Go nuts — Richmond’s favorite baseball team is headed for the playoffs.
The Flying Squirrels clinched their spot in the 2023 Eastern League playoffs with a win against the Erie Sea Wolves on Thursday, Sept. 14. After an uneventful first five innings, the Squirrels opened it up at the top of the sixth with a home run from right fielder Victor Bericoto. From there, it was Richmond all the way. When the dust had settled, the Squirrels had won 7-3, securing their place as the second-half winners in their division and punching their ticket to the post-season.
The Squirrels will make their only home appearance of the Southwest Division series on Tuesday — and tickets are still on sale.
The second game of the Division series (and the third, if it becomes necessary) will be played in Erie, PA. If the Squirrels triumph in the three-game series, then it’s on to the Eastern League Championship. In the event they make it, at least one of those games will be played at the Diamond.
The Flying Squirrels have only made the Eastern League playoffs three times in their fourteen seasons in Richmond — in 2011, 2014, and last year. Right now, however, they’re on a hot streak — they’ve won 12 of their last 14 games, and 46 of their last 73.
This season could be one of the Squirrels’ last in their current stadium. If you haven’t made it to the Diamond yet, don’t miss your chance. Pro tip: The Rally Cap Radler, the team’s collaboration with Ashland brewery Center of the Universe, tastes great from the stands.
