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@MizzouSoftball Begins Four-Game Homestand Wednesday vs. Omaha
4/10/2018 9:56:00 AM | Softball
Tigers and Mavericks will meet in CoMo for second-straight year
| Mizzou Opens Mini Homestand Wednesday vs. Omaha | |||||
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| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | WATCH | STATS |
| Omaha | Mizzou Softball Stadium | Wednesday, April 11 | 4 p.m. | SEC Network + | Stats |
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Softball returns to Mid-Missouri this week for four games over five days. The Tigers open their mini homestand Wednesday evening for a mid-week matchup against Omaha. First pitch inside Mizzou Softball Stadium is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT.
The action will air live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN with Ben Arnet and former Mizzou Softball first baseman Kelsea Roth on the call.
KTGR radio will also broadcast Wednesday's mid-week showdown versus Omaha live via KTGR.com, 100.5 FM, 105.1 FM and 1580 AM. Matt Tarnawa and Chad Moller will be on the call across the local airwaves.
Adult general admission and bleacher tickets are available for $8 while youth/senior tickets are $5 each. Reserved chair back seats behind home plate can be purchased for $10. Single-game tickets are available the day of at the Mizzou Softball ticket booth, by calling the Mizzou Athletics ticket office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS or by visiting MUTigers.com/Tickets.
#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes
Fan Promotions
- Tiger fans can check-out the exciting 2018 home promotions schedule at MUTigers.com.
Series History vs. Omaha
- Mizzou leads the all-time series over Omaha, 1-0.
- In the teams' last and only all-time meeting, the Tigers produced a 7-4 victory over the Mavericks in Columbia, Missouri (April 19, 2017).
- The Tigers jumped out to a commanding 7-0 lead through three innings of play last year against the Mavericks. Omaha would have a late answer however, scoring four un-answered runs over the sixth and seventh inning. After surrendering a two-run home run in the seventh, Mizzou got back to back ground outs to seal its mid-week win.
Mizzou Tallies Top 5 Win at Georgia
- Mizzou enters this week's action fresh off another impressive win, as it produced a 5-1 victory last Saturday (April 7) at No. 5 Georgia. The Tigers saw production up and down the lineup, highlighted by three multi-hit performances and four players with an RBI.
- It marked Mizzou's first win over a top 5 nationally ranked foe since May 3, 2015 (vs. No. 1 Florida in Columbia, Missouri).
- In the circle, Lauren Rice was magnificent as she limited the Bulldogs to only one run in a complete game effort. It marked Rice's team-leading third victory in Southeastern Conference play this year with two of them coming against nationally ranked foes (first triumph coming against No. 13 LSU) / March 31).
- While the Tigers dropped two of three to the Bulldogs this past weekend, they consistently competed to the very end against one of the nation's premier teams. In Friday's series opener, Mizzou possessed a 6-5 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. In Sunday's series finale, the very same bottom of the sixth saw the matchup squared up at two apiece.
Tiger Offense Shines in Athens
- Offense certainly wasn't an issue for Mizzou in Athens over its three-day visit, as the Tiger bats collectively hit .322 (28-for-87) with 13 runs scored, six doubles, three home runs, 13 RBI and a perfect 10 for 10 in stolen bases.
- Individually, Brooke Wilmes (.625), Regan Nash (.571) and Rylee Pierce (.545) recorded gaudy numbers at the plate. Pierce and Wilmes each hit safely in all three games against Georgia, while the trio collectively tallied four multi-hit efforts.
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