# Richmond Flying Mummies
The **Richmond Flying Mummies** are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Richmond, Indiana, that plays in the [Northwoods League](https://www.edgepedia.org/northwoods-league)'s Great Lakes East Division. The franchise began play on May 25, 2026, hosting the Lakeshore Chinooks at Don McBride Stadium, its home ballpark.[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| League | Northwoods League (Great Lakes East Division), a summer collegiate league of 26 teams[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/) • [2](https://visitrichmond.org/blog/batter-up-richmonds-flying-mummies-provide-wholesome-summer-fun/) |
| Home ballpark | Don McBride Stadium, Richmond, Indiana[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/) |
| First game | May 25, 2026, versus the Lakeshore Chinooks[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/) |
| 2026 season | 72 regular season games, 36 at home; final record 29 wins, 43 losses (.403)[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/) • [3](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Richmond&country=US&state=IN) |
| Name origin | Two authentic Egyptian mummies housed in Richmond museums, plus the Wright Brothers' residence in Richmond in the 1880s[2](https://visitrichmond.org/blog/batter-up-richmonds-flying-mummies-provide-wholesome-summer-fun/) |
| Mascot | Wilbur the Rooster[2](https://visitrichmond.org/blog/batter-up-richmonds-flying-mummies-provide-wholesome-summer-fun/) |
| Field manager | Mason Rapp, the first in franchise history, announced November 7, 2025[4](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/news/) |
## Name and branding
The team's name combines two strands of Richmond history. The name "Mummies" points to Indiana's only pair of genuine Egyptian mummies: one is housed in the Wayne County Historic Museum, while the other is kept at the Joseph Moore Museum of Natural History, located on the [Earlham College](https://www.edgepedia.org/earlham-college) campus. The "Flying" element nods to the time the Wright Brothers, pioneers of aviation, lived in Richmond in the 1880s.[2](https://visitrichmond.org/blog/batter-up-richmonds-flying-mummies-provide-wholesome-summer-fun/) The official logo, unveiled on October 6, 2025, features a dynamic mummy character flanked by the wings of a Wright Brothers inspired plane.[5](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/10/07/richmond-flying-mummies-soar-into-northwoods-league-baseball-with-logo-and-branding-reveal/)
## Inaugural 2026 season
The franchise's first schedule, released in December 2025, set a 72-game regular season with 36 home dates at Don McBride Stadium. Richmond's first-year slate matched it against eight Northwoods League opponents: the Kalamazoo Growlers, Kenosha Kingfish, Rockford Rivets, Battle Creek Battle Jacks, Traverse City Pit Spitters, Lakeshore Chinooks, Madison Mallards, and [Royal Oak Leprechauns](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-oak-leprechauns), each hosted at least once. The league's split-season format divided play at June 29, with the All-Star game on July 8 at the [Field of Dreams](https://www.edgepedia.org/field-of-dreams) in Dyersville, Iowa, and the NWL Championship on August 13 or 14.[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/)
**On-field results.** The expansion team finished its debut season at 29-43, a .403 winning percentage.[3](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Richmond&country=US&state=IN) Highlights included a franchise first on August 7, 2026, when Richmond beat the Kenosha Kingfish 10-0 behind Jaden Alberson's seven scoreless innings, the first shutout pitched in team history.[6](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/08/08/flying-mummies-host-season-finale-seek-sweep-of-kingfish/) Earlier in the season the Mummies set a league-wide single-game season high with 25 team hits in an 18-14 win over the Kalamazoo Growlers.[7](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/07/21/flying-mummies-on-the-road-begin-four-game-set-in-royal-oak/) Jackson Thomas earned a 2026 Rawlings "Finest in the Field" award.[4](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/news/)
## Ownership and promotion
The ownership group includes Matt Bomberg, Ryan Voz, Jon Gries, Chris Nelson, and Jared Vasiliauskas. In March 2026 the team added four figures with entertainment ties: actor [Jon Heder](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-heder) and his wife Kirsten, actor [Efren Ramirez](https://www.edgepedia.org/efren-ramirez), Louie Keen, the Mayor of Uranus, Missouri, and realtor and entertainment manager Karla Merklein.[8](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/03/10/richmond-flying-mummies-welcome-hollywood-stars-the-mayor-of-uranus-and-entertainment-expert-to-ownership-group/) Heder, Gries, and Ramirez starred together in the 2004 film *Napoleon Dynamite*, and all three appeared at a [Napoleon Dynamite](https://www.edgepedia.org/napoleon-dynamite) theme night at Don McBride Stadium on June 11, 2026, where the first 500 fans received a "Vote for Wilbur" t-shirt.[9](https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/flying-mummies-return-home-for-rematches-against-rivets-celebrate-napoleon-dynamite-night/n-6373945)
**Community programming.** For each of the team's 36 home games, the Flying Mummies invite a local non-profit organization to the stadium to highlight its work in the Richmond community through the Non-Profit of the Night program.[10](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/non-profit-of-the-night/) The team also runs offseason events at the ballpark, including the free "Movies with the Mummies" film series.[11](https://www.findglocal.com/US/Richmond/431955753334889/Richmond-Flying-Mummies)
## Management
Mason Rapp, then an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota Morris, was announced as the franchise's first field manager on November 7, 2025, and returned for a second season leading into 2027.[4](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/news/) The team's front office and team shop are located at 201 NW 13th Street in Richmond.[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/)
## Context in Richmond baseball
The Flying Mummies are not the first summer collegiate team in the city: the Richmond Jazz played in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League from 2019 through 2023.[3](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Richmond&country=US&state=IN) The Northwoods League, of which the Mummies are one of 26 member clubs, describes itself as a training ground for elite college players; more than 410 of its alumni have advanced to [Major League Baseball](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-baseball), including [Max Scherzer](https://www.edgepedia.org/max-scherzer), Chris Sale, and [Pete Alonso](https://www.edgepedia.org/pete-alonso).[1](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/)
## References
1. [Flying Mummies Announce 2026 Home Schedule Ahead of Inaugural Season, Richmond Flying Mummies (December 10, 2025)](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/12/10/flying-mummies-announce-2026-home-schedule-ahead-of-inaugural-season/)
2. [Batter up! Richmond's Flying Mummies provide wholesome summer fun, Visit Richmond Indiana (May 12, 2026)](https://visitrichmond.org/blog/batter-up-richmonds-flying-mummies-provide-wholesome-summer-fun/)
3. [Richmond, Indiana Encyclopedia, Baseball-Reference.com](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Richmond&country=US&state=IN)
4. [News, Richmond Flying Mummies](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/news/)
5. [Richmond Flying Mummies Soar into Northwoods League Baseball with Logo, and Branding Reveal (October 6, 2025)](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2025/10/07/richmond-flying-mummies-soar-into-northwoods-league-baseball-with-logo-and-branding-reveal/)
6. [Flying Mummies Host Season Finale, Seek Sweep of Kingfish (August 8, 2026)](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/08/08/flying-mummies-host-season-finale-seek-sweep-of-kingfish/)
7. [Flying Mummies on the Road, Begin Four Game Set in Royal Oak (July 21, 2026)](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/07/21/flying-mummies-on-the-road-begin-four-game-set-in-royal-oak/)
8. [Richmond Flying Mummies Welcome Hollywood Stars, the Mayor of Uranus, and Entertainment Expert to Ownership Group (March 10, 2026)](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/2026/03/10/richmond-flying-mummies-welcome-hollywood-stars-the-mayor-of-uranus-and-entertainment-expert-to-ownership-group/)
9. [Flying Mummies Return Home for Rematches against Rivets, Celebrate Napoleon Dynamite Night, OurSports Central (June 11, 2026)](https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/flying-mummies-return-home-for-rematches-against-rivets-celebrate-napoleon-dynamite-night/n-6373945)
10. [Non-Profit of the Night, Richmond Flying Mummies](https://northwoodsleague.com/richmond-flying-mummies/non-profit-of-the-night/)
11. [Richmond Flying Mummies social page, findglocal.com](https://www.findglocal.com/US/Richmond/431955753334889/Richmond-Flying-Mummies)
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