Moo Recap: 7/13 - Fremont's Finest Pick Up Two Wins In Doubleheader
Fremont picks up two wins on the day, defeating the Nebraska Prospects 5-4 and the Bison 5-4.
It was a special two-team, doubleheader on Sunday afternoon as the Moo would face the Nebraska Prospects in game one, and the Bison Baseball Club in game two—both games were seven-inning contests. The Prospects entered with a 7-16 record, the Bison at 0-9, and the Moo at 16-19 with a 6-6 second-half record.
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Game One
The first game of the doubleheader saw the Nebraska Prospects as the Moo’s adversary. The Moo had faced the Prospects ten times leading up to Sunday’s midday battle, and this one was just as good as the others.
The Moo would strike first in the second as 2023 ILB MVP Tyman Long (North Dakota State) would go deep to left, giving the Moo a 1-0 lead. The Prospects scored in the top of the third because of a Moo throwing error, evening the score at one.
The bottom of the third saw the Moo push across two runs. A Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) would bring home Bode Joyner to put the Moo back in front. Then, Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) would sacrifice himself to bring home Luke Saxton (MO-St. Louis), making it 3-1 Moo at the end of the third.
Fremont got another run in the fourth, thanks to a Luke Saxton single to right, driving in Nate Wachter from second. The Moo stood in front 4-1 at the end of the fourth.
The Prospects would put up a fight in the fifth and sixth. A two-run home run from Paul Schyuler would pull them within a run of the lead in the fifth. The sixth would see Mike Valdivia lean back and drive a home run over the Moller Monster, tying the game at 4.
It came down to the last at-bat in the seventh. Two walks and a single would load the bases for Luke Saxton. Saxton would drive a grounder through into left, scoring Seve Aguirre (SE Oklahoma State), giving the Moo the 5-4 walk-off win in game one.
Joe Hauser would get the win for the Moo as they would score five (5) runs on nine (9) hits, while committing three (3) errors.
Nikola French would get the loss as the Prospects scored four (4) runs on five (5) hits and committed no errors.
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Game Two
Back to the regularly scheduled series in game two as the Moo faced the Bison Baseball Club. The Bison entered winless on the season while the Moo looked for their third straight win.
The Bison got off to a good start, taking a 3-0 lead at the end of the top of the second, but the Moo answered back in the bottom of the inning. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would reach on a base hit and steal second, setting up Brayden Jones (Doane), who would drive him home with an RBI single. A few batters later, Caiden Brezinski (Butler) would drive in Jones to cut the deficit down to one, 3-2 at the end of the inning.
Broc Songster (Doane) and Noah Knotts would go toe to toe from then on out. No runs given up from the third through the fifth. Cooper Lucas (East Texas Baptist) would relieve Songster in the sixth and strike out the side to send it to the bottom of the sixth.
Joshua Hardamon would reach on his third hit of the game with one out in the sixth. Hardamon would steal second to set up Brayden Jones. Jones would hammer a pitch into the left-center gap, bringing home Hardamon to tie the game. A batter later, Grant Ryan (Southeast) would drive home Jones with a single to give the Moo a lead. Brezinski would score Ryan on a single to give the Moo some insurance. The scoreboard read 5-3 Moo at the end of the sixth.
Cooper Lucas took the mound in the seventh, looking for his first win of the season. A pair of walks would begin the inning. A wild pitch would move both runners up into scoring position. After securing the first out, ball four to Curtis Lindsey would bring home the runner from third to make it 5-4. Tyler Dunham (Midland) would enter in relief and try to get the final out with the tying run at third. Dunham would get the first batter to ground out and then win it with a strikeout.
The Moo scored five (5) runs on ten (10) hits with two (2) errors. The Bison scored three (3) runs on four (4) hits and had no errors.
Cooper Lucas would obtain his first win of the season, while Noah Knotts would get handed the loss, and Tyler Dunham would get the save.
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Fremont moves to a 18-19 record overall and a 6-6 second-half record. The Prospects move to a 7-17 overall record. The Bison move to a 0-10 overall record.
The Moo are back tomorrow night in game three of the series against the Bison at 7:05.
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 36 & 37 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA Game 1: FREMONT MOO (16-19 / 6-6) vs. NEBRASKA PROSPECTS (7-16) Game 2: FREMONT MOO (16-19 / 6-6) vs. BISON BASEBALL CLUB (0-9) First Pitch: 2:05 CT / 5:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube - Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Mad Cow Disease The Moo exploded for 13 runs on 15 hits in yesterday's game versus the Bison. The win ended the Moo's three-game losing streak. Henry Hayman (Akron) and Joshua Hardamon (Midland) highlighted the performance, each hitting a home run in the fifth inning. Game 1 The Moo take on the Nebraska Prospects in game one today. The game is rescheduled from July 10th. The Moo are 6-4 against the Prospects this season. Their last win ended with a walk-off grand slam from Joshua Hardamon to win 15-14 in seven innings. Game 2 The Bison Baseball Club is 0-8 this season. They have been swept by the Oahe Zap and the Spearfish Sasquatch in their first two road trips this season. They fill the spot of the Plainsmen as the second-half traveling team this season. Yesterday's loss was the second time they had been shutout this season. The Second Half Explained 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 wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Plenty of fireworks on Saturday night between the Moo and the Bison as Henry Hayman and Joshua Hardamon go deep to procure the 13-0 win over the Bison Baseball Club It was the dawn of a new series. The Moo entered on a three-game losing streak while the Bison plunged into the four-game series, having lost their last eight games. Both teams sought change on Saturday night in Fremont. The Moo bats came out swinging in the first. After a lead-off walk to Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County), Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would single following the Jacobsen walk. Henry Hayman (Akron) would drive in Jacobsen with an RBI double. Fourth man in the lineup, Tyman Long (North Dakota State), would give a glimpse of his 2023 MVP season self with an RBI double. Carter Schellsmidt (Valparaiso) would hit a sac fly into deep center field to bring home Long from third. The Moo’s four-run first would be the first time they have scored first in a game since June 30th. Fremont fired up in the third, scoring four runs on four hits. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) got the scoring started with an RBI single, bringing home Henry Hayman to open the scoring for the Moo in the inning. Carter Schellsmidt highlighted the inning with a bases-clearing double to make it 8-0 Moo at the end of the frame. The Moo bats remained hot in the fifth. Geritano would reach on a hit, and Henry Hayman would bring him and himself into score with a two-run home run over the Moller Monster in left. A few batters later, Joshua Hardamon would leave Moller with a three-run home run to centerfield for his third big fly of the season to make it 13-0 Moo. A five-run fifth for the Moo would carry them to victory. Moo starter Zach Vincent (Midland) would dominate on the mound. Vincent would throw 110 pitches in the win, throwing a seven-inning complete game. He struck out a season-high eleven Bison batters and carried the Moo on the mound. The Moo scored thirteen (13) runs on fifteen (15) hits and committed no (0) errors. The Bison scored no (0) runs on three (3) hits and had one (1) error defensively. Zach Vincent would obtain his second win of the season, while Rivers Walters would get handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 16-19 record overall and a 6-6 second-half record. The Bison move to a 0-9 overall record. The Moo are back tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader, game one starts at 2:05 against the Nebraska Prospects, and game two will be against the Bison at 5:05.
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 35 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-19 / 5-6) vs. BISON BASEBALL CLUB (0-8) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Errors, The Mortal Enemy The Moo fell to the Hastings Sodbusters 11-3 in last night's contest. The Moo committed five errors. Seven of the Sodbusters' runs were unearned because of the sloppy defending. One-Base Brezinski Caiden Brezinski (Butler) has reached safely in sixteen straight baseball games. Since the streak started on June 7th, Brezinski is batting .213 with an on-base percentage of .456 and has an on-base plus slugging percentage of .711. He has 10 hits, 14 walks, has reached on 2 errors, and has been hit by 7 pitches as his streak continues. A Look At The Bison The Bison Baseball Club is 0-8 this season. They have been swept by the Oahe Zap and the Spearfish Sasquatch in their first two road trips this season. They fill the spot of the Plainsmen as the second-half traveling team this season. The Second Half Explained 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 wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Errors bite the Fremont Moo as they fall to the Hastings Sodbusters 11-3. Coming off a rainout, the Moo were well-rested for a rivalry matchup against the Hastings Sodbusters. Both teams sat at even second-half records entering. The Moo at 5-5 and the Sodbusters at 4-4. Someone had to get a win. The Sodbusters would strike first in the opening frame off of returner from the 2024 squad, Landon Mueller. The first five Sodbuster batters would collect five hits and score three runs in the first. Mueller would work out of it with a strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. Mueller would work through two innings in his 2025 debut, giving up six hits and three runs while striking out three batters before making way for Aiden McGrath (Skyline) in the third. Errors would hinder the Moo in McGrath’s time on the bump. The Sodbusters would strike for a run in the third, three in the fourth, and two in the fifth. Every single run was unearned as the Moo committed four errors that would lead to those six runs. McGrath would exit before the sixth, giving the ball to Eli Larson (Sioux Falls) for the inning. Two more Sodbusters would score, one run earned and the other unearned, to make it 11-0 at the end of the top of the sixth. The Moo would conjure up a couple of runs in the bottom of the sixth. The legend of Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would grow as his hustle would bring home a run, as a hurried throw to first would bring home the first Moo run, as Nate Wachter would score. The next batter, Cooper Fuchino (Creighton), would bring home Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) on a sacrifice fly to make it 11-2, Sodbusters still in front. That score would hold through the seventh and the eighth, with Creighton Jacobitz leading the way for the Sodbusters on the mound—eight innings, two unearned runs, on one hit, totaling four strikeouts–in his second start against the Moo this season. The Moo would put across a lone run on a Nate Wachter sac fly to bring home the Moo’s third run of the night. That would be the final run scored in the game as the Moo fall 11-3. The Sodbusters scored eleven (11) runs on twelve (12) hits and committed one (1) error. The Moo scored three (3) runs on three (3) hits and had five (5) errors defensively. Creighton Jacobitz would get the win for the Sodbusters while Landon Mueller would get handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-19 record overall and a 5-6 second-half record. The Sodbusters move to a 20-15 overall record with a 5-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Bison Baseball Club at 7:05.
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 34 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-18 / 5-5) vs. HASTINGS SODBUSTERS (19-15 / 4-4) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Rain on the Parade The Moo contest versus the Nebraska Prospects, originally scheduled for July 10th, has been moved to Sunday, July 22nd. It will be part game one of a doubleheader. Game one versus the Prospects will begin at 2:05 with the second game after at 5:05 versus the Bison Baseball Club.. In-State Rivals The Moo are 58-32 all-time versus the Sodbusters, dating back during the duo's time in the Expedition League. The Moo are 33-10 at home versus the Sodbusters all-time. Sod-Slumpers Since starting the season 11-5 with a 9-game win streak, the Sodbusters have gone 9-11. Hastings lost six-games in a row before ending their losing streak against the Moo on July 4th, winning 7-6 in 10 innings. The Second Half Explained 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 wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Moo contest versus the Nebraska Prospects, originally scheduled for July 10th, has been moved to Sunday, July 22nd. It will be part game one of a doubleheader. Game one versus the Prospects will begin at 2:05 with the second game after at 5:05 versus the Bison Baseball CLub.
Wednesday at Moller Field would not be an offensive explosion like the night prior, as the Moo would be shut out in the rubber match against the Spuds 9-0. The Moo won game one of the series, and the Spuds took game two. Much like the series played in Casper, it was game three to decide a series victor. Logan Anderson (Sioux Falls) would take the mound for his second start of the summer. He would work through the first and second without giving up a run. Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would highlight the second inning with his defense. Bases were loaded against Anderson with one out. Cade Queen would hit a fly ball to center, where Geritano was covering. Geritano would come up throwing after securing the catch and throw out the runner, Sean Glatts, tagging up from second to third to end the second inning with a double play. Anderson would struggle a bit in the third, but his defense would come up big again. Cannon Billingsley would sit on third after his lead-off double and a bunt from Hank Harp. A passed ball would make for an exciting play at the plate. Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) would jump out of the squat and race to the backstop to collect the loose ball and fire home to the covering Anderson, who would tag Billingsley for the out. Anderson would work through the inning without allowing a run. The Moo bats would struggle against Spuds starter John Klus as he would navigate three scoreless innings without allowing a hit. Different name, same problems as when Brenan Daniel entered in the fourth, the Moo would manage just one hit during Daniel’s four innings of work in relief. Casper’s biggest offensive inning would come in the fifth. Five runs would score against Anderson to give the Spuds a five-run lead. Andrew Witt highlighted the inning with a two-RBI single. Neither team would produce any offense whatsoever from the bottom of the sixth until the top of the ninth. The Spuds would score four runs on two hits, three walks, a hit by pitch, and an error. The scoreboard read 9-0 in favor of the Spuds as they needed three outs to take the series and the win. Matthew Ramos would secure those outs to get the Spuds a victory. The final line saw the Moo score no runs (0) runs on two (2) hits and commit two (2) errors. The Spuds scored nine (9) runs on ten (10) hits and had no (0) errors defensively. Brenan Daniel picks up the win for the Spuds, and Logan Anderson gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-18 record overall and a 5-5 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 23-12 overall record with a 7-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Nebraska Prospects at 7:05.
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 33 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-17 / 5-4) vs. CASPER SPUDS (22-12 / 6-3) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES Four-Hour Tour Last night's contest between the Moo and the Spuds took over four hours to complete. 31 combined runs, 20 combined hits, 10 combined errors, and twelve different pitchers used on both sides contributed to the time added in the Spuds’ 19-12 victory. Step-By-Step The Moo once again get within a game of a .500 win percentage and lose. The Moo are 1-4 in games where it is possible to reach a .500 win percentage. Rocco’s Baseball Life Rocco Geritano (Southern Union State Community College) went 3-5 with 2 RBIs in his Moo debut last night. The left-handed outfielder from SUSCC hit .324 with 16 RBIs, 15 Rs, and 14 SBs. The Second Half Explained 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 wins the second half, then the team with the second-best overall record will clinch the second spot in the championship series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Fremont defense would commit nine errors as the Moo would fall to the Spuds 19-12. Tuesday night brought in two teams jostling for pole position in the ILB second half. Both squads enter with identical 5-3 records in the second half and a win for either would separate each from each other and get a game closer to first. The Spuds left fielder, Sean Glatts would rip a single to right to bring home the first run of the game in the second inning. The Moo would answer in back-to-back innings in the third and fourth innings. Joshua Hardamon (Midland) would walk home Henry Hayman (Akron) to tie the ballgame at one apiece. The fourth would see the Moo take the lead on a Henry Hayman single to drive home Grant Ryan (Northwest CC) to make it 2-1 Moo.Kneifl’s night would conclude after the fifth, but two runs would cross the plate before he would leave. Kody Clausius would fist a single into left to bring home the two runs to give the Spuds a 3-2 lead. Aiden McGrath (Skyline) would relieve Kniefl in the sixth and defensive errors would cost him two runs. An error on Grant Ryan at short would allow two runs to score to make it 5-2 Spuds, going to the bottom of the inning where the Moo would strike big offensively. Seven runs in total, thanks to Tanner Jacobsen (Cloud County) with a two-RBI double to get it started. A single from Tyman Long (North Dakota State) would plate the tying run making it 5-5. Seve Aguirre (Southeastern Oklahoma State) would get plunked with the bases loaded to give the Moo a one-run lead. Two more would score one bases-loaded walk, and a single from Rocco Geritano (Southern Union State CC) would see the Moo up 9-5, going into the seventh. The Spuds struck back in the top of the seventh, putting across six runs in the inning to retake the lead. Eli Larson (Sioux Falls) would give up one earned run, with six crossing in total because of Moo errors. He would collect two outs before being pulled for Brayden Gum (Missouri State). Gum’s debut would see him walk three batters, but no runs that crossed would be charged against him as he would get the out to end the Spuds seventh. The scoreboard read 11-9, with Casper ahead. The Moo’s defensive woes would continue in the eighth as two more errors would cost Joe Hauser (Creighton) three runs to make it 14-9 Casper. The bottom of the inning would see Rocco collect his third hit of the night and bring home a run. Then, Jacobsen would sacrifice himself to bring home Nate Wachter (South Dakota State). Hayman would dig in and drive home Grant Ryan to pull the Moo within two runs of a tie. Nick Kaumbulu would enter with two outs and two on as he would face Cooper Fuchino (Creighton). He would get Fuchino to roll over and end the threat in the 8th. The scoreboard would read 14-12 at the end of the eighth. Drew Gilbert (Menlo) would enter in the ninth and walk the bases loaded. Gilbert’s struggles on the mound would continue as he would walk home two runs before making way for Caiden Brezinski (Butler). Brezinski would strike out his first batter before walking home a run that would be attributed to Gilbert, making it 17-12. The next pitch from Brezinski would be lined into left, scoring two more for the Spuds. Brezinski would manage out of the ninth with a strikeout, the scoreboard reading 19-12. The Moo would go quietly in the bottom half to end the four-hour game 19-12, in favor of the Spuds. The final line saw the Moo score twelve (12) runs on eleven (11) hits and commit nine (9) errors. The Spuds scored nineteen (19) runs on nine (9) hits and had one (1) error defensively. Hunter Billingsley picks up the win for the Spuds, and Eli Larson gets handed the loss. Fremont moves to a 15-17 record overall and a 5-4 second-half record. The Spuds move to a 22-12 overall record with a 6-3 second-half record. The Moo are back tomorrow night at Moller Field to take on the Casper Spuds to wrap up the three-game series at 7:05.
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 32 Moller Field, Fremont, Nebraska, USA FREMONT MOO (15-16 / 5-3) vs. CASPER SPUDS (21-12 / 5-3) First Pitch: 7:05 CT Radio: Big Dog Country 98.9 FM / 1340 AM Audio Stream: Moo Mixlr Video Stream: BSDN Live on YouTube -Game Notes --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- STORYLINES The Hotstepper Wesley Cunningham (Southern Arkansas) worked 11 strikeouts and no walks in the Moo’s 2-1 victory over the Spuds last night. Cunningham’s performance in seven innings was tied for the second longest outing from a Moo pitcher this season. Getting Even The Moo go for their 16th win of the season tonight. If the Moo get the win, they will reach an even record for the first time since May 31st, whent he Moo had a 3-3 record. Spuds Problem The Moo will face the Spuds tonight to begin a three-game series. The Moo are 3-0 all-time during the regular season. The Moo are 9-15 all-time versus the Spuds in the ILB and the ILBCS. The Second Half Explained 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 wins 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: #26 - C COOPER FUCHINO Fuchino (Creighton) began his homestand off right, collected three hits and an RBI in last nights win over the Spuds. #20 - INF JOSHUA HARDAMON Hardamon (Midland) collected a hit in last night’s game against the Spuds pushing his hit streak to nine straight games. It ties the longest streak for an individual on the Moo this season. SPUDS: #11 - INF HANK HARP Ever since joining the Spuds on July 2nd, Harp has been a hitting machine. Harp had multi-hit games in three of his first five games. He has also collected 4 RBIs in that span. In last night’s game, Harp went 4-4 at the plate. #31 - C/INF THEO KUMMER Kummer went 3-5 against the Moo in their most recent series. Kummer had the highest batting average on the team against the Moo and collected 2 RBIs in the series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------