Mike McDade Has Four Hits In Fisher Cats Win
(Manchester,
NH)---Mike McDade went 4-for-4 and
drove in a run and B. J. LaMura blanked
Trenton over six innings as the Fisher Cats defeated Trenton 4-1 on
Saturday
afternoon at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
LaMura
(1-0) allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out eight in earning the
win. Evan Crawford worked
two scoreless innings in relief. Alan
Farina came on to get the final out and earn his first save of the
season.
New
Hampshire (2-1) scored a run in the bottom of the third inning with
three
consecutive two-out hits. McDade and Yan Gomes singled and Adam Calderone doubled
to left field to
put the Fisher Cats up 1-0.
The
Fisher Cats extended the lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jonathan
Diaz walked and scored on a double by Adeiny
Hechavarria. McDade followed with
his fourth hit, an RBI single plating Hechavarria to make it 3-0.
New
Hampshire scored its final run in the eighth inning.
Craig
Stansberry (2-for-4) singled, stole second and advanced to third
when the
throw went into centerfield. He scored
on a ground out by Ricardo Nanita.
Trenton
(1-2) mounted a threat in the ninth inning, loading the bases without a
hit against
Bobby Korecky, who left with an apparent injury. After
Farina walked Ray Kruml with the bases
loaded to make it 4-1, then got Yadil Mujica to fly out to end the game.
Thunder
starter Graham Stoneburner took the loss.
Stoneburner (0-1) allowed one run on nine hits in his five
innings. He walked one and struck out one
in his
Eastern League debut.
The
series with Trenton (Yankees Double-A) concludes on Sunday afternoon at
1:35pm.
The Fisher Cats will start southpaw Willie Collazo against Trenton RHP
Dellin
Betances. The first 1,000 children attending the game will receive a
free
Fisher Cats Kids Jersey courtesy of Powerade Ion4.
On Sunday, Kids Run the Bases courtesy of the
New Hampshire Division of Liquor Enforcement. For tickets and
information visit
www.nhfishercats.com or call
(603)
641-2005. The homestand continues
Monday-Wednesday nights next week when the Fisher Cats host the Reading
Phillies at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
Radio
coverage on WGIR Fisher Cats Radio
Network with Bob Lipman & Dick Lutsk begins at 1:15pm.