University of Missouri
Texas
Six-Run Inning Powers Missouri Past Texas
4/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
April 14, 2001
AUSTIN, Texas -- The University of Missouri baseball team used a six-run second inning to take a commanding lead and the Tigers recorded a 10-6 victory over Texas Saturday at Disch-Falk Field in Big 12 Conference action.
The Tigers got things going in the first inning with a run. Jayce Tingler reached on an error and moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt by W.T. Hoover. Tingler scored on a single by Lee Laskowski. Missouri is now 15-2 when scoring first in a contest this season.
After UT tied the score in its half of the first inning, Missouri erupted for six runs in the top of the second inning.
Ryan Stegall hit a triple to lead off the second inning. Wes Fewell reached on a fielder's choice to bring up Kurt Propst. Propst hit a ground ball that was scored an error, scoring Stegall. Luke Cassis reached on a fielder's choice before Tingler was hit by a pitch. Hoover drove in Propst with an infield out while Laskowski singled to score Cassis. Mick Weiss hit a three-run home run to right field to give Missouri a 7-1 lead. Weiss' homer was his fourth of the season and sets a career-high for the Missouri first baseman.
Texas scored a run in both the second and third innings to make it 7-3.
Missouri put a run across in the fourth inning. Cassis led off the inning with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice by Tingler before Hoover drove in Cassis with a single to center.
In the fifth inning, Weiss singled to center to chase UT starting pitcher Albert Montes. Weiss' single was his second hit of the contest and he has now recorded two-or-more hits in 14 games this season. Weiss scored when Williams reached on an error. Williams gave the Tigers a 10-3 edge when he scored on a double play.
Jeff Ontiveros hit his second home run, a solo shot in the sixth inning, of the game to cut into the Tigers' lead as MU led 10-4 after six frames.
While the Longhorns scored two runs in the eighth inning, Missouri hung on for the 10-6 win as Stegall retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning. Logan Dale improved to 3-2 with the win. Dale allowed five hits in 5 and two-thirds innings pitched.
