@MizzouBaseball Edges Murray State, 2-1, to Open Week at Taylor Stadium

Tuesday, March 19

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 PM

University of Missouri

12-8

Murray State

8-11

Murray State

Mizzou

@MizzouBaseball Edges Murray State, 2-1, to Open Week at Taylor Stadium

3/19/2019 10:19:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Joven and Gubelman shine on the bump, Vierling delivers game-winning hit

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (12-8) utilized superb pitching and a clutch late hit Tuesday, en route to a 2-1 victory over Murray State. Junior LHP Art Joven delivered the top performance of his Tiger career, limiting the Racers to one run (unearned) over 7.2 innings of work while striking out 10.

Following a strikeout by senior RHP Jordan Gubelman to close the top of the eighth inning, sophomore 2B Mark Vierling delivered a clutch RBI single in the bottom half for the eventual game winner. Gubelman wrapped up another dominant appearance in the ninth with three additional strikeouts.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Murray State

Joven: 7.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Gubelman: (W) 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Vierling: 1-for-2, RBI, BB, HBP
Chris Cornelius: 3-for-4, R
Peter Zimmermann: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Tuesday's performance against the visiting Racers…

"Overall, we seemed like we were flat from this past weekend still. We played in really tight games in Fayetteville, so I guess we wanted to play in a tight game tonight too. I was expecting us to break out offensively. We scattered nine hits, but it was hard to push a run across. Overall though, we found a way to win."

On Joven's big start on the mound…

"It was really good. He was scuffling a little bit early tonight with location. All of a sudden he found his breaking ball and he could land it anytime. That gave him some confidence. One thing we have to get rid of is when we loaded the bases. That was self-inflicted by a walk and an error. That's going to bite us come conference play. We need to be a little bit cleaner there. After that though, he hit cruise control and was really dominant. I really liked the way he threw the ball tonight."

#MIZ Takeaways

Mizzou maintained its perfect record at home this season, improving to 7-0 following Tuesday's victory.
Tuesday marked the Tigers' third win in one-run ballgames this season.
Mizzou also extended its perfection in Tuesday mid-week matchups, improving to 4-0 on the year.
Cornelius' three hits against the Racers matched a season-high, while marking his team-leading ninth multi-hit game of the season.
Freshman OF Josh Holt Jr. also tallied a multi-hit outing, his second of the year.
Zimmermann's solo blast in the first inning was his second home run in two games. He concluded his series at No. 10 Arkansas last weekend with a game-tying two-run shot in the ninth inning Sunday (March 17).
Joven's 7.2 innings pitched and 10 strikeouts both marked new season-bests in the respective categories. He joins junior LHP Jacob Cantleberry and junior LHP TJ Sikkema as Tigers with 10-plus strikeouts in a game this season.
Gubelman has become one of Coach Bieser's most trusted arms out of the bullpen in 2019. Tuesday marked his fifth consecutive scoreless outing and extended his scoreless innings pitched streak to 10.2 frames.

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