Moo Recap: 6/28 - Cooper Fuchino hits for the cycle as Moo win second half opener
Fuch goes ballistic as Moo win 19-5
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.
Tonight's game between the Fremont Moo and the Nebraska Prospects has been postponed because of rain. A make-up date will be announced as soon as possible.
Tonight's game between the Fremont Moo and the Nebraska Prospects has been postponed because of rain. A make-up date will be announced as soon as possible.
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 Moller Field, Fremont, NE, USA FREMONT MOO (10-12) vs. NEBRASKA PROSPECTS (3-7) First Pitch: 7:05 Gates Open: 6:15 Promotion: Make A Difference Monday Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on Youtube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Streak Ends The Moo dropped their 12th game of the season yesterday to the Prospects, 7-1. The loss ends the Moo’s seven game win streak. J-Money Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) led the way offensively for the Moo, cracking a pair of hits and scoring the lone run. Jacobsen is currently on a four game hits streak, having five hits in the span. Sing A Song(ster) Broc Songster (Doane) pitched his third quality start of the season yesterday in the loss against the Prospects. Songster has gone six or more innings in all but one outing this season. Familiar Faces The Prospects will face the Moo fifteen (15) times throughout the season, nine (9) times during the homestand. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYERS OF NOTE: MOO: #9 - RHP WES CUNNINGHAM Cunningham (Howard) is making his first start this summer for the Moo. Cunningham has been an exciting arm out of the bullpen. In 8.2 innings this season, Cunningham hasn’t given up a single earned run over three appearances. He has struck out 12 batters and has only allowed 6 players to reach base. #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. PROSPECTS: #15 - OF JACOB PERRIN (B/T: R/R) Perrin has 10 hits in 35 at-bats this season. He has the third highest BA on the Prospects at .286. He also leads the team with 6 RBIs this season. #23 - UTL CODY CIZEK (B/T: R/R) Cizek went 2-3 with 3 RBIs in the win over the Moo yesterday. Cizek crushed his first home run of the season with a three run blast over the Moller Monster in the 9th.
The Fremont Moo fell to the traveling Prospects in the Sunday afternoon contest by a score of 7-1 The Moo’s win streak was at seven straight, and they came into another scorching hot afternoon at Moller Field looking for another win Doane’s Broc Songster took the mound for the Moo and provided another stellar outing, going six innings, allowing one unearned run on four hits while striking out three Prospects. Jaxson Cahoy would match Songster on the mound, throwing six clean innings and striking out six batters. The first run would come for the Prospects in the third. An unearned run would cross the plate on a sac fly to make it 1-0 Prospects. The game would stay 1-0 until the seventh inning, when both teams would put runs on the board. The Prospects would make it 2-0 with another sac fly, and the Moo would answer with an RBI groundout from Jake Mitchell, scoring Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) to make it 2-1, Prospects still in front by a run. The score would hold until the top of the ninth when the Prospects scored five runs to make it 7-1, effectively putting the game away and ending the Moo’s seven-game win streak. The final line saw the Moo score one (1) run on six (6) hits and commit five (5) errors. The Prospects scored seven (7) runs on nine (9) hits and had no errors. The Moo drops to a 10-12 record. The Prospects pick up their record at 3-7. Broc Songster (Doane) gets handed the loss while Jaxson Cahoy gets the win The Moo are back at Moller Field on Monday, June 23rd, as they go for win number eleven 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 (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