Cardiac Cows Defeat Sodbusters In Firecracker Thriller

Rich Ray

Moo- 9, Sodbusters- 8

Fremont (R-H-E): 9-10-1; Hastings (R-H-E): 8-5-0

Win: Cooper Mollet (2-0); Loss: Niko Riera (0-1); Save: Darius Blasingane (1)

HR: Fremont: Neil Jansen (2nd, 2 on base in 9th inning); HR: Hastings: None

Hastings, Nebraska- The fourth of July matinee at Duncan Field turned into a Moo comeback for the ages. Fremont trailed Hastings 8-1 after seven innings, but stormed back to defeat the Sodbusters, 9-8, Tuesday evening.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth, when Hastings plated five runs. Markos Cabranes led off with a walk and stole second base. Zach Vetal walked to put runners at first and second. Nick Jones laid down a sacrifice bunt, advancing the runners to second and third. Then, Landon Gaz ripped a two-RBI double, scoring Cabranes and Vetal to make it 2-0. Two batters later, Josh Prinner smoked an RBI double, scoring Gaz to make it a 3-0, Sodbusters lead. Layne Shiers drew a walk and that chased Moo starter Landon Mueller from the game. Reliever Jacob Ortiz came on and delivered an errant pick off throw to first, scoring Josh Prinner, to make it 4-0. Anthony Chavez brought home Shiers on an RBI single to make it 5-0, Hastings.

The Sodbusters added a run in the top of the fifth. Kale Jensen led off with a walk. After a groundout, Vetal hit an RBI single, scoring Jensen, to put Hastings up 6-0.

Fremont finally got on the board in the top of the seventh. Ben Swails led off with a single. Two batters later, Jayson Willers smacked an RBI double, scoring Swails to make it 6-1.

Hastings added two in the bottom of the seventh to extend the lead to seven runs. After Moo reliever Jagger Edwards got a flyout to begin the inning, Evan Kleinhans entered the game, on the mound. He hit Cabranes with a pitch and walked Vetal to put runners on first and second. Then, a wild pitch advanced runners to second and third. Kleinhans then walked Nick Jones and Landon Gaz, bringing home Cabranes to make it 7-1. Kyle Hiltbrand then hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Vetal, to put Hastings up 8-1.

Then...the Moo comeback began. In the top of the eighth, Brandon Mackey took over for Sodbuster starter Markus Miller. Mackey walked the leadoff batter in the inning, Easton Steck. Two batters later, Jason Clark got hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Next, Neil Jansen singled to load up the bases. Then, Ben Swails drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Steck, to make it 8-2. The Sodbusters went to the bullpen and brought in Kaden Kuusela. He got Moo pinch-hitter Blake Tablazon to ground out to second, but Clark scored, making it 8-3. Then, Jayson Willers roped a two-RBI double, scoring Jansen and Swails to make it 8-5. After Henry Hayman was hit by a pitch, Andrew Kirchener singled to load up the bases. Then, Willers scored on a wild pitch, to make the score 8-6, however, Kuusela got Steck to ground out to first to end the inning.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Moo went to reliever Cooper Mollet. He walked Shiers to begin the inning, but got Anthony Chavez to swing and miss while Shiers was attempting to steal second. However, a batter's interference call wiped Shiers off the bases, as well, for a double play. Kale Jensen drew a walk before Mollet got Cabranes to pop up to third, to end the inning.

The Sodbusters went to the bullpen and brought in NIko Riera to close out the ninth, but the Moo had other plans. Tyler Hummel led off with a walk and Jason Clark delivered a base hit down the right field line to put runners at first and second. Moo coach Ben Ascher entered Darius Blasingane into the game, to pinch-run for Clark, at first. The next batter, Neil Jansen hit a Riera 3-2 pitch to the deepest part of Duncan Field, over the center field wall and 408-foot sign, for a three run home run, to put the Moo ahead 9-8.

In the bottom of the ninth, Blasingane stayed in the game to pitch. He got Vetal to fly out to right for the first out. Then, Jones flew out to center for the second out. Blasingane sealed the miraculous comeback victory by getting Gaz to swing and miss at a 3-2 fastball to end the game.

Fremont starter Landon Mueller pitched 3.2 innings. The Fremont native at Southeast Community College gave up three hits, three earned runs, walked four and struck out four and had three wild pitches. Jacob Ortiz pitched 1.1 innings. The Tucson, Arizona native at Cerro Coso Community College gave up one hit, one run, walked two and had one wild pitch. Jagger Edwards pitched 1.1 innings. The San Antonio, Texas native at Columbia University retired all four batters he faced. Evan Kleinhans worked 0.2 innings. The Berkeley, California native, also from Columbia University gave up two runs, walked three, struck out one and hit one batter. Cooper Mollet (2-0) earned the win. The Edina, Minnesota native at Northern Iowa Area Community College pitched 1.0 inning. He walked two and struck out one. Darius Blasingane (1) earned the save. He pitched 1.0 inning striking out one.

Hastings starter Markus Miller pitched 7.0 innings. He gave up four hits, one run, struck out nine and committed one balk. Brayden Mackey pitched 0.1 innings. He gave up one hit, four runs, walked two and hit one batter. Kaden Kuusela pitched 0.2 innings. He gave up two hits, one run and hit one batter. Niko Riera (0-1) took the loss. He pitched 1.0 inning, giving up three hits, three runs, walked two, struck out one and gave up the three-run home run to Neil Jansen.

Offensively, Fremont's Neil Jansen was 2-for-5 with the three-run home run. Ben Swails was 3-for-4 and an RBI and Jayson Willers was 2-for-4 with three RBI's.

For Hastings, Anthony Chavez was 1-for-5 with an RBI. Zach Vetal was 1-for-2 with a run batted in. Landon Gaz went 1-for-3 with two RBI's and Josh Prinner was 1-for-4 with a run batted in.

More Information: With the victory, Fremont claimed the first two games of the series with the Sodbusters. The Moo have now won all eight games they have played against Hastings this season and extended its win streak over the Sodbusters to nine straight, dating back to last year. Neil Jansen's home run was the first dinger hit by a Sodbuster opposing player to straight-a-way center, at Duncan Field, in the existence of the Sodbuster franchise.

Up Next: Fremont (20-12, 3-5) will host Hastings (7-24, 2-4) in the final game of the two-city, three-game series, Wednesday night. First pitch at Historic Moller Field is 7:05pm. Wednesday night is "Go Big Red Night". Fans that arrive wearing their Husker apparel will receive 1/2 off the price for a general admission ticket. There will be $3 specials on alcohol like Twisted Tea, Vizzy, White Claw, Truly and Cayman Jack. Also, there will be $2 specials on hot dogs. Tommy's Express will be giving away "Works Washes". Also, the Moo will have "9 Innings of Winning". Each fan will receive one raffle ticket to win prizes such as Husker Tickets and they can purchase additional tickets for more chances to win. Plus, it's "Moo Win, You Win". If Fremont wins, fans are encouraged to hold onto their ticket and redeem it at the July 19th game versus the Oahe Zap, for a free general admission ticket. Go to www.fremontmoo.com/tickets or call (402)-660-1217 for more information.

On The Air: All Moo home and away games are broadcast on radio on Big Dog Country, 98.9 FM and 1340 AM, KHUB. Games can be heard on smartphones, iPads, and other mobile devices via the Moo website: www.fremontmoo.com. All Moo home games have live video streaming at www.fremontmoo.com and on YouTube at: BSDN Live.

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