Only the first game wasn’t the Fisher Cats. Instead, it was a rebranded team named the Manchester Buffalo Tenders, and their starting pitcher Rafael Sanchez just happened to throw a no-hitter, walking only two batters on 90 pitches through seven innings.
A half dozen Queen City teams entered postseason play. With one state championship already in hand, one Manchester squad remains alive, while a handful of individual athletes are still competing as well. Here’s a glance at all the recent tournament action.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (26-31) dropped the series finale to the Altoona Curve (25-32) at Delta Dental Stadium on Sunday afternoon, 11-5.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (26-30) swept the Altoona Curve (24-32) in dramatic fashion at Delta Dental Stadium on Saturday night, 4-0 and 5-2. Afternoon showers delayed the doubleheader nearly three hours before New Hampshire’s Rafael Sánchez toed the rubber and threw New Hampshire’s fourth no-hitter in franchise history and the first since 2012, becoming just the third Fisher Cats pitcher to do it in solo fashion.Â
Make no mistake, it was déjà vu in the best way for the Derryfield School girls tennis team Thursday.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (24-30) picked up its third straight shutout victory against the Altoona Curve (24-30) at Delta Dental Stadium on Thursday night, winning 2-0. New Hampshire held Altoona to three hits and set a new franchise record with 30.0 consecutive scoreless frames, dating back to Sunday, June 1, in Hartford. Fisher Cats starter Juaron Watts-Brown posted six, one-hit innings to build on New Hampshire’s season-best four game winning streak. Â
The Derryfield School boys tennis team battled hard throughout Monday’s contest, but ultimately, their season came to a semi-sweet ending.
MANCHESTER, NH – Knotted at three, following singles play, against sixth-ranked Londonderry High School the third-seeded Derryfield School boys tennis
For some, the postseason has already started. For others, the regular season is wrapping up this week. Here’s a glance at how Manchester student athletes have fared over the past seven days.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (17-28) fell to the Hartford Yard Goats (23-22) at Dunkin’ Park on Tuesday night, 4-1. New Hampshire starter Grant Rogers dealt six innings with one earned run on seven hits in his second career Double-A start. Rogers allowed an earned run in the bottom of the first inning before he went on to fire five scoreless innings in a quality start with four strikeouts.Â