KENOSHA, Wis. — The Richmond Flying Mummies were unable to overcome a rough start Monday night, falling 13-2 to the Kenosha Kingfish at Simmons Field. Richmond drops to 4-5 in the second half of the NWL season, while Kenosha improves to 4-5.

The Kingfish struck early, scoring three runs in the first inning before adding four more in the second to build a 7-0 advantage. Richmond committed three errors in the opening two frames, allowing Kenosha to capitalize and seize control.

The Mummies broke through in the fourth inning when Ashton Seymore scored on a Kingfish throwing error. DJ Scheumann added Richmond’s lone extra-base hit with a solo home run in the seventh, his second homer of the season.

Prince DeBoskie led the Mummies offensively, going 2-for-4 while adding his seventh stolen base of the year. Seymore, Eli Bennett, and Jackson Thomas each recorded hits in the loss.

Kenosha finished with 12 hits, led by Brian Gould, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Noah Alvarez drove in two runs and scored three times, while Bennett Shealor collected two doubles, two runs scored, and an RBI. Matthew Cormier and Cole Ide each drove in two runs.

Hayden Brooks (0-2) was charged with the loss for Richmond, allowing seven runs, two earned, over two innings. Jack Peine provided 4.1 innings of relief before Jack Beyer worked the final 1.2 innings.

Blaze Wong (1-0) earned the complete-game victory for Kenosha, improving to 2-0 after allowing just two runs, one earned, on six hits while striking out nine and walking one.

The Mummies return home Tuesday night to open a series against the Royal Oak Leprechauns at Don McBride Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM EST.

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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.