The Funnville Nine

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with pitcher Braxton Roxby. They chatted about Roxby growing up near Johnstown, Pennsylvania, heading to Pitt-Johnstown, playing in the AAABA, joining the Cincinnati Reds, being traded to the San Francisco Giants and more.

Richmond Flying Squirrels pitcher Seth Lonsway sat down with broadcaster Trey Wilson to chat about missing the end of the 2024 season after his appendix ruptured, growing up playing ball in Ohio, heading to Ohio State, the start of his professional career and more.

Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey sat down with broadcaster Trey Wilson to discuss last week's road trip to Harrisburg, some standout performances in the early part of the season and look ahead to this week's series against the Chesapeake Baysox.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with pitcher Will Bednar to chat about his offseason, his start to this year, pitching in the cold weather and more.

Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with outfielder Vaun Brown to talk about his start to the season, this year's team and more.

With The Diamond in Richmond, Virginia hosting its 40th and final season of professional baseball on the Boulevard in 2025, the Richmond Flying Squirrels hosted a fan-voted All-Diamond Team. The first handful of winners have been announced, including the three starting pitchers selected: John Smoltz, Tom Glavine and Logan Webb. 

Webb, who pitched in Richmond for the Flying Squirrels in 2018 and 2019, chatted with Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson about the selection and reflected back on his time pitching at The Diamond on his way to becoming the ace of the San Francisco Giants' pitching staff.

As we close in on the first pitch of the 2025 Richmond Flying Squirrels season, broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with manager Dennis Pelfrey and pitcher John Michael Bertrand to talk about the final Opening Night at The Diamond.

Ryan Walker joined Blaine McCormick to chat about his breakout 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants, look back at his days with the Richmond Flying Squirrels and more

For today's episode, Blaine McCormick caught up with Tyler Fitzgerald during San Francisco Giants spring training in Scottsdale. They talked about Fitzgerald's breakout rookie season in 2024, including his power surge in July, his MVP season with Richmond in 2022, his training routine and more.

Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Blaine McCormick caught up with 2024 Richmond infielder Christian Koss during San Francisco Giants spring training in Scottsdale. They talked about Koss' trade from the Red Sox to the Giants last spring, missing time with an injury, his incredible performance against his old team in Portland, Maine last summer, his family and more. 

Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with 2023 Richmond pitcher Spencer Bivens to chat about his rise to the majors in 2024 with the San Francisco Giants, including his MLB debut in June against the Angels and his first MLB start later that month against the Dodgers.

For our 2025 season premiere, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong. They discussed Birdsong's journey in 2024, from his dominating start to the year in Double-A to his MLB debut for the Giants last June against the Chicago Cubs.

For our latest episode, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with Richmond manager Dennis Pelfrey, who was selected as the manager for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League this year. They chatted about Flying Squirrels players Bryce Eldridge and William Kempner and their performances in Arizona this fall as well as some possible future Flying Squirrels who represented the San Francisco Giants in the AFL. Pelfrey also gave his thoughts on some of Scottsdale's other standout players, including Fall League MVP Josue Briceño of the Detroit Tigers and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster sat down with 2024 Flying Squirrels Player of the Year Carter Howell to talk about winning the award, his 2024 season and looking ahead into his offseason. 

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with first baseman Bryce Eldridge, who joined the team last week for the final two weeks of the 2024 season. Eldridge, a native of Vienna, Virginia, grew up an hour and 45 minutes north of Richmond and helped Madison High School to a pair of state championships before being selected by the San Francisco Giants in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft. This year, he has put together an impressive first full professional season, leading the Giants system in homers and a handful of other offensive categories while rising...

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Blaine McCormick sat down with pitcher Seth Corry. They chatted about his 2024 season, his journey over the last several years battling injuries and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with Erie SeaWolves pitcher Matt Seelinger, who pitched for Richmond in 2021. They discussed his journey through five affiliated organizations, including the Pirates, Rays, Giants Phillies and now the Tigers, spending some time in independent baseball, flashed back to his part in the Flying Squirrels' first-ever nine-inning no-hitter at Harrisburg in 2021 and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with pitcher Will Bednar. They talked about his time growing up near Pittsburgh, heading off to Mississippi State and helping the Bulldogs win the College World Series, his 2024 season and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with manager Dennis Pelfrey to discuss the team's award recipients for the 2024 season, including Player of the Year Carter Howell, Pitcher of the Year John Michael Bertrand, Puritan Cleaners Dirty Squirrel of the Year Turner Hill and the recipient of the Community Service Award, which was also Bertrand. 

For today's episode, Blaine McCormick catches up with Richmond Flying Squirrels outfielder Ismael Munguia. They talked about his recent surge, his aggressive play and more. 

For today's pregame conversation, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson catches up with pitcher John Michael Bertrand to talk about his strong start last week in Harrisburg, inducing double plays, his defensive work and more. 

For today's episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with San Francisco Giants Senior Director of Player Development Kyle Haines. They chatted about a pair of homegrown players, Logan Webb and Heliot Ramos, earning the first all-star selections of their careers this season with the Giants, about the emergence of Spencer Bivens, about the changing player development landscape and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Blaine McCormick sat down with Richmond Flying Squirrels infielder Matt Higgins, who joined the team from High-A Eugene about two weeks ago near the end of July. Higgins is from Louisville and stayed in his hometown to play at Bellarmine University, which jumped up to Division I while he was there. In his 2022 season, he was name the ASUN Player of the Year and a Second-Team All-American, and he ended up signing with the Giants that July. Higgins talked with Blaine about playing at Bellarmine, signing with the Giants, coming up to Double-A and more. 

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with catcher Zach Morgan, who joined the team and made his Double-A debut last week. They chatted about growing up in Stockton, Calif., heading to Fresno State, joining the Giants and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with outfielder Turner Hill, who hit a walk-off double to lift the team to a 12-inning win over the Bowie Baysox on Saturday night at The Diamond. They talked about growing up in Marietta, Ohio, playing baseball at Malone University and at his hometown Marietta College, getting signed by the Giants and more.

Richmond Flying Squirrels outfielder Victor Bericoto joins Trey Wilson for today's episode. He's been on a hot stretch over the last month after leading the San Francisco Giants organization in home runs last season. Now in his second year at Double-A, they talked about his growth since he got to town last season and more.

For today's episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with Christian Koss, who had a huge series against his former team in Portland, Maine last week, leading him to earning the Eastern League Player of the Week award. They chatted about returning to Portland and facing his old team, his hot stretch and more. 

For our latest pregame conversation, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson talks with pitcher Dylan Cumming. They chatted about his journey through baseball, heading to Chicago State until the program was disbanded. From there, he transferred to Liberty University and pitched for the Flames for two seasons. After going undrafted and still unsigned following his final collegiate season, Cumming pitched for Burlington in the Appalachian League before signing with the San Francisco Giants heading into the 2023 season. In professional baseball, Cumming has climbed to Double-A with Richmond just over a year into the start of his professional career. 

For today's episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with pitcher Nick Sinacola, who joined the team a few weeks ago from High-A Eugene. They talked about the current road trip to Manchester, New Hampshire and Portland, Maine, a homecoming of sorts for Sinacola, who grew up in Massachusetts and played his college baseball at the University of Maine. They also covered his early baseball days in college and high school, being drafted by the San Francisco Giants, rising through the ranks and more.

For today's pregame conversation, Trey Wilson sat down with Reading Fightin Phils hitting coach Brock Stassi, who played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels in 2019. Prior to joining the Flying Squirrels, Stassi was the Eastern League MVP in 2015 with Reading and reached the majors with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017. They talked about his time playing with Richmond and Reading, his new role as a hitting coach in the Phillies organization and more.

For today's episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with left-handed pitcher Reggie Crawford. They talked about his promotion to Triple-A this week, his time in Richmond, growing up in Pennsylvania, heading to UConn, playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team and more.

For today's Flying Squirrels pregame conversation, broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with catcher Andy Thomas to discuss the team's tough road trip to Akron and Erie. 

Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson caught up with outfielder Hunter Bishop for a brief conversation about the long road trip the Flying Squirrels are on, his start to the season and more. 

Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson checks in with manager Dennis Pelfrey as the team hits the one-month mark on the 2024 season. 

For today's episode, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with pitcher Carson Ragsdale. They discussed his strong start to the 2024 season, working his way back from a series of injuries over the last few seasons, being traded from the Philadelphia Phillies to the San Francisco Giants and more.

On today's episode, Blaine McCormick chats with Richmond Flying Squirrels pitcher Evan Gates about his start to the season, getting engaged in Richmond last year and more.

For today's episode, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with pitcher John Michael Bertrand to discuss his seven perfect innings on Saturday night in Richmond against the Baysox. They also talked about his brother, JD Bertrand, being drafted by the Atlanta Falcons just hours prior and their brother, Chris, getting his passing Bar Exam results the same day.

Blaine McCormick sits down with Richmond Flying Squirrels third baseman Luis Toribio (with an assist from fundamentals coach Lipso Nava) for today's pregame conversation. Toribio helped power the Richmond offense to a win to open this week's homestand at The Diamond against the Baysox. 

Flying Squirrels infielder Damon Dues sat down with broadcaster Trey Wilson to chat about his start to the season, growing up playing baseball in Ohio, heading off to Wright State, joining the Giants organization and more.

Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson sat down with pitcher Tanner Kiest, who is in his first year at Double-A after previously spending time with the Phillies, the Twins and several independent clubs. They talked about his good start to the season so far, about his career path to this point, signing with the San Francisco Giants last year and more.