The Fremont Moo (27-14) split a doubleheader with the Sioux Falls Sunfish (22-19), falling in the first contest 3-2 and winning 13-2 in the latter. Both games lasted seven innings due to Saturday’s rainout. 

In the first game, Austin Callahan started the Moo’s offense off with an RBI double, giving Fremont an early 1-0 lead. The Moo struck again in the second, as Jack Simonsen scored on an infield single by Derian Morphew.

Sioux Falls answered in the fourth when Zeph Hoffpauir singled to bring in Will Olson, cutting the Moo’s lead in half. In the top of the sixth, the Sunfish scored two more to take the lead and the game, as the Moo dropped the first contest 3-2.

Fremont starter Brody Sintek was handed the loss, giving up six hits, three runs (all earned) and three walks while striking out seven in six innings of work. Offensively, Morphew, Simonsen, Callahan and Ryan Koski each went 2-for-3.

The Moo rebounded in the next game, jumping out to a 7-2 lead in the second inning. Ryne Hays highlighted the frame by hitting a grand slam, his second home run of the year. Callahan then doubled to bring two runs in, followed by a Luke White sacrifice fly.

Fremont continued its dominance in the next inning, as Callahan sliced a single, making the score 10-2. In the bottom of the fifth, Callahan once again singled to score Morphew for his sixth RBI of the game. Then, with the bases loaded, Luke White walked to bring in Austin Baskin for the Moo’s 12th run. The Moo scored its final run in the bottom of the sixth, winning 13-2.

Jackson Gordon earned his first win of the season in his first outing for the Moo, going two scoreless innings and giving up only one hit while striking out three. Offensively, Callahan led the Moo with his 3-for-4 performance, while Simonsen went 2-for-3.

The Moo will travel up to Sioux Falls to face the Sunfish at 6;35 PM Monday. Tune into Nate Rohr and Zach Berman’s broadcast on FremontMoo.com and Big Dog 98.9 FM and 1340 AM.