University of Missouri
3-4
Rhode Island
2-3
@MizzouBaseball’s Offense Busts Out En Route to 12-4 Saturday Victory
2/23/2019 6:58:00 PM | Baseball
Tigers tally season-high 12 runs and 13 hits against Rhode Island
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mizzou Baseball (3-4) evened its weekend series against Rhode Island Saturday afternoon at City of Palms Park, producing a convincing 12-4 victory. The Tigers' eight-run triumph was their first game this season that wasn't decided by two runs or less.
Mizzou's offense had its best day of the year thus far, tallying a season-high 12 runs and 13 hits. Seven different Tigers recorded at least one hit, while a whopping five individuals finished with multiple hits.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Rhode Island
- Art Joven: (W) 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
- Jordan Gubelman: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- Chris Cornelius: 2-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
- Kameron Misner: 1-for-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 SB
- Mark Vierling: 3-for-4, R, 2B, RBI
- Chad McDaniel: 2-for-3, R, 2B, 3B, RBI, SB
Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser
On Saturday's victory over Rhode Island…
"I think we're starting to see flashes of our offense. I really liked how we put up five runs early. Rhode Island climbed back into it, but we put them away later on."
On the sixth inning and Rhode Island's big frame…
"They were battling and were resilient in coming back. The sixth inning was kind of rough for us. We came out and didn't throw strikes and it was suddenly a 5-3 game. Jordan (Gubelman) was kind of our swing man in this game and he got the adrenaline back in our dugout. Things then starting going our way again."
On Joven's starting pitching performance…
"It was a solid start. It was good to see him kind of settle in there a bit. I think we're still a long ways away from seeing the best Art (Joven) yet. It was really good to see him get out there and give us a solid start."
#MIZ Takeaways
- The Tigers evened the all-time series with Rhode Island, 1-1.
- Mizzou's offense came alive in a big way Saturday, producing season-highs in runs scored (12), hits (13), RBI (9), doubles (3), triples (1) and total bases (21). It also cut down on strikeouts, producing a season-low four punch outs at the plate.
- Cornelius stayed hot this season, hitting safely in his seventh straight game to open the year. His fourth multi-hit night of the season matched Misner for the team lead.
- McDaniel has loved every minute at the plate in City of Palms Park, producing yet another multi-hit performance Saturday. He has tallied two hits in all three games played in Fort Myers, hitting .545 (6-for-11).
- OF Clayton Peterson has enjoyed a strong series against Rhode Island thus far, recording back to back two-hit performances and hitting .500 (4-for-8) overall with three runs scored.
- Vierling is another Tiger who's hitting the ball well against Rhode Island, tallying an impressive .714 (5-for-7) line at the dish with two RBI.
- RHP Tommy Springer and Jordan Gubelman each delivered big performances out of the bullpen Saturday. With the Tigers' 5-0 early lead dwindling down to two runs in the sixth, Springer entered and got a big 4-3 put out to end the threat. Gubelman entered with one out in the seventh and ultimately produced 1.2 shutout innings with three strikeouts.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Joven, Art (1-0)
L: JANGOLS, Vitaly (0-1)
Batting:
2B: CRISTINO, John 1 ; BRODEUR, Josh 1
RBI: ILARIO, Sam 1 ; COUTTS, Jackson 1 ; MIRCOVICH, Max 1 ; WHITE, Austin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: VARGAS, Xavier 1 ; HILL, Laurence 1 ; CAVALIERE, Greg 1 ; MIRCOVICH, Max 1
CS: VARGAS, Xavier 1
HBP: ILARIO, Sam 1 ; FORTIN, Joe 1
Batting:
2B: Peterson, Alex 1 ; McDaniel, Chad 1 ; Vierling, Mark 1
3B: McDaniel, Chad 1
HR: Cornelius, Chris 1
RBI: Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Mallett, Trevor 1 ; Misner, Kameron 2 ; Cornelius, Chris 2 ; McDaniel, Chad 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 1 ; Vierling, Mark 1
SF: McDaniel, Chad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Peterson, Alex 1 ; Misner, Kameron 2 ; Cornelius, Chris 2 ; McDaniel, Chad 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 1 ; Mann, Luke 3 ; Vierling, Mark 1
SB: Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Misner, Kameron 2 ; McDaniel, Chad 1
HBP: Holt Jr., Josh 1
