For Immediate Release
RICHMOND, VA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (13-27, 41-68) fell to the Richmond Flying Squirrels 9-0 on Wednesday night at The Diamond, as the two teams split the first two games of the series.
Richmond (13-27, 53-56) scored two in the first on an RBI single from Tristan Peters and a balk. In the third, Tyler Fitzgerald hit a two-run homer off Tony Dibrell (1-1) to make it 4-0.
The Flying Squirrels then scored four in the fifth, capped off by RBI doubles from Peters and Armani Smith. Fitzgerald finished the game 2-2, with three runs scored and three RBI. Peters was 2-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Each of the first four hitters in the Richmond lineup had multi-hit games.
Richmond starter Kyle Harrison (4-2) allowed just two hits over six innings, with no walks and 10 strikeouts. Harrison retired the last 12 hitters he faced. Dibrell took the loss allowing four runs and three hits over three frames with two walks and five strikeouts.
The two teams continue their series on Thursday night with first pitch at 6:35 PM and pregame coverage getting underway at 6:20 PM.
Postgame Notes: Brandon McIlwain reached base three times with a single and two walks…Wyatt Young walked in the eighth inning to extend his on-base streak to 24 games.
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