@MizzouBaseball Falls 12-11 in 10 Innings to No. 8 LSU

Friday, April 12

Columbia, Mo.

6:30 PM

University of Missouri

23-12-1, 0

(#8) LSU

24-11, 0

LSU

Mizzou

@MizzouBaseball Falls 12-11 in 10 Innings to No. 8 LSU

4/12/2019 11:32:00 PM | Baseball

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Mizzou drops first extra-inning contest this season

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (23-12-1, 5-7-1 SEC) and No. 8 LSU competed in a wild series opener Friday at Taylor Stadium, highlighted by three lead changes and two ties. After falling behind 3-0 in the top of the first inning, Mizzou exploded for six runs on only three hits in the bottom half. The visiting Tigers responded however with eight unanswered runs to build an 11-6 advantage in the fifth inning.

Mizzou notched the score at 11 apiece following two runs in the fifth and three runs in the sixth, courtesy of a game-tying three-run home run by sophomore C Chad McDaniel. Both bullpens then stepped up with three shutout innings apiece to send the game to extra innings.

With one out in the top of the 10th inning, LSU used back to back hits and an RBI fielder's choice to ultimately score the winning run. LSU's bullpen retired 13 consecutive Mizzou batters to end the ballgame Friday.

#ShowMe Top Performers vs. LSU

Konnor Ash: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
McDaniel: 2-for-4, 3 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SB
Thomas Broyles: 2-for-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB
Peter Zimmermann: 1-for-5, R, 2 RBI

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On the game's wild first inning…

"Yeah, I think both sides were frustrated. We turned six runs on them after being frustrated with the three runs we gave up. The frustrating part was we got the lead back, but then relinquished it. We weren't able to finish the game."

On Ash throwing the ball well out of the bullpen…

"It was a tough thing for them. We gave the lead back and we're fighting down five runs. It was tough bringing Konnor in and knowing that we'd probably blow him for the weekend. Not knowing if our team was going to score. That inning he came in we scored after and that's what let him stay in and throw the ball really well for us. Konnor was really good and that was the bright spot for our pitching staff tonight."

#MIZ Takeaways

Friday marked Mizzou's first extra-inning loss this year. Entering play, the host Tigers were 3-0-1 in similar situations.
Friday was Mizzou's first loss this season when tallying 10-plus runs in a game. Entering the series opener against LSU, Mizzou possessed a perfect 10-0 record in similar contests.
McDaniel filled up the stat sheet against LSU, producing his 11th multi-hit game of the season, third home run and 12th stolen base this year. His 11 multi-hit games ranks second on the team, while his six multi-RBI outings ranks tied for third.
Broyles was also a thorn in LSU's pitchers' sides, arguably producing his best overall game at Mizzou. Friday marked the third multi-hit game of his season, while earning his second career multi-RBI contest and first career multi-stolen base game.
Ash was simply outstanding out of the Mizzou bullpen Friday, keying the Tigers' eventual five-run comeback to even the score at 11 apiece in the sixth inning. His 5.0 innings of shutout work established a new single-game career-high.
Zimmermann's first inning two RBI single extended his safely reached base streak to 19 games. That total is the second-longest streak by a Mizzou batter this season.

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