Plassmeyer’s Complete Game Shutout Lifts No. 18 @MizzouBaseball Over Bama

Saturday, April 7

Columbia, Mo.

1 p.m.

University of Missouri

23-8, 4-7

Alabama

19-13, 6-5

Alabama

Mizzou

Plassmeyer’s Complete Game Shutout Lifts No. 18 @MizzouBaseball Over Bama

4/7/2018 4:22:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Junior lefty turned in the best performance of his career in game one of a DH

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In the first game of a Saturday afternoon doubleheader at Taylor Stadium, No. 18 Mizzou Baseball defeated Alabama, 1-0. Junior LHP Michael Plassmeyer threw a complete shutout game for the Tigers, the first of his career.

The game was a pitcher's duel at its finest, with neither starter allowing a run until the eighth inning. Plassmeyer retired an impressive 16 batters in a row from the first through sixth inning, both a career- and team-best this season.

TURNING POINT

Alabama threatened to score in the eighth inning following a two-out triple by 3B Cobie Vance, but Mizzou found their way out of the inning with the game still scoreless. To lead off the eighth for the Tigers, Senior OF Trey Harris reached second base on a dropped fly ball by Alabama in center, and advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Harris crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Senior C Brett Bond to tally the run the Tigers needed to secure the game.

TOP TIGERS

Junior SP Michael Plassmeyer hurled a complete game shutout, the longest start of his career. It was the longest start for a Mizzou pitcher this season. Plassmeyer dominated Alabama batters all afternoon as he retired 16 straight in a stretch spanning from the first inning until the sixth. It was the longest streak of consecutive retired batters for a Mizzou pitcher this season and the longest of Plassmeyer's career. It was the first complete game shutout for a Mizzou pitcher since Cole Bartlett shut out Tennessee last season (5/19/17).
With a pair of singles, Senior RF Trey Harris collected his 12^th multi-hit game this season, the second-highest total on the team behind Kameron Misner. Harris scored Mizzou's game winning run in the bottom of the eighth giving him a team-high 38 runs scored this season.
Junior IF Paul Gomez posted his fourth game this season with multiple walks. The junior has two four-walk games through ten starts this season.
Senior C Brett Bond's eighth inning sacrifice fly gave Mizzou the lead. It was Bond's first RBI since 3/25 against Mississippi State. Bond extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single in the sixth inning.

NOTES

With the win, Mizzou now leads the all-time series with Alabama, 7-5
Mizzou is now 8-2 on Saturdays this season.
Mizzou improves to 7-5 in day games this season.
Mizzou improves to 12-6 in three-game series this season.
With the victory, Mizzou is now 15-2 at Taylor Stadium this season.
Mizzou improves to 6-5 in conference play this season.
Mizzou is now 16-1 this season when allowing less than three runs.
Mizzou now owns a 4-1 record in contests decided by one run.
Mizzou is now 4-0 this season when allowing four hits or fewer.
Mizzou committed two errors in the ballgame, snapping its four game errorless streak
Plassmeyer's shutout was the first complete game shutout for a Mizzou pitcher since Cole Bartlett shut out Tennessee last season (5/19/17).
Plassmeyer has now made four starts in SEC play. The junior has worked 29.1 innings while allowing only 20 hits and four runs. Meanwhile, he's totaled 30 strikeouts and has only issued five walks in those outings.
Plassmeyer has now made four straight starts with seven or more strikeouts. Overall, the St. Louis, Mo. Native has struck out at least seven in six of seven starts.
Plassmeyer delivered first-pitch strikes to 30 of the 33 batters he faced.
After totaling four hits yesterday against the Crimson Tide ,sophomore SS Chris Cornelius ripped a single in game one of the doubleheader today.
Mizzou's go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth inning was only the second run allowed by Alabama reliever Dylan Duarte this season. .

UP NEXT

Mizzou and Alabama play game two of the Saturday doubleheader at 4:20 p.m. 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).