Oct. 16, 2000
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Junior centerfielder Wes Fewell drove home three runs and freshman catcher Andy Ruyan went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the White team to a 10-3 victory in fall baseball action Monday night.
The University of Missouri's annual intrasquad matchup dubbed the Fall World Series is now tied at one game apiece.
The Black team started the contest's scoring with a three-run second inning, thanks to RBI-singles from sophomore Dan Bane and freshman Ryan Rallo. Senior Mitch Kiler also drove home a run in the inning on a ground out to short that allow freshman Brian Desch to score.
In the top of the third, the White team had its own three-run frame. Freshman rightfielder Lee Laskowski led-off the inning with a double to right center. Andy Ruyan, another freshman, followed two batters later with a double to right center that plated Laskowski. Fewell's single to right scored freshman Shannon Wheeler and Felipe Tetelboin's sacrifice fly tied the game at three runs apiece.
The White team, also known as the Tigers, broke the tie in the top of the fifth when Wheeler scored on a balk by the Black team's starting pitcher Shaun Marcum. The MU White team broke the game open with four runs on three hits in the sixth. Junior right-hander Scott Nichols walked Wheeler with the bases loaded, which allowed first baseman Mick Weiss to score. Runyan followed that effort with an RBI-single to center field that scored sophomore Kevin Henry to make the score 6-3. Fewell's fielder's choice allowed two more runners to score.
The Tigers added a run in the seventh and a run in the eighth for the game's final margin.
Freshman Mike Mitchell went six innings on the mound and picked up the win for the White team. Marcum took the loss for the Black team.
"This was another well played game and considering the weather conditions, both starting pitchers did an excellent job" said head baseball coach Tim Jamieson. "Our batters were allowed to take good swings and produce runs offensively."
"The series is tied at one win apiece, which means we will play four games and that is good for our players," Jamieson added.
Game three of the Fall World Series is Wed., Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. All series games are free and open to the public.