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Teams Announced for Baseball Black and Gold Game

Oct. 12, 2005

Coming off a third-straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, the University of Missouri baseball team will open up its Fall 2005 schedule with the Black and Gold Game at 6 p.m. on Friday at Taylor Stadium. The intersquad game will give Tiger fans their first chance to see the 2005-06 Mizzou Baseball team in action

The Tigers have been split into two teams. The rosters are below.

Mizzou is coming off another trip to the NCAA Tournament last spring, which capped of a 40-23 season. It is one of just two teams in the Big 12 Conference that has advanced to three-straight postseasons. Tim Jamieson enters his 12th season as the Missouri head coach. He will welcome back 17 letterwinners from last year's team and has added 14 newcomers for the upcoming season.

Among the returners this season are last year's Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year and All-American Max Scherzer and All-Big 12 Conference Team members Hunter Mense, Nathan Culp, Taylor Parker, Zane Taylor and Jacob Priday, who also earned Freshman All-American honors last season.

Following the Black and Gold Game, Missouri will hold its annual Fall World Series, starting with game one at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19. For the complete Fall World Series schedule, click here. The Black and Gold game and all games of the Fall World Series are free and open to the public.

BLACK TEAM
3. Evan Frey, OF
6. Trevor Helms, INF
7. Kyle Mach, 3B
8. Bryson LeBlanc, OF
10. Taylor Parker, LHP
11. Dan Wise, C
13. Coby Arzola, INF
17. Nick Admire, RHP
20. Ryan Lollis, OF/LHP
21. David Cales, SS/RHP
25. Derek Chambers, 1B
31. Max Scherzer, RHP
32. John Thies, LHP
35. Brett Reynolds, RHP
41. Scott Dunwoody, C
45. Andrew Mueller, RHP
51. Jacob Priday, C
54. Adam Timbrook, RHP

GOLD TEAM
2. John Kruse, OF
3. Clay Ivy, INF
4. Brock Bond, INF
5. Kurt Calvert, OF
14. Bret Harvel, RHP
16. Gary Arndt, SS
18. Zane Taylor, INF
24. Nathan Culp, LHP
26. Dan Pietroburgo, C
27. J.C. Field, C
28. John McKee, 3B
30. Bill Disselhoff, 1B
36. Travis Wendte, RHP
37. Stephan Holst, RHP
38. Bryan Rider, LHP
40. Brant Combs, LHP
44. Hunter Mense, OF
45. Aaron Crow, RHP
55. Rick Zagone, LHP