May 20, 2009
2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship
AT&T Bricktown Ballpark: May 20, 2009
Game Notes: No. 3 Missouri 5, No. 6 Texas A&M 2
Missouri (33-23, 1-0 in Pool Two)
• Today marks Missouri's 11th Big 12 Championship appearance.
• The Tigers now stand 15-18 in Big 12 Championship play.
• Mizzou is 12-2 in its last 14 games.
• With seven strikeouts in today's win, Kyle Gibson moves into a tie for fourth place in the Tiger record books for strikeouts in a single season with 123.
• In earning the win, Gibson moves into a tie for third place in career victories with 27.
• Nick Tepesch earned his first save of the season after pitching two-thirds of an inning of shutout ball in the win.
Texas A&M (34-22, 0-1 in Pool Two)
• Texas A&M has made 11 Big 12 Championship appearance.
• TAMU is now 16-19 in Big 12 Championship play and 14-13 in games played at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.
• Even with the loss, the Aggies still hold 37-27-1 advantage over Mizzou.
• This is the fourth consecutive opening-game loss for the Aggies in Big 12 Championship history.
• Kyle Colligan recorded his 16th multi-hit game of the season and the 66th of his career after finishing the day 2-for-3 at the plate.
• Joe Patterson saw his career-high hit streak snapped at 10 games as he finished the day 0-for-3.
• Clayton Ehlert was charged with his first loss of the season as he surrendered two runs on three hits in three innings of work.
Today's Attendance: 5,047