ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA (6/22/16) - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats tied the game late with a homer but gave up a critical eighth-inning home run Wednesday afternoon, falling 2-1 to the Erie SeaWolves at Jerry Uht Park in Erie.

The Fisher Cats (31-40) suffered their 40th loss of the year, mustering only three hits and drawing just one walk. The SeaWolves (32-42) avoided a sweep at the hands of the visitors, despite allowing New Hampshire to tie the game up in the seventh inning. All three games in the series were decided by just one run apiece.

Erie opened the scoring in the bottom of the first against New Hampshire starter Shane Dawson. Connor Harrell singled with two outs, and moved to second on a walk drawn by Jason Krizan. Dominic Ficociello punched a single through the middle, scoring Harrell and giving Erie the 1-0 lead.

New Hampshire equalized in the top of the seventh, as Dwight Smith, Jr. hammered a solo homer off Erie starter Myles Jaye to tie the game at 1-1. However, in the bottom of the eighth, Harrell slammed his own home run off of Fisher Cats reliever Murphy Smith (L, 3-3), and Joe Jimenez retired the side in order in the ninth for Erie.

Dawson took a no-decision, allowing one run on four hits and three walks over five innings; he fanned three. Murphy Smith took the loss, surrendering one run on two hits and a walk over three innings against four strikeouts.

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Posted 7/10/16