Seventh-Inning Miscues Sink Mizzou in 6-4 Loss

Sunday, March 27

Columbia, Mo.

1 PM

University of Missouri

13-7, 1-5

Arkansas

18-4, 5-1

Arkansas

Mizzou

3/27/2022 5:29:00 PM | Baseball

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No. 3 Arkansas scores four unearned to top Tigers

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri baseball committed a pair of seventh-inning errors leading to four unearned runs as No. 3 Arkansas claimed the series with a 6-4 win at Taylor Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Mizzou (13-7, 1-5 SEC) jumped to an early lead thanks to a two-run home run off the bat of Luke Mann in the second inning. The advantage was short lived, however, as Arkansas (18-4, 5-1 SEC) took advantage of three walks to plate a pair in the fourth and draw even.

Two errors and a balk conspired to concede four unearned runs in the decisive seventh. The Tigers would rally to score a pair in the eighth, but could not complete the comeback.

Christian Wall (0-2) took the loss after surrendering the four unearned runs in the seventh.

IMPACT INNING

Tied 2-2 in the seventh, a leadoff walk spelled trouble and was followed by a pair of errors and an infield single to push a run across and give the Razorbacks a 3-2 lead. A balk plated another run before Braydon Webb doubled over the third base bag to give Arkansas a 6-2 advantage. All four runs in the inning were unearned.

TOP TIGERS

Tre Morris: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI

Austin Marozas: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, 4 BB

Luke Mann: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI

IN THE NOTES

All three games of the series were decided by just two runs. The winning runs were also scored in the seventh inning or later in each of the three games.
Carlos Peña recorded a hit and an RBI to finish the series with a knock and RBI in all three games of the series.
Marozas' five innings of work marks his longest outing of the season after missing the first few weeks with an injury.
The last seven games in the Mizzou-Arkansas series have all been decided by two runs or less.

FROM THE SKIP

Coach Bieser on the tight series and rubber game loss…

"When you look at the three games as a whole, both teams competed, competed hard, we just came up short today. I thought we started well, everything looked good and then we kind of went to sleep there a little bit in the middle innings... and then we got a little sloppy defensively. So, things that you know we can continue to work on and we'll get better."

UP NEXT

Mizzou heads to Sauget, Ill., to face rival Illinois in the Braggin' Rights matchup on Tuesday evening. Tickets to Braggin' Rights are available through the Gateway Grizzlies. The Tigers then return home to host SIUE on Wednesday at Taylor Stadium.

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