@MizzouBaseball Stays Hot, Shuts Out Central Arkansas Friday, 4-0

Friday, March 1

Conway, Ark.

6:30 PM

University of Missouri

6-4

Central Arkansas

4-7

Missouri

Central Arkansas

@MizzouBaseball Stays Hot, Shuts Out Central Arkansas Friday, 4-0

3/1/2019 10:23:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Sikkema and Dulle combine for Tigers’ second shutout victory this year

CONWAY, Ark. – Mizzou Baseball (6-4) pushed its season-high winning streak to four games, following a 4-0 shutout triumph over Central Arkansas. On the bump, junior LHP TJ Sikkema and senior RHP Cameron Dulle combined to limit the Bears to five hits while striking out 11 batters.

Sikkema produced a season-high nine strikeouts Friday evening, while Dulle earned his first career save after tossing 2.1 scoreless frames to end the ballgame.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Central Arkansas

Sikkema: (W) 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K
Dulle: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 2 K
Chad McDaniel: 2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Mark Vierling: 2-for-4, SB
Clayton Peterson: 1-for-4, R, RBI

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On tonight's ballgame against Central Arkansas…

"It's exactly what we need this time of year. We came out and got better today. We were able to put together enough hits and get some timely hits to produce four runs. I think we're continuing to make strides in the right direction. We just have to come out tomorrow and make sure we don't have a hiccup."

On McDaniel's RBI single in the first inning…

"It was big for our psyche. They got our third and fourth place hitters out and if they get Chad out then they'll have a lot of momentum coming their way. It would've been tough to bounce back from that."

On grading Sikkema's performance on the mound…

"He's a competitor. I thought his fastball was good. I've seen his breaking stuff better, but that guy competes with whatever has working any given night."

#MIZ Takeaways

Mizzou improved to 3-2 in its all-time series with Central Arkansas.
Friday evening was the programs' first-ever meeting in Conway, Arkansas.
Six different Tigers recorded a hit against the Bears, while three individuals posted an RBI. McDaniel and Vierling led the way with their fifth and fourth multi-hit efforts of the year, respectively.
McDaniel also tallied his second multi-RBI game of the year, matching junior OF Kameron Misner and junior SS Chris Cornelius for the team lead.
McDaniel has been scorching at the plate of late, as his five multi-hit performances on the year have occurred over his past six games played. In his past five games played, McDaniel is hitting .500 (9-for-18) with five runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one home run and six RBI.
Sikkema has been lights out to begin his 2019 junior campaign, as he has yet to allow a run in 12.2 innings pitched while striking out 19 batters. Opponents are hitting only .178 off the Tiger southpaw.

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