Moo Put Together Second Straight Comeback Victory

Rich Ray • May 27, 2024

Pierre, South Dakota - Same Script….Same result. After trailing early in the second straight game, the Fremont Moo came from behind with another big inning and defeated the Oahe Zap, 6-4, Sunday afternoon at Hyde Stadium. Facing a 2-0 deficit at the end of the second, Fremont scored three in the sixth and three more in the seventh to secure the win, and took three out of four games from Oahe in the opening weekend of ILB play.

In the bottom of the second, Oahe’s Leondro Guevara led off with a double against Fremont starter Reese Kortum. After a wild pitch advanced Guevara to third, three batters later, Andrew Phillips reached on a throwing error from Moo shortstop Brayden Hodges, scoring Guevara, to put the Zap ahead, 1-0. The next batter, Brandon Weigel, delivered an rbi triple in the left-center field gap, scoring Phillips, to give Oahe a 2-0 lead.

Like the Saturday night game unfolded, Fremont struggled against the Oahe starter. Nathan Palacioz pitched five innings of one-hit ball. Lucas Crichton took over on the mound and the sixth, and Fremont’s offense showed some life. Leadoff batter Miles Meadows singled and advanced to second on a passed ball. Two batters later, Cooper Fuchino drew a walk. After a strikeout, a double steal put runners at second and third with two outs. Brayden Chaney delivered an rbi single, scoring Meadows, to make the score, 2-1. Kobe Sandstrom drew a walk to load up the bases for Brayden Hodges. On a 1-1 pitch, Hodges delivered a two-rbi single, scoring Fuchino and Chaney, and put Fremont in front, 3-2.

Fremont sent seven batters to the plate in the top of the seventh, and scored three more runs. Trystan Mills reached base on an errant throw at first base and Miles Meadows followed with a single to put runners at first and second. The next batter, Carson Burnett hit an 0-2 pitch into the gap in right center field, scoring Mills and Meadows, and put Fremont ahead 5-2. Cooper Fuchino followed next, with an rbi single, plating Burnett, to make it a 6-2 Fremont lead, going into the seventh inning stretch.

Oahe tried to chip away at the deficit in the bottom of the seventh. Brandon Weigel was hit by a pitch from Fremont reliever Luka Vukcevic. A pair of wild pitches later in the inning would score Weigel, making it 6-3, in favor of Fremont.

The Moo took the three run lead into the bottom of the ninth and brought in reliever Ryan Semin. Oahe’s Emiliano Quadell led off the inning with a single and would later advance two bases on a wild pitch. Two batters later, Brandon Weigel delivered an rbi groundout to third, scoring Quadell, to make it 6-4. After the Zap’s Tyler Hoffman doubled, Semin got Oahe’s Trey Martin to ground out to second base, for the final out of the game.

Fremont (3-1) scored six runs off eight hits and committed two errors. Oahe (1-3) tallied four runs with seven hits and also committed two errors.

Moo starter Reese Kortum (1-0) picked up the win. The Lincoln native from Fort Scott Community College pitched 5.0 innings giving up four hits, two unearned runs, struck out two and had no walks. Luka Vukcevic, a native of Auckland, New Zealand, from Skyline College, pitched 3.0 innings giving up one hit, one run, struck out one and had one walk. Ryan Semin (1) picked up the save. The Lincoln native from the Colorado School of Mines pitched 1.0 inning giving up two hits and one run.

Oahe starter Nathan Palacioz pitched 5.0 innings giving up one hit, struck out one and walked one. Lucas Crichton (0-2) took the loss. He pitched 1.0 inning giving up three hits, three runs, struck out two and walked two. Garrett Bergmann pitched 3.0 innings giving up four hits, two earned runs and struck out three.

Offensively, Fremont’s Miles Meadows was 2-for-5. The native of Fairfield, California from Solano Community College had multiple hits in each of the last three games of the series. Carson Burnett, the Poway, California native from Ohlone College, was 1-for-5 with two rbi’s. Cooper Fuchino, a Rolling Hills Estate, California native from Creighton University, was 1-for-5 with an rbi. Brayden Chaney, the Gretna native from Wayne State College, was 1-for-4 and drove in a run. Brayden Hodges, the Omaha native at Briar Cliff University, was 1-for-4 with two rbi’s.

For Oahe, Leondro Guevara was 2-for-4. Brandon Weigel was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs.

Oahe will return to action Tuesday, hosting the Spearfish Sasquatch. After an off day on Monday, Fremont will travel to Hastings to play a single game versus the Sodbusters, on Tuesday. First pitch will be 6:35 p.m. at Duncan Field. The game will be broadcast on Big Dog Country, 98.9 FM and 1340 AM, plus the audio will stream at www.fremontmoo.com with Rich Ray and Alex Burstein on the call.

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By Alex Burstein • 17 Jun, 2024

Theo Hughes pitches at Hastings on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Mindy Wittig)

Sodbusters Sweep Moo

By Rich Ray • 16 Jun, 2024

Hastings, Nebraska - In Independence League Baseball Association Saturday night, the Hastings Sodbusters swept a doubleheader from the Fremont Moo, 3-1 and 5-1. With the losses, Fremont has lost three straight games, which ties the longest skid of the season for the Moo. In game one, Hastings got things going in the bottom of the first. Against Fremont starter Zach Vincent, Drew Vega led off with a single and stole second base. Two batters later, Sawyer Duddleston singled to put runners at first and third. Then, Kale Jensen hit an rbi single, scoring Vega, to make it 1-0. Two batters later, Ryan Jarvis singled, driving in Duddleston, to make it a 2-0 Sodbusters lead. Fremont got on the board in the top of the second. Against Hastings starter Jack Kruger, Isaac Bonner led off the inning with a double. Two batters later, Connor Peterson hit an rbi double, bringing in Bonner, to make the score 2-1. The Sodbusters pushed across another run in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Jackson Crain doubled. Then, Alexiel Delgado hit an rbi single, scoring Crain, to make the score, 3-1. Both teams stalled offensively the remainder of the game. In the top of the seventh, Hunter Snyder hit a two-out single for Fremont. However, Jack Kruger struck out Cooper Fuchino looking, to end the game. Hastings scored three runs off nine hits with one error. Fremont had one run off four hits and no errors. Hastings starter Jack Kruger (3-0) earned the win. He pitched all seven innings, giving up one run off four hits, struck out six and walked one. Fremont's Zach Vincent (1-2) took the loss. He pitched 6.0 innings, giving up three runs off nine hits, struck out three and walked one and hit one batter. Offensively for Hastings, Kale Jensen was 1-for-3 with an rbi. Ryan Jarvis went 3-for-3 and drove in a run. Alexiel Delgado was 2-for-2 with one run batted in. For Fremont, Connor Petersen was 1-for-3 with one rbi. In game two, Hastings got the scoring started in the bottom of the first, again. With one out, Josh Prinner was hit by a pitch from Fremont starter Reece Kortum. After a wild pitch advanced Prinner to second, Sawyer Duddleston singled, driving in Prinner, to make it 1-0. The Sodbusters put together their biggest inning of the night in the third, sending ten batters to the plate and scoring four runs. Drew Vega led off with a single. Then, Josh Prinner walked, to put runners at first and second. Three batters later, Yamato Sato hit a two-rbi single to right field, scoring Vega and Prinner, to make it 3-0. Ryan Jarvis and Tyler Welsh walked, and that ended the night for Reece Kortum. Ryan Semin came on in relief and gave up an rbi single to Nathan Masar, scoring Sato, to make it 4-0. The next batter, Alexiel Delgado, drew a bases loaded walk, bringing home Jarvis, to make it a 5-0 Hastings lead. Fremont got on the board in the top of the sixth. Against Hastings reliever Michael Hanna, Trey Brooks drew a one-out walk and advanced to second on a passed ball. Cooper Fuchino singled and after a throw came through the infield to home, Fuchino took off for second, but was thrown out. Meanwhile, Brooks scored on the play, to make it 5-1. The Moo tried to put something together in the top of the seventh against reliever Markus Miller. Bridger Coleman drew a lead off walk. Dean Reynolds flew out to left and Isaac Bonner reached on a fielder's choice, while Coleman was forced out at second. Miller struck out Tyrus Petsche to end the game, giving the Sodbusters the doubleheader sweep. Hastings (10-5) scored five runs off five hits with no errors. Fremont (11-8) scored one run off three hits with no errors. Sodbusters starter Jude Sundquist (2-1) earned the win. He pitched 5.0 innings, giving up two hits, struck out five and walked three. Michael Hanna pitched 1.0 inning, giving up one run off one hit and walked one. Markus Miller pitched 1.0 inning and walked one. Fremont starter Reece Kortum (1-2) pitched 2.2 innings, giving up five runs off four hits, struck out two and walked five. Ryan Semin pitched 3.1 innings, giving up one hit, struck out three and walked one. Offensively for Hastings, Drew Vega was 2-for-4. Sawyer Duddleston was 1-for-3 with an rbi. Yamato Sato was 1-for-3 and drove in two runs. Nathan Masar was 1-for-2 with an rbi, and Alexiel Delgado went 0-2, but drew a bases-loaded walk. Fremont could only muster three singles off Sodbuster pitching. With the losses Fremont slipped to third place in the ILB standings, 3.0 games behind the league-leading Casper Spuds, with one week left in the first half schedule. Both teams will have Sunday off, then will play each other again, Monday night at 6:35 p.m., at Duncan Field. The game will be broadcast on Big Dog Country, 98.9 FM and 1340 AM, KHUB. Rich Ray and Alex Burstein will have the call, beginning at 6:15 p.m. Audio will also stream at: www.fremontmoo.com/mixlr .