Richmond Flying Squirrels

• Location: Richmond, VA
• League: Eastern League 2010-present
• Affiliation: San Francisco Giants 2010-present
• Ballpark: The Diamond

The Richmond Flying Squirrels were created in 2010. The team joined the league when the Connecticut Defenders moved to town. The Flying Squirrels nickname was chosen in a "Name The Team" contest. The other finalists were Rock Hoppers, Flatheads, Rhinos and Hush Puppies. Hambones had also been a finalist but was elminated after the NAACP pointed out some negative connotations in the word, though the team intended it as an homage to the famous Virginia Hams.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Finish	Manager	Playoffs	Hitting coach	Pitching coach	Coach
2010	68-73	9th	Andy Skeels		Russ Morman	Ross Grimsley
2011	76-66	3rd	Dave Machemer	Lost League Finals	Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2012	70-71	7th	Dave Machemer		Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2013	70-72	6th	Dave Machemer		Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley
2014	79-63	3rd	Russ Morman	Lost League Finals	Ken Joyce	Ross Grimsley	Jerry Cram
2015	72-68	5th(t)	José Alguacil		Ken Joyce	Steve Kline
2016	62-79	9th (t)	Miguel Ojeda			Steve Kline
2017			Kyle Haines		Lipso Nava	Steve Kline

Related Sites

• Official site