Mizzou Baseball Drops Kleberg Bank College Classic Opener to Kansas State, 5-1

Friday, February 21

Corpus Christi, Texas

2 PM

University of Missouri

2-2, 0

Kansas State

3-2, 0

Missouri

Kansas State

Mizzou Baseball Drops Kleberg Bank College Classic Opener to Kansas State, 5-1

2/21/2020 5:44:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Tigers’ offense falls flat Friday afternoon

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Mizzou Baseball (2-2) struggled at the plate throughout the afternoon Friday, as it fell 5-1 to Kansas State in its weekend opener at Whataburger Field.

The Wildcats' pitching staff limited the Tigers to only one run on four hits. Mizzou knocked on the door in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, but left five runners on base and failed to produce a big inning at the plate.

Despite Friday's loss, junior Ian Bedell delivered a quality start on the bump for Mizzou. The Davenport, Iowa, native allowed three earned runs over 6.0 innings of work, while striking out five batters and issuing zero walks.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Bedell: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Chad McDaniel: 2-for-4
Peter Zimmermann: RBI

Coach Bieser Postgame Soundbites

On Friday afternoon's contest against the Wildcats…

"Their starting pitcher did a really good job against our hitters. He made good adjustments, especially the third time through our lineup. He was able to get deep in the game and I think that was the difference in the ballgame."

On Bedell's starting performance Friday…

"It was a very solid outing. One thing we know is every time Ian steps onto the mound, we're going to have a chance to win the ballgame. His first outing he was super sharp. Today, I thought he was very good. He made a mistake there early on a 2-0 count and he paid for it."

#MIZ Takeaways

McDaniel continued his solid start to the 2020 campaign with another multi-hit performance. The Tiger catcher has multi-hit outings in three-of-four games played this year.
Zimmermann recorded an RBI for the third game this season. His 4-3 run-producing ground out Friday was responsible for the Tigers' lone run scored.
Junior Mark Vierling roped a base hit in the sixth inning, extending his hitting streak to three games.
Redshirt Junior Brandt Belk also pushed his current hitting streak to three games after posting a single in the fifth inning.

Up Next

Day two for the Tigers at the Kleberg Bank College Classic is scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Mizzou will meet Utah at Whataburger Field with first pitch slated for 2 p.m. CT.

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