Fremont Walks Off Badlands And Takes First Half ILB Crown

Rich Ray

Moo- 6, Badlands- 5

Fremont (R-H-E): 6-11-0; Badlands (R-H-E): 5-8-3

Win: Trey Nichols (3-0); Loss: Max Martin (2-2); Save: None

HR: Fremont: None; HR: Badlands: Isaac Huettl (1st, 2 on base in first inning).

Fremont, Nebraska- The Fremont Moo claimed the first half championship of the Independence League Baseball Association with a 6-5 walk-off win over the Badlands Big Sticks, Saturday night at Historic Moller Field.

The Big Sticks jumped out to a lead in the top of the first inning. Quade Peters and Brant Kragel started the game with back to back singles off Fremont starter Marco Ibarra. Three batters later, Isaac Huettl hit an opposite field home run to left field, off an 0-1 pitch from Ibarra, to make it 3-0.

Fremont chipped away in the bottom of the third. Christian Hobbs led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch from Big Sticks starter Eli Nissen. Two batters later, Tyman Long hit an RBI double to left field, scoring Hobbs, to make it 3-1. After an Andrew Kirchener flyout, Josh Blount singled to left and Badlands left fielder Joe Osborn misplayed the ball, allowing Long to score, making it 3-2.

The Moo would tie the game in the bottom of the fourth. With two outs, Hunter Palmer singled, then Hobbs smacked an RBI double, scoring Palmer, to make it 3-3.

Fremont took its first lead of the game in the bottom of the sixth. Blake Tablazon pinch hit and drew a walk off Badlands reliever Kobe Krenz. Two batters later, Hobbs walked, then Ben Swails singled through the left side of the infield, scoring Tablazon, to make it 4-3, the Moo. Long then singled, knocking in Hobbs, to put Fremont up 5-3.

The Big Sticks tied the game in the seventh. Pinch hitter Matthew Lewis singled and Balas Buckmaster doubled, to put runners at second and third. Alex Urlaub hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Lewis, to make the score, 5-4. Two batters later, Peters singled, bringing home Buckmaster, to tie the score at five.

The score remained tied going into the bottom of the ninth. Tablazon led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch from reliever Max Martin. Palmer laid down a sacrifice bunt, advancing Tablazon to second. Then, Hobbs hit an 0-2 pitch from Martin into center field, scoring Tablazon, for a walk-off 6-5 Fremont victory.

After the game, Moo Head Coach Ben Ascher recapped the performance. "We got off to a rough start but we had Marco on the mound to start the game and I knew he was going to throw a good game for us," Ascher said.

"I just expected our guys to continue to fight," Ascher said. "We knew what we were fighting for today."

"You couldn't have scripted things any better, " Ascher said. "It was nice to have Blake Tablazon lead off for us in the bottom of the 9th."

Blake Tablazon felt it was a team effort.

"Everyone came through," Tablazon said. "We knew this was a big series and that we needed to win twice."

Fremont starter Marco Ibarra pitched 6.2 innings. The Carson, California native at Cal State-Chico, gave up seven hits, five runs, walked one, struck out five and gave up the home run to Huettl. Brandon Lundquist, the Omaha native at the University of Nebraska, pitched 1.2 innings, giving up one hit, walked two and struck out one. Trey Nichols (3-0), the Bowling Green, Missouri native at Midland University, pitched 0.2 innings, and struck out one.

Badlands starter Eli Nissen pitched 5.0 innings, giving up six hits, two earned runs, walked two, struck out thirteen and hit one batter. Kobe Krenz pitched 3.0 innings, giving up four hits, two earned runs, walked four and struck out six. Max Martin (2-2) took the loss. He pitched 0.1 innings, giving up one hit, one run, and hit one batter.

Offensively, Christian Hobbs went 2-for-4. The Omaha native at Black Hawk Community College drove in two runs, including the game-winner. Ben Swails, the Tiffin, Iowa native at the University of Iowa, was 1-for-5 with a rbi. Tyman Long was 3-for-5. The Sioux Falls, South Dakota native at College of Southern Nevada, drove in two runs.

The Big Sticks' Quade Peters was 2-for-5 with a rbi. Brant Kragel was 2-for-4. Isaac Huettl was 2-for-3 with the first inning three-run home run.

More Information: With the win, Fremont clinched the first half crown of the Independence League, and qualified for the League Championship Series, in the first week of August. This will be the first time in three seasons that the Moo will play for the league championship. Fremont moved to eleven games over .500, a new high-water mark for the season. Christian Hobbs extended his hit streak to ten straight games, and has recorded multiple hits in six straight games.

Up Next: Fremont (17-6) will host Badlands (16-9) Sunday at 6:05pm at Historic Moller Field. With a Moo win, they would sweep the series from the Big Sticks. Sunday is also "Sundae Funday". Fans may purchase a Sunday Special: A general admission ticket and a Moo Meal for $11. The meal includes a hotdog or a burger, popcorn or chips, and a drink. Also, there will be ice cream sundaes for sale at the concession stand. Plus, kids get to run the bases after the game. For tickets and more information, go to www.fremontmoo.com/tickets, or call (402)- 660-1217.

On The Air: All Moo home and road 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/mixlr. All Moo home games have live video streaming at www.fremontmoo.com and on YouTube at: BSDN Live.

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