After losing by one in Moberly in mid-April, 6th ranked Fulton turned the tables and edged the 2nd ranked Spartans 3-2 on Veterans Salute Night at General Omar Bradley Field on Tuesday. Similar to the earlier matched when Moberly came from 3 down, the Hornets came from 2 down. The Spartans got an RBI single from Jackson Engel to score Ashton Hunt in the third inning. Later in the frame, Cade Bohm drove in another run…..
Brad Boyer with the call on nemopressbox.com. Fulton tied the game in the bottom of the 4th on a 2-RBI single by Miles Bethell. In the bottom of the 6th, Luke Holland led off with a double and advanced to third on a throwing error. Ethan Milius provided the game-winner….
Fulton starting pitcher Justin Case was our Freeman Financial and Insurance Outstanding Player of the Game. He went 6-and-two-thirds innings and gave up two runs on four hits with two strikeouts and four walks, before leaving due to pitch count. His record improves to 6-1. Bethell got the save with a strikeout. Mitchell Bruce took the loss. He pitched six innings and was charged with three runs, on five hits. He struck out six and walked one and dropped to 4-2.
Moberly could have clinched the NCMC title outright with a win. Instead the Spartans drop to 6-1, while Fulton moves its conference mark to 6-3. The Spartans’ 13-game winning streak was stopped dropping Moberly to 21-3. Fulton improves to 15-4. Moberly hosts Marshall on Friday, while Fulton entertains Mexico. You can hear the full broadcast by going to the Game Archive section of nemopressbox.com.
postgame with Moberly coach Brandon Boyer:
