University of Missouri
Mississippi Valley State
Eleven-Run Second Innings Leads Mizzou to Blowout Victory
5/6/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 6, 2006
COLUMBIA, Mo.-- - Missouri sophomore Brock Bond led off the bottom of the second inning for Mizzou with a home run to score the first of 11 runs the Tigers would put across the plate in the inning, as Missouri cruised to a 19-2 win in the second game of a three-game series with Mississippi Valley State at Taylor Stadium on Saturday.
Junior Max Scherzer made his first weekend start since April 8 and recorded the victory to move to 5-1 on the season. He struck out seven batters in six innings on the mound, allowing two runs on four hits.
Bond's homer in the second inning was his second of the season. He added a singled later in the second as the Tigers sent 16 batters to the plate in the inning. Senior J.C. Field and sophomore Evan Frey each were hit by a pitch twice in the bottom of the second. Senior Trevor Helms had a triple and senior Derek Chambers and sophomore Gary Arndt each doubled in the inning.
The 11 runs were the most Missouri has scored in an inning this season.
Bond finished 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Chambers was 3-for-4 in the game with two RBI and a pair of runs scored. He has driven in seven runs in the first two games of the series.
After the second-inning outburst, Mizzou (24-21) did not score in the next five innings, but put up seven runs in the eighth inning, sending 12 batters to the plate. Freshman Kyle Mach hit a three-run home run, his first of his career. That was followed by a pair of doubles by senior Trevor Helms and sophomore Dan Pietroburgo.
Helms was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and score three times.
Mississippi Valley State (23-29) score both of its runs in the sixth inning on three hits and left the bases loaded.
Missouri has won four straight games and six of its last seven.
The series with Mississippi Valley State (23-28) will conclude at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Taylor Stadium. The Tigers return to Big 12 Conference play next weekend with a three-game series against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. All MU games can be heard on KTGR 1580-AM in Columbia and at KTGR.com. Live stats are also available on mutigers.com and Live Video for all home games is available through Mizzou All-Access on mutigers.com.
