Fightin Phils 16, Fisher Cats 1
- Updated: August 10, 2025
MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats (16-21, 45-61) were defeated by the Reading Fightin Phils (16-21, 41-63) at Delta Dental Stadium on Saturday, 16-1.
New Hampshire left fielder Je’Von Ward drove in his seventh run of the week in the bottom of the first inning but Reading scored 12 unanswered runs after that to hand the Fisher Cats their fourth straight loss.
After Reading took an early 1-0 lead, New Hampshire responded in the bottom of the fourth inning by putting runners on the corners with two outs. First baseman Jackson Hornung roped a one-out single before third baseman Charles McAdoo walked. Ward then laced a single to left field to cash in Hornung and tie the game, 1-1.
McAdoo went on to single in the bottom of the third inning and extended his on-base streak to 10 games. Ward went 1-for-3 with a walk and has hit safely in seven consecutive games.
Top takeaways:
- OF Je’Von Ward singles in a run, extends hit streak to seven games
- INF Jackson Hornung posts second multi-hit game of the series
- INF Charles McAdoo moves on-base streak to 10 games with a walk and a single
- Fisher Cats out-hit 22-7
Fisher Cats starter Alex Amalfi (5-7) surrendered five runs on five hits and suffered the loss after 3-1/3 innings pitched. Righty Pat Gallagher turned in 2-2/3 innings of relief, allowing two runs on six hits with a pair of strikeouts. Relievers Michael Dominguez and Justin Kelly split up the final two frames as Dominguez went 1-1/3 innings and Kelly allowed one earned run over 1-2/3 innings of work.
Reading’s Chuck King (W, 6-5) fired six one-run innings, walking one and striking out one to pick up the win. Jack Dallas, Gunner Mayer and John McMillon each tossed one scoreless inning of relief out of the R-Phils’ bullpen.
Reading took a 6-1 lead after a four-run top of the fourth inning, and second baseman Nick Dunn’s two-run blast in the top of the seventh frame made it 8-1. The R-Phils collected nine runs across the final three frames to finalize the scoring at 16-1.
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