University of Missouri
Missouri State
SMS Hands Mizzou 10-6 Loss
5/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 3, 2005
Box Score
COLUMBIA, Mo. - - Southwest Missouri State defeated Missouri 10-6 on Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium to sweep to season series between the two teams. Last Tuesday, SMS took a 2-1 win over the Tigers. MU is now 31-14 on the season.
SMS (15-28) got on the board first with a run in the top of the third and added two more in the fourth inning.
The Tigers cut the lead to two with a run in the fifth inning, as junior Trevor Helms scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Derek Chambers.
Southwest Missouri State built an 8-1 lead with a five-run sixth inning. The Bears had three hits and were aided by four walks and a Tiger error in the inning.
Mizzou scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth as redshirt freshman Dan Pietroburgo tripled to rightfield to drive in freshman Jacob Priday, who had reached on a single to lead off the inning. Pietroburgo would then score on a ground out.
After SMS scored one in the top of the eighth inning, MU put one across the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning and scored two in the ninth, but it was not enough to catch the Bears.
Junior Doug Mathis struck out five batters and allowed just two hits in three innings of work, but took the loss to fall to 4-4 on the year.
Junior Zane Taylor had three of MU's eight hits on the night, finishing 3-for-4 at the plate.
Mizzou will travel to Lincoln, Neb. this weekend for a three-game series with Nebraska starting at 6:35 p.m. on Friday. Game two of the series will start at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday and game three will start at 1:05 p.m. on Sunday.
