close on Monday at The Diamond. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m., with gates opening at 12 p.m. Richmond LHP