The New Hampshire Fisher Cats went from two days of no offense at all to an abundance of offense on Saturday, defeating the Hartford Yard Goats, 11-0.
In particular, the fourth inning provided a bonanza for New Hampshire, with seven straight hits and nine straight batters reaching base. Eleven batters in total came to the plate for the Fisher Cats in that inning, with Hartford starting pitcher Jack Wynkoop leaving after six of them.
Wynkoop (4-3) saw his ERA jump by almost a run after Saturday’s performance, on the hook for 12 of New Hampshire’s 19 hits and eight of their runs in three innings of work.
It’s hard to pin down just one offensive star for New Hampshire. Every batter had at least one hit. All of them except for Harold Ramirez and Richard Urena had more than one hit, although both Urena and Ramirez each had two RBIs a piece.
Danny Jansen added two doubles and Gunnar Heidt began the onslaught with his sixth homer of the year.
While the offensive explosion was a departure from the past few days, the Fisher Cats’ pitching continued to be sterling.
Sean Reid-Foley (3-3) pitched six innings on his way to the win, scattering five hits and striking out eight Hartford batters.
New Hampshire’s pitching was so dominant that the Yard Goats couldn’t get a runner past second base, as Reed-Foley began the day by retiring six of the first seven batters he faced.
New Hampshire will conclude its series in Hartford on Sunday with a game starting at 1:35 p.m. Jon Harris (2-4, 5.79 ERA) faces Hartford’s Parker French (4-4, 4.31 ERA)
