No. 21 @MizzouBaseball Loses 5-2 Friday at No. 6 Georgia

Friday, April 19

Athens, Ga.

6 PM

University of Missouri

26-14-1, 7-9-1

(#6) Georgia

32-8, 12-5

Missouri

Georgia

No. 21 @MizzouBaseball Loses 5-2 Friday at No. 6 Georgia

4/19/2019 10:46:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

A wild first inning dooms the Tigers on both sides of the ball

ATHENS, Ga. – No. 21 Mizzou Baseball (26-14-1, 7-9-1 SEC) fell 5-2 Friday evening at Foley Field against No. 6 Georgia. A wild first inning at the plate and in the field for the Tigers proved to be the difference maker.

In the top half, Mizzou opened the game with three consecutive hits and had the bases loaded with zero outs. In the next batter, a blast to right field resulted in a grab at the wall by the Bulldogs defender. The Tiger runner at first base was doubled off and the runner at third was ultimately called out for leaving the bag early.

After the shocking triple play turned by Georgia, the home team's offense answered with four runs on three hits in the bottom half. Despite only tallying one run over their final eight innings at the plate, it proved to be enough for the host Bulldogs.

#ShowMe Top Performers at Georgia

Konnor Ash: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K
Ian Bedell: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K
Paul Gomez: 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI
Clayton Peterson: 2-for-4, BB, SB
Kameron Misner: 2-for-3, 2B, BB

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Friday's matchup against the Bulldogs…

"It's just one of those frustrating games. The first inning was a seven run swing. We turned around and gave up four runs. We loaded the bases in the top half and hitting the ball well and we just made some baserunning blunders on the fly ball to right. Guys were trying to press and make things happen. We were in the driver's seat that first inning. I still don't believe (Clayton) Peterson left early because there's no reason you leave third base when you have the defender's back against the wall and making a catch. I was shocked with the umpire's positioning on that play that he could even make that call. But it is what it is. We got to be better on the bases than that."

On the bullpen's solid work after a shaky start…

"Konnor (Ash) came in and did an outstanding job. Trae Robertson comes in and does his job. Then we turned it over to Ian (Bedell) and he threw really well. We knew that it would be very tough for them to score on our bullpen today with all the guys we had ready."

#MIZ Takeaways

C. Peterson and Misner each finished with a multi-hit effort Friday evening. They now sit with five and 11 multi-hit outings on the year, respectively.
Gomez's two-run double in the second inning secured his fourth multi-RBI game of the season. The Orange, California, native is now one of two Tigers this year with 10-plus RBI in SEC only play.
Gomez has continued to perform at an All-SEC caliber level in conference play, hitting .333 with five doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI. He possesses a .429 on-base percentage, while slugging at a .578 clip (1.007 OPS).
Freshman LHP Trae Robertson made his first appearance in an SEC game this season. The Tiger southpaw didn't disappoint, retiring both batters he faced including a strikeout looking.
Bedell continued to be masterful out of the Tiger bullpen, tossing 3.0 shutout frames Friday against Georgia. The Davenport, Iowa, native extended his consecutive scoreless innings pitched streak to 15.1 following tonight's outing.
Ash recorded his second straight strong bullpen performance Friday. Last time out vs. No. 8 LSU (April 12), the Plainfield, Illinois, native tossed 5.0 shutout innings. Over his past two SEC outings, Ash has accumulated a 0.96 ERA with eight strikeouts over 9.1 IP.

Up Next

Mizzou and Georgia's series finale is slated for an 11 a.m. CT first pitch Sunday (April 20). Fans can watch the action live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.
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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