University of Missouri
11-5
Arkansas State
11-7
@MizzouBaseball Completes Two-Game Series Sweep Over Arkansas State
3/13/2019 8:12:00 PM | Baseball
Tigers post double-digit runs for third time in four games
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (11-5) capped off a perfect five-game homestand Wednesday with a convincing 14-4 victory over Arkansas State. The game was called after seven innings of play following a mutual agreement by both teams' head coaches.
The visiting Red Wolves jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, but Mizzou quickly responded with four runs of its own in the bottom half. It was all Tigers the rest of the evening, as they tallied a single run in the second inning, seven runs in the third and two final runs in the fifth.
#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Arkansas State
- Konnor Ash: (W) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
- Kameron Misner: 2-for-3, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Mark Vierling: 2-for-3, R, 4 RBI
- Chad McDaniel: 1-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI
Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser
On Vierling's big three-RBI single in the first inning…
"After allowing four runs in the top half, I was happy with how we responded. This game could've been totally different if Mark (Vierling) didn't come through with that two out hit. It would've really turned the tides with Arkansas State building some confidence. If they had the lead they would've had a lot of different bullpen guys to use."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou now leads the all-time series over Arkansas State, 22-8.
- The Tigers are a perfect 6-0 at Taylor Stadium this year.
- Mizzou toppled 10-plus runs in each game this two-game series, marking its fourth and fifth double-digit scoring outputs of the season. All five of the Tigers' 10-plus runs on offense have occurred in their past 10 games played.
- Mizzou simply teed off Tuesday-Wednesday against Arkansas State pitching, hitting .371 (23-for-62) with 30 runs scored, two doubles, three home runs and 28 RBI.
- Junior SS Chris Cornelius (.667), Vierling (.667), Misner (.600), freshman Josh Holt Jr. (.571), senior 1B Tony Ortiz (.400) and McDaniel (.333) all recorded high averages at the plate over their recent two-game stretches.
- Vierling's four RBI Wednesday matched his single-game career-high. He originally set the standard last season at FIU (Feb. 17, 2018).
- Misner's grand slam in the third inning was the first by a Tiger since Brian Sharp at Kentucky last year (April 29, 2018).
- Misner, Cornelius and Vierling each finished with multi-hit efforts at the plate Wednesday. Cornelius and Vierling posted multi-hit games in each contest against the Red Wolves.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ash, Konnor (2-0)
L: Patterson, Zachary (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Jablonski, Jake 1
RBI: MacDonald, Kyle 1 ; Felix, Justin 1 ; Deshazier, Jaylon 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Tipton, Drew 1 ; MacDonald, Kyle 1 ; Culver, Sky-Lar 1 ; Felix, Justin 1
CS: Zimmerman, Will 1
Batting:
HR: Misner, Kameron 1 ; McDaniel, Chad 1
RBI: Misner, Kameron 4 ; Cornelius, Chris 2 ; McDaniel, Chad 3 ; Vierling, Mark 4
SF: McDaniel, Chad 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Holt Jr., Josh 2 ; Mann, Luke 3 ; Misner, Kameron 2 ; Cornelius, Chris 2 ; McDaniel, Chad 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 2 ; Vierling, Mark 1 ; Brumfield, Connor 1
HBP: Holt Jr., Josh 1 ; Mann, Luke 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 1
