@MizzouBaseball Wins Saturday Slugfest Over Northwestern, 16-11

Saturday, March 9

Columbia, Mo.

3 PM

University of Missouri

8-5

Northwestern

4-8

Northwestern

Mizzou

@MizzouBaseball Wins Saturday Slugfest Over Northwestern, 16-11

3/9/2019 7:53:00 PM | Baseball

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Tigers slam four home runs, highlighted by two from Ortiz

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (8-5) clinched its second series win of the 2019 campaign Saturday following a 16-11 victory over Northwestern. The two teams combined to score 27 runs on 31 hits, as wind gusts exceeded 40 mph at Taylor Stadium to create a hitter friendly atmosphere.

The Tigers hammered four home runs against Wildcats pitching, highlighted by senior 1B Tony Ortiz's first career multi-home run effort. A whopping seven Mizzou hitters tallied multi-hit days at the ballpark, while seven individuals recorded an RBI.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. Northwestern

Ortiz: 2-for-3, 3 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Chris Cornelius: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 4 RBI
Kameron Misner: 2-for-5, 3 R, HR, RBI, SB
Mark Vierling: 2-for-4, 2 R, RBI, SB
Luke Mann: 2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Saturday's contest at Taylor Stadium…

"It was tough conditions. With the high winds we knew it could be a high offensive day. We were able to swing the bats really well early in the game. We kept the pressure on Northwestern early. I liked the way we attacked offensively today."

On the Tigers' offensive approach…

"Our goal is always to win each inning. We gave up a couple in the second and third inning, but were able to comeback offensively and win it. I thought that put the pressure on them (Northwestern). We battled as a team and picked each other up. That's one of the reasons why we picked up a victory today."

#MIZ Takeaways

Mizzou now leads the all-time series over Northwestern, 5-2.
The Tigers are a perfect 3-0 at Taylor Stadium this year.
Mizzou's 16 runs scored and 17 hits were both season-highs. The Tigers' four home runs were the programs' most since also knocking out four a year ago at Kentucky (April 28, 2018).
Seven Tigers recorded a multi-hit day Saturday, while seven Tigers posted at least one RBI. Mann and sophomore Thomas Broyles each produced the first multi-hit game of their careers.
With an RBI single in the fourth inning, Broyles also tallied his first career RBI at Mizzou.
Sophomore Chad McDaniel once again finished with multiple hits at the plate, recording his team-leading seventh multi-hit effort of the year. He has two-plus hits in four of his past five games played.
Cornelius' season-high four RBI secured his team-best third multi-RBI outing of the season.
Cornelius' home run in the third inning cemented a new single-season career-high, surpassing his previous standard of two long balls set in his 2017 freshman campaign.
Senior Jordan Gubelman, freshman Trae Robertson and junior Lukas Veinbergs all delivered a scoreless inning out of the bullpen Saturday.

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