RICHMOND, Ind. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (4-6, 21-25) take on the Royal Oak Leprechauns (7-4, 26-21) for the second game in a back-to-back at Historic Don McBride Stadium following a 12-2 loss Tuesday night
The Mummies are offering fans all-you-can-eat food and drink for the first two hours after games open with the purchase of a $15 ticket under the awning, including burgers, brats, hot dogs, chips, soda, lemonade, and water. Additionally, each Wednesday home game at McBride is Baseball Bingo, with each fan receiving a card with a chance to win prizes
Following two losses in Kenosha, the Flying Mummies returned home and sputtered in an opening loss to the Leprechauns. Leading 2-0 after the second inning courtesy of a Jackson Cliatt solo home run and Weston Mazey RBI single, the Mummies watched Royal Oak stack 12 unanswered runs, punctuated by a five-run eighth inning which included a three-run homer from Connor Larkin.
While the Richmond pitching staff only allowed six hits on the evening, the Mummies were crippled by 11 walks issued and two more runners advancing on hit-by-pitch. The damage continued on the basepath as well, in the form of nine stolen bases, four advancements via error, and one more on a wild pitch.
Offensively, the Mummies connected on nine hits, but stranded eight baserunners on the night.
A win for Traverse City (8-2) on Tuesday maintained their 1.5-game lead in the Great Lakes East division, with Royal Oak hot on their tail. Kalamazoo (5-6) has vaulted to third place but two games behind the Leprechauns, tied in the standings with the Rockford Rivets (4-5). The fifth place Kingfish and sixth place Mummies both sit at 4-6, two games ahead of the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (2-8).
Richmond relies on Dillon Eden (0-3, 9.93 ERA) on the mound Wednesday evening, making his fourth start and eighth appearance overall for the Flying Mummies. Royal Oak, meanwhile, has tabbed second-half addition Charlie Dieruf (1-0, 11.05 ERA) for start number two, and appearance number four.
First pitch from McBride Stadium is scheduled for 6:35 PM EST, with gates opening one hour prior. Fans can purchase tickets at the gate, or online via the Richmond Flying Mummies website. 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.
