Fremont Claims Rubber Game From Sasquatch
Rich Ray
Moo- 4, Sasquatch- 2
Fremont (R-H-E): 4-7-0; Spearfish: (R-H-E): 2-4-1
Win: Trey Nichols (5-0); Loss: Nicholas Esparza (1-4); Save: Braden Sweet (1)
HR: Fremont: None; HR: Spearfish: Trey Vorwald (1st, zero on base in fourth inning).
Fremont, Nebraska- The Fremont Moo took the rubber game of the series with a 4-2 victory over the Spearfish Sasquatch, Sunday evening, at Historic Moller Field.
Fremont took the lead in the bottom of the first. With one out, Henry Hayman singled off Spearfish starter Nicholas Esparza, then stole second base. Carter Sintek singled to put runners at first and third. Then, Tyler Harrington hit a ground ball to shortstop, but an errant throw by Bailey Bordas allowed Harrington to reach and Hayman to score to make it 1-0.
Spearfish tied the game in the top of the fourth. Trey Vorwald hit a 1-0 pitch off Moo starter Trey Nichols over the left field fence to tie the game at 1-1.
The Sasquatch extended the lead in the top of the fifth. Chazz Crook led off with a single. Three batters later, Seth Nelson hit an RBI double to right field, scoring Crook, to put Spearfish ahead, 2-1.
The lead was short lived, however, as Fremont scored two in the bottom of the fifth. Jayson Willers led off the inning with a single and two batters later, Christian Hobbs doubled to put runners at second and third. Willers then scored on a wild pitch, to make it 2-2. The next batter Henry Hayman hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Hobbs to put Fremont ahead 3-2.
The Moo extended the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With one out, Carter Sintek drew a walk, then stole second base. Tyler Harrington then hit an RBI single, scoring Sintek, to put the Moo up 4-2.
Fremont reliever Braden Sweet finished up the outing after pitching the eighth, and closed out the ninth. Sweet got Bailey Bordas to ground out to short and Chazz Crook to fly out to center field. Then on a 3-2 fastball, Sweet struck out pinch-hitter Jack Sutton to end the game.
Moo starter Trey Nichols (5-0) picked up the win. The Bowling Green, Missouri native at Midland University pitched 7.0 innings giving up four hits, two runs, walked four, struck out four and gave up the home run to Trey Vorwald in the fourth inning. Braden Sweet (1) earned the save. The Omaha native at Iowa Western Community College pitched 2.0 innings. He walked two and struck out two.
"Tried to stay in the zone," Nichols said. "Wasn't my best but I found a way."
Spearfish starter Nicholas Esparza (1-4) took the loss. He pitched 7.1 innings giving up seven hits, three earned runs, walked one, struck out four, had two wild pitches and hit two batters. Joe McBride pitched 0.2 innings and struck out one.
Offensively, Fremont's Henry Hayman was 1-for-4. The Melbourne, Australia native via Barton County Community College, drove in one run. Tyler Harrington was 2-for-4. The Lakeland, Tennessee native headed to UAB had one RBI.
For Spearfish, Seth Nelson was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Trey Vorwald was 1-for-3 with a solo home run.
"We know that we can win any ballgame and we are never out of a game," Nichols said. "We are here having fun and getting ready to play in the championship game and playing spoiler."
More Information: Fremont took the final game of the three-game set versus Spearfish and won the series over the Sasquatch. With a single in the bottom of the first, Henry Hayman ran his hitting streak to seven straight games.
"We appreciate everyone that came out and to support us," Nichols said. "It is fun when we have everyone."
Up Next: Fremont (28-19, 11-12) will open another three-game series with Spearfish (23-27, 12-13) beginning Tuesday night. First pitch at Black Hills Energy Field, in Spearfish South Dakota will be 7:05pm (CT) / 6:05pm (MT). The Moo will play in the Independence League Baseball Association championship series, beginning Tuesday, August 1st. Fremont will play the first two games of the best-of-five series on the road against the ILB second half champion, which will be determined later this week. Fremont will host game three and, if necessary, games four and five, Friday through Sunday, August 4th through the 6th at Historic Moller Field. For tickets, go to: www.fremontmoo.com/tickets or call (402)- 660-1217.
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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 21 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (10-11) vs. NEBRASKA PROSPECTS (2-7) First Pitch: 5:05 Gates Open: 4:15 Promotion: Swing for Wings Sundays Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube - Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Win #10 The Moo dominated the Prospects to secure their 10th win of the season. The win also secures their 7th win in a row as they now have a winning record at home at 7-6. Cattle Driving The Moo brought home nineteen runs on sixteen hits in last night's contest. It set the team's season record for most runs and hits in a game. Moseying Toward History The Moo’s seven-game win streak ties the second-longest win streak in Moo history. The longest win streak was eleven straight wins between May 24th and June 8th, 2021 Familiar Faces The Prospects will face the Moo fifteen (15) times throughout the season, nine (9) times during the homestand. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #32 - LHP BROC SONGSTER Songster (Doane) has been one of the most dominant starters for the Moo this season. In 3 games, Songster has the lowest ERA among Moo starters at 1.26 and the lowest opponent batting average at .161. He was bumped back a day from his original start yesterday. #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. PROSPECTS: #15 - IF RIPKEN FLECK (B/T: R/R) Fleck had a great night last night at the plate, going 3-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base. He had the most nits would of everyone in the Prospects lineup. #9 - INF DREW BORNER (B/T: R/R) Borner collected two hits in yesterday’s ballgame. He scored one of the nine runs for the Prospects.
The Fremont Moo took their seventh win in a row from the Nebraska Prospects, in a run-rule affair, 19-9 in eight innings. It was roses at the start for the Moo. The first six innings saw twelve runs cross the plate for Fremont. In the second, it was Preston Gajewski (NOC-Tonkawa) who brought Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) back to even it at one. Next batter, Brady Brown (South Dakota State) would single home Brayden Jones (Doane) to give the Moo the lead. Another run would score to make it 3-1 Moo, at the end of the second. The next inning would see the Moo push two across to make it 5-2 Moo. Grant Ryan would highlight the inning with an RBI double. The fourth would see the Moo explode for five runs. Grant Ryan, Brinden Floyd (RCSJ), Cooper Fuchino (Creighton), Caiden Brezinski (Butler), and Brady Brown would all score to make it 10-2 Moo. Two more would cross in the fifth as Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) would drive home two. It was 12-2 Moo as the Prospects would face the deficit head-on. The Prospects would make it a ballgame. Four runs in the sixth, two runs in the seventh, and a lone run in the eighth. The scoreboard read 12-9 heading to the bottom of the eighth. That's when the Moo mashers would come alive. Doubles from Grant Rychnovsky (Northwestern), Brayden Jones, Brady Brown, and Caiden Brezinski would all find the gap and bring home runs, six in total, before Michael Baker stepped in. Baker needed a hit to bring home Brezinski to walk off the Prospects, and he would do that. The scoreboard read 19-9, and by ILB rules, a 10-run rule ended the game. The final line saw the Moo score nineteen (19) runs on sixteen (6) hits and commit six (6) errors. The Prospects scored nine (9) runs on nine (9) hits and had four (4) errors. The Moo improves to a 10-11 record. The Prospects sink to a 2-7 record on the season. Aiden McGrath (Skyline) picks up his first win of the season while Cody Cizek is handed the loss. The Moo are back at Moller Field on Sunday, June 22nd, as they go for win number 11 on the season.
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 21 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (9-11) vs. NEBRASKA PROSPECTS (4-8) First Pitch: 7:05 Gates Open: 6:15 Promotion: Salute to Service Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on Youtube - Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES In Come-from-Behind Fashion The Moo captured their ninth win of the season yesterday in a 9-5 victory over the Plainsmen. The Moo went down by two runs in the fourth, but rallied back to take the win City Too Hot The Fremont Moo have won their sixth in a row. They opened the sixteen-game homestand by losing the first six. Now they’ve won their last six before opening the final four-game series of the homestand. Bullpen Help During the six-game win streak, the Moo bullpen has pitched 18 innings, allowing only 1 earned run to score, while striking out 30 batters in that span. Familiar Faces The Prospects will face the Moo fifteen (15) times throughout the season, nine (9) times during the homestand. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #32 - LHP BROC SONGSTER Songster (Doane) has been one of the most dominant starters for the Moo this season. In 3 games, Songster has the lowest ERA among Moo starters at 1.26 and the lowest opponent batting average at .161. #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. PROSPECTS: #15 - OF JACOB PERRIN (B/T: R/R) Perrin went 6-17 (.353) with one home run and four RBIs in the five games the Prospects have faced the Moo this season. #17 - INF AIDEN MARTIN (B/T: R/R) Martin is batting .500 this season at the plate. He leads the team in that category as well as OBP (.565), OPS (1.115), and is second with a SLG of .667
The Moo picked up their sixth win in a row with a 9-5 victory over the Plainsmen on Fiesta Friday at Moller Field. The temperature matched the team's recent form as it reached 96 degrees at first pitch from Moller Field. The Moo’s sights set on win number six with a win against the Plainsmen to end the three-game series. Zach Vincent (Midland) got the nod opposite Matthew Avery, and the two would duel three shutout innings until the Plainsmen got to Vincent in the fourth, with a Jake Steffes two-RBI single giving the Plainsmen a 2-0 lead. The Moo would answer in the bottom of the frame with a lone run crossing with Tyler Wise (Kansas Wesleyan) getting plunked with the bases loaded. The Moo would strand the bases loaded as the scoreboard read 2-1 Plainsmen. The bottom of the sixth would be the Moo’s biggest inning. With two runners on, Luke Saxton (Missouri-St. Louis) would drive home a pair with a single to give his Moo the lead. He would later add to the lead with a wild throw into center on a check throw would allow Saxton to score. Jake Mitchell would end the innings scoring with a two-down the right field line to make it 6-2 Moo at the end of the 6th. Three more runs would score for the Moo in the bottom of the 8th. A fielder’s choice would bring home one, and the next two would score on a Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) single to make it 9-2 Moo at the end of the eighth. Baden Gluth (Creighton) was on the mound for the ninth to slam the door shut. It would get a little hectic as Brody Boyle would triple home three to pull it within four. Gluth would hunker down and secure the final out and the win. 9-5 Moo as they cruise to their sixth win in a row. The final line saw the Moo score nine (9) runs on six (6) hits and commit three (3) errors. The Plainsmen scored five (5) runs on nine (9) hits and had six (6) errors. The Moo improves to a 9-11 record. The Plainsmen fall 0-3 on the season. Parker Otte (Iowa Central) picks up his second win of the season while Breken Mason is handed his first loss of the season. The Moo are back at Moller Field on Saturday, June 21st, as they face the Prospects to begin the final series of the home stand.
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 20 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (8-11) vs. PLAINSMEN BASEBALL CLUB (0-2) First Pitch: 7:05 Gates Open: 6:15 Promotion: Fiesta Friday Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on Youtube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Dominant Dickinson Luca Dickinson (Skyline) threw a complete game shutout in last night’s 5-0 win over the Plainsmen, striking out 11 batters in under 100 pitches. South Dakota State Studs Both Nate Wachter and Brady Brown secured two hits in yesterday's game. They provided half of the team's eight (8) hits in the contest. Hit Streaks Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) and Micahel Baker (Cal State-Chico) are both currently amid 5-game hit streaks. Baker has a .714 average in that span, while Aguirre has a.389 average since hit hit streak began. Traveling Plainsmen The traveling Plainsmen continue their 18-game, all-away schedule. It will be the only time the Plainsmen play the Moo all season. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR: FREMONT: #24 - INF GRANT RYAN (B/T: R/R) Ryan (Northwest CC) collected his first hit in a Moo uniform yesterday. It came in a big spot, as he drove in two runs to help secure the 5-0 win. #18 - OF TANNER JACOBSEN (B/T: R/R) Jacobsen (Cloud County) got the offense going in yesterday’s, swiping home on a based ball to give the Moo a 1-0 lead, and then hit a sac fly to make it 2-0. He also collected a hit in the win. PLAINSMEN: #2 - OF BRADY ALEXANDER (B/T: R/R) Alexander plays a fine outfield while also being a top bat in the Plainsmen line up. He had a single in yesterday’s game. #7 - INF DAX WANDLER (B/T: R/R) Wandler was the only Plainsmen to not strike out in yesterday's game. He also plays an exception infield, making a couple of fine picks yesterday.
Luca Dickinson was the man of the night at Moller Thursday as the Moo wins their fifth straight with a final of 5 to 0. The hottest team in the Independence League took the field on Thursday night, looking to extend their win streak to five straight. Luca Dickinson would be the man to lead the charge toward the goal. With his mother in attendance, Dickinson (Skyline) would spin a complete game shutout, striking out a season-best eleven (11) batters. He would allow three (3) hits and hit one (1) batter. The defense behind was perfect, committing no errors while starting two double plays behind Dickinson. The offense started slow, waltzing through four innings scoreless until the fifth, when Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) would score on a passed ball to give the Moo a 1-0 lead. Jacobsen would strike again with a sac fly in the sixth to make it 2-0, as Nate Wachter (South Dakota State) would score from third. The Moo would blow it open in the seventh inning, scoring three. One on a Grant Rychnovsky (Northwestern) sacrifice fly, and the next two on a Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) single to make it 5-0 Moo. Dickinson would shut down the Plainsmen for the final three innings to secure the Moo’s fifth win in a row, 5-0 Moo, the final. The final line saw the Moo score five runs (5) on seven (7) hits and had no errors. The Plainsmen were shut out on three (3) hits and committed two (2) errors. The Moo improves to an 8-11 record. The Plainsmen fall 0-2 on the season. Luca Dickinson picks up his second win of the summer while Manny Barazza gets handed the loss. The Moo are back at Moller Field on Friday, June 20th, as they face the Plainsmen to finish the three-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 19 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (7-11) vs. PLAINSMEN BASEBALL CLUB (0-1) First Pitch: 7:05 Gates Open: 6:15 Promotion: Throwback Thursday - 80s Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on Youtube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Moo-ving On Up The Moo have won their last four games by a combined score of 37 to 9. 4 of the runs given up by Moo pitchers have been unearned runs. Five-for-Five Night Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) went 5-for-5 in last nights ballgame against the Plainsmen. Baker set the team season mark for most hits (5) and most RBIs (4) in a game for the Moo Mess With The Bullpen, You Get The Horns During the four game win streak, the Moo bullpen has pitched 14 innings, allowing only 1 earned run to score, while striking out 25 batters in that span. Traveling Plainsmen The traveling Plainsmen continue their 18-game, all-away schedule. It will be the only time the Plainsmen play the Moo all season. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR: FREMONT: #31 - INF MICHAEL BAKER (B/T: R/R) Hard not to talk about, Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) right now. Last night, Baker went 5-for-5 with two doubles and 4 RBIs, setting the team marks on the season in both statistical categories. #14 - OF CAIDEN BREZINSKI (B/T: R/L) Brezinski (Butler) has been seeing the ball well at the plate. After two hit-by-pitches in last nights ballgame, it extends Brezinski's on-base streak to five games. His on-base percentage is now up to .415 after getting as low to .273 before the streak started. PLAINSMEN: #30 - INF BRODY BOYLE (B/T: R/R) Boyle was the only Plainsmen to collect two hits in their season opener last night. He also scored a run in the game as well #36 - INF CHRIS ORTEGA (B/T: R/R) Ortega hit the Plainsmen’s first home run of the season last night. Ortega hit 4 home runs in the spring for Midland University, 3 of which at Moller Field.
The Moo came back from their small, three-day break and didn’t miss a beat, as they would cruise to an 11-4 victory over the traveling Plainsmen on Wednesday night. It was a mix of perfecting the three facets of the game for the Moo. Good hitting, good pitching, and good defense all helped push the Moo toward their fourth win in a row. The scoring started right away in the first for the Moo. Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) slashed a two-RBI double off of Owen Kelley to make it 2-0 Moo. Baker would steal second, and with Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) standing on third, all Fuch had to do was see the throw down to second on the steal, which would allow him to score, making it 3-0 Moo. It started with the Moo offense and Michael Baker’s 5-for-5 night at the plate. In the second, Baker dug in and drove home Fuchino with an RBI double, making it 4-0 Moo. No inning would be bigger for the Moo than the fifth. Seven runs would score for the Moo. A pair of sac flies, a walk, a single, and RBI doubles from Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) and Baker again would see the Moo go up 11-0 at the end of five. It was more than enough run support for Brooks Kneifl (Wayne State), who would spin six wonderful innings, striking out six batters. The Plainsmen would get a pair back with a Chris Ortega two-run home run, his first of the summer, making it 11-2. The last bit of offense for the Plainsmen would come on a Preston Gajewski (NOC-Tonkawa) throwing error that would bring home two. It was 11-4 as Joe Hauser (Creighton) would hunker down and get through the final three innings to secure the 11-4 Moo victory. The final line saw the Moo score eleven runs (11) on eleven (11) hits and commit one (1) error. The Plainsmen scored four (4) runs on four (4) hits and committed no errors. The Moo improves to a 7-11 record. The Plainsmen open their season 0-1. Brooks Kneifl picks up his first win of the summer while Owen Kelley gets handed the loss, and Joe Hauser gets the save. The Moo are back at Moller Field on Thursday, June 19th, as they face the Plainsmen for the second night of the three-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 18 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (6-11) vs. PLAINSMEN BASEBALL CLUB (0-0) First Pitch: 7:05 Gates Open: 6:15 Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on Youtube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES “Udder” Domination The Moo swept the three game series against the Prospects, outscoring their opponent 26 runs to 5. Two is Better Than One Moo batters hit six (Preston Gajewski, Grant Rychnovsky, Joshua Hardamon 2, Caiden Brezinski, Jake Mitchell) doubles in the 14-1 win over the Prospects. It was the most doubles hit in a game for the Moo all season long. Mooooving Up After the sweep, the Moo have leapt the Zap in the overall standings, moving from 8th to 7th place. Opening Day? The traveling Plainsmen play their first game of the season tonight. It begins their 18-game, all away schedule. It will be the only time the Plainsmen play the Moo all season. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS TO WATCH FOR: FREMONT: #31 - INF MICHAEL BAKER (B/T: R/R) Michael Baker (Cal State-Chico) has been the most consistent bat in the Moo lineup during the homestand. Baker is 7-19 at the plate, with an average of .368, and 6 RBI’s during the stretch. #3 - INF SEVE AGUIRRE (B/T: R/R) Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) is currently on a four-game hit streak and is currently batting .318 with an on-base percentage of .400 since arriving for the Fremont homestand on June 4th #20 - INF JOSHUA HARDAMON (B/T: R/R) Hardamon (Midland) leads the team with 12 RBIs this season. He had two-doubles, a stolen base, and three RBIs in his latest game against the Prospects. #11 - OF BRADY BROWN (B/T: R/L) Since Brown’s (South Dakota State) return on June 8th, he has a .333 batting average with two hits in six at-bats. He has also collected 2 RBIs the three games he has appeared in since his time away.
The Moo came to Moller Field looking for a quick, three-game sweep of the Nebraska Prospects. The series finale would end with a massive 14-1 victory over the Prospects, run-ruling their opponent in seven innings. Zach Vincent (Midland) would take the mound and allow a run to score in the first on a fielder's choice. It would be the only run the Moo would allow as the bats would answer back big. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would double home Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) to tie it up at one in the bottom of the first. Then in the third, Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) would scramble home on a passed ball to give the Moo a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The fourth would see three runs score. One on a Brayden Jones (Doane) single, and two on a Preston Gajewski (NOC-Tonkawa) to make it 5-1 Moo. The fifth would be the Moo’s biggest inning. SEVEN runs would cross the plate in the inning, highlighted by Jake Mitchell’s two-RBI double, and a Joshua Hardamon two-run RBI double. To cap it all off in the bottom of the 6th, Grant Rychnovsky (Northwestern) would double home Brayden Jones and Caiden Brezinski (Butler) to put it well out of reach. 14-1 would be the final after seven innings because of the ILB’s ten-after-seven-run rule. The final line saw the Moo score fourteen runs (14) on twelve (12) hits and committed four (4) errors. The Prospects scored one (1) run on four (4) hits and committed two (2) errors. The Moo improves to a 6-11 record. The Prospects fall to a 4-7 record. The Moo are back at Moller Field on Wednesday, June 18th. It starts a seven-game home stand against the Plainsmen and the Nebraska Prospects.