No. 24 @MizzouBaseball Falls in Series Opener at No. 23 Tennessee, 11-5

Friday, May 3

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5:30 PM

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No. 24 @MizzouBaseball Falls in Series Opener at No. 23 Tennessee, 11-5

5/3/2019 10:54:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tigers’ pitching issues 11 walks, as Volunteers take advantage time and time again

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 24 Mizzou Baseball (31-16-1, 10-11-1 SEC) saw its five-game winning streak come to an end Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, as No. 23 Tennessee produced a come-from-behind 11-5 victory.

It was all Tigers early on, as they held a 5-1 advantage heading to the bottom half of the fourth inning. The host Volunteers had an answer in a big way however, recording 10 unanswered runs to close out the evening.

Mizzou's lack of control on the mound was a big factor in Friday's final score, as it issued 11 total walks. The uncharacteristic wildness from the Tiger pitching staff was only their third, 10-plus walk outing of the season.

#ShowMe Top Performers at Tennessee

Connor Brumfield: 3-for-4, 2 R, HR, 2 RBI
Chris Cornelius: 3-for-5, R, 2B
Peter Zimmermann: 2-for-2, 2 BB
Mark Vierling: 2-for-4, R

Hear From Head Coach Steve Bieser

On Friday's series opener in Knoxville…

"There's a lot of ways to describe this one. It was tough. We came out well offensively and built that lead. (Jacob) Cantleberry wasn't quite on his game tonight. He was scuffling a bit and giving away too many free passes. You then go to a guy who hasn't given free passes all year (Bedell) and all of a sudden he gives freebies up. It's just something we have to flush away and move on from. It was a tough night all over for us. We have to be better than that."

#MIZ Takeaways

Mizzou's 12 hits offensively marked its fifth straight game with double-digit hits.
Brumfield was outstanding at the plate Friday, recording a season-high three hits. His two-run home run in the fourth inning established a new single-season career-high in the category.
Cornelius stayed hot with three total hits, including his 11th double of the year. The St. Louis native now has a team-leading 21 multi-hit games on the season.
Cornelius has been on a tear especially as of late, producing five straight multi-hit outings at the plate, including three consecutive games with three-plus hits.
Vierling and Zimmermann were the third and fourth Tigers with multi-hit performances Friday. They now stand with 12 and eight multi-hit games this year, respectively.
Senior INF Paul Gomez's stolen base marked Mizzou's 90th total swipe this season. The 2019 Tigers now join the 2011 squad as the only teams in program history with 90-plus team stolen bases.
With 11 total strikeouts accumulated by Tiger pitching Friday, the staff now possesses 485 total punch outs this season. That mark moves them into sixth place all-time for most single-season team strikeouts recorded.

Up Next

Game two of the weekend series in Knoxville is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT Saturday. The matchup will broadcast live on SEC Network.
Following this weekend's series at Tennessee, the Tigers hit the road again next weekend at No. 2 Vanderbilt (May 10-12). Mizzou then hosts Florida for their home finale at Taylor Stadium (May 16-18).
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