Fisher Cats combine for rare no-hitter in 6-0 win over Rumble Ponies

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats turned Tuesday night into a franchise landmark, combining on the fifth no-hitter in club history and beating the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 6-0, at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. It was New Hampshire’s first no-hitter since May 21, 2012, and only its second combined nine-inning no-hitter since the club began play in 2004.

Jackson Wentworth set the tone with 4 2/3 innings, striking out four and working through the most dangerous moment of the night in the fourth, when Binghamton loaded the bases and threatened to crack the no-hit bid. Nate Garkow took over and finished 1 1/3 scoreless innings, earning the win. Irv Carter IV handled the seventh and eighth and also had to work out of another bases-loaded jam in his final inning, keeping the Ponies off the bases that mattered most. Kai Peterson then closed it out in the ninth, allowing a leadoff walk before inducing three straight flyouts to complete the four-pitcher effort.

The Fisher Cats gave their pitchers breathing room with a four-run fourth inning that changed the game fast. Jackson Hornung doubled to start the rally, Jace Bohrofen singled him in, and Sean Keys and Aaron Parker reached to load the bases. Eddie Micheletti Jr. followed with a bloop single, and Cutter Coffey capped the burst with a two-run double that pushed New Hampshire in front, 4-0.

Bohrofen added more damage in the fifth, launching a solo homer that stretched the lead to 5-0 and left him a triple shy of the cycle. New Hampshire added its final run in the seventh when Ismael Munguia singled and later scored on an error. Hornung and Bohrofen both extended on-base streaks in a night that blended clean pitching with timely offense and no wasted traffic.

The no-hitter landed as another marker in a strong stretch for New Hampshire, which has been playing with momentum early this season. More than anything, it was a reminder of how rare this kind of night is: five no-hitters in franchise history, one of them now etched into a 6-0 shutout that started with Wentworth and ended with Peterson.