Squirrels sweep Baysox with 12-2 rout, set season high in runs
7/10/2025, 6 p.m.
The Richmond Flying Squirrels capped a dominant weekend with a 12-2 blowout win over the Bowie Baysox on Sunday afternoon at Prince George’s Stadium, completing a three-game sweep and setting a new season high for runs scored.
The Squirrels (27-52-1, 6-6 second half) racked up 14 hits, tying their season best, and earned their second series win of the year. The team’s three-game win streak matches its longest of the season.
After being held hitless through two innings, Richmond broke through against Baysox starter Nestor German (3-3) with a three-run third inning. Onil Perez doubled to start the rally and came home on a Diego Velasquez single. Carter Howell added an RBI single and later scored on Victor Bericoto’s two-out double for a 3-0 lead.
The Squirrels tacked on four more runs in the fifth, high-lighted by Aeverson Arteaga’s two-run homer and Turner Hill’s two-run shot later in the inning. They pushed the margin to 11-0 in the sixth behind another four-run frame, which included an RBI double from Arteaga and two runs scoring on wild pitches.
Jack Choate (2-5) earned the win with five innings of one-run ball, allowing four hits. Helcris Olivarez took over in the sixth and gave up two runs on groundouts after hitting a batter and issuing two walks.
Velasquez added a sacrifice fly in the eighth to make it 12-2. Michael Stryffeler pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts, and Ian Villers closed the game with a scoreless ninth.
Vaun Brown led the offense with a 3-for-3 day, scoring twice and stealing a base. Arteaga finished 2-for-3 with a home run, double and three RBIs.
The Flying Squirrels continue a six-game road series in Akron this week against the RubberDucks. Richmond returns home Friday, July 18, to face the Harrisburg Senators, the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.