University of Missouri
Winthrop
Missouri Falls to Winthrop
2/17/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 17, 2005
Box Score
ROCK HILL, S.C. - - Winthrop handed Mizzou its first loss of the season with a 7-4 win on Thursday in Rock Hill, S.C. The Tigers fall to 1-1 on the season and continue play in Rock Hill on Friday.
Winthrop opened the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the first inning. The first three Eagles to the plate against Tiger pitcher Max Scherzer reached base and two would score in the inning. Scherzer would settle in to strike out the next three batters and get out of the inning.
Mizzou would answer with a pair of runs in the top of the second inning to tie the game at two. Sophomore Hunter Mense led off with a single and moved to third when junior James Boone doubled to right. Both Mense and Boone would score later in the inning.
Scherzer remained in control, striking out the side in the bottom of the second inning making it a string of six straight Winthrop batters to go down on strikes.
In the bottom of the third, Chris Carrara and Heath Rollins would each reach on singles to start the inning. However, MU catcher Cosme Caballero threw out Carrara as he attempted to steal second and Rollins was erased on a pick off by Scherzer. Cararra was the first Eagle baserunner to be thrown out in 16 stolen base attempts this season.
Mizzou would take the lead in the fourth inning as the first four batters to the plate would reach base with two crossing the plate. Sophomore John McKee singled and scored on a double by Mense. Boone would then drive in Mense with a single to right field.
Winthrop would take the lead from the Tigers with a three-run fifth inning on three singles and a walk. The Eagles would stretch it to a three-run lead with two-run home run by Daniel Carte in the sixth inning to make the score 7-4, which would be the game's final margin.
Scherzer struck out eight in 4.1 innings of work, allowing five runs, four of which were on earned, on seven hits. Senior Dustin Braud struck out four of the seven batters he faced in 1.2 innings out of the bullpen and junior Doug Mathis pitched the final two innings and did not allow a hit.
Mense had two hits for the second time in as many games, going 2-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Boone was also 2-for-4 and had an RBI and scored once.
The Tigers will continue play in the Griffin Pontiac Challenge on Friday, as they take on Garnder-Webb at 12:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. CST). Gardner-Webb is 3-0 on the season. Sophomore Nathan Culp is scheduled to make his first start of the season on the mound for Missouri. All of Mizzou's games will be broadcast on KTGR Radio (1580 AM) and can be heard online at www.KTGR.com with Tex Little and Luke Cassis calling the action.
