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SMS Defeats Mizzou 5-4 After Rain Delay
4/20/2004 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 20, 2004
COLUMBIA, Mo.-- - Six days after Mizzou defeated SMS 5-4, the Tigers fell to the Bears by the same score on Tuesday at Taylor Stadium. A rain delay of more than two hours in the bottom of the eighth inning, put the time of the game at 5 hours and 14 minutes, as the final out was recorded at 11:47 p.m.
Mizzou (24-14-1) got on the board first with a run in the bottom of the second inning as senior Jeremy Hernandez scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Cosme Caballero.
The Bears took the lead in the third inning, scoring four of their five runs in the inning to take a 4-1 lead.
Freshman John McKee tied the game at four with a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning on what was the first hit of McKee's career. He entered the game with just three at-bats on the year. McKee was 2-for-4 in the game.
SMS took the lead in the top of the seventh inning as Jake Manning drew a bases loaded walk, forcing in Toby Gardenhire for the go-ahead run.
With two outs in the bottom of the eighth, senior Ryan Rallo walked and advanced to third on a single by sophomore James Boone. At that point, with senior Cody Ehlers at the plate, the game was delayed as heavy rains entered the Columbia area.
The game was delayed for 2 hours and 10 minutes before the rain let up, allowing both teams to take the field at 11:34 p.m. to finish off the final inning and a half with Mizzou unable to get a run across the plate.
The 5-4 outcome was the 13th one-run game of the season for the Tigers, who drop to 8-5 in those games.
Mizzou will travel to College Station this weekend for a three-game series against Texas A&M beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday. The ZRG Radio Network (1580 KTGR in Columbia) will carry all of the Tigers' games with Tex Little and Luke Cassis providing the commentary. The broadcasts can also be heard online www.KTGR.com.
