Cesar Martin secured his record-breaking 205th managerial win as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (2-2, 32-40) topped the Hartford Yard Goats (2-2, 40-32) at Dunkin’ Park Friday night, 3-1. Martin passed current Yard Goats manager Bobby Meacham, who led the Cats from 2013-2016, on the all-time Fisher Cats wins list.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (1-1, 31-39) were overwhelmed by the Hartford Yard Goats (1-1, 39-31) at Dunkin’ Park on Wednesday night, 12-6. Like Tuesday, the Fisher Cats exploded early, scoring five runs in the first two frames. But Wednesday, the Yard Goats scored 11 unanswered runs from the fourth through sixth innings.
New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Richmond Flying Squirrels needed extra innings for the second time this week, as the Cats (28-34) fell to the Squirrels (29-33) in 11 innings on Saturday night, 3-2. The Fisher Cats finished 2-for-17 with runners in scoring position and left 15 batters on base, a season-high.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (24-29) dropped a Wednesday contest to the Erie SeaWolves (29-22) at UPMC Park, 9-1. The Fisher Cats were held off the scoreboard until three consecutive hits in the top of the ninth to avoid the shutout loss.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (24-28) opened a six-game series against the Erie SeaWolves (28-22) with a 10-5 win at UPMC Park on Tuesday night. In his first Double-A game, second baseman Ryan McCarty recorded a double and a home run and drove in three runs to help power the Tuesday win.
Standing along the first base line, Andrew Marais—the 32-year-old on-field emcee and the Senior Manager of Marketing and Promotions with the Fisher Cats organization—dons a bright green blazer with his face painted white and his hair dyed green to resemble The Joker from the “Batman” series.
Three home runs and 13 hits powered the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (20-25) to a 13-1 series-clinching victory on Sunday afternoon over the Somerset Patriots (22-23) at Delta Dental Stadium. Third baseman Alex De Jesus clubbed two home runs, first baseman Rainer Nuñez drove in five runs and starting pitcher Adam Macko (W, 3-2) recorded his first Double-A quality start behind nine strikeouts to tie his season-high.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (19-24) dropped a Saturday night contest to the Somerset Patriots (21-22) at Delta Dental Stadium, 5-3. Yankees rehabber Jasson Dominguez clubbed his first home run of 2024 as a two-run shot to put Somerset in front in the seventh inning. New Hampshire’s Michael Turconi and Phil Clarke each had two-hit games.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (19-23) won both games in a Thursday doubleheader against the Somerset Patriots at Delta Dental Stadium, 5-4 and 9-0. Shortstop Josh Kasevich singled to clinch game one in walk-off fashion, and the Fisher Cats scored nine runs on 13 hits in game two’s shutout victory.
I can’t remember exactly how it originally came up, but one night I was out with Manchester Ink Link’s publisher Carol Robidoux, and the topic of baseball and the Fisher Cats came up. I remember expressing an interest in writing some feature pieces on the team—the organization and its personalities, the park and its idiosyncrasies, the fans and minor league baseball culture.