@MizzouBaseball Drops Game One of Doubleheader vs. Youngstown

Saturday, March 12

Columbia, Mo.

1 p.m.

University of Missouri

13-4

Youngstown State

3-9

Youngstown State

Mizzou

@MizzouBaseball Drops Game One of Doubleheader vs. Youngstown

3/12/2016 4:32:00 PM | Baseball

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Mizzou Baseball (13-4) dropped the first game of the doubleheader against Youngstown State (3-9), 4-3. Tanner Houck (Collinsville, Ill.) took the mound for Mizzou earning his fourth start of the season. He finished the night tallying eight strikeouts, three hits and one walk through six innings in a no-decision.

Mizzou drew first blood in the bottom of the second after a leadoff walk by Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) to start the inning. Bond stole second for the third time this season, putting him in scoring position for Ian Nelson (Lake St. Louis, Mo.). Nelson stepped into the box with a 2-2 count and ripped the ball down the left field line for an RBI single.

Youngstown State threatened in the top of the third after a leadoff walk for Nico Padovan who then stole second. Lorenzo Acuri came up for Youngstown and singled to second base to drive in Padovan to tie the game.

The game remained tied until the top of the eighth when Acuri drove the ball to the warning track for a double and then scored on a wild pitch.

Mizzou battled back in the bottom of the eighth as Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.) reached first on a hit-by-pitch and then stole second for his team-leading 13^th stolen base of the season. Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) entered the box and ripped a liner to right center for an RBI double, his sixth this year two-bagger of the year and 11^th RBI in the last five games. The rally kept rolling with a single to left by Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.), which allowed Lavy to cross the plate, putting Mizzou up 3-2.A pair of singles led off the ninth for Youngstown, tying up the game at three. Acuri knocked a sacrifice fly into right field to score the go-ahead run for the Penguins, who held onto the lead through the end of the game.

Mizzou and Youngstown State will begin game two of the doubleheader shortly after the conclusion of game one. For all the latest on Mizzou Baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouBaseball and like the team on Facebook and Instagram (Mizzou Baseball).

Game Notes

Mizzou leads the all-time series with Youngstown 11-2
Mizzou is now 11-2 with Connor Brumfield in the leadoff spot.
Jake Ring stole one base tonight for his team leading 13^th stolen base this season.
Zach Lavy hit his sixth double of the season, which leads the team.
Lavy has reached base safely in the last seven games and hit 11 RBIs in his last five games.
Tanner Houck had eight strikeouts in his six-inning appearance, which he has done in three of his four starts.
Ian Nelson drove in Brett Bond to score after a hit up the left side for a single in the bottom of the second for his first hit of the series.