Flying Squirrels return home to battle the hated Bowie Baysox

The Flying Squirrels (11-9) return home tonight after a 4-2 road trip for a 3-game home series with the hated Bowie Baysox (12-9). This will be a great weekend to come out to the Diamond: the baseball should be good, the weather will be fantastic, and the promotions keep on coming…

April 30, 2010; 7:38 AM • by John Murden

The Flying Squirrels are looking to both balance their record against the Baysox and make some moves in the Western Division standings with this series. Second-place Bowie took 3 of the 4 games in their season-opening first set, with that one loss to Richmond being Bowie’s only loss in their first ten games. The Baysox have cooled off of late and come to town on a 5-game losing streak. The Flying Squirrels are 1/2 game behind the Baysox and a win tonight will bump the Squirrels into 2nd place and drop Bowie to 3rd.

Friday April 30 – 7:05PM (HOME)
Bowie – Johnson, S (0-1, 4.74) vs Richmond – MacDonald (0-2, 3.38)
Friday kicks off the 2nd homestand of the season with a Team Autograph Session / Team Photo Giveaway AND the antics of Reggy the Purple Party Dude. The gates will open at 5:30PM for the autograph session, with the Flying Squirrels going until just before 6PM. The first 3,000 fans of all ages will receive a Team Photo presented by Coke Zero.

Saturday May 1 – 6:35PM (HOME)
Bowie – Spoone (1-2, 5.21 ERA) vs Richmond – Tanner (1-2, 2.25 ERA)
The first 1,500 fans of all ages will receive a Squirrel Clock.

Sunday May 2 – 2:05PM (HOME)
Bowie – Tanaka (2-1, 3.57 ERA) vs Richmond – Maday (3-0, 1.11 ERA)
Sunday should be rockin’. The Squirrels finally picked up their first day-game win of the season on Wednesday and will go for #2 in front of what should be a lively crowd. The kids’ll be out for the Squirrel Tail’s Kids Club, and the first 2,000 fans 14-and-under will receive a light switch plate presented by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Sunday will also see an invasion of grubby Baysoxers who are piling on a bus and coming down to Richmond for the game.