Moberly took advantage of 14 walks and beat Macon 11-2 in the season-opener at General Omar Bradley Field on Friday. Both teams scored a first inning run. Ashton Hunt singled and scored in the second to put the Spartans up for good. Moberly scored four runs in the third inning without a hit, but six walks, to lead 6-1. Both teams scored a run in the fifth. The Spartans received five more free passes in the sixth, but this time added a hit by Nolan Samuel….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. It was his second hit of the night. Ashton Hunt was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Player of the Game. He was on base all four times, went 2-2 and scored three runs. Jackson Engel pitched a complete game. He gave up two run on six hits, struck out nine, walked two and hit two batters. Trey Hatcher led Macon going 3-4 at the plate and drove in both runs. Macon will host Atlanta Saturday at 10am. Moberly will host a round-robin with Clark County and Hallsville Saturday starting at 10. We will broadcast the Hallsville-Moberly game at 2:00.
New Spartans Head Coach Brandon Boyer picked up his first career victory:
