The Richmond Flying Squirrels were held without a hit until the eighth inning and dropped their series finale to the Harrisburg Senators, 5-1, Sunday afternoon at The Diamond.

With the loss, the Flying Squirrels (15-36) dropped four of six games in the series against the Senators (24-27). 

Harrisburg starter Bryce Conley (1-1) tossed seven hitless innings, striking out six and allowing just one baserunner on a walk in the fifth. It marked his third consecutive scoreless start.

The Senators struck early, taking a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-out, two-run double by Kevin Made off Richmond starter Seth Lonsway (2-4). In the third, Joe Naranjo added an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.

Cayden Wallace drove in another run with a double in the seventh, and Murphy Stehly followed with a run-scoring single to make it 5-0.

Richmond ended the no-hit bid in the eighth when Jairo Pomares led off the inning with a single off reliever Erick Mejia. Later in the inning, Aeverson Arteaga delivered a two-out RBI single to bring home the Squirrels’ lone run.

Dylan Cumming worked 2.1 scoreless innings in relief for Richmond, striking out two. Michael Stryffeler and Trent Harris each pitched a scoreless inning.

The team returned to The Diamond for a six-game homestand against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Met, through June 8.

In other team news, the Flying Squirrels announced Friday that longtime fan Ray Edwards has been selected as the winner of the #1 Fan Bobblehead Contest. Edwards will be featured on a custom bobblehead to be given away to the first 2,000 fans at the club’s regular season finale Sunday, Sept. 14.

A season ticket holder since the team’s inaugural 2010 season, Edwards has missed just 13 home games. The Lakeside resident, a lifelong fan of the Squirrels’ major league affiliate, the San Francisco Giants, is known for being the first fan through the gates and has collected every team giveaway. He also owns a collection of mini helmets signed by all but two Flying Squirrels players.

“There are many die-hard Squirrels fans, but none have been more dedicated than Ray over the past 15 seasons,” said Flying Squirrels General Manager Anthony Oppermann. “He has become part of our family, and we couldn’t be more excited to honor him with his very own bobblehead.”

The #1 Fan Bobblehead is part of the Diamond Through the Decades Celebration series. Other scheduled giveaways include a diamond ring on June 12, a Chipper Jones R-Braves bobblehead on July 24, and a classic R-Braves 1980s T-shirt on Aug. 28.