New Hampshire Ends Akron Series with Sunday Loss
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New Hampshire Ends Akron Series with Sunday Loss

Published on August 24, 2025 under Eastern League (EL)
New Hampshire Fisher Cats News Release


AKRON, OH - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (21-29, 50-69) dropped the series finale to Akron RubberDucks (27-24, 70-49) at Canal Park on Sunday afternoon, 5-2. Despite loading the bases in the eighth and bringing the tying run to the plate, New Hampshire left seven stranded in the final two innings and finished 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

With two hits through seven innings, the Fisher Cats cut the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the eighth on a bases-loaded walk from designated hitter Je'Von Ward before Akron added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth. Trailing 5-1 in the ninth, New Hampshire first baseman Ryan McCarty led off with a triple and scored on shortstop Cade Doughty's groundout to make it 5-2. The Fisher Cats then brought the tying run to the plate with two outs but failed to convert and suffered a series split in Akron, three games to three.

Offensively, New Hampshire was held to four hits as third baseman Charles McAdoo singled to extend his hit streak to six games. Right fielder Gabriel Martinez roped two singles, and center fielder Dasan Brown walked and brought his on-base streak to 11 games.

Fisher Cats starter Geison Urbaez (L, 1-3) made his fourth start of the season and pitched into the bottom of the fourth inning. Urbaez was tagged for one run on two hits with two walks and three strikeouts across 3-2/3 innings pitched. Devereaux Harrison surrendered two runs on two hits in 2/3 innings before Pat Gallagher replaced him in the bottom of the fifth frame. Gallagher retired all five batters he faced in 1-2/3 scoreless with one strikeout. Left-hander Kai Peterson worked out of a two-on, two-out jam with a pair of punchouts in the bottom of the seventh inning and Conor Larkin surrendered two runs on two hits in the eighth.

Making his debut in the Cleveland farm system after being traded by Toronto in July, right-hander Khal Stephen kept his former club off the scoreboard for three innings and allowed two hits while striking out two. Stephen was activated off the RubberDucks' seven-day injured list on August 22. Righty Trenton Denholm (W, 11-5) entered in the top of the fourth inning and went on to pitch 5-2/3 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two hits and four walks. Reliever Steven Pérez (S, 1) recorded a strikeout in 1/3 innings to stave off the Cats in the top of the ninth with the tying run at the plate.

Today's top takeaways:

INF Charles McAdoo extends hit streak to six games

RHP Pat Gallagher works scoreless relief outing

OF Dasan Brown walks, moves on-base streak to 11 games

OF Gabriel Martinez goes 2-for-4, extends hit streak to five games with a single

Fisher Cats go 0-for-4 with RISP, scatter eight runners on base

Akron was no-hit through the first three innings before left fielder Ralphy Velazquez walked and scored on a two-out base hit from designated hitter Wuilfredo Antunez, giving the RubberDucks a 1-0 lead. Akron added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth frame when Velazquez singled in a run and later cashed in another run on a wild pitch from Gallagher to make it 3-0.

The RubberDucks plated two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth on a triple from Antunez and a sacrifice fly from first baseman Jonah Advincula, bringing the score to 5-1.

New Hampshire loaded the bases in the eighth and left them full with only one run in and had runners on first and third with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, but Akron's Pérez picked up a one-out save to secure the Ducks' 5-2 win.

New Hampshire returns to Delta Dental Stadium on Tuesday, August 26, to open a six-game series with the Erie Sea Wolves, Double-A affiliates of the Detroit Tigers. A loaded homestand begins with Trivia Tuesday and a 6:35 PM EDT first pitch at Delta Dental Stadium. Friday, August 29 is Hockey Night, presented by New Hampshire Liquor Commission Division of Enforcement. Saturday is the final Space Potatoes game of 2025, with the first 1,000 fans receiving Space Potatoes-themed socks, presented by Fidium Fiber. The series concludes with Mimosas and Music before a 1:35 PM EDT first pitch on Sunday, August 31.

Fans can purchase 2025 multi-game memberships and single-game tickets at nhfishercats.com, via email at info@nhfishercats.com, by phone at (603) 641-2005, and in-person at the Delta Dental Stadium Box Office on 1 Line Drive in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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