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May 5: Halpin and Akron walk off Richmond 2-1

May 5, 2024

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score Akron RubberDucks (18-9) 2, Richmond Flying Squirrels (12-15) 1 WP: Bradley Hanner (2-1) LP: Tyler Myrick (0-3) Save: N/A Summary Petey Halpin’s RBI single gives the Akron RubberDucks the 2-1 walk-off win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park. Turning

RubberDucks Game Recap | Box Score

Akron RubberDucks (18-9) 2, Richmond Flying Squirrels (12-15) 1

WP: Bradley Hanner (2-1) LP: Tyler Myrick (0-3) Save: N/A

Summary

Petey Halpin’s RBI single gives the Akron RubberDucks the 2-1 walk-off win over the Richmond Flying Squirrels on Sunday afternoon at Canal Park.

Turning Point

After Richmond tied the game with a solo home run in the top of the eighth, Akron looked to send the fans home happy in the ninth. Dayan Frias opened the inning with a single before advancing to second on Micael Ramirez’s sac-bunt. After Joe Lampe was hit by a pitch to make it runners at first and second with one out, Halpin singled to right field to score Frias from second and give Akron the 2-1 win.

Mound Presence

Doug Nikhazy got the start for Akron and tossed a scoreless inning before a rain delay ended his first start back of the injured list. Tommy Mace entered for The RubberDucks after the rain and was dominant not allowing a hit for his first five innings. Richmond’s was able to tag Mace with a solo home run in the eighth, but the right-hander recovered quickly to set down the next three to end his night at seven innings allowing one run on two hits while striking out four. Bradley Hanner worked a scoreless ninth for Akron.

Duck Tales

Akron’s offense was quiet until the fifth when Kahlil Watson opened the inning with a triple down the line in right. Alexfri Planez lifted a sac-fly to right to score Watson and give the RubberDucks the 2-1 lead. Akron threatened for some insurance in the seventh as Halpin singled before Watson worked a walk to put runners on first and second with one out. A caught stealing and flyout allowed Richmond to escape the jam.

Notebook

Second walk-off win for the RubberDucks this season, both coming on Sunday afternoon in a 2-1 final…Game Time: 2:07 (1:37)…Attendance: 3,048.

On the Pond

The RubberDucks will have Monday off before heading to Maryland to begin a six-game series with the Bowie Baysox. The series at Prince George’s Stadium will start on Tuesday, May 7 at 6:35 p.m. The game broadcast is on 640 WHLO, the 640 WHLO iHeartRadio channel, and akronrubberducks.com, and available on Bally Live. Tickets for all RubberDucks home games, are available at akronrubberducks.com/tickets.