@MizzouBaseball Claims 5-3 Midweek Win at Florida A&M

Tuesday, February 19

Tallahassee, Fla.

3 PM

University of Missouri

2-2

Florida A&M

0-4

Mizzou

Florida A&M

@MizzouBaseball Claims 5-3 Midweek Win at Florida A&M

2/19/2019 9:12:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tigers led 5-0 in the ninth, staved off late Rattlers comeback

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball (2-2) moved back to .500 overall on the young season, defeating Florida A&M, 5-3, Tuesday evening at Moore-Kittles Field. The Tigers built a 5-0 advantage heading to the bottom half of the ninth, but the host Rattlers managed to put the potential winning run on first base.

Sophomore RHP Trey Dillard was the seventh and final pitcher of the night for Mizzou, earning a strikeout to secure the win and his first career save as a Tiger.

#ShowMe Top Performers at Florida A&M

Chris Cornelius: 3-for-5, 2B, RBI
Kameron Misner: 2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
Luke Mann: 1-for-3, RBI
Tommy Springer: 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 4 K
Cameron Dulle: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 4 K

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Tuesday's victory over the Rattlers…

"Nothing has been easy so far this year. Today definitely was not easy for us. We struggled again offensively. We had a couple innings where we walked the bases loaded and got ourselves in trouble. We were able to pitch out of it once, but put our backs against the wall in the ninth inning."

On finally producing a crooked number on the scoreboard offensively…

"We had a two-out RBI that was clutch in the first and a couple more in the ninth. It was the difference in the game."

On Tuesday's impressive pitching performances…

"Tommy (Springer) got things started off. I thought he threw the ball outstanding. Trae (Robertson) threw a couple innings and threw the ball well. Seth (Halvorsen) threw the ball well one inning, but lost it in his second inning. Cameron (Dulle) did an outstanding job for his second straight appearance."

On Dulle stepping up his performance in 2019…

"He has always had the arm talent. Him getting strength and consistency was what he needed over the last couple years. I think he has grown into his own and understands what it takes to be consistent."

#MIZ Takeaways

Tuesday was the first-ever meeting between Mizzou and Florida A&M. The Tigers now possesses a 1-0 advantage in the all-time series.
Misner and Cornelius each produced their second multi-hit games of the season. Cornelius joined Misner Tuesday evening as Tigers to have a three-hit outing this year.
The Tiger duo also produced a double apiece, sitting atop the team rankings with two doubles each on the season.
Misner produced his team-leading 35th career multi-hit game against Florida A&M.
Tuesday produced another full game of Tiger debuts at the plate and on the mound. Freshmen INF Cameron Swanger and OF Josh Holt Jr. each appeared as pinch hitters, while freshmen RHP Tommy Springer, LHP Trae Robertson and RHP Seth Halvorsen appeared for the first time on the bump.
Arguably the biggest moment of the game occurred in the bottom of the seventh. With Mizzou hanging onto a 2-0 lead, Dulle entered in relief with the bases loaded and zero outs. The St. Louis native came up big for the Tigers, striking out the side to secure their late lead.

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