FREMONT – The Fremont Moo cut a three-run deficit to one, but a stellar effort by the Souris Valley bullpen allowed the Sabre Dogs to hold on win, 5-4, clinching a two-game series sweep.
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The loss was Fremont’s fifth straight, a season-long losing streak. The Moo still hold a share of first place in the Clark Division, but will enter play Monday in a first-place tie with the winner of tonight’s Western Nebraska/Hastings game.
The Moo trailed 5-4 after 3.5 innings, but then lockdown relief pitching by Austin Glaze and Tanner Riley limited Fremont to just one hit and three baserunners over the final four innings.
The Moo got on the board in the first. With one out, Ronnie McBride reached on an error by the shortstop. He moved to third on Luke White’s single to left-center. Then, Matt Abdelnour singled up the middle to drive in McBride and give Fremont a 1-0 lead. Souris Valley answered in the bottom of the first. Cal Villareal was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, then scored when Nik Levenstiens doubled to right to tie the game at one.
The Moo wasted no time taking back the lead. Cooper Morrison led off the second by being hit by a pitch. With Ryan Koski at the plate, Morrison stole second, then moved to third on a wild pitch. He scored on Jaxson Simmerman’s single to right, giving Fremont a 2-1 lead.
The Sabre Dogs took the lead in the third. With one out, Josh Solomon hit a solo home run to tie the game at two. Mason Dineson followed with a single to left, Nik Levenstiens walked and Bo McClintock hit his third home run of the series against Fremont, a three-run shot to give Souris Valley a 5-2 lead.
In the top of the fourth, the Moo responded. Morrison led off the inning by homering to right. With one out, Simmerman flared a single to right. He advanced to third when Sears singled to right, then scored on a wild pitch to cut the Sabre Dogs lead to 5-4.
Jaxson Simmerman paced the offense by going 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Cooper Morrison homered for the first time this year. Isaac Van Dyke was terrific in a losing effort from the bullpen, scattering four hits over five innings of shutout relief.
Fremont (9-8) heads to Dickinson, N.Dak., to take on the Badlands Big Sticks in a three-game series of division leaders. The series begins Monday at 7:35 pm in a game that can be heard on Big Dog 98.9 FM and 1340 AM in Fremont, and streaming online.
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