RICHMOND, Ind. — The Richmond Flying Mummies (8-16, 25-34) are back hosting the Battle Creek Battle Jacks (8-17, 20-40) on Wednesday at Historic Don McBride Stadium after a 7-6 win in game one.
The Mummies are offering fans a special ticket promotion, as the purchase of a $15 seat under the awning includes all-you-can eat burgers, hot dogs, brats, and chips, and all-you-can drink water, soda, and lemonade for the first two hours after gates open. Wednesdays are also baseball bingo nights, with fans getting cards to keep up with during the game for a chance at prizes.
A balanced effort helped propel Richmond to their eighth win of the second half of the season. While the bats only produced seven team hits, patience at the plate very much went in the Mummies’ favor. Richmond drew seven walks as a team, including three straight with the bases loaded in the fourth inning to bring home a trio of runs.
On the mound, starter JT Huether felt some early heat, but kept the Mummies in the game for five innings. That’s when the bullpen stepped up, as Zach Neville delivered three scoreless, one-hit innings with one walk and a pair of strikeouts to pick up his first win of the season, while Ted Hohn stowed away the ninth by striking out three of the four batters he faced.
Tuesday’s victory represented just the fourth time this season that the Flying Mummies have held an opponent scoreless after the fourth inning, the third in a winning effort, and second in a nine-inning game.
Richmond is out of the bottom of the division for now, with a half game lead over Battle Creek. Kalamazoo is a half game further up, but four behind the Rockford Rivets in fourth. Kenosha is game ahead of them, but 1.5 behind the constantly-interchanging Traverse City and Royal Oak.
Making his 11th appearance but first start with the Mummies is Carter Hall, who has yet to get a starting nod at the college level so far. Battle Creek is sending out Matt Murphy (2-0, 2.00 ERA), in line for start number two and outing number five.
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.
