The Funnville Nine

Blaine McCormick chats with Richmond Flying Squirrels outfielder Mike Gigliotti after his stellar Double-A debut in Bowie, going 4-for-4 with a homer, four RBIs and two stolen bases.

Blaine McCormick chats with Richmond Flying Squirrels super utility player Brett Auerbach after he picked up two hits, including a homer, in his Double-A debut last night at Bowie. 

Trey Wilson sits down with left-handed pitcher Jake Dahlberg ahead of the Richmond Flying Squirrels' season-opener at Bowie to talk about his journey through the minors and taking the ball for the first game of the 2022 season.

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with former Flying Squirrels manager and current San Francisco Giants Director of Player Development Kyle Haines. The chat includes Haines discussing his career path after playing ten seasons of professional baseball with the Giants, Cleveland Indians and independent teams, mov...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with former Flying Squirrels pitcher and Richmond native Connor Overton. An alum of Atlee High School in Hanover County, Virginia, just minutes north of the Flying Squirrels' home stadium at The Diamond, Overton has faced several challenges throughout his baseball journey, includin...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson is joined by Flying Squirrels catcher and Richmond native, Matt Winn. A graduate of J.R. Tucker High School and Virginia Military Institute, Winn was the first player born and raised in Richmond to play for the Flying Squirrels when he debuted for the club in 2016. He has spent parts...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson catches up with former Flying Squirrels pitcher Daryl Maday, who was a part of the team during the franchise's first four seasons from 2010-2013. Maday discusses being on the mound for some of the biggest moments in the Flying Squirrels' franchise history, including the team's firs...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson discusses the "Class of 2019," the group of Flying Squirrels alumni who made their major league debuts during the 2019 season. The episode features San Francisco Giants pitchers Shaun Anderson, Sam Coonrod, Conner Menez, Sam Selman, Logan Webb and Tyler Rogers. Hear the sto...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson catches up with 2019 Flying Squirrels pitcher and San Francisco Giants top pitching prospect Sean Hjelle. The conversation includes Sean discussing adjusting to new dad life, keeping his pitching skills sharp without games in 2020, moving to Lexington, Ky., growing up playing baseball and basketb...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson is joined by two-time Eastern League All-Star pitcher Tyler Cyr. A Bay Area native, Cyr is currently in the San Francisco Giants' 60-man player pool working for the opportunity to make his MLB debut for his hometown team. Cyr discusses his baseball days through high school and junior college, heading...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with Nick Elder, the Squirrels' Creative Service and Production Manager. Elder oversees a handful of areas in the Flying Squirrels' operation, including the in-game stadium entertainment on the video board, the sounds you hear through the stadium speakers and much more. He has also led the...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson catches up with Squirrels second baseman Jalen Miller. An Eastern League All-Star in 2019, Miller discussed how he's staying sharp with baseball while there is no minor league season in 2019 due to the COVID-19 crisis, he talks a little fishing, growing up playing baseball in the Atlanta are...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson is joined by 11-year MLB pitcher and Richmond pitching coach Steve Kline. In their discussion, Kline talked about his time growing up in rural Pennsylvania, where he still lives today, his early days playing in the minors, breaking into the majors with the Cleveland Indians, his years with the Montreal Ex...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson chats about baseball and beer with former major-league pitcher and Center of the Universe Brewing Company co-founder Chris Ray. Ray discusses coming to Virginia to play baseball at the College of William & Mary, breaking into the majors with the Baltimore Orioles, playing for bot...

On this episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson is joined by Richmond Flying Squirrels and San Francisco Giants left-handed pitcher Caleb Baragar. The Michigan native discusses how he's keeping ready for baseball's eventual return, various pronunciations of his surname, playing baseball in hot and cold climates, his path to Indiana University, cl...

On this week's episode of The Funnville Nine driven by AAA, Richmond Flying Squirrels broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with outfielder Jacob Heyward. The conversation includes how Heyward has been staying ready for baseball action whenever the currently delayed season begins, his time at the University of Miami and a look at some of his clutch moments with the Flying Squirrels during the 2019 se...

On the debut episode of The Funnville Nine, Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with the team's VP & COO, Todd "Parney" Parnell. Parney discusses his path from growing up in Locust, N.C. to becoming one of the most recognizable faces and innovative minds in Minor League Baseball. He talks about his time with the Reading Phillies, Kannapolis Intimidators,...