University of Missouri
17-9
Incarnate Word
16-10
@MizzouBaseball Wins Third Straight, Downs Incarnate Word, 11-7
3/28/2019 12:31:00 AM | Baseball
Strong start from Joven, three Tigers with two RBI highlight Wednesday matchup
SAN ANTONIO – Mizzou Baseball (17-9) concluded its two-day trip in San Antonio with an 11-7 Wednesday evening victory over Incarnate Word. The Tigers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning and never surrendered their advantage the rest of the night.
Junior LHP Art Joven delivered a quality start, en route to his second victory of the year. Sophomore RHP Ian Bedell was fantastic in the final three innings of play, not allowing a single hit or run. His strong outing locked down his second save of the season.
Senior C Trevor Mallett sparked the Tiger offense with a two-run home run in the second inning. It was a sign of things to come for the Mizzou offense Wednesday, as it finished with double-digit runs for the second consecutive day and eighth time this year.
#ShowMe Top Performers at Incarnate Word
- Joven: (W) 5.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 5 K
- Bedell: (SV) 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
- Mallett: 1-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI, BB
- Chris Cornelius: 2-for-5, R, 2 RBI
- Mark Vierling: 1-for-3, R, 3B, 2 RBI
Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser
On Wednesday's contest against the Cardinals…
"I'm always thankful for the victory. We were able to outplay the other team, score more runs and gain the W there. We knew in this game though that there were things we left out there. Some plays we didn't make. That's frustrating. That's two straight games where we haven't played the defense that I know this team is capable of."
On Joven's quality start on the bump…
"He did. What a gutsy performance there. We were hoping to get five innings out of him. It took every ounce of energy he had to give us those five. He worked around some tough situations. He did a great job with damage control."
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou maintained its perfect record in Wednesday contests this season, now standing at 3-0.
- Cornelius continued his outstanding junior campaign, tallying his team-leading 12th multi-hit game and eighth multi-RBI outing of the season.
- His solid night at the plate also secured his 16th consecutive game of reaching base safely. That total ranks third-best on the team this season, trailing Vierling's 17-game stretch and junior OF Kameron Misner's 18-game stretch.
- Following his second inning two-run blast, Mallett became the 10th Tiger with a home run in 2019.
- Sophomore OF Alex Peterson received the start in left field Wednesday and responded well at the top of the order. The Edmond, Oklahoma, native record a hit, two runs scored and stolen base to help set the table.
- Vierling recorded his first career triple in the third inning. It paved the way towards his fourth multi-RBI game this season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Joven, Art (2-0)
L: Perez,T (0-1)
S: Bedell, Ian (2)
Batting:
3B: Vierling, Mark 1
HR: Mallett, Trevor 1
RBI: Zimmermann, Peter 1 ; Cornelius, Chris 2 ; Vierling, Mark 2 ; Mallett, Trevor 2
SH: Broyles, Thomas 1 ; Gomez, Paul 1
SF: Vierling, Mark 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peterson, Alex 2 ; Misner, Kameron 2 ; Zimmermann, Peter 1 ; Cornelius, Chris 1 ; Vierling, Mark 1 ; Mallett, Trevor 1 ; Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Gomez, Paul 1 ; Brumfield, Connor 1
SB: Peterson, Alex 1 ; Misner, Kameron 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 1
HBP: Peterson, Alex 1 ; Misner, Kameron 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 1 ; Peterson, Clayton 1
Batting:
HR: Smith,T 1
RBI: Rogers,R 1 ; Gonzalez,R 3 ; Smith,T 3
SH: Gutierrez,Sh 1
SF: Rogers,R 1 ; Gonzalez,R 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Arnold,S 2 ; Gonzalez,R 1 ; Smith,T 1 ; Gutierrez,Sh 1 ; Medina,C 2
SB: Gutierrez,Sh 1
