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McDade Leads 10-Hit Attack in 9-3 Loss to Reading

June 21, 2012 - Eastern League (EL1)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


MANCHESTER, NH - On a night to honor the New Hampshire law enforcement community, Mike McDade gave the Fisher Cats (26-44) an early lead on Thursday night. But the Reading Phillies (40-30) came storming back to steal a 9-3 victory. Despite the loss, the Fisher Cats still won the series by virtue of their wins in the first two games of the set.

For the second straight night, the Fisher Cats jumped on Reading early, putting together three straight hits in the bottom of the first inning against Mario Hollands (W; 1-0). The third of those base hits by McDade plated Ryan Goins for an early 1-0 lead.

That margin was short-lived as John Stilson struggled in the second inning in his home debut. With one out, the R-Phils strung together six straight hits, scoring five times to take a 5-1 lead.

Trystan Magnuson, who starred for the Fisher Cats bullpen in 2010, entered the game with a scoreless third. But, like Stilson, he struggled in his second inning of work allowing the Phillies to tack on four more runs for a 9-1 lead.

New Hampshire scored the next two runs, getting an RBI single from Sean Ochinko in the fourth. A two-out double by Brian Van Kirk capped the scoring at 9-3 in the fifth.

Ben Francisco, rehabbing from Toronto, led the offense with his first multi-hit game on his rehab assignment. Eight of nine starters ended the night with base hits, including Goins, who leads the league with 88 hits on the year.

Prior to the game, the Fisher Cats honored the officers and families of the incidents in Manchester and Greenland this spring on Law Enforcement Night. Governor John Lynch was awarded the Officer Michael Briggs Community Hero Award, given annually to a New Hampshire citizen who displays a strong commitment to their community. The award has been presented annually since 2007 in honor of Manchester officer Michael Briggs who was killed in the line of duty in 2006. The night featured fundraisers for the aforementioned victims and the Manchester Police Athletic League through ticket sales and a commemorative jersey auction.

The Fisher Cats continue their homestand against the Harrisburg Senators on Friday night at 7:05 PM. Friday's game features spectacular Atlas Fireworks after the game. To purchase tickets, visit www.nhfishercats.com.

The pitching match-up features RHP Deck McGuire (2-8, 6.62) against Harrisburg RHP Paul Demny (4-4, 6.06). Radio coverage of Friday's game begins at 6:45 PM with Tom Gauthier and Charlie Sherman on the WGIR Fisher Cats Radio Network and www.nhfishercats.com.

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