Sodbusters Defeat Moo, 10-6, in Game 1 of 6

FREMONT – In a matchup of the top two teams in the Clark Division, Hastings answered a Fremont rally with four runs in the top of the ninth to capture the first game of a six-game series between the Moo and Sodbusters, 10-6.
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In a matchup of the top two teams in the Clark Division, Hastings answered a Fremont rally with four runs in the top of the ninth to capture the first game of a six-game series between the Moo and Sodbusters, 10-6.
Fremont had trailed the entire game until tying it in the eighth. But Casey Burnham led off the ninth with a home run to right off Tre Turner to give Hastings the lead for good. Then Conner Laux drew a walk, Ryan McDonald doubled and Grant Schmidt drew a walk to load the bases for Reece Anderson, who lined a single to right to score two. A throwing error on a stolen base attempt allowed Schmidt to score to push the Hastings lead to four. Jake Bigham came on in the ninth and retired the Moo in order to capture the save.
Hastings jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. With one out, Laux singled to left, then moved to third when Tayten Tredeway doubled to left. Then with runners at second and third, a wild pitch allowed Laux to scored and moved Tredeway to third. McDonald grounded out to third to score Tredeway and give the Sodbusters a 2-0 lead. The Moo responded in the second. Brock Reller tripled to right, then scored on Jack Simonsen’s sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Then in the fourth, Anderson led off the inning with a single, was bunted to second, moved to third on a wild pitch, then scored when Will Richardson reached on an error to push the lead to 3-1. In the top of the sixth, Schmidt doubled and Anderson homered to open the lead farther to 5-1, Sodbusters.
In the seventh, Burnham led off with a triple, then scored on Conner Laux’s grounder to second to push the lead to 6-1, Hastings. The Moo fought their way back into the game in the bottom of the seventh. Luke White led off the inning with his third home run in two games, clearing the left-center field fence to cut it to 6-2. Brock Reller was hit by pitch, then moved to third two batters later when Nick Emanuel doubled to center. After a walk to Dillon Sears loaded the bases, Kanin Dodge blooped a two-run single to right to pull the Moo within two.
The rally continued in the eighth for Fremont. Ronnie McBride drew a leadoff walk, then stole second and third and scored when the first baseman threw wildly trying to retire him coming home on a ball hit by Reller, who moved to second on the errant throw. The next batter, Jack Simonsen, singled to right to drive in Reller and tie the game before Hastings rallied in the ninth.
In addition to White’s team-leading seventh home run of the season, Emanuel was 2-for-4 with a double while Reller scored three runs and hit a triple.
The Moo and Sodbusters will play the second of their six-game series Wednesday at Moller Field (750 S. Broad Street, Fremont, Neb.) at 7:05 pm.  The top two teams in the Clark Division will play 14 of the next 17 games against each other, beginning with tonight’s game.
Fremont had trailed the entire game until tying it in the eighth, but Casey Burnham led off the ninth with a home run to right off Tre Turner to give Hastings the lead for good. Then Conner Laux drew a walk, Ryan McDonald doubled and Grant Schmidt drew a walk to load the bases for Reece Anderson, who lined a single to right to score two. A throwing error on a stolen base attempt allowed Schmidt to score to push the Hastings lead to four. Jake Bigham came on in the ninth and retired the Moo in order to capture the save.
Hastings jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first. With one out, Laux singled to left, then moved to third when Tayten Tredeway doubled to left. Then with runners at second and third, a wild pitch allowed Laux to scored and moved Tredeway to third. McDonald grounded out to third to score Tredeway and give the Sodbusters a 2-0 lead. The Moo responded in the second. Brock Reller tripled to right, then scored on Jack Simonsen’s sacrifice fly to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Then in the fourth, Anderson led off the inning with a single, was bunted to second, moved to third on a wild pitch, then scored when Will Richardson reached on an error to push the lead to 3-1. In the top of the sixth, Schmidt doubled and Anderson homered to open the lead farther to 5-1, Sodbusters.
In the seventh, Burnham led off with a triple, then scored on Conner Laux’s grounder to second to push the lead to 6-1, Hastings. The Moo fought their way back into the game in the bottom of the seventh. Luke White led off the inning with his third home run in two games, clearing the left-center field fence to cut it to 6-2. Brock Reller was hit by pitch, then moved to third two batters later when Nick Emanuel doubled to center. After a walk to Dillon Sears loaded the bases, Kanin Dodge blooped a two-run single to right to pull the Moo within two.
The rally continued in the eighth for Fremont. Ronnie McBride drew a leadoff walk, then stole second and third and scored when the first baseman threw wildly trying to retire him coming home on a ball hit by Reller, who moved to second on the errant throw. The next batter, Jack Simonsen, singled to right to drive in Reller and tie the game before Hastings rallied in the ninth.
In addition to White’s team-leading seventh home run of the season, Emanuel was 2-for-4 with a double while Reller scored three runs and hit a triple.
The Moo and Sodbusters will play the second of their six-game series Wednesday at Fremont’s Moller Field at 7:05 pm.  The top two teams in the Clark Division will play 14 of the next 17 games against each other, beginning with tonight’s game.