Harrison Dissects Harrisburg En Route to Friday Win

HARRISBURG, PA — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (4-14, 34-51) got back to winning ways Friday with a 3-2 victory over the Harrisburg Senators (6-12, 44-43) at FNB Field. Cats starter Devereaux Harrison led the charge with a career night on the mound as the Fisher Cats held Harrisburg to one hit.

Harrison (W, 4-5) tied a career high with six innings pitched and set a new career high with 10 strikeouts. The Long Beach State product is the first New Hampshire pitcher to reach double-digit strikeouts this season. Harrison struck out five Harrisburg hitters in a row from the bottom of the third through the end of the fourth. The right-hander allowed one hit and walked three batters in his fifth quality start of the season.

New Hampshire started the scoring against Harrisburg starter Kyle Luckham (L, 3-7) in the top of the second. First baseman Rainer Nuñez belted an up-and-in fastball over the left-center field fence for his ninth big fly of the year. The homer tied Nuñez with Garrett Spain for the team lead (9). The next batter, center fielder Devonte Brown, singled on a ground ball to second, then left fielder Gabriel Martinez roped a double down the left field line, which plated Brown from first. After the top of the second, the Fisher Cats led, 2-0.

Josh Kasevich completed a two-out rally in the top of the seventh for an insurance run. After catcher Andres Sosa was hit by a pitch, Kasevich ripped a single to right which scored Sosa. Kasevich remains the Eastern League’s leader in hits with 93. The Cats increased their advantage to 3-0 after the inning’s conclusion.

After Hunter Gregory tossed a scoreless seventh, Harrisburg drew the Friday contest to within a run in the bottom of the eighth against Cats reliever Braydon Fisher, who walked and plunked his first two batters faced. The Senators utilized a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly to produce their first run and trim the Fisher Cats lead to 3-1. A Fisher wild pitch allowed Harrisburg’s Cody Wilson to score from third and draw within a run of New Hampshire’s 3-2 lead.

Reliever Ryan Boyer (S, 6) struck out two batters and ended Friday’s game with a strike out of Harrisburg’s Trey Harris for the second out, and Sosa fired to second to get Andrew Pinckney attempting to steal second for the final out.

New Hampshire returns home on July 23 to begin a six-game set with the Reading Fightin Phils, Double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Cats have four homestands remaining in 2024.

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About the New Hampshire Fisher Cats

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and play their games at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. Over 155 former Fisher Cats have reached the Major League level. The Fisher Cats have raised millions of dollars for various charities through the Fisher Cats Foundation and continuously strive to improve the quality of life for Granite State residents. The organization has been recognized as New Hampshire Business Review’s “Best Sporting Event to Take Clients to”, Parenting New Hampshire Magazine’s “New Hampshire’s Favorite Sporting Event for Families”, and New Hampshire Magazine’s “Best New Hampshire Sports Team”. For more information on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, please visit NHFisherCats.com, call (603) 641-2005, or contact Chris Jared via email at [email protected].