No. 20 @MizzouBaseball Drops Series Opener at No. 2 Vanderbilt, 5-2

Friday, May 10

Nashville, Tenn.

6:30 PM

University of Missouri

33-17-1, 0

(#2) Vanderbilt

40-9, 0

Missouri

Vanderbilt

No. 20 @MizzouBaseball Drops Series Opener at No. 2 Vanderbilt, 5-2

5/10/2019 9:52:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tigers can’t overcome early barrage of Commodores offense

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 20 Mizzou Baseball (33-17-1, 12-12-1 SEC) dropped a 5-2 series opener Friday evening at No. 2 Vanderbilt. The Tigers jumped out to a 1-0 advantage after a half inning of play, but the host Commodores answered with a single run in the second inning, three runs in the third and one run in the fourth.

It was all the offense Vanderbilt's pitching staff needed, as it limited Mizzou to only one run scored over its final eight innings at the plate.

#ShowMe Top Performers at Vanderbilt

Konnor Ash: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Thomas Broyles: 1-for-1, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB
Chris Cornelius: 2-for-4
Kameron Misner: 1-for-4, RBI

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Friday's series opener in Nashville…

"It was really tough on us. We gave up too much stuff early in the game. We hit two batters, walked two batters and gave up two stolen bases early on. Thing won't go your way if that happens. We have to do better than that and get off to a better start. We got that run in the first inning, but needed to come back and shut them down. We need to come back tomorrow, turn the page and be ready."

On Konnor's (Ash) outstanding work in relief…

"It was an outstanding job by Konnor. He gave us an opportunity. He got us out of a first and third jam. Only giving up one run in the fourth and giving us a chance in this ballgame. I was really pleased with how he threw the ball. The rest of us have to pick it up a bit and play better baseball."

#MIZ Takeaways

With singles in the first and sixth innings, Cornelius secured his team-leading 22nd multi-hit game of the year.
Broyles was an effective leadoff man all evening for the Tigers, reaching base in all three plate appearances. His two runs scored matched his single-game career-high.
Ash was simply fantastic in relief for Mizzou, matching his career-high with 5.0 innings pitched. His dominant work out of the bullpen kept the Tigers in the ballgame, as his six strikeouts also matched his single-game career-best.
With 11 team punch outs against Commodores hitting, the 2019 Tigers' 511 strikeouts as a staff now ranks second all-time in single-season program history.

Up Next

Game two between the Tigers and Commodores is scheduled for Saturday (May 11) morning at Hawkins Field. Following this weekend's series in Nashville, Mizzou hosts Florida for their home finale at Taylor Stadium (May 16-18).
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