Chris Jared returns for his second season broadcasting New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball in 2025. Jared joined the organization from Abilene Christian University (NCAA-DI) in Abilene, TX, after having worked in both behind-the-scenes and on-camera roles with ACUTV’s productions on ESPN+. Prior to New Hampshire, Jared most previously spent time in MiLB with the Frisco RoughRiders for the team’s Texas League championship season in 2022. Jared spent time with the Great Lakes Loons (Dodgers, High-A) in 2021, Missoula Osprey (former Diamondbacks, Rookie-Adv.) in 2019 and the Lansing Lugnuts (former Toronto Blue Jays, Class-A) in 2017.
Joe Pratt joins the New Hampshire Fisher Cats broadcast team for the 2025 season. Pratt is a graduating senior at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he pursued a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Prior to joining the Cats, Pratt served as the executive producer for the student-led Baylor Lariat TV News. He previously gained experience as a sports reporter and play-by-play broadcaster for Baylor’s baseball and football teams, as well as men’s and women’s basketball. Pratt is coming off three summers working as a writer and play-by-play broadcaster for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Away from the ballpark, Joe enjoys watching hockey, playing golf and spending time outdoors.
Bob Lipman, a six-time NSMA New Hampshire Sportscaster of the Year award winner, returns to the booth for his 21st season with the Fisher Cats in 2025. Lipman has broadcasted games for the Fisher Cats and held the team’s historian role since the inaugural season in 2004. Lipman also broadcasts basketball for Dartmouth College and is an athletic communications assistant at Southern New Hampshire University. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, Lipman has served as a news and sportscaster since moving from New Jersey in 1984 and resides in Concord, NH.
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