University of Missouri
26-12-1
Missouri State
11-25
No. 21 @MizzouBaseball Remains Perfect on Tuesdays, Throttles Missouri State, 14-6
4/16/2019 11:44:00 PM | Baseball
Tigers now 8-0 this season in Tuesday matchups
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – No. 21 Mizzou Baseball (26-12-1) opened this week's four-game road trip Tuesday evening at Hammons Field with a convincing 14-6 victory over Missouri State. With last season's two-game series sweep, the Tigers have won three consecutive ballgames over the Bears.
Mizzou continued its dominant play in midweek matchups this season, improving to 8-0 in Tuesday contests. The Tigers were clicking on all cylinders Tuesday, posting double-digit runs for the 16th time this season and recording 10-plus strikeouts on the mound for the 26th time.
#ShowMe Top Performers at Missouri State
- Tommy Springer: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
- Trae Robertson: (W) 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
- Trey Dillard: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
- Clayton Peterson: 2-for-6, R, HR, 4 RBI, BB
- Mark Vierling: 3-for-6, 2 R, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, SB
- Cameron Swanger: 1-for-1, HR, 2 RBI
Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser
On tonight's victory over the Bears…
"It was really good to see us respond. Early in the game we left the bases loaded and left a couple runners out there. We stayed the course. We kept working and getting runners on and were able to produce some runs throughout the entire game."
On the team's timely hitting against Missouri State pitching…
"I thought we did a really good job. We had a lot of baserunners tonight and also had some big hits. It got things rolling there pretty well."
On Springer's solid start on the mound…
"It's similar to what we've seen out of Tommy all season. He made some really good pitches. I thought he did a good job of keeping this game right where it needed to stay. Then we were able to turn it over to the bullpen."
On Robertson and Dillard shining in relief…
"Trae got in a groove there. He looked really good. He started a little shaky, but once he got into that groove he looked really good. Then Trey had a really good night. His stuff is so good whenever he's attacking the strike zone. He's really difficult to hit."
#MIZ Takeaways
- In midweek matchups this season (Tuesday-Thursday), Mizzou now possesses an outstanding 12-1 mark. As aforementioned, the Tigers are 8-0 on Tuesday, 4-0 in Wednesday contests and 0-1 in their lone Thursday matchup.
- Mizzou advanced its excellent non-conference record this season to 19-5 following Tuesday's triumph.
- After falling behind 1-0 after two innings of play, Mizzou's eventual victory marked its 14th come-from-behind win this season.
- The long ball typically equals positive results for the Tigers, as they launched three home runs against Missouri State pitching. Mizzou is now 19-5 this season when leaving the ballpark.
- Springer (seven), Robertson (four) and Dillard (three) each matched or reset their career-highs in strikeouts against Missouri State's offense. It led to a whopping 14 total strikeouts by Mizzou pitching Tuesday, tied for second most in a game this season.
- C. Peterson, Swanger and senior OF Connor Brumfield's home runs gave Mizzou three on the night. It was the team's most long balls in a single-game this season since also producing three vs. Murray State (March 20).
Up Next for #Mizzou
- The Tigers travel to No. 6 Georgia for a Thursday-Saturday (April 18-20) Southeastern Conference series.
- Mizzou returns to Taylor Stadium on Tuesday, April 23, for its series finale vs. Missouri State. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting MUTigers.com/Tickets or by calling the Mizzou Athletics Ticket Office at 1-800-CAT-PAWS.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Robertson, Trae (2-0)
L: Schmidt,N. (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Misner, Kameron 1 ; Vierling, Mark 1 ; Gomez, Paul 1
3B: Vierling, Mark 1
HR: Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Swanger, Cameron 1 ; Brumfield, Connor 1
RBI: Peterson, Clayton 4 ; Cornelius, Chris 1 ; Swanger, Cameron 2 ; Ortiz, Tony 1 ; Vierling, Mark 4 ; Peterson, Alex 1 ; Brumfield, Connor 1
SF: Peterson, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Peterson, Clayton 1 ; Cornelius, Chris 1 ; Misner, Kameron 1 ; Swanger, Cameron 1 ; McDaniel, Chad 1 ; Mallett, Trevor 1 ; Ortiz, Tony 2 ; Vierling, Mark 2 ; Peterson, Alex 1 ; Brumfield, Connor 1 ; Gomez, Paul 1 ; Holt Jr., Josh 1
SB: Vierling, Mark 1 ; Gomez, Paul 1
HBP: Swanger, Cameron 1 ; McDaniel, Chad 2 ; Ortiz, Tony 1 ; James, Austin 1 ; Holt Jr., Josh 1
Batting:
3B: Privitera,J. 2
HR: Whetstone,B. 1
RBI: Duffy,J. 1 ; Whetstone,B. 2 ; Polak,J. 1 ; Privitera,J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Whetstone,B. 1 ; Herron,A. 2 ; Privitera,J. 1 ; Geha,L. 2
CS: Privitera,J. 1
HBP: Whetstone,B. 1
