FREMONT – Western Nebraska raced out to a nine-run lead in three innings, defeating the Fremont Moo, 12-3, Friday night at Moller Field. The loss was the third straight for the Moo, giving them their first three-game losing streak of the season.
The Pioneers tallied three runs in the first, two in the second and four in the third to build a 9-0 lead, then added four runs in the fifth to build the lead to 12. Western Nebraska designated hitter Sam Hillyer was 3-for-4 with a double and four RBI to pace the Pioneers offense for the second straight night, after driving in five runs with two homers Thursday night.
Fremont showed life offensively in the eighth, as Luke White hammered a two-run home run to left to get the Moo on the board. Then in the ninth, White drove in a run with a single to left to make it 12-3, Western Nebraska.
Fremont ends its five-game homestand at 2-3. The Moo hit the road for a five-game roadtrip starting Saturday at Souris Valley with a 7:05 first pitch, in a game that will be broadcast on Big Dog 98.9 FM and 1340 AM and streaming online.
