Cows win their second game of the second half with a 17-9 final over the Nebraska Prospects. The Moo came home after their four-game road trip looking to pick up another win in the second half. Waiting for them when they got back were the Nebraska Prospects, an all too familiar foe who have had their success against the Moo this season, picking up three wins. Brooks Kniefl (Wayne State) would take the mound opposite Nathan Anderson to start this one off at Moller Field. The Prospects would put runners on immediately as the first two batters in the lineup would reach on a hit and a walk against Kneifl. A ground out from Jacob Perrin would make it 1-0 Prospects after the top half of the first. The Moo would answer the Prospect first with a five-run first. Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) would reach on a walk and score on a Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) sacrifice fly to draw even. Then, with the bases loaded, Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would bring home two on a single into center. After Hardamon’s single brought the fans to their feet, Nate Wachter (South Dakota State) would keep them there with a two-RBI triple to make it 5-1 Moo at the end of the 32-minute first inning. Both teams would go quietly in both the second and third as the score would remain 5-1, Moo. The fourth would be Kniefl’s toughest inning to work through. Five runs would score on six hits and two Moo errors to put the Prospects up by a run. It was 6-5 Prospects as Fremont wouldn’t answer in the bottom of the fifth. Parker Otte would relieve Kneifl in the sixth, and it took a few batters for him to find his rhythm. Two walks would begin the inning, then a double steal would move them into scoring position. A passed ball would bring home a run to make it 7-5. The Moo would go scoreless in the sixth and the seventh, and the Prospects would push across another run on another Moo error in the seventh, making it 8-5 Prospects. As the fans stretched for the seventh, it would rejuvenate the Moo bats. Michael Baker would reach on a walk, and Henry Hayman (Akron) would hit a double to put them both in scoring position for Joshua Hardamon. Hardamon would rocket one at Finn Hockstein at third. Hockstein knocked it down but lost track of the ball. Baker scored on the initial contact, and Hayman wouldn’t stop around third, and when Hockstein found the ball, he fired home. The throw would be in the dirt, allowing Hayman to score to make it 8-7 As soon as the Moo pulled it within one, the Prospects would get a run back with an RBI double from Avery Moore down the left field line to make it 9-7 Prospects in the top of the eighth. Brinden Floyd (RCSJ) would lead off the bottom of the inning for the Moo with a walk. Behind him, Tanner Jacobson would work a walk. Brezinski (Butler) would extend his on-base streak to 13 games in a row as he would get plunked to load the bases. Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) would bring home a run on a fielder’s choice to pull it within one. Then, Michael Baker would double down the right field line to tie the game at nine. Tyman Long (North Dakota State) would get the intentional walk. Bases would remain loaded after Hayman would pop out to second. For the second out of the inning. Then, Prospect pitcher Jack Harris would face The Hammer. Joshua Hardamon would double to right to clear the bases to give the Moo a 12-9 lead. From there, it went from better to best for the Moo as they would push across five more runs on doubles from Nate Wacther, Tanner Jacobsen, and Seve Aguirre to end the ten-run inning. Moo started the eighth down 9-7 and finished it in front 17-9. Joe Hauser (Creighton) would slam the door in the top of the ninth, securing the Moo’s 17-9 victory. The final line saw the Moo score seventeen (17) runs on fourteen (14) hits and commit three (3) errors. The Prospects scored nine (9) runs on twelve (12) hits and had two (2) errors defensively. Parker Otte (Iowa Central) picks up the win for the Moo while Jack Harris gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 13-14 record overall and a 3-1 second-half record. The Prospects move to a 4-12 overall record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Nebraska Prospects at 7:05, to finish the two-game series.

The Fremont Moo wrapped up their road trip with a 6-2 victory over the Hastings Sodbusters on Monday from Duncan Field. The Moo made the nine-hour trip west from Casper to face their in-state rivals in Hastings to wrap up the road trip. The Bovine Nine entered Duncan Field with one thing in mind: getting win number two of the second half. Both Fremont’s Aiden McGrath (Skyline) and Hastings' Markus Miller would work a one-two-three scoreless first inning. Going to the second, the Moo would score first for the fourth game in a row. Brinden Floyd (RCSJ) would get grazed by a pitch to be put on first. Behind him, big bad Brayden Jones (Doane) would line a double into center to score Floyd from first to make it 1-0 Moo. Next batter, Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) would slap a slow-rolling single into center to score Jones to make it 2-0 Moo at the end of the top of the second. McGrath would shut down the Sodbusters in the bottom half, striking out two batters to keep it at 2-0 Moo. The top of the third would be a quiet one for the Moo. Three batters, three outs for Markus Miller to send it to the bottom half. The Sodbusters would get on the board from a Drew Vega RBI single to bring home Zane Wilson to cut the lead in half. McGrath would work out of it with a fly ball to left, ending the threat, stranding a runner. The scoreboard read 2-1, Moo heading to the fourth. The Moo once again went in order. A four-pitch inning for Markus Miller as the McGrath would answer with a three-batter up, three-batter down fourth inning. The fifth would see the Moo strike for four runs and chase Miller out of the contest. Caiden Brezinski (Butler) would bring home two on a slow bouncer through the right side. Then, Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would bring home a run on a single. To round out the scoring, Brinden Floyd would double home Brezinski to end the frame up 6-1. McGrath would shut down the Sodbusters in the bottom of the fifth, and the Moo would go scoreless in the top of the sixth. The bottom half would see the Busters burst for a run to close the deficit to four runs. It was 6-2 as it went to the seventh. Both teams would go scoreless in the seventh. Aiden McGrath was dynamite in his start, going seven innings, allowing two runs, four hits, and a trio of walks, while striking out nine batters. Chase Nelson (St. Thomas) would come in relief in the eighth and secure the win in the ninth, to give the Moo their second win of the second half. 6-2 Moo the final. The final line saw the Moo score six (6) runs on nine (9) hits and commit one (1) error. The Sodbusters scored three (3) runs on six (6) hits and had no errors defensively. Aiden McGrath picks up the win for the Moo while Markus Miller gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 12-14 record overall and a 2-1 second-half record. The Sodbusters move to a 15-13 overall record and a 0-1 record in the second half. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Nebraska Prospects at 7:05, to begin a two-game series.

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 26 Duncan Field, Hastings, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (11-14 / 1-1) vs. HASTINGS SODBUSTERS (15-12 / 0-0) First Pitch: 6:35 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: Hastings Sodbusters on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Not So Friendly Spuds The Moo dropped the final game of the three game series against the Spuds 12-2 in seven innings. The Moo are now 2-8 versus the Spuds all-time. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) has reached base safely in his last 10 games. In the same span, Caiden Brezinski (Butler) also has himself a 10 game on-base streak. Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) also has an 8-game hit streak going for him A Quick One The Moo’s four game road trip is the longest road trip until July 16th throught the 20th. The Moo will only play one away game before then on July 4th in Hastings. Start of the Second Half 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 win 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: #2 - OF JAKE MITCHELL (B/T: L/R) Mitchell is batting .500 this summer in the two contests against the Sodbusters played. Mitchell has an OBP of .667, SLG of 2.000, and a OPS of 2.667 with one home run against the Sodbusters this season. #20 - INF JOSHUA HARDAMON (B/T: R/R) Hardamon (Midland) has proven himself as a worthy bat during road trips. Hardamon has 11 hits on the road this season, including a team leading 9 runs batted in. SODBUSTERS: #26 - C/INF WESTON JOHNSON (B/T: R/R) Johnson has been a big cog in the Sodbusters offensive machine, leading the team with a .343 batting average. He also leads the Sodbusters with 17 RBI’s this summer. #25 - OF LUKE CAUSSEY (B/T: L/L) Caussey has been dynamite for the Sodbusters this summer. Caussey brings a lot of power to the plate, with one home run this season at the expansive Duncan Field (It was the first home run for a Sodbuster batter in two season!).

The Moo can’t overcome a seven-run Spud attack in the sixth and fall 12-2 in Casper. The rubber match of the series took place on a sunny day in Casper. The Moo looked to carry over their success from their nineteen-run performance the night before and start the second half 2-0. The first two innings would be quiet on both sides. The Spuds and Moo would threaten but were unable to break the deadlock until the third. Fremont would strike first in the third. Walks to Caiden Brezinski (Butler), Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico), and a single from Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) would load the bases for Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State). Aguirre would drop a single into right to bring home two runners to make it 2-0 Moo after the third. The Spuds would strike with an RBI double from Cael McCarville in the fourth to cut the Moo lead in half. Dickinson would strand McCarville on second to keep the Moo in front 2-1. An inning later, the Spuds would strike for another as Preston Gajewski (NOC-Tonkawa) would make an incredible diving back-handed pick at second to get an out, but Matt Marsic would scramble home to tie it at two. Luca Dickinson (Skyline) would work through five, giving up two earned runs on four hits while walking three and striking out two. Grant Rychnovsky (Northwestern-IA) would come in relief and have an unfortunate time in the sixth. Seven runs, one earned, on five hits would blow this one open. His defense would not provide much help, committing two errors. The scoreboard read 9-2 Spuds at the end of the sixth inning. The Moo would go scoreless in the seventh, and Cooper Lucas (East Texas Baptist) would relieve Rychnovsky. Lucas would struggle with command on the mound, and the two runs that would score to end it would be charged against him. The Spuds would take the 12-2 win in seven because of the ILB run rule and win the series. The final line saw the Moo score two (2) runs on six (6) hits and commit two (2) errors. The Spuds scored twelve (12) runs on nine (9) hits and had one (1) error defensively. Mathew Ramos picks up the win for the Spuds while Grant Rychnovsky gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to an 11-14 record overall and a 1-1 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 17-10 overall record and a 1-1 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow afternoon at Duncan Field to take on the Hastings Sodbusters at 6:35.

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 25 Mike Lansing Field, Casper, WY, USA FREMONT MOO (11-13 / 1-0) vs. CASPER SPUDS (16-10 / 0-1) First Pitch: 4:00 CT Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: Casper Spuds on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Second Half Smackdown The Moo’s second-half opener couldn’t have gone better, as they scored nineteen runs (eleven in one inning) to take the second game in Casper, 19-5 Cycle-chino Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) had a historic day at the plate, going 5-6 with 5 RBI’s. Fuchino hit a home run in the 1st, a single in the 3rd, a double in the 4th, and a triple in the 9th to collect the cycle. Super Spuds Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) has reached base safely in his last 10 games. The streak began on June 7th, and since then, Baker’s OBP sits at .609, the second best on the ballclub. Start of the Second Half The Spearfish Sasquatch punched their ticket to the 2025 ILB Championship Series by clinching the first half pennant. Today begins the second half. 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 win the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second championship series spot. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #35 - RHP LUCA DICKINSON Dickinson (Skyline) was phenomenal in his last outing. Against the Prospects, Dickinson fired 9 shutout innings and struck out 11 batters. On top of that, he managed it in under 100 pitches #26 - C COOPER FUCHINO (B/T: R/R) Fuchino has been the best batter by far during this road trip. In 11 games at home, Fuchino had 10 hits and 6 RBIs. In the last two games in Casper, he has 8 hits and 6 RBIs at the plate. SPUDS: #11 - RHP HOUSTON WEDGEWORTH Casper’s best arm this season has been Houston Wedgeworth. Wedgeworth has made 4 starts for the Spuds and has collected a quality start in two of them. His longest outing was his most recent, going 7.0 innings, striking out 3 Sodbusters and giving up 1 earned run. #24 - OF ELIJAH REEVES (B/T: R/R) Reeves had his best night at the plate yesterday, as he collected three hits and two RBI’s at the plate. On top of that, he plays an exceptional outfield.

The Moo capture their first win of the second half as they crush Casper Spuds 19-5. The Moo’s second half began along the banks of the North Platte River in Casper for a team that looked to turn around their fortunes from a fourth-place finish in the first half. Much like the night prior, the Moo jumped on the Spuds starter immediately. The third batter of the game, Cooper Fuchino (Creighton), would leave Mike Lansing Field to center for his first Moo home run of the season, a two-run home run to make it 2-0 Moo. The second would see Joshua Hardamon (Midland) lead off the inning with a double. Preston Gajewski (NOC-Tonkawa) would drive Hardamon in on a miss-fielded ball at first to make it 3-0. Gajewski would scramble for third on a failed pick-off attempt and would score on a Brady Brown (South Dakota State) fielder’s choice to make it 4-0, Moo. That’s all they would manage at the end of the top of two. The Spuds would respond much like the night before. The rain began to fall in bunches as the Spuds would flood the bases and put across two runs to make it 4-2 at the end of the second. One on a fielder’s choice and another on a stolen base on a throw down to second. The wind and the rain would cause a break in the action as a rain delay would endure for a little under an hour. The field was dried as best it could, and play resumed in the third. The Moo picked up where they left off. Fuchino reached on an infield hit and stole second. Henry Hayman (Akron) would reach on an error, and amid the chaos of the play, Fuchino would come around to score. The Spuds would go silent in the bottom of the third as the scoreboard read 5-2 Moo. Cooper Fuchino was put on cycle watch as in the fourth, he would double home Preston Gajewski to make it 6-2 Moo. In the bottom half of the inning, Elijah Reeves would single down the left field line to bring home a run to cut the Moo lead in half at 6-3 at the end of the fourth inning. The fifth would see the two batters reach on a walk and a hit. The lead runner, Brody Barker, would make it to third and score the lone run of the frame on a passed ball that clipped the umpire, making 6-4. The sixth inning would see the Moo load the bases on a pair of hit batsmen and a walk. Brinden Floyd (RCSJ) would strike out, and Fuchino would pop out in foul grounds. Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) would leave his mark with a grounder that would sneak through the legs of the shortstop Jack Opione to bring home two runs. The Moo would take an 8-4 lead at the end of the inning. Wesley Cunningham (Howard) would go deep into this one. Six and two-thirds of the seven for the Hotstepper in his first start of the season, giving up four runs on six hits and four walks while registering four strikeouts. An incredible outing in his longest outing of the season. The Spuds would close in on the Moo's lead in the 8th. River Smith would lead off the inning with a walk and score on a fielder’s choice to cut the deficit to three, 8-5 Moo after eight. The top of the ninth would see the Moo push across ELEVEN more runs, highlighted by Joshua Hardamon's grand slam and Cooper Fuchino collecting a triple to secure his cycle. It gave the Moo a fourteen-run lead with three outs to get in the game. The Spuds would go quietly in the ninth, as the Moo secure the 19-5 win. Nineteen runs for the Moo tie the season record for most runs scored in a game. Cooper Fuchino sets the club mark with four extra bae hits and twelve total bases. The final line saw the Moo score nineteen (19) runs on twelve (12) hits and commit two (2) errors. The Spuds scored five (5) runs on eight (8) hits and had eight (8) errors defensively. Wes Cunningham picks up the win while Lawson Moreno gets handed the loss. The Moo drops to an 11-13 record overall and a 1-0 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 16-10 overall record and a 0-1 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow afternoon at Mike Lansing Field with first pitch at 4:00 CST/3:00 MST.

Second Half begin in second game in Casper

The Bovine Nine jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning, but fell to the Spuds 8-5 in the first half finale. It was a warm Wyoming night in Casper as the Moo looked to end the first half on a high. Both teams entered the contest with 7-3 records in their last 10 games. Something had to give on Friday night. Tyler Vollmar took the mound in the first and was ambushed by the Moo’s attack at the plate. All nine batted in the inning. The Moo had five consecutive hits with Cooper Fuchino (Creighton), Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico), Caiden Brezinski (Butler), Nate Wachter (South Dakota State), and Tyler Wise (Kansas Wesleyan) registering a hit, and Jake Mitchell, Fuchino, and Baker would all score. The scoreboard read 3-0 Moo after the first. The Spuds would retaliate with two runs in the second thanks to a Cannon Billingsley single to put the Spuds on the board. Moo starter Zach Vincent (Midland) would hunker down and get the final out, stranding a runner in scoring position. The Spuds cut into the Moo lead, 3-2 at the end of the second. Fremont would get back on the board in the fifth as Michael Baker would go opposite field with a two-run home run. Baker’s second blast of the season would make it 5-2 Moo. A run would score for the Spuds in the bottom of the fifth to draw closer. The sixth would see the Spuds tie it thanks to a Cael McCarville sacrifice fly and a Cannon Billingsley single, as it would draw the ballgame even at five runs apiece. The bottom of the seventh would see the Spuds strike early off of reliever-coach Tyler Dunham. Kody Clausius would leave Mike Lansing Field with a laser over the right-field wall to put the Spuds up two. Another run would score to make it 8-5 Spuds at the end of the seventh. The Moo would go scoreless in the seventh, eighth, and ninth as the Spuds win 8-5. The final line saw the Moo score five (5) runs on nine (9) hits and commit no errors. The Spuds scored eight (8) runs on thirteen (13) hits and had one (1) error. Kylan Deporter picks up the win while Tyler Dunham gets handed the loss. The Moo drops to a 10-13 record. The Spuds move to a 16-9 record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Mike Lansing Field with first pitch at 7:30 CST/6:30 MST.

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 23 Mike Lansing Field, Casper, WY, USA FREMONT MOO (10-12) vs. CASPER SPUDS (15-9) First Pitch: 7:30 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: Casper Spuds on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES On the Road Again After twenty-four days in Fremont, the Moo will make their longest road trip of the season to Casper to face the Spuds. Home Success The Moo went 7-7 during the home stand, but ended the historic nine-game losing streak, and racked off seven straight wins. Fried or Mashed? The Casper Spuds enter on their longest win streak of the season. They’ve won their last three contests and begin a three-game series with the Moo Wrapping up the First Half The first half of the ILB season ends tonight as the Spearfish Sasquatch captured the first half pennant and will play for an ILB title in August. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #3 - INF SEVE AGUIRRE (B/T: R/R) Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) is currently on a six-game hit streak. It is currently the longest hit streak among Moo batters this season. #18 - OF TANNER JACOBSEN (B/T: R/R) Jacobsen (Cloud County) is currently on a four-game hit streak. All five hits during the streak have been singles, but it has led to Jacobsen scoring five runs in that span. He has raised his BA from .111 to .222. SPUDS: #19 - IF HUNTER BILLINGSLEY (B/T: L/R) Billingsley has been the best batter for the Spuds this season. In 20 games played, Billingsley has a team-best .366 AVG and an OPS of 1.016. He also leads the team with 2 HRs and 8 RBIs #11 - RHP HOUSTON WEDGEWORTH Casper’s best arm this season has been Houston Wedgeworth. Wedgeworth has made 4 starts for the Spuds and has collected a quality start in two of them. His longest outing was his most recent, going 7.0 innings, striking out 3 Sodbusters and giving up 1 earned run.