Daily Moo: 5/27 - Opening Day
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STORYLINES
It’s Opening Day!...Sorta
The Independence League opened its fourth season on Friday, May 23rd, with the Oahe Zap visiting the Casper Spuds and the Spearfish Sasquatch traveling down to Hastings to face the Sodbusters.
Road Sweet Road
The Moo opens their 2025 campaign on the road for an incredible eight game in seven day road trip, with a five game series against the Spearfish Sasquatch. The Moo started the 2024 season with a five game road trip to Oahe and Hastings, going 4-1 to open the season.
Black Hill Bandits
The Moo went 3-4 versus the Sasquatch in 2024, but in the three game set in Spearfish, the Moo stole two of three, scoring 36 runs in the late July series. The Moo have a 6-6 record in Spearfish all-time.
Busting the Rust Off
The Moo have a 3-3 record all-time when playing their first game of the season.
Spearfish Struggles
The Sasquatch opened their season with a 4-game series in Hastings, dropping three and having one rained-out. Spearfish was outscored 24-16 in the opening series and did not register their first hit until the 8th inning with 2 outs of the first game against the Sodbusters.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR:
FREMONT:
30 - RHP ZACH VINCENT
Vincent Is a 6'5, 5th year from Tucson, Arizona. For Midland University this spring, Vincent went 5-6 in 2025 in 12 apps. and 7 starts. Collected 50 k’s and had an ERA of 4.46. Vincent also pitched in 9 games for the Moo last season, compiling a 1-2 record with a 5.63 ERA in 38.1 IP. He takes the mound for Moo tonight.
#4 - RHP/OF GRANT RYCHINOVSKY (B/T: R/R)
Rychinovsky is a freshman from Adel, Iowa who attends Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Rychinovsky is a two-way player, who appeared in 47 games, batted .344 with 3 HR’s and 22 RBI’s. 4-4 SBs On the mound, Rychinovsky went 1-5 in 9 games (8 starts) and finished with a 10.29 ERA
SPEARFISH
#23 - OF SAM KWAPNIOSKI (B/T: L/L)
Kwapnioski is a junior at Doane University and is from Columbus, Nebraska. Kwapnioski has started hot this season at the plate, going 5-10 from the plate with one double. He has scored once and has one RBI. Kwapnioski continues his hot hitting, as at Doane in the past spring he batted .433 in 44 games for the Tigers.
#27 - OF ETHAN MOOSER (B/T: L/R)
Mooser is a 6’2, redshirt freshman at Northern Colorado. Mooser hails from Mount Elgin in Ontario, Canada and has played a big part in the Sasquatch lineup. He leads the team with 4 RBI’s. He went 2-3 in 5 PA with 3 RBIs in a 7-6 walk-off loss to the Sodbusters on May 24th. Mooser batted .241 in the spring and collected 11 RBIs.
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First Pitch is at 7:05 CT from Black Hills Energy Stadium in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Listen along tonight with the Moocasters Bobby Hessling and Coop Lipski on the Fremont Moo mixlr or on the Big Dog 98.9 FM - 1340 AM.

Plenty of fireworks on Saturday night between the Moo and the Bison as Henry Hayman and Joshua Hardamon go deep to procure the 13-0 win over the Bison Baseball Club It was the dawn of a new series. The Moo entered on a three-game losing streak while the Bison plunged into the four-game series, having lost their last eight games. Both teams sought change on Saturday night in Fremont. The Moo bats came out swinging in the first. After a lead-off walk to Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County), Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would single following the Jacobsen walk. Henry Hayman (Akron) would drive in Jacobsen with an RBI double. Fourth man in the lineup, Tyman Long (North Dakota State), would give a glimpse of his 2023 MVP season self with an RBI double. Carter Schellsmidt (Valparaiso) would hit a sac fly into deep center field to bring home Long from third. The Moo’s four-run first would be the first time they have scored first in a game since June 30th. Fremont fired up in the third, scoring four runs on four hits. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) got the scoring started with an RBI single, bringing home Henry Hayman to open the scoring for the Moo in the inning. Carter Schellsmidt highlighted the inning with a bases-clearing double to make it 8-0 Moo at the end of the frame. The Moo bats remained hot in the fifth. Geritano would reach on a hit, and Henry Hayman would bring him and himself into score with a two-run home run over the Moller Monster in left. A few batters later, Joshua Hardamon would leave Moller with a three-run home run to centerfield for his third big fly of the season to make it 13-0 Moo. A five-run fifth for the Moo would carry them to victory. Moo starter Zach Vincent (Midland) would dominate on the mound. Vincent would throw 110 pitches in the win, throwing a seven-inning complete game. He struck out a season-high eleven Bison batters and carried the Moo on the mound. The Moo scored thirteen (13) runs on fifteen (15) hits and committed no (0) errors. The Bison scored no (0) runs on three (3) hits and had one (1) error defensively. Zach Vincent would obtain his second win of the season, while Rivers Walters would get handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 16-19 record overall and a 6-6 second-half record. The Bison move to a 0-9 overall record. The Moo are back tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader, game one starts at 2:05 against the Nebraska Prospects, and game two will be against the Bison at 5:05.

This is the Daily Moo! Getting Moo fans ready for every single game day with storylines, insight, stats, and more about the Fremont Moo. Check in every day for the Daily Moo here on the Fremont Moo official website. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview - Game 35 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-19 / 5-6) vs. BISON BASEBALL CLUB (0-8) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Errors, The Mortal Enemy The Moo fell to the Hastings Sodbusters 11-3 in last night's contest. The Moo committed five errors. Seven of the Sodbusters' runs were unearned because of the sloppy defending. One-Base Brezinski Caiden Brezinski (Butler) has reached safely in sixteen straight baseball games. Since the streak started on June 7th, Brezinski is batting .213 with an on-base percentage of .456 and has an on-base plus slugging percentage of .711. He has 10 hits, 14 walks, has reached on 2 errors, and has been hit by 7 pitches as his streak continues. A Look At The Bison The Bison Baseball Club is 0-8 this season. They have been swept by the Oahe Zap and the Spearfish Sasquatch in their first two road trips this season. They fill the spot of the Plainsmen as the second-half traveling team this season. The Second Half Explained The Spearfish Sasquatch punched their ticket to the 2025 ILB Championship Series by clinching the first-half pennant. The second half began on June 28th. This means that the records effectively return to 0-0. The winner of the second half will face the Sasquatch in the ILBCS. If the Sasquatch wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Errors bite the Fremont Moo as they fall to the Hastings Sodbusters 11-3. Coming off a rainout, the Moo were well-rested for a rivalry matchup against the Hastings Sodbusters. Both teams sat at even second-half records entering. The Moo at 5-5 and the Sodbusters at 4-4. Someone had to get a win. The Sodbusters would strike first in the opening frame off of returner from the 2024 squad, Landon Mueller. The first five Sodbuster batters would collect five hits and score three runs in the first. Mueller would work out of it with a strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. Mueller would work through two innings in his 2025 debut, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out three batters before making way for Aiden McGrath (Skyline) in the third. Errors would hinder the Moo in McGrath’s time on the bump. The Sodbusters would strike for a run in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth. Every single run was unearned as the Moo committed four errors that would lead to those six runs. McGrath would exit before the sixth, giving the ball to Eli Larson (Sioux Falls) for the inning. Two more Sodbusters would score, one run earned and the other unearned, to make it 11-0 at the end of the top of the sixth. The Moo would conjure up a couple of runs in the bottom of the sixth. The legend of Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would grow as his hustle would bring home a run, as a hurried throw to first would bring home the first Moo run, as Nate Wachter would score. The next batter, Cooper Fuchino (Creighton), would bring home Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) on a sacrifice fly to make it 11-2, Sodbusters still in front. That score would hold through the seventh and the eighth, with Creighton Jacobitz leading the way for the Sodbusters on the mound—eight innings, two unearned runs, on one hit, totaling four strikeouts–in his second start against the Moo this season. The Moo would put across a lone run on a Nate Wachter sac fly to bring home the Moo’s third run of the night. That would be the final run scored in the game as the Moo fall 11-3. The Sodbusters scored eleven (11) runs on twelve (12) hits and committed one (1) error. The Moo scored three (3) runs on three (3) hits and had five (5) errors defensively. Creighton Jacobitz would get the win for the Sodbusters while Landon Mueller would get handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-19 record overall and a 5-6 second-half record. The Sodbusters move to a 20-15 overall record with a 5-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Bison Baseball Club at 7:05.

This is the Daily Moo! Getting Moo fans ready for every single game day with storylines, insight, stats, and more about the Fremont Moo. Check in every day for the Daily Moo here on the Fremont Moo official website. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview - Game 34 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-18 / 5-5) vs. HASTINGS SODBUSTERS (19-15 / 4-4) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Rain on the Parade The Moo contest versus the Nebraska Prospects, originally scheduled for July 10th, has been moved to Sunday, July 22nd. It will be part game one of a doubleheader. Game one versus the Prospects will begin at 2:05 with the second game after at 5:05 versus the Bison Baseball Club.. In-State Rivals The Moo are 58-32 all-time versus the Sodbusters, dating back during the duo's time in the Expedition League. The Moo are 33-10 at home versus the Sodbusters all-time. Sod-Slumpers Since starting the season 11-5 with a 9-game win streak, the Sodbusters have gone 9-11. Hastings lost six-games in a row before ending their losing streak against the Moo on July 4th, winning 7-6 in 10 innings. The Second Half Explained The Spearfish Sasquatch punched their ticket to the 2025 ILB Championship Series by clinching the first-half pennant. The second half began on June 28th. This means that the records effectively return to 0-0. The winner of the second half will face the Sasquatch in the ILBCS. If the Sasquatch wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wednesday at Moller Field would not be an offensive explosion like the night prior, as the Moo would be shut out in the rubber match against the Spuds 9-0. The Moo won game one of the series, and the Spuds took game two. Much like the series played in Casper, it was game three to decide a series victor. Logan Anderson (Sioux Falls) would take the mound for his second start of the summer. He would work through the first and second without giving up a run. Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would highlight the second inning with his defense. Bases were loaded against Anderson with one out. Cade Queen would hit a fly ball to center, where Geritano was covering. Geritano would come up throwing after securing the catch and throw out the runner, Sean Glatts, tagging up from second to third to end the second inning with a double play. Anderson would struggle a bit in the third, but his defense would come up big again. Cannon Billingsley would sit on third after his lead-off double and a bunt from Hank Harp. A passed ball would make for an exciting play at the plate. Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) would jump out of the squat and race to the backstop to collect the loose ball and fire home to the covering Anderson, who would tag Billingsley for the out. Anderson would work through the inning without allowing a run. The Moo bats would struggle against Spuds starter John Klus as he would navigate three scoreless innings without allowing a hit. Different name, same problems as when Brenan Daniel entered in the fourth, the Moo would manage just one hit during Daniel’s four innings of work in relief. Casper’s biggest offensive inning would come in the fifth. Five runs would score against Anderson to give the Spuds a five-run lead. Andrew Witt highlighted the inning with a two-RBI single. Neither team would produce any offense whatsoever from the bottom of the sixth until the top of the ninth. The Spuds would score four runs on two hits, three walks, a hit by pitch, and an error. The scoreboard read 9-0 in favor of the Spuds as they needed three outs to take the series and the win. Matthew Ramos would secure those outs to get the Spuds a victory. The final line saw the Moo score no runs (0) runs on two (2) hits and commit two (2) errors. The Spuds scored nine (9) runs on ten (10) hits and had no (0) errors defensively. Brenan Daniel picks up the win for the Spuds, and Logan Anderson gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-18 record overall and a 5-5 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 23-12 overall record with a 7-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Nebraska Prospects at 7:05.

This is the Daily Moo! Getting Moo fans ready for every single game day with storylines, insight, stats, and more about the Fremont Moo. Check in every day for the Daily Moo here on the Fremont Moo official website. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview - Game 33 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-17 / 5-4) vs. CASPER SPUDS (22-12 / 6-3) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Four-Hour Tour Last night's contest between the Moo and the Spuds took over four hours to complete. 31 combined runs, 20 combined hits, 10 combined errors, and twelve different pitchers used on both sides contributed to the time added in the Spuds’ 19-12 victory. Step-By-Step The Moo once again get within a game of a .500 win percentage and lose. The Moo are 1-4 in games where it is possible to reach a .500 win percentage. Rocco’s Baseball Life Rocco Geritano (Southern Union State Community College) went 3-5 with 2 RBIs in his Moo debut last night. The left-handed outfielder from SUSCC hit .324 with 16 RBIs, 15 Rs, and 14 SBs. The Second Half Explained The Spearfish Sasquatch punched their ticket to the 2025 ILB Championship Series by clinching the first-half pennant. The second half began on June 28th. This means that the records effectively return to 0-0. The winner of the second half will face the Sasquatch in the ILBCS. If the Sasquatch wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Fremont defense would commit nine errors as the Moo would fall to the Spuds 19-12. Tuesday night brought in two teams jostling for pole position in the ILB second half. Both squads enter with identical 5-3 records in the second half and a win for either would separate each from each other and get a game closer to first. The Spuds left fielder, Sean Glatts would rip a single to right to bring home the first run of the game in the second inning. The Moo would answer in back-to-back innings in the third and fourth innings. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would walk home Henry Hayman (Akron) to tie the ballgame at one apiece. The fourth would see the Moo take the lead on a Henry Hayman single to drive home Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) to make it 2-1 Moo.Kneifl’s night would conclude after the fifth, but two runs would cross the plate before he would leave. Kody Clausius would fist a single into left to bring home the two runs to give the Spuds a 3-2 lead. Aiden McGrath (Skyline) would relieve Kniefl in the sixth and defensive errors would cost him two runs. An error on Grant Ryan at short would allow two runs to score to make it 5-2 Spuds, going to the bottom of the inning where the Moo would strike big offensively. Seven runs in total, thanks to Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) with a two-RBI double to get it started. A single from Tyman Long (North Dakota State) would plate the tying run making it 5-5. Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) would get plunked with the bases loaded to give the Moo a one-run lead. Two more would score one bases-loaded walk, and a single from Rocco Geritano (Southern Union State CC) would see the Moo up 9-5, going into the seventh. The Spuds struck back in the top of the seventh, putting across six runs in the inning to retake the lead. Eli Larson (Sioux Falls) would give up one earned run, with six crossing in total because of Moo errors. He would collect two outs before being pulled for Brayden Gum (Missouri State). Gum’s debut would see him walk three batters, but no runs that crossed would be charged against him as he would get the out to end the Spuds seventh. The scoreboard read 11-9, with Casper ahead. The Moo’s defensive woes would continue in the eighth as two more errors would cost Joe Hauser (Creighton) three runs to make it 14-9 Casper. The bottom of the inning would see Rocco collect his third hit of the night and bring home a run. Then, Jacobsen would sacrifice himself to bring home Nate Wachter (South Dakota State). Hayman would dig in and drive home Grant Ryan to pull the Moo within two runs of a tie. Nick Kaumbulu would enter with two outs and two on as he would face Cooper Fuchino (Creighton). He would get Fuchino to roll over and end the threat in the 8th. The scoreboard would read 14-12 at the end of the eighth. Drew Gilbert (Menlo) would enter in the ninth and walk the bases loaded. Gilbert’s struggles on the mound would continue as he would walk home two runs before making way for Caiden Brezinski (Butler). Brezinski would strike out his first batter before walking home a run that would be attributed to Gilbert, making it 17-12. The next pitch from Brezinski would be lined into left, scoring two more for the Spuds. Brezinski would manage out of the ninth with a strikeout, the scoreboard reading 19-12. The Moo would go quietly in the bottom half to end the four-hour game 19-12, in favor of the Spuds. The final line saw the Moo score twelve (12) runs on eleven (11) hits and commit nine (9) errors. The Spuds scored nineteen (19) runs on nine (9) hits and had one (1) error defensively. Hunter Billingsley picks up the win for the Spuds, and Eli Larson gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-17 record overall and a 5-4 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 22-12 overall record with a 6-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Casper Spuds to wrap up the three-game series at 7:05.

This is the Daily Moo! Getting Moo fans ready for every single game day with storylines, insight, stats, and more about the Fremont Moo. Check in every day for the Daily Moo here on the Fremont Moo official website. —------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview - Game 32 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-16 / 5-3) vs. CASPER SPUDS (21-12 / 5-3) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES The Hotstepper Wesley Cunningham (Southern Arkansas) worked 11 strikeouts and no walks in the Moo’s 2-1 victory over the Spuds last night. Cunningham’s performance in seven innings was tied for the second longest outing from a Moo pitcher this season. Getting Even The Moo go for their 16th win of the season tonight. If the Moo get the win, they will reach an even record for the first time since May 31st, whent he Moo had a 3-3 record. Spuds Problem The Moo will face the Spuds tonight to begin a three-game series. The Moo are 3-0 all-time during the regular season. The Moo are 9-15 all-time versus the Spuds in the ILB and the ILBCS. The Second Half Explained The Spearfish Sasquatch punched their ticket to the 2025 ILB Championship Series by clinching the first-half pennant. The second half began on June 28th. This means that the records effectively return to 0-0. The winner of the second half will face the Sasquatch in the ILBCS. If the Sasquatch wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #26 - C COOPER FUCHINO Fuchino (Creighton) began his homestand off right, collected three hits and an RBI in last nights win over the Spuds. #20 - INF JOSHUA HARDAMON Hardamon (Midland) collected a hit in last night’s game against the Spuds pushing his hit streak to nine straight games. It ties the longest streak for an individual on the Moo this season. SPUDS: #11 - INF HANK HARP Ever since joining the Spuds on July 2nd, Harp has been a hitting machine. Harp had multi-hit games in three of his first five games. He has also collected 4 RBIs in that span. In last night’s game, Harp went 4-4 at the plate. #31 - C/INF THEO KUMMER Kummer went 3-5 against the Moo in their most recent series. Kummer had the highest batting average on the team against the Moo and collected 2 RBIs in the series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wesley Cunningham was immaculate in this one, guiding the Moo to a 2-1 victory over the Spuds. The Monday night contest began what would become a fifteen-game in fifteen-day marathon for the Moo. The eyes are on getting back to a .500 winning percentage, still in sight, and the second-half crown is still up for grabs. Wes Cunningham (Southern Arkansas) got the start for the Moo, working through a clean first while the Moo batts would go silently. Cunningham would allow a run to score in the second. Sean Glatts would get thrown out trying to steal second base, allowing Kaeden Wilcox to steal home in front of him. It would give the Spuds a 1-0 lead. It would be the only run the Spuds would put across against Cunningham. The Hotstepper would carve through seven innings, striking out eleven Spuds without giving up a walk in this one. His most impressive feat came in the top of the seventh, where Cunningham struck out all three batters he faced on nine pitches—an immaculate inning. The Moo bats would strike in the fifth inning. Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) would reach to begin the inning. Caiden Brezinski (Butler) would line a ball sharply at the Spud shortstop. Hank Harp wouldn’t corral the line drive and it would sneak through, allowing Ryan to go first to third. Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) would dig in and single home Ryan to tie the ballgame at one. After Henry Hayman (Akron) would fly out for the first out of the inning, Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) would double home Caiden Brezinski to give the Moo a 2-1 lead. It is all that they would strike for in the inning, as the 2-1 score would hold through the end of the contest. Chase Nelson (St. Thomas) would shut down the Spuds to secure the Moo’s fifth win of the second half. The final line saw the Moo score two (2) runs on seven (7) hits and commit no errors. The Spuds scored one (1) run on seven (7) hits and had three (3) errors defensively. Wes Cunningham picks up the win for the Moo, and Lawson Moreno gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-16 record overall and a 5-3 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 21-12 overall record with a 5-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Casper Spuds at 7:05.