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5-Run Fourth Sends Mizzou To Shutout Win
4/13/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 13, 2000
OZARK, MO -- The Missouri Tigers scored five runs in the fourth inning Wednesday night - two of them on a two-run home run by Nick Wilfong - and went on to a 6-0 victory over the Southwest Missouri State Bears, spoiling their debut at Price Cutter Park.
Ryan Stegall, the Big 12 Conference's leading hitter, started the uprising with a triple to right center, and scored on an infield single by Landon Brandes. Wilfong then delivered his team-leading sixth home run over the scoreboard in right field. After there were two outs, freshman Dan Bane started the merry-go-round again with a walk. Luke Cassis doubled to right center to score Bane, and Jayce Tingler singled home Cassis.
Mizzou (22-13) scored its other run in the sixth on a leadoff triple by Mike Rallo and a sacrifice fly by Jon Williams.
Jon Harris was the Tigers' winning pitcher. He allowed just two hits and struckout eight in four innings of work. Drew Endicott and Mitch Kiler followed Harris to the mound. The trio combined for Missouri's second shutout of the season, scattering five hits, while striking out 13 Bears and walking just two. Harris squared his record at 3-3 and is the Tigers' probable starter on Sunday vs. Nebraska in Columbia.
Southwest Missouri's (14-21) Justin Tignor absorbed the loss (2-3).
This weekend's series opens with a 7 p.m. contest on Friday at MU's Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field. Saturday's game starts at 5 p.m., following Missouri's annual Black-and-Gold Football Game. Sunday's series finale begins at 1 p.m.
