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Fisher Cats 3, Patriots 2

BRIDGEWATER, NJ – An eighth-inning RBI double from designated hitter Jace Bohrofen and a strong performance from the bullpen helped the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (26-22) secure a series split against the Somerset Patriots (26-25), Sunday at TD Bank Ballpark, 3-2. The Fisher Cats bullpen combined to throw 4-2/3 innings of one-run ball in the win and helped strand 14 Patriots runners on base.

Box Score

New Hampshire starter Chris McElvain allowed one earned run in 4-1/3 innings on the bump, and he struck out four batters. Reliever Yondrei Rojas recorded the final two outs of the fifth on a pair of strikeouts. RHP Kelena Sauer (W, 1-0) followed with two innings of one-run ball in his first Double-A win. Righty Geison Urbaez retired five batters and escaped a tough jam in the eighth. Caleb Freeman (SV, 2) secured the final out and recorded the save.

Somerset RHP Ben Hess allowed four hits and one run in 2-2/3 innings on Sunday. Reliever Chase Chaney (L, 2-3) pitched 5-1/3 innings out of the bullpen but allowed the go-ahead run to cross in the eighth inning.

Top Takeaways:

  • RHP Kelena Sauer recorded his first Double-A win in the Sunday contest.
  • RHP Caleb Freeman notched his second save and his first since April 4 vs Binghamton.
  • New Hampshire has crushed a home run in six straight games; the streak was extended on Sean Key’s solo home run in the fourth.

Locked in a 2-2 tie in the eighth, the Fisher Cats took the lead. Left fielder Jackson Hornung reached on a drop third strike. Following back-to-back groundouts, Bohrofen lined an RBI double and pushed the Cats ahead, 3-2.

After two scoreless innings, New Hampshire broke through in the third. First baseman Jorge Burgos cracked a leadoff double. Three batters later, shortstop Jay Harry ripped an RBI single and made it 1-0.

The Fisher Cats extended their lead in the fourth. Third baseman Sean Keys (12) slugged a solo home run which gave New Hampshire a 2-0 lead.

Somerset cut into their deficit in the bottom of the fifth. Right fielder Jace Avina (14) mashed a solo home run and made it 2-1.

The Patriots tied the game in the seventh. With runners at second and third, center fielder DJ Gladney laced a one-out RBI single and evened the game at two.

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