March 29, 2005
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Mizzou will face in-state rival Saint Louis University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in Saint Louis. The Tigers are 20-4 on the season and carry a 12-game winning streak into the matchup with the Billikens.
AT THE POLLS
Mizzou has climbed into the latest National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association Top 35, coming in at No. 24. The Tigers have been receiving votes in the poll for the past three weeks, but this is their first ranking of the season.
LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARD
Missouri has outscored its opponents 260-68 this season and has recorded double-digits in runs in 15 of its 24 games. That includes a stretch of nine straight games with at least 10 runs from March 6-March 20.
The Tigers are averaging near 11 runs a game, while holding its opponents to under three runs per outing. Earlier this year, MU outscored North Dakota State 55-4 in a four-game series and the previous week, it swept a three-games series from Youngstown State by a combined score of 42-2.
If MU was to maintain its current scoring pace, it would finish the regular season with 606 runs. The school record for runs in a season is 573, set in 1998.
ZEROS ACROSS THE BOARD
Hidden behind the high scoring offense the Tigers have had this season, is some impressive pitching outings for Mizzou this season. MU has a 2.12 ERA heading into this Wednesday, which leads the Big 12 Conference.
The Tigers have already recorded five shutouts this season. They had five all of last season
MU had stretch of 26 innings of shutout ball from March 14 (vs. Youngstown State) to March 19 (vs. North Dakota State). Earlier this season the Tigers put together 23-innings of not allowing a run.
BEHIND THE STREAK
To say that the Tigers have been dominate during the current 12-game winning streak would be an understatement.
Over the past 12 games, MU has outscored its opponents 122-16. It has hit .308, while holding the opponents to a .176 batting average. Mizzou's slugging percentage is .437 and its on-base percentage is .473. Opponents are slugging .214 with a .258 on-base percentage.
The MU pitchers' ERA is 1.30 during the streak, as compared to 10.33 for the opposition. While Tiger pitchers have thrown just two wild pitches in the 12 games, their opponents have had 20. Seven opposing batters have been hit by a pitch during the streak, while 34 Tigers have reached on an HBP.
HITS KEEP ON COMING
Junior Derek Chambers carries a nine-game hitting streak into Wednesday's game with SLU. Chambers has also had a pair of five-game hitting streaks already this season.
The longest hitting streak of the season for the Tigers was Junior James Boone's 12-game streak earlier this month.