Richmond, Ind. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (1-1) hit the road Wednesday for the first of back-to-back games against the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (2-0).
Richmond is fresh of its first win in franchise history, defeating the Lakeshore Chinooks Tuesday night 11-6 at Don McBride Stadium. Powered by a five-run first inning, the Flying Mummies led by as many as nine runs, 11-2, in the bottom of the sixth inning. Eight different players recorded at least one hit for the Flying Mummies, with seven players contributing at least one RBI.
Five Mummies players, Cal Schembra, Landen Fry, Ashton Seymore, Jackson Thomas, and Peyton Bittle, logged a hit in both the first and second games of the season, with Seymore and Thomas each also driving in at least one run.
On the mound for the Mummies in his season debut is Bushnell University left-handed senior Kai Keamo, who posted a 5.10 ERA in 14 appearances for the Beacons in 2026. In a battle of senior southpaws, Viterbo University’s Anthony Sanchez, also making his first start, gets the nod for the Battle Jacks, appearing eleven times and notching a 7.99 ERA in a V-Hawks uniform.
Through two games, Battle Creek is currently first in the Great Lakes East Division, while Richmond is in a five-way tie for second place.
First pitch from MCCU Field is scheduled for 7:05 PM EST. A live-stream for fans is 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.
