Saturday, May 19
Norman, Okla.
6:30 PM
University of Missouri
29-28
10
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Boston
39-20
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@MizzouSoftball Defeats Boston University in Game One, Nightcap vs. Tulsa Suspended Until Sunday Afternoon
5/20/2018 12:41:00 AM | Softball
Tigers look to continue to stave off elimination in Norman Regional
NORMAN, Okla. – Mizzou Softball (29-28) narrowly escaped its first elimination game of the night Saturday by defeating Boston University, 10-8. Immediately after, the Tigers met Tulsa for a rematch of Friday's NCAA Norman Regional opener with a possible elimination at-hand again.
Mizzou jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning, but the Golden Hurricane answered with five runs of their own. Inclement weather then made its way into the Norman area and ultimately halted play until Sunday afternoon.
Mizzou and Tulsa, tied at five apiece going into the top of the fourth inning, will resume play tomorrow beginning at noon CT. If the Tigers come out victorious, they would face another elimination matchup against Oklahoma at 4 p.m. CT.
Two victories Sunday for Mizzou would result in a winner take all contest Monday against the Sooners. First pitch is TBA.
#ShowMe Top Performers (vs. Boston)
On Saturday's action thus far…
"Tonight's games were the definition of a rollercoaster ride. In game one against Boston, our offense did an awesome job of being aggressive early and really throughout the whole game actually. Unfortunately, our pitching struggled to hold that lead and we let them back in it. Kudos though to our girls for not ever quitting, as we had people on both sides of the ball stepping up that ultimately led to the win. In game two versus Tulsa, we carried that offensive momentum early and once again got out to a big advantage. Right before the rain came however, we had some hiccups in the circle and in the field which led to them tying it up. We did a lot of good things tonight and I hope our crew takes that into tomorrow's continuation of the suspended game. There's still a lot of special things that we can accomplish this trip."
#MIZ Takeaways
Mizzou jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning, but the Golden Hurricane answered with five runs of their own. Inclement weather then made its way into the Norman area and ultimately halted play until Sunday afternoon.
Mizzou and Tulsa, tied at five apiece going into the top of the fourth inning, will resume play tomorrow beginning at noon CT. If the Tigers come out victorious, they would face another elimination matchup against Oklahoma at 4 p.m. CT.
Two victories Sunday for Mizzou would result in a winner take all contest Monday against the Sooners. First pitch is TBA.
#ShowMe Top Performers (vs. Boston)
- Danielle Baumgartner: (W) 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 K
- Amanda Sanchez: 2-for-4, R, HR, 5 RBI
- Regan Nash: 4-for-5, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Braxton Burnside: 2-for-3, 2 2B, RBI, BB
On Saturday's action thus far…
"Tonight's games were the definition of a rollercoaster ride. In game one against Boston, our offense did an awesome job of being aggressive early and really throughout the whole game actually. Unfortunately, our pitching struggled to hold that lead and we let them back in it. Kudos though to our girls for not ever quitting, as we had people on both sides of the ball stepping up that ultimately led to the win. In game two versus Tulsa, we carried that offensive momentum early and once again got out to a big advantage. Right before the rain came however, we had some hiccups in the circle and in the field which led to them tying it up. We did a lot of good things tonight and I hope our crew takes that into tomorrow's continuation of the suspended game. There's still a lot of special things that we can accomplish this trip."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou's game one triumph over Boston University snapped a three-game NCAA Regional losing streak. The Tigers earned their first NCAA Regional win since 2016, as they produced three consecutive victories in Columbia, Missouri, that year en route to a NCAA Super Regional bid.
- Mizzou now leads the all-time series over Boston University, 5-1. Before tonight's matchup, the Tigers and Terriers hadn't met since 2008.
- The Tigers' offense was on a mission Saturday evening, beginning with 10 runs on 16 hits against the Terriers. The 16 hits matched their season-high in the department, joining their impressive performance on Feb. 9 vs. CSUN.
- Mizzou's 10 runs scored against Boston University marked its seventh double-digit scoring output this season.
- A whopping six Tigers recorded multi-hit efforts at the plate in game one, highlighted by Nash's career-high four hits. Her previous career-high was three hits, which she had accomplished four times over her three-year career thus far at Mizzou.
- Rylee Pierce's 2-for-5 performance marked her team-leading 17th multi-hit contest this year.
- Behind a first inning grand slam and RBI single later in the game, Sanchez matched her single-game career-high in RBI with five. She's now reached that total four times in her three-year Tiger career.
- Burnside's pair of doubles against Boston University gave her 10 overall on the season. The Tigers now possess an incredible six individuals with double-digit doubles this year.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Baumgartner, Danielle (2-4)
L: Dolfi (5-8)
S: Rice, Lauren (2)
Batting:
2B: Pierce, Rylee 1 ; Burnside, Braxton 2
HR: Sanchez, Amanda 1
RBI: Nash, Regan 1 ; Sanchez, Amanda 5 ; Burnside, Braxton 1 ; Martin, Callie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nash, Regan 2 ; Pierce, Rylee 1 ; Kessinger, Cayla 1 ; Sanchez, Amanda 1 ; Garrison, Gabby 1 ; McDannold, Delaney 1 ; Martin, Callie 2 ; George, Abby 1
SB: Nash, Regan 1 ; George, Abby 1
Batting:
2B: Sahlinger 1
HR: Sahlinger 1
RBI: Younan 1 ; Wong 2 ; Sahlinger 2 ; Ponce 1 ; Sylvestri 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Younan 1 ; Morrow 3 ; Sahlinger 2 ; Schanda 1 ; Sylvestri 1
SB: Younan 3 ; Schanda 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
2
H
4
RBI
1
AB
5
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
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2
RBI
5
AB
3
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H
2
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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