Moo- 11, Spuds- 2

Fremont (R-H-E): 11-14-1; Casper (R-H-E): 2-6-1

Win: Brody Sintek (1-0); Loss: Nolan Thiebay (2-1); Save: Kadyn Van Hill (1)

HR: Fremont: None; HR: Casper: None

Casper, Wyoming- Brody Sintek pitched his best outing of the year and The Fremont Moo pounded out fourteen hits in an 11-2 win over the Casper Spuds, Wednesday night at Mike Lansing Field. With the win, the best-of-five Independence League Baseball Championship series is now tied at one game apiece, with the remainder of the series shifting to Historic Moller Field, in Fremont.

Fremont began the scoring in the top of the second. Henry Hayman and Connor Petersen led off with back-to-back singles off Casper starter Nolan Thiebay. Two batters later, Hunter Palmer laid down a bunt single, to load the bases. Then, Blake Tablazon drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Hayman, to make it 1-0. The next batter, Christian Hobbs, hit a sacrifice fly to right, scoring Petersen, to put The Moo up, 2-0.

In the top of the third, Tyman Long led off for Fremont and drew a walk. Then, Tyler Harrington singled, to put runners at first and second. The next batter, Henry Hayman, hit a two-RBI double, to put Fremont up, 4-0. After Connor Petersen laid down a sacrifice bunt, advancing Hayman to third, two batters later Hunter Palmer hit a ground ball to third, scoring Hayman, to make it 5-0, The Moo.

Casper got on the board in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, James Castagnola reached on a ground out fielder's choice off Fremont starter Brody Sintek. The next batter, Matthew Marsic, hit an RBI triple to the right center field gap, to make it 5-1.

Fremont answered in the top of the fifth. With two outs, Jayson Willers and Hunter Palmer hit back-to-back singles. Then, Blake Tablazon drew a walk, to load the bases. The next batter, Christian Hobbs, hit a two-RBI single to right. Marsic's throw came into the infield and ended up near The Moo dugout, allowing Tablazon to score, as well, making it 8-1, Fremont.

The Spuds got the first two batters on base in the seventh. Chandler Stocking and Jaxson Bates had back-to-back singles, and that ended the night for Brody Sintek, as Kadyn Van HIll came on in relief. After getting a pair of fly ball outs, Van Hill gave up an RBI single to Dawson Baraconi, to make the score, 8-2.

However, for the third inning in the game, Fremont scored three runs. With two outs, Casper went to the bullpen to bring in Bobby Simmons, however, the right-hander could not record an out. Tyler Harrington was hit by a pitch and Henry Hayman drew a walk. Then, Connor Petersen hit a single, scoring Harrington, to make it 9-2. The Spuds went to the bullpen again, bringing in Glenn Williams. Henry Hayman stole third, then Jayson Willers hit a two-RBI double to the left field corner, to make it 11-2. 

The score remained that way going into the bottom of the ninth. Van HIll got Jaxson Bates to foul out wide of third for the first out. Then, Parker Burt grounded out to third. With two outs, Van Hill got Elijah Reeves to swing at a 1-2 pitch and ground out to Carter Sintek at shortstop for the final out of the game.

Moo starter Brody Sintek (1-0) earned the win. The Fremont native at Wayne State College pitched 6.0 innings, giving up five hits, two runs, walked three and struck out five. Kadyn Van HIll (1) picked up the save.  The Omaha native from Iowa Western Community College pitched 3.0 innings, giving up one hit and walking one.

Casper starter Nolan Thiebay (2-1) took the loss. He pitched 2.1 innings, giving up five hits, five runs, walked four and struck out one. Cooper Hack pitched 3.0 innings, giving up six hits, two earned runs, walked one and struck out one. Danner Hamburg pitched 2.1 innings, giving up one hit, walked one and struck out two. Bobby Simmons faced three batters and gave up one hit, three runs, walked one and hit one batter. Glenn Williams pitched 1.1 innings, giving up one hit and walked one.

Offensively for Fremont, Christian Hobbs was 2-for-6 and drove in three runs. Tyler Harrington was 2-for-4. The Lakeland Tennessee native headed to UAB had two singles. Henry Hayman was 3-for-4. The Melbourne, Australia native at Barton County Community College had two singles, a double and two RBI's. Connor Petersen was 2-for-5. The Tucson, Arizona native at Midland University drove in one run. Jayson Willers was 2-for-3. The Davenport, Iowa native at Morningside University had two RBI's, and Hunter Palmer was 2-for-5. The St. Michael, Minnesota native at South Dakota State drove in one run.

For Casper, Dawson Baraconi was 1-for-3 with a run driven in, as was Matthew Marsic. Chandler Stocking was 2-for-4.

More Information: With the Fremont win, The Independence League's Championship Series is tied at 1-1. The venue now shifts to Fremont for the final games of the best-of-five series.

Up Next: Fremont (32-22) will host Casper (33-23) in game three of the series, Friday night, August 4th, at Historic Moller Field at 7:05. Game four will be Saturday night, August 5th at 7:05, in Fremont. Game five, if necessary, will be in Fremont at 5:05pm. For tickets to the remaining games in the series, go to: www.fremontmoo.com/tickets, or call (402)-660-1217 for more information.

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