RICHMOND, Ind. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (4-5, 21-24) begin the final extended home stand of the season on Tuesday, starting off six straight games at Historic Don McBride Stadium with a pair against the Royal Oak Leprechauns (6-4, 25-21).
Tuesday games at McBride are Texas Roadhouse Tuesdays, with the restaurant providing free appetizer coupons to the first 500 fans in attendance.
The Flying Mummies return home following a disappointing two games in Kenosha. Sunday’s 4-3 loss to the Kingfish came despite leading 3-0 entering the bottom of the eighth inning, while Monday’s was a 13-2 defeat.
Silver linings in both games came in the form of two Mummies players hitting their first home runs of the season, with Jackson Thomas going yard in game one, and DJ Scheumann connecting on a solo shot in the second contest. Brendan Murphy also shined in the first game, pitching seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts.
Entering Tuesday, the Traverse City Pit Spitters (7-2) lead the Great Lakes East division, followed by the Leprechauns in second. Third through sixth place is crowded, represented in order by the Rockford Rivets (4-4), Kingfish (4-5), Flying Mummies (4-5), and Kalamazoo Growlers (4-6), with the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (2-7) in last.
Richmond has found success at home this season against the Leprechauns, going 3-1 in two days of double-headers on June 18th and 19th. The Mummies are 4-2 overall versus Royal Oak including a 1-1 series split on the road earlier that month.
Jaden Alberson (1-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his second start of the season for Richmond tonight, last pitching four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts on July 2nd against the Rivets. Jon Whiteside (0-0, 4.50 ERA) is on the mound for Royal Oak, his second appearance and first start.
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.
