Tigers Fall to No. 3 Arkansas in Series Opener, 7-5

Friday, March 25

Columbia, Mo.

6 PM

University of Missouri

12-6, 0-4

Arkansas

17-3, 4-0

Arkansas

Mizzou

3/25/2022 10:51:00 PM | Baseball

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Mizzou outhits Razorbacks, but late homer proves the difference

COLUMBIA, Mo. – In a back-and-forth affair, No. 3 Arkansas used a two-run home run off the bat of Braydon Webb in the eighth inning to take a 7-5 victory over Missouri on Friday night at Taylor Stadium.

Mizzou (12-6, 0-4 SEC) twice fought back to tie the game after Arkansas (17-3, 4-0 SEC) jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first. Junior Torin Montgomery cut the deficit in half with his 10th first-inning RBI of the year. The Tigers would draw level at 3-3 in the third with a two-run single from senior Josh Day.

After Arkansas rebuilt a two-run advantage, the Tigers clawed even in the seventh on a Carlos Peña RBI single. Peña and Montgomery led the Tigers with 3-for-5 nights at the plate.

On the mound, junior Spencer Miles allowed five runs on eight hits in five innings of work. Nathan Landry (1-2) took the loss after allowing two runs on three hits over two innings. The left-hander struck out five and did not issue a walk, but surrendered the go-ahead homer in the eighth.

IMPACT INNING

After Mizzou drew level in the bottom of the seventh, Arkansas scored twice in the eighth to take the late win. Jalen Battles singled before Webb delivered the game-winning blow, launching a two-run home run to right center to break the deadlock.

TOP TIGERS

Carlos Peña: 3-for-5, RBI, R, SB

Torin Montgomery: 3-for-5, RBI, R

Josh Day: 2-for-4, 2 RBI

IN THE NOTES

Mizzou left 11 runners on base in the loss, the second-straight game with double digit LOB for the Tigers.
Six Tigers had multi-hit nights. Tre Morris, Ty Wilmsmeyer and Nander De Sedas all chipped in two knocks to join Peña, Montgomery and Day with multiple hits.
Kyle Brown worked a scoreless inning in his first outing since March 6 against Tarleton State.
Austin Cheeley also tossed a scoreless frame with a pair of strikeouts.
Montgomery drove home a first-inning run in the ninth different game this season.

FROM THE SKIP

Coach Bieser on a tight game in the series opener…

"We left some plays on the field and it was just the execution of a couple plays that's probably the difference in this game. We are a little young and inexperienced in some areas and we've just got to continue to teach the game and get guys to understand how to execute a few of those. It's always the ones that you don't get that you're a little upset with, but I thought they did a pretty good job executing some things today as well."

UP NEXT

Mizzou and Arkansas continue the series on Saturday with a 2 p.m. first pitch. The game will air on SEC Network.

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