Misner & Bullpen Shine in @MizzouBaseball’s 5-4 Saturday Victory at North Florida

Saturday, February 16

Jacksonville, Fla.

1:05 PM

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North Florida

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Misner & Bullpen Shine in @MizzouBaseball’s 5-4 Saturday Victory at North Florida

2/16/2019 5:42:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Junior 1B records a pair of HR, 3 total RBI to lead Tiger offense

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was another tight matchup Saturday at Dusty Rhodes Field, as Mizzou Baseball (1-1) escaped with a 5-4 victory over North Florida.

Junior 1B Kameron Misner produced the second multi-home run game of his career, leading the Tiger offense. Following a shaky start by the Mizzou pitching staff, sophomore RHP Konnor Ash, senior RHP Cameron Dulle and junior LHP TJ Sikkema tallied six consecutive scoreless innings out of the bullpen to help secure the victory.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. North Florida

Misner: 3-for-4, 2 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI
Peter Zimmerman: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI
Ash: (W) 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 K
Dulle: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 K
Sikkema: (SV) 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 K

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On the Tigers' first win of the 2019 campaign…

"Nobody said it was going to be easy. Today definitely wasn't an easy game for us. We battled. We got off to a rough start, but were able to quickly bounce back with a scoreless second inning. Jordan Gubelman did a great job. With the bases loaded he had to fill the strike zone and Austin James made a nice play at third base to get us rolling again. I'm really proud of the resiliency our guys showed. It was the same type of game from last night, but we were able to come out on top today."

On the Tigers' offensive effort today…

"I thought offensively we did a better job. We still need to find a way to open up and put pressure on the opposition and have a big inning. Instead of scoring one run at a time, we really need to bear down and put a crooked number on the scoreboard."

On the bullpen stepping up Saturday…

"No doubt. I thought Gubelman threw well in the third inning. He came in and did a good job. Then Ash, Dulle and Sikkema all did outstanding jobs on the mound."

#MIZ Takeaways

Misner recorded the second multi-home run game of his career, joining his two long balls on Feb. 17, 2018, at FIU.
The Poplar Bluff, Missouri, native also matched his single-game career-high in hits. He now has three hits 10 times in his three-year career.
Zimmerman earned his first career start as a Tiger, producing a game-deciding RBI double in the sixth inning.
Ash was outstanding out of the bullpen, tossing scoreless fourth, fifth and sixth innings. His three frames of work matched his single-game career-high, joining his outing last season versus Alabama A&M (Feb. 27, 2018).
It also marked Ash's first career victory, as he worked a scoreless bottom of the sixth following Zimmerman's go-ahead RBI double in the top half.
Sikkema worked a scoreless ninth inning to produce his fifth career save. The Dewitt, Iowa, native recorded four saves in his 2018 sophomore season.

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