Early Offense Key in @MizzouBaseball’s 7-1 Win vs. La Salle

Saturday, March 10

Columbia, Mo.

1 p.m.

Missouri

12-3

La Salle

4-9

La Salle

Mizzou

Early Offense Key in @MizzouBaseball’s 7-1 Win vs. La Salle

3/10/2018 3:57:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Junior LHP Plassmeyer dazzles in career-long start

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A phenomenal performance by junior LHP Michael Plassmeyer (St. Louis, Mo.) and an early offensive start led the Tigers to a 7-0 win over La Salle early Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. Plassmeyer recorded 10 strikeouts in his 8.0 innings on the mound, allowing five hits and one run. Nine Tigers combined for 10 hits on the day, with senior C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) tallying two hits and a RBI. Junior DH Tony Ortiz (Olympia, Wash.) added three RBIs on a groundout in the first and a double to centerfield in the third inning.

Plassmeyer got the win, improving to 2-0 this season while losing pitcher, La Salle's Colin Kennedy, moved to 0-2. Freshman RHP Konner Ash (Plainfield, Ill.) pitched 1.0 inning, picking up one strikeout. Mizzou has now won seven straight games and moves to 12-3 on the season. La Salle drops to 4-9 on the year.

TURNING POINT

Mizzou's offensive spark in the first inning set the tone for the rest of the game. The Tigers stringed together five straight hits to score four runs.

Senior RF Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) jumpstarted the offense by singling up the middle, later scoring on a double to left-center by sophomore 1B Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.). Next, junior 3B Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) added a single, driving in Misner. Junior LF Zach Hanna (Shawnee, Kan.) tallied a single to left-center bringing up senior C Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) who doubled down the right field line, scoring Sharp. Junior DH Tony Ortiz (Olympia, Wash.) finished the rally with a RBI groundout.

TOP TIGERS

Junior LHP Michael Plassmeyer pitched eight innings on Saturday afternoon, striking out 10 and allowing five hits and one run. This was the longest outing in his career and the second time he has tallied double-digit strikeouts (both this season).
Junior DH Tony Ortiz brought in three RBIs on a groundout in the first inning and a double in the third inning. It was Ortiz's second multi-RBI game this season.
Senior C Brett Bond went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a double down the right field line in the first inning and a single in the third inning.
Sophomore 1B Kameron Misner reached base two times on a double to left-center in the first inning and a walk in the third. Misner also tallied nine putouts while playing first base.

NOTES

Mizzou now leads the all-time series with La Salle, 2-0.
Mizzou improves to 4-1 on Saturdays.
Mizzou pushed its winning streak to seven games as it is a perfect 7-0 on the current homestand.
Mizzou is now 2-1 in doubleheaders this season.
Mizzou improves to 7-1 in three-games series this season, winning every weekend set.
Senior OF Trey Harris tallied an infield single in the first inning, extending his hitting streak to seven games.
Mizzou scored in the first inning for the sixth straight game Saturday. Mizzou is now 8-1 when scoring in the first inning this season, doing so in nine of 15 games.
Senior C Brett Bond now has five multi-hit games this season, second-most on the team. He hit a double and single in his first two at-bats.
Junior LHP Michael Plassmeyer tossed a career-long 8.0 innings. He tallied his second career game with 10+ strikeouts Saturday.

UP NEXT

Mizzou and La Salle will continue the three-game series later this afternoon in the second game of the doubleheader. 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 (Mizzou Baseball) and Instagram (missouri_baseball).