Mitchell Bruce and Kyler Fanning combined on a five inning no-hitter in Moberly’s 13-0 victory over Hallsville on Saturday. The duo combined for 10 strikeouts and stranded four baserunners in being named co-Freeman Financial and Insurance Players of the Game. Fanning had a two-run single and scored three runs. In an earlier 11-1, 6-inning win over Clark County, Bruce was 3-4 with four RBI.
The Spartans jumped on Hallsville for five runs in the first inning. Fanning walked, followed by back-to-back singles by Nolan Samuel and Jackson Engel. Bruce grounded into a fielders choice to bring up Cade Bohm….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOPressbox.com. Moberly sent 12 batters to the plate in the third inning and used six hits to scored seven runs.
Bohm also pitched a six-inning complete game in the win over Clark County. The Spartans improve to 3-0 and will be off until Thursday when they host Fayette in a game that can be heard on NEMOPressbox.com.
Hallsville also beat Clark County 5-4 on Saturday. The Indians are now 2-1 and will have their home-opener against Kirksville on Monday. Find the game on our archive page. Here are postgame interviews with both coaches….
Brandon Boyer:
Jacob Carmack:
