RICHMOND, Ind. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (5-7, 22-26) finish out their two-game set against the Kalamazoo Growlers (6-7, 27-22) at Historic Don McBride Stadium after an offensive onslaught Thursday night.
Fans can expect a Hawaiian theme night at the ballpark, with the first 500 kids receiving a free Mummies youth bucket hat. Additionally, Scarrette Pyrotechnics is once again providing a postgame show as part of the Fireworks Friday series.
Thursday’s game was nothing short of spectacular for the Flying Mummies. An already monumental 18-14 victory was made even sweeter by Richmond connecting on 25 hits, surpassing the Wausau Woodchucks’ mark of 23 to set a new season-high in the Northwoods League for this summer, simultaneously establishing franchise records in both runs and hits. The Mummies also strung together eight extra-base hits, another new benchmark.
Eli Bennett led the way with five hits, another team record on the individual-level, adding three RBIs. Colton Sims, meanwhile, became the first Mummies player with three-or-more extra-base hits in a game, going 3-for-6 with three doubles and five RBIs.
Thursday’s win was also the team’s first victory over Kalamazoo this season, after being swept across a pair of games at McBride on May 30th and June 1st.
Despite Richmond’s performance, not much changed in the Great Lakes East division. Traverse City (8-3) still hold first place, 0.5 games ahead of the Royal Oak Leprechauns (8-4) in second. A two-game drop-off finds the third-place Rockford Rivets (5-5), with Kalamazoo and the Kenosha Kingfish (5-6) both 0.5 games further back and tied for fourth. The Mummies find themselves another 0.5 games behind the pair, and two games in front of the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (3-9).
Looking to push Richmond to win number six from the mound is JT Huether (1-1, 4.50 ERA), making his third start in his fourth appearance of the season, and second start at home. Kalamazoo trots out an experienced arm on their end, as Liam Golden (2-1, 7.47 ERA) takes the bump for his third start as well but tenth appearance overall.
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.
