From president to professor, Brenner ‘grateful’ for his time with the Fisher Cats

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It is the bottom of the first inning in the first game of a doubleheader against the Portland Sea Dogs at Delta Dental Stadium, and New Hampshire Fisher Cats president Rick Brenner sits beside the Cats’ dugout, flanked by his beloved bat dog, Casey, who is preparing to run out to home plate and fetch the Fisher Cats’ bats.  

Fisher Cats, Sea Dogs Split Wednesday Doubleheader

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The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (9-13) split a Wednesday night doubleheader with the Portland Sea Dogs (13-7) at Delta Dental Stadium with a 3-2 win in game one and a 3-2 loss in game two. Fisher Cats starter CJ Van Eyk earned his first win of the season with his first quality start of the year in game one. Center fielder Yohendrick Piñango knocked his third home run of 2025 in game two, as New Hampshire stranded the game-tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position in the final frame.

2025 Fisher Cat(alog) Week 3: ‘Cats waste string of quality starts

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There’s an old baseball adage: good pitching beats good hitting. But when with good pitching you need at least some hitting of your own (as well as adequate fielding) to ensure wins. The Fisher Cats weren’t able to consistently add that hitting and fielding to their strong pitching in this week’s series against the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

‘Pay-to-Play’ school sports as budget deliberations option would not find support

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Prior to the concerns put forward by Manchester School District leadership followed by the lengthy discussion by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, the Manchester Board of School Committee’s Committee on Athletics roundly rejected the concept of instituting a “pay-to-play” system for school athletics as a way to make up for school budget shortcomings.

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