Nottelmann Throws No-No as Tigers Blast SLU

Saturday, March 5

Saint Louis, Mo.

12:00PM

Missouri

Saint Louis

3/5/2011 12:00:00 AM | Softball

March 5, 2011

Box Score

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Junior Kristin Nottelmann threw the second no hitter for the Tigers this week and the Missouri offense exploded for 12 runs on 11 hits to beat Saint Louis 12-0 in five innings. Missouri improves to 9-3 on the season.

Nottelmann threw her second career no hitter, as the only base runner she allowed reached on an error to start the game. She went all five innings with six strikeouts to improve to 5-0 on the season. Her ERA is down to 0.97, and the team ERA sits at 1.59.

No. 17 Mizzou 12, SLU 0 (5)
Box Score

Time: 1:26

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	F
MIZZOU	2	0	5	5	0	X	X	12
SLU	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
W - Nottelmann (5-0)	5.0	0	0	0	0	6
L - Huebbe	3.2	11	12	7	5	3

Hitting Leaders	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
MU - Schweisberger	3	1	2	2	1	0
MU - Ruggeberg	3	1	1	4	0	0

Senior Rhea Taylor broke the school record for most hits in a career, as she went 2-for-3, passing Mary Babb with 263 career hits. Taylor singled in the third to tie it and tripled in the fourth to break it.

Missouri opened the scoring with two unearned runs in the first. Marston and Fleming each singled, with Marston scoring on a throwing error and Fleming touching home on a wild pitch.

A five spot in the third by the Tigers broke the game wide open, making it 7-0 Tigers. Taylor singled and stole second to start the inning and scored on Nicole Hudson's RBI single. After Marston reached on a fielding error, Fleming singled up the middle to score Hudson. Marston would touch home on Marla Schweisberger's single down the line, and three batters later Lisa Simmons singled to right, plating both Schweisberger and Fleming.

Maddison Ruggeberg's grand slam in the top of the fourth was the highlight of another five run inning by the Tigers, as they pushed their lead to 12-0. Taylor led it off with a triple, and the Tigers loaded the bases with two walks. Schweisberger made it 8-0 with a single to left, and Ruggeberg followed with her second home run of the year one batter later. It is the second four RBI game of the week for Ruggeberg.

Taylor, Fleming and Schweisberger collected two hits each, while Simmons and Schweisberger plated two RBI to go with Ruggeberg's four.

Missouri closes out the Missouri Breast Cancer Awareness Tournament with a doubleheader tomorrow. The Tigers face Missouri State at 11 a.m. and UMKC at 1 p.m.