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Eighth inning rally lifts Flying Squirrels past Fightin Phils Published Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, 11:07 pm Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Fueled by a strong stat by Sean Hjelle and late scoring, the Richmond Flying Squirrels won, 4-2, against the Reading Fightin Phils on Tuesday night at The Diamond. The Flying Squirrels (40-39) snapped their four-game losing streak and have won six of the seven games against the Fightin Phils (30-49) this season. Trailing, 2-1, the Flying Squirrels compiled a three-run eighth inning to take a 4-2 lead. With two outs, Will Wilson was hit by a pitch from Billy Sullivan (Loss, 1-1). Vince Fernandez struck out, but a wild pitch allowed him to reach first base. ....