KENOSHA, Wis. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (7-5) head westward and past Lake Michigan for two more games against the Kenosha Kingfish (3-9) following a 1-1 stay in Royal Oak.
After a triumphant 7-3 victory on Thursday, the Mummies could not carry over the winning energy into Friday, falling 10-6. The highlight of the evening came on a 3-run home run from Eli Bennett in the top of the eighth, the second team homer of the season, which proved to be the final scores of the game. Peyton Bittle provided the most single-game hits by a Mummies player thus far, going 4-5 at the plate with a double and a run scored.
The series split has Richmond tied with Royal Oak for second place in the Great Lakes East division, 0.5 games back of the leading Kalamazoo Growlers.
Richmond travels to Kenosha for the second time this season, and matchups five and six in total, as the Kingfish have quickly become a familiar foe. The Flying Mummies are 4-0 against the east-Wisconsin-based Kingfish, averaging 6.5 runs per contest. Jimmy Chadwell has been the most consistent bat, as the only Mummies player having recorded a hit in each of the four games, with five total.
Grayson Bradberry (0-0) returns for the third time as the Mummies’ starting pitcher, his last outing being a 9-2 loss to the Kalamazoo Growlers on May 31st that saw the Butler freshman toss 4 2/3 scoreless innings before five relievers were needed to close out the game. For Kenosha, Jackson Sobel (0-1) makes his third appearance of the season as well, most recently being issued the loss in a 2-0 stumble against the Waterloo Bucks, also on the 31st.
First pitch from Memorial Park is scheduled for 7:35 PM EST. A livestream 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.
