Friday, April 15
Columbia, Mo.
6 p.m.
University of Missouri
vs
LSU
@MizzouBaseball Welcomes No. 9 LSU For Three-Game Set
4/14/2016 1:53:00 PM | Baseball
| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY // TIME | LIVE STATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #9 LSU | Taylor Stadium | Friday, April 15 // 6 p.m. | Stats |
| #9 LSU | Taylor Stadium | Saturday, April 16 // 2 p.m. | Stats |
| #9 LSU | Taylor Stadium | Sunday, April 17 // 1 p.m. | Stats |
- Mizzou Baseball is in the midst of playing seven consecutive games against top-20 teams and that stretch resumes this weekend as No. 9 LSU comes to Taylor Stadium for a three-game set beginning Friday (April 15) at 6 p.m. Saturday's games will begin at 2 p.m. and Sunday's finale will feature a 1 p.m. first pitch. All three games will air live on SEC Network+ with Ben Arnet and Colin McElroy on the call. Pitching matchups are below:
• Friday: RHP Reggie McClain (3-1, 3.30) vs. LHP Jared Poche' (4-2, 2.03)
• Saturday: RHP Tanner Houck (4-2, 2.33) vs. RHP Alex Lange (3-2, 4.74)
• Sunday: LHP Michael Plassmeyer (3-2, 4.22) vs. LHP John Valek (5-1, 3.48)
- Junior CF Jake Ring stole five bases last week and now leads the SEC with 20 steals this season. He is just the seventh Tiger to steal 20 bags in a season. It is the second consecutive season Mizzou has had a 20-base stealer after Brett Peel stole 22 in 2015.
- Senior 1B Zach Lavy leads the SEC and is second nationally with six triples after slugging two last week. His six triples rank seventh in Mizzou history in a single season and they are the most by a Tiger hitter since 1994. Lavy's 21 XBHs lead the SEC.
- Mizzou leads the SEC with 181 walks this season – Vanderbilt is the next-best in the conference with 171. Mizzou is batting just .252 on the year but boasts an OBP of .369, which is the largest jump in batting average to OBP in the SEC at 117 points.
- Tanner Houck earned SEC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season and third time in his career following his dominant outing vs. Auburn last Friday. He is now seventh in the SEC in ERA, fourth in opponent batting average, first in innings pitched, fifth in strikeouts and seventh in strikeouts looking. He also leads the SEC in shutouts and complete games (two).
- Mizzou has seemed to find a Sunday starter with the emergence of freshman LHP Michael Plassmeyer who has been sensational in his first two SEC weekend starts. He is 2-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA in 9.1 innings, allowing just seven hits with a 10-2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Batters are hitting just .206 against him and he tossed 5.2 stellar innings last Saturday vs. Auburn on short rest, striking out a career-best five while allowing just three hits and a walk to on of the SEC's top offenses in Auburn.
- Mizzou has been sensational at getting to the opposing team's starting pitcher over the last 10 games. In fact, opposing starters have thrown just 36 innings against Mizzou in those 10 games (average of nearly 3.2 IP) while only three starters in that span have gone more than 4.0 innings. Mizzou has scored 33 runs off of those starters in 36.0 IP. Mizzou has scored in the first inning in seven of those 10 games, four straight games and five of the last six SEC games.
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