@MizzouBaseball Victimized by Late Error in 5-3 Loss to Missouri State

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@MizzouBaseball Victimized by Late Error in 5-3 Loss to Missouri State

4/18/2017 10:11:00 PM | Baseball

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Two-run error in eighth inning sinks Tigers against in-state foe

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri State scored two runs on an error in the eighth inning to escape Taylor Stadium with a 5-3 win over Mizzou Baseball Tuesday night (April 18). Junior RHP Andy Toelken (Green Cove Springs, Fla.) turned in an impressive start, going 7.1 innings while allowing just three earned runs while striking out six in a tough-luck loss as a two-out, eight-inning error allowed the Bears to escape with a win. Mizzou falls to 26-12 on the year while Missouri State moves to 24-13.

Mizzou got multi-hit games from five different players and sophomore OF Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.) reached base safely for the 23^rd consecutive game, the longest streak by a Tiger this season. But Mizzou struggled with runners in scoring position, stranding nine men on the night while going just 2-for-10 as a team with runners in scoring position.

Mizzou took an early 1-0 lead on a Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) sacrifice fly in the first inning. MSU answered thanks to a walk and back-to-back hits in the second. All-American 3B Jake Bruger then launched a go-ahead, two-run homer to left field in the third inning to give MSU a 3-1 lead.

Mizzou got those runs back on RBI singles from Nelson Mompierre (Miami, Fla.) and Robbie Glendinning (Scarborough, Australia) in the bottom half of the third inning. Both pitchers seemed to settle in from there. Mizzou had a chance to take the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) rolled out to second base to strand a pair.

Mompierre tallied a two-out single through the right side in the seventh inning. Pinch runner Johnny Balsamo (Kansas City, Mo.) stole second base to put the go-ahead run in scoring position, but Glendinning struck out swinging to strand the runner.

Missouri State loaded the bases in the eighth inning with one out after an intentional walk and a hit batter followed a leadoff single. Mizzou brought in sophomore LHP Ty Shoaff (Akron, Ohio) to try to get out of the jam. He struck out the first batter he faced and looked to get out of the jam on a slow roller to first, but a throwing error allowed two runs to score, giving MSU a 5-3 lead.

Mizzou then put two men on in the eighth with one out, but Chris Cornelius (St. Louis, Mo.) hit into a 6-4-3 double play as the Bears escaped the jam. In the ninth, Missouri State brought in closer Bryan Young, who picked up his fourth save against the top of the Mizzou order, retiring the side in order.

Mizzou will hit the road this weekend for a three-game series vs. Ole Miss. All three games will air live on SEC Network+. For all the latest on all things Mizzou Baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MizzouBaseball and like the team on Facebook and Instagram (Missouri Baseball).

Potent Quotables
Head Coach Steve Bieser

Opening statement…
"Yeah, that's a really tough play. Ty Shoaff came in and I thought he did a really bang-up job of getting a strikeout and then he got weak contact. Just the ball found the perfect spot – slow roller, you kind of get caught in between the two. He didn't get over there quick enough to make the play. It's a tough play no matter who's dealing with that play. It's a play that you hope that you can get better and start making those types of play because that's what it's going to take to turn this thing around. We've just got to be better players."

Postgame Notes

Missouri State now leads the all-time series, 28-26
Mizzou falls to 3-3 on Tuesdays
Mizzou falls to 0-2 vs. teams from Missouri.
Mizzou falls to 5-7 in April
Mizzou falls to 4-6 vs. RPI top 50 teams this season.
Sophomore CF Connor Brumfield singled to lead off Mizzou's half of the first and has now reached base safely in 23 consecutive games, the longest streak by a Mizzou player this season.
Brumfield leads the team in multiple hit game with 14 total also leads the team with 48 hits.
Junior C Brett Bond hit Mizzou's 24 sacrifice fly in the first inning, tying for the fourth-most in the nation this season.
Freshman LF Kameron Misner got his eighth double this year
Junior 2B Robbie Glendinning got his first RBI since March 28 against SEMO the span of 11 games
Junior DH Nelson Mompierre had his eighth multi-hit game this season.
Junior Johnny Balsamo has his first stolen base of the year.
Senior RF Kirby McGuire had his fifth multiple hit game of the year.