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#16 @MizzouSoftball Travels to Mississippi State for SEC Road Finale
4/27/2016 9:13:00 AM | Softball
Tigers coming off of series sweep at home over No. 16 Texas A&M
| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY // TIME | LIVE STATS | WATCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Friday, April 29 // 6 pm (CT) | Stats | SEC Network + |
| Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Saturday, April 30 // 2 pm (CT) | Stats | SEC Network |
| Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Sunday, May 1 // 3:30 pm (CT) | Stats | SEC Network |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 16 Mizzou Softball (34-12, 9-9 SEC) begins its final regular season Southeastern Conference road series on Friday, April 29, at Mississippi State. The series opener between the Tigers and Bulldogs is set for 6 p.m. (CT) and will air live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.
Game two and three will be televised live on SEC Network. First pitch on Saturday, April 30, is scheduled for 2 p.m. (CT) while the series finale on Sunday, May 1, is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT). Cara Capuano and Leah Amico will be on the call for the final two matchups.
MIZZOU VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES SNAPSHOT
- Mizzou leads the all-time series against Mississippi State, 7-2.
- In their last meeting (April 12, 2015, in Columbia, Mo.), the Tigers defeated the Bulldogs, 10-2.
TIGERS RECORD SERIES SWEEP OVER NO. 16 TEXAS A&M
- Mizzou posted a 7-1 victory on Monday, April 25, clinching a series sweep against No. 16 Texas A&M. It marked the first SEC series sweep for the Tigers since April 17-19, 2015, against Arkansas.
- Additionally, it was the first SEC series sweep at University Field since April 18-19, 2014, against Ole Miss.
- In only her third start of the 2016 campaign, junior Cheyenne Baxter stymied one of the nation's top hitting teams. Baxter surrendered only two hits and one earned run over 4.0 innings pitched. She earned the win in Monday's series finale, improving her season record to 3-1.
- Freshman Kolby Romaine tallied her first career multi-home run game against the Aggies, providing big power production out of the nine spot in the Tigers lineup. Three of Romaine's four home runs this season have come in SEC action, ranking T-2nd most on Mizzou.
CRANE TABBED SEC SOFTBALL CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Fresh off SEC Co-Player of the Week honors (April 18-24), senior Emily Crane continued her outstanding play with a perfect 3-for-3 night at the plate on Monday. Crane recorded her 16th multi-hit game of the year and sixth three-hit effort this season.
- This past week (April 18-24), Crane played a huge role into Mizzou's perfect 4-0 record, including consecutive walk-off wins over No. 16 Texas A&M. Sunday (April 24) evening's walk-off victory concluded on Crane's game-winning run in the seventh inning as she beat the throw at home plate.
- The Troy, Mo., native paced Mizzou's offense in doubles (two), home runs (two), RBI (seven), total bases (15) and slugging percentage (1.071) over the four-game stretch.
- Crane is the third Tiger to earn SEC weekly honors this season. She joins freshman Rylee Pierce (SEC Player of the Week: Feb. 15-21) and sophomore Paige Lowary (SEC Pitcher of the Week: March 14-20).
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