EL1 New Hampshire Fisher Cats

Fisher Cats Edge Rock Cats, 5-4, On Opening Night

Published on April 8, 2010 under Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


New Britain, CT-Kyle Drabek, Luis Perez and Danny Farquhar combined for 14 strikeouts and retired the final 14 batters they faced, and Brad Emaus went 3-for-5 with two RBIs as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats edged the New Britain Rock Cats, 5-4, on Opening Night at New Britain Stadium.

New Hampshire (1-0) broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning when Emaus' two-out infield single off losing pitcher Cole DeVries (0-1) scored Calix Crabbe (1-for-4, BB, 2 R, SB) from third.

Drabek (1-0) earned the win in his Fisher Cats' debut, fanning eight over five innings. The right-hander allowed four runs -three earned- on four hits and two walks. Perez recorded five strikeouts over three perfect innings, and Farquhar pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save.

New Hampshire (1-0) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Darin Mastroianni (1-for-4, HR, BB, R) led off the game with a home run, his first, taking an 0- 2 pitch from Carlos Gutierrez over the leftfield wall. Emaus added a run-scoring double, and Brian Jeroloman (2-for-4, 2 RBI) lined a two-run single.

New Britain (0-1) responded in the bottom of the first when Juan Portes (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI) belted a two-run homer, his first, off Drabek, cutting the Fisher Cats' lead to 4-2.

The Rock Cats evened the score, 4-4, in the fifth, scoring on a Jeroloman passed ball and a run-scoring ground out by Steve Singleton (1-for-4, 2B, RBI, R).

The Fisher Cats and the Rock Cats play the second game of their four-game series Friday afternoon at 12:05pm with New Hampshire sending veteran right-hander Marty McLeary (0-0, 0.00) to the mound against New Britain righty Mike McCardell (0-0, 0.00) at New Britain Stadium. Radio coverage gets underway at 11:45am with Mike Murphy on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network.

United Way Opening Day at Merchantsauto.com Stadium is scheduled for Thursday, April 15, when the Fisher Cats host the Binghamton Mets at 6:35pm. For tickets and information, visit www.nhfishercats.com or call (603) 641-2005.

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