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Moo Recap: 7/20 – Moo wrap up road trip splitting two games against Hastings

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Moo’s incredible comeback split the doubleheader and picked up a win to wrap up the road trip.

After yesterday’s game was suspended due to rain, it would become a doubleheader at Duncan Field. The Moo looked to complete a comeback in game one and go for a series win in game two.
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Resumed Game from Saturday:
Game one of this impromptu doubleheader would begin in the bottom of the fifth inning, with the Moo trailing 1-0. Eli Larson (Sioux Falls) would take the mound relieving Tyler Wise (Kansas Wesleyan) after his four-inning outing last night. The first pitch would be thrown at 5:01, and Larson would work a clean fifth to send it to the sixth.
Larson and Braden Cork for Hastings would both work clean sixth and seventh innings on the mound before the Moo would fancy their first run in the eighth.
Rocco Geritano (SUSCC) would reach on a base hit to kickstart the bats in the frame. He would make it to second on a Cooper Fuchino (Creighton) single, setting up Henry Hayman (Akron) with a prime RBI opportunity that he wouldn’t squander. Hayman would punch a hit into right field, bringing home Geritano to tie the game at one. Fuchino would make it to third but would not score in the inning.
The Sodbusters would respond with two outs in the eighth. Brady Alexander would reach on a hit and steal second, setting up Kale Jensen for an opportunity to take a late lead. Jensen wouldn’t miss the Larson fastball and poke it into left, bringing home Alexander to make it 2-1 Hastings. The runs wouldn’t stop coming for the Busters as Joey Hecker would bring home two on a bases-loaded single to make it 4-1 Hastings. Another two-out single from Jett Hannaford would bring home the fourth and final run of the inning.
The Moo trailed by four runs heading to the ninth, down by a score of 5-1. Braden Cork looked to finish off the contest with three outs, and he would get it to end this game. A 5-1 Sodbuster victory.
Sodbuster reliever Braden Cork would get the win, and Eli Larson would get the loss for the Moo
The Moo scored one (1) run on ten (10) hits, while committing two (2) errors. The Sodbusters scored five (5) runs on seven (7) hits and committed no errors.
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Game Two
The second game of the doubleheader began at 6:35 at Duncan Field and would be a seven-inning affair. After the loss in game one, the Moo needed a win more than ever in the second-half pennant chase to stay in contention.
The opening frame would be a scoreless one for the Moo, but the Sodbusters would counter with two runs, one earned on a fielder’s choice and another on a fielding error from the Moo to make it 2-0 Hastings at the end of the first.
The Moo and the Sodbusters would go scoreless in the second, third, fourth, and fifth as starters Logan Anderson (Sioux Falls) and Josh West would dazzle in this one. The Moo starter Anderson would go five innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on two walks while striking out five batters.
Once he left, Joe Hauser (Creighton) would enter and give up two runs in his inning of work. It was almost three, but left fielder Carter Schellsmidt would hit Carter Sintek (Houston) on the relay to home to get the final out of the sixth inning at the plate, as the scoreboard read 4-0 Hastings, going to the seventh.
The Moo would muster a run in the top of the seventh on a Seve Aguirre (SE Oklahoma State) single to bring home Brayden Jones (Doane) to make it 4-1. With two runners on, Sintek would walk, which would give way to Carter Schellsmidt. Schellsmidt would drop a single into the center to bring home two runs to make it a one-run ball game with the tying run on third for Fremont. Cooper Fuchino dug in with an opportunity to tie the game. A grounder over to Joey Hecker would be mishandled at first, allowing Fuchino to reach and Sintek to score, tying the game at four. Hayman would dig in and fly out, sending this game to the bottom of the seventh.
Hauser would begin the inning, securing the first two outs before Brady Alexander would hustle his way to second with a double to put the winning run in scoring position. Hauser would get the final out and send us to an extra eighth inning.
Hayman would be the runner on second to begin the frame and would move over to third on an infield single from Tyman Long (North Dakota State). Brayden Jones would launch a fly ball into left. It would have been out at Moller, but it was good enough to be a sac fly to score Hayman, making it 5-4 Moo. The same idea applies for Joshua Hardamon’s rocket into center to bring home Long to make it 6-4. Tyler Wise (Kansas Wesleyan) would poke a single into right to score Hardamon to give Fremont a three-run lead. Fuchino would dig in with two on and two out and put a hole in the left field wall with a two-RBI double, giving the Moo a 9-4 lead.
Hauser would allow an unearned run to score to slam the door shut to split the series with a 9-4 win. Hauser picks up the win while Ethan Marshall gets the loss.
The Moo scored nine (9) runs on eleven (11) hits, while committing two (2) errors. The Sodbusters scored five (5) runs on nine (9) hits and committed two (2) errors.
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In total, on the afternoon, Fremont moves to a 21-23 record overall and an 11-10 second-half record. The Sodbusters moved to a 26-18 overall record and a 10-6 second-half record.
The Moo are back at home tomorrow night with a bout against the Nebraska Prospects beginning at 7:05 at Moller Field, beginning the final homestand of the season.

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