EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Fisher Cats edge Rock Cats 4-3 to stay undefeated

Published on April 9, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


Manchester, NH- Brad Emaus continued his hot-hitting by smacking a three-run double, and Rei Gonzalez earned a victory in his Eastern League debut with six strong innings of work as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats downed the New Britain Rock Cats, 4-3, on Thursday night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium.

The Fisher Cats (2-0) erased a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Emaus (3-for-4, 2B, 3 RBI) laced a bases-loaded double off losing pitcher Jay Rainville into the right-centerfield gap, scoring Brian Jeroloman (2-for-4, 2B, 2 R), Sean Shoffit (0-for-2, BB, R) and Todd Donovan (1-for-3, 2B, BB, R, RBI) for a 3-1 lead.

Emaus is 6-for-8 with four doubles and seven RBIs in his first two career Double-A games.

Gonzalez (1-0) yielded a home run to the first batter of the game, Rock Cats' centerfielder Rene Tosoni (1-for-5, HR, RBI), to fall behind 1-0. But the right-hander settled down, holding New Britain (0-2) to two runs on five hits in six innings to register the victory. Gonzalez walked one and struck out one.

Rainville (0-1) suffered the defeat by allowing three runs -all unearned- in three innings. The righty gave up three hits, walked three and struck out three.

New Britain trimmed the deficit to 3-2 in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by Brian Dinkelman (0-for-3, SF, RBI).

New Hampshire tacked on an important insurance run in the bottom of the fourth inning against reliever Frank Mata. Jeroloman led off the frame with a double down the right field line, and Donovan drove him in by ripping a double down the leftfield line, increasing the Fisher Cats' lead to 4-2.

On the first pitch in the top of the ninth inning, Rock Cats' leftfielder Matt Moses (2-for-4, HR, RBI) greeted Fisher Cats' reliever Rommie Lewis with a deep home run inside the rightfield foul pole, drawing New Britain to within 4-3.

Lewis responded by recording back-to-back strikeouts of Dinkelman and Tosoni before Adrian Martin induced a game-ending fly out from Steve Tolleson (1-for-5, 2B) to notch his first save.

The Fisher Cats and the Rock Cats play the third game of their four-game series at Merchantsauto.com Stadium Friday night at 6:35pm. A pair of left-handers will duel when New Hampshire's Fabio Castro (0-0, 0.00) matches up with New Britain's Ryan Mullins (0-0, 0.00). Radio coverage begins at 6:15pm with Mike Murphy and Bob Lipman and the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network.

Friday night is U.S. Cellular Most Improved Student Night at Merchantsauto.com Stadium. For tickets, call (603) 641-2005 or visit www.nhfishercats.com.

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