Losing Streak Hits Five Games As Prospects Down The Moo

Rich Ray

Nebraska Prospects- 11, Moo- 3

Nebraska Prospects (R-H-E): 11-9-0; Fremont (R-H-E): 3-4-3

Win: Jake Williams (2-0); Loss: Zane Leyden (0-1); Save: None

HR: Prospects: Easton Swafford (1st, 1 on in third inning); HR: Fremont: Neil Jansen (3rd, 1 on in seventh Inning)

Fremont, Nebraska- The Nebraska Prospects handed the Fremont Moo their fifth straight defeat in an 11-3 contest at Historic Moller Field, Thursday night.

Both teams got on the board in the first inning. Tyler Palmer led off the game with a single off Moo starter Zane Leyden and Easton Swafford followed with a walk. Two batters later, Joel Benes was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The next batter, Cole Kitchens, hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Palmer to put the Prospects up, 1-0.

In the bottom of the first, Blake Tablazon led off the inning with a single off Prospects starter Jake Williams. Ben Swails drew a walk, then Tyler Harrington reached on a fielder's choice, putting runners at first and third. The next batter, Hayden Lewis, grounded out to second, scoring Tablazon, to make it 1-1.

The Prospects took control in the third. Palmer was hit by a pitch and Swafford hit a 1-1 pitch from Leyden over the left-center field fence, to make it 3-1.

In the fourth, Danny Spongberg doubled with two outs. Palmer then tripled to right-center, scoring Spongberg. Swafford drew a walk and Jackson Trout reached on a throwing error, scoring Palmer, to make it 5-1. Then, Joel Benes hit a two-RBI single to left, scoring Swafford and Trout to make it 7-1, the Prospects.

The visitors added two more in the sixth. Trout reached on a fielder's choice and two wild pitches from Moo reliever Devin Fritzsch moved him to third. Benes reached on a throwing error, scoring Trout, making it 8-1. Benes advanced to third on another wild pitch. Two batters later, Britton Bond walked, as did Colin Lynam, to follow. Then, Kaden Young hit a two-RBI single to center, scoring Benes and Bond to put the Prospects ahead 10-1.

The Prospects scored their final run in the seventh. Off reliever Evan Kleinhans, Trout reached on a fielder's choice. Benes walked to put runners at first and second. Then, Kitchens reached on an error at short, scoring Trout to make it 11-1.

Fremont got back on the board in the bottom of the seventh. Andrew Kirchner singled to left and advanced to second on a wild pitch from reliever Casey Trapp. Two batters later, Neil Jansen swung at a 3-1 pitch and hit a towering home run over the left field fence to make it 11-3.

That is all Fremont could put together, however, as Truit Luth finished things up for the Prospects. In the bottom of the ninth, he got Hayden Lewis to pop out to third, Jayson Willers to ground out to third and got Kirchner to strike out looking at a 1-2 pitch for the final out of the game.

Prospects' starter Jake Williams (2-0) earned the win. He pitched 6.0 innings, giving up two hits, one run, walked one, struck out ten and hit one batter. Casey Trapp pitched 1.0 inning. He gave up two hits, two runs, struck out one, yielded the home run to Jansen and had one wild pitch. Truit Luth pitched 2.0 innings and struck out two.

Fremont starter Zane Leyden (0-1) took the loss. The Firth, Nebraska native at Bellevue University pitched 3.2 innings, giving up six hits, six earned runs, walked two, struck out five, yielded the home run to Swafford and hit two batters. Devin Fritzsch pitched 2.1 innings. The Elkhorn native at Washburn University gave up two hits, one earned run, walked four, struck out two and had three wild pitches. Evan Kleinhans pitched 1.2 innings. The Berkeley, California native at Columbia University gave up one unearned run, walked one and struck out one. Trey Nichols pitched 1.1 innings. The Bowling Green, Missouri native at Midland University gave up one hit and struck out three.

Offensively, the Prospects' Tyler Palmer was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Easton Swafford was 1-for-3 with a two-run home run. Joel Benes was 1-for-3 with two RBI's. Cole Kitchens was 0-for-5, but drove in a run. Kaden Young was 1-for-5 with two RBI's and Danny Spongberg was 2-for-4.

Fremont's Hayden Lewis was 0-4. However the Yutan native at the University of Nebraska drove in one run. Neil Jansen was 1-for-3. The Cypress, California native at San Jose State hit a two-run home run.

More Information: With the loss, Fremont's losing streak hit a season-high five games. The Prospects lead the season series, over the Moo, 5-4.

Up Next: Fremont (22-17, 5-10) will host the Nebraska Prospects (24-5, 10-2) in game two of the four-game series, Friday night. First pitch at Historic Moller Field is 7:05pm. Friday night is "Fireworks Friday", right after the conclusion of the game. For tickets, 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 also be heard on smartphones, iPads, and other mobile devices by going to www.fremontmoo.com/mixlr. All Moo home games stream live video at www.fremontmoo.com and on YouTube at: BSDN Live.

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