Squirrels & Reading Washed Away
Funnville - Rain, lighting and more rain halted the series finale for the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Reading Fightin Phils on Thursday evening at The Diamond. The game was initially delayed forty minutes due to rain. First pitch was thrown at 7:15 p.m., and the two squads played three innings
Funnville - Rain, lighting and more rain halted the series finale for the Richmond Flying Squirrels and Reading Fightin Phils on Thursday evening at The Diamond. The game was initially delayed forty minutes due to rain. First pitch was thrown at 7:15 p.m., and the two squads played three innings before more rain and inclement weather swept in at 8:16 p.m. Fans with a ticket to Thursday's game can redeem their ticket to a game for the rest of the homestand and for a future game in April, 2019. The Flying Squirrels will begin their final series of the 2019 season on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Friday in Funnville is the Final Free Shirt Friday and Happy Hour of the season. The first 1,500 fans (15+) will receive a free 2019 All-Star Week, long sleeve shirt
The game was called with a runner on base and two outs in the fourth inning with Reading in the lead, 1-0.
Making his second start since being reinserted in the Richmond rotation,
The Squirrels threatened with a pair of two out hits in the bottom of the second inning.
Reading scraped a run off Williams for a 1-0 lead in the third.
The Flying Squirrels continue the final homestand of the year with the first of four games against the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals) Friday at 7:05 p.m. RHP