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By Nicholas Giannone | May 27th, 2026
BATTLE CREEK, MI — The Battle Creek Battle Jacks defeated the Richmond Flying Mummies in the team’s home opener on Wednesday in dominating fashion, winning 6-2.
The Battle Jacks struck early, capitalizing with the bases loaded as Owen Larrigan crossed the plate on a passed ball, taking a 1-0 lead through two innings.
The Flying Mummies answered back in the top of the third inning, scoring two runs to take a 2-1 lead over the Battle Jacks.
The Battle Jacks scored in the fourth inning as Abraham Maurer crossed home plate to tie the game 2-2 following an RBI single from first baseman AJ Lucas.
Both offences went quiet in the middle stages of the game, while strong defensive plays from the Battle Jacks helped them escape the sixth inning and keep the game tied at 2-2.
The Battle Jacks blew the game wide open in the seventh, taking a commanding 6-2 lead. The Jacks scored off an error, followed by a wild pitch, leading to Brady LaViolette stealing home to extend the lead.
The Jacks kept the offence rolling in the eighth, bringing home six more runs, highlighted by a two RBI single by Hunter Morgan, and an RBI double by AJ Lucas to take a 12-2.
Richmond showed some fight in the ninth as they scored off a two RBI double from Landen Fry to cut the lead down to 12-4.
The Battle Jacks are back in action on Thursday at 11:00 am, as they look to extend their winning streak to four against the Richmond Flying Mummies at MCCU Field.
