MADISON, Wis. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (10-9) take the field in Madison again Sunday afternoon against the Mallards (12-6), following a late loss Saturday evening.
Richmond led for the majority of the series’ first game, riding a 2-0 lead after six innings, and 2-1 after seven. The game turned on its head in the eighth inning, when the Mallards piled on three runs to take a 4-2 lead that ultimately became the final result. Starting pitcher Danny Harris provided six scoreless innings from the mound before the lead eroded over two relief pitchers. Offensively, the Mummies struggled to translate their successes in the previous two games against the Rockford Rivets, stringing together just six team hits. Jackson Thomas provided the only multi-hit performance, going 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
Losing games in the later innings is not a new phenomena for the Flying Mummies. Six of the nine losses incurred this season saw Richmond ahead or in a tied ball game thru the fourth, with five such games stretching to the fifth inning, and four to the sixth or later.
The Mummies’ sole possession of second place in the Great Lakes East proved to be short lived, as the Traverse City Pit Spitters and Kenosha Kingfish, riding a seven-game win streak, both improved to 10-9 following Saturday’s games. A second straight loss by the Kalamazoo Growlers (11-8) means all three teams sit just one game back of first.
Tyler Biddinger (0-1, 9.45 ERA) makes his third start and fourth appearance overall for the Flying Mummies, last pitching on June 7th in a 9-5 loss to the Kenosha Kingfish, where he posted six strong innings of three-hit, one run baseball, walking two and striking out five. Luke Fricker (0-0, 2.25 ERA) takes the mound for Madison, his second start in his fourth nod as well, previously pitching four impactful innings in a 5-4 win over the Wausau Woodchucks on June 5th, allowing three hits, one run, walking four and striking out eight.
First pitch from Warner Park is scheduled for 5:05 PM EST. A livestream is also available on FloSports.
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The Richmond Flying Mummies are a proud member of the Northwoods League. The Northwoods League is the proven leader in the development of elite college baseball players. Having completed its’ 32nd season, the Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in history with 26 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires, and front office staff, nearly 2400 NWL alums have been drafted and over 410 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including three-time All-Star and 2016 Roberto Clemente Award winner Curtis Granderson, three-time Cy Young Award winner and two-time World Series Champion Max Scherzer (TOR), two-time World Series Champions Ben Zobrist and Brandon Crawford and World Series Champion and Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale (ATL). As well as 2019 Rookie of the Year and 2019/2021 Home Run Derby Champion Pete Alonso (BAL) and 2023 World Series Champion, MLB All-Star, MLB Gold Glove, two-time Silver Slugger winner and two-time All-MLB first team shortstop Marcus Semien (NYM). League games are viewable live on FloSports.tv.
