Baseball Prepped for Home Midweek vs. Southern Indiana

Tuesday, March 10

Columbia, Mo.

1 P.M.

Missouri

Southern Indiana

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Baseball Prepped for Home Midweek vs. Southern Indiana

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball will welcome Southern Indiana to Taylor Stadium for a mid-week contest with first pitch set for 1 p.m. CT Tuesday afternoon.

The game will be streamed on SEC Network+. All Mizzou Baseball games are available via audio stream on The Varsity Network app by Learfield with longtime Mizzou play-by-play voice Tex Little alongside Matt Michaels providing color. Tickets can be purchased at THIS LINK.

The Tigers (14-2, 0-0 SEC) are riding a 12-game winning streak and are off to their best start since 2017 following a four-game weekend sweep of UIC. After falling behind 12-1 in game two, Mizzou stormed back to erase an 11-run deficit and win 13-12, rattling off 22-straight scoreless innings by its pitching and 29-unanswered runs since. Redshirt-sophomore lead-off hitter Tyler Macon ranks third nationally in hits (30) and ninth in runs (24).

Expected Pitching Matchup vs. Southern Indiana

Thursday, March 5 (6 p.m. CT)
- Mizzou – RHP Luke Sullivan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 9.0 IP)
- Southern Indiana – RHP Levin East (2-1, 3.18 ERA, 11.1 IP)

Schedule

Mizzou vs. Southern Indiana, Tuesday, March 10 @ 1 p.m. CT | Taylor Stadium| LIVE STATS | TV

SCOUTING THE SCREAMING EAGLES

Southern Indiana (12-4) is off to its best start since 1996 – also its best start in the Division I era.
The Screaming Eagles swept their four-game homestand last week, taking the opener from Illinois State and all three versus Youngstown State. The Screaming Eagles averaged 7.75 runs per game and batted .268 (34-127), while posting a team ERA of 2.25 and holding the opposing hitters to a .194 average (24-124).
Junior second baseman Zion Stephens the Screaming Eagles by hitting .400 (4-10), while senior first baseman Patrick McLellan had a team-best five RBIs in the homestand. Junior right-hander Abdriel Figueroa had USI's best appearance on the mound last week with a scoreless six innings and struck out five in the game one win over Youngstown State.
Senior shortstop Clayton Slack has eight multi-hit games this year and four three-hit contests in 12 games. Junior outfielder Noah Foster and senior first baseman Patrick McClellan follow with six multi-hit contests this year.

ON THE BUMP

Freshman right-hander Luke Sullivan is set to make his second start (fifth appearance) on the mound for the Tigers.
He's looked strong to begin his freshman campaign, not yet allowing an earned run over nine innings. Sullivan has allowed just four baserunners (three singles, one double) while striking out nine and not issuing a single walk.
On the year, his line includes a 0.00 ERA and a team-best .44 WHIP.

CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2017

The Tigers have thrown 22-consecutive scoreless innings on the mound, resulting in back-to-back shutouts for the first time since May 18-19, 2017, vs. Tennessee.
Mizzou took games three and four of the series with UIC by scores of 7-0 and 10-0 (7 inn.), respectively.

OFFENSE CONTINUES TO ROAR

The Tigers are No. 3 nationally in triples (8), No. 5 in runs scored (173), No. 9 in on-base percentage (.468), No. 12 in HBP (40) and No. 13 in batting average (.335).
With the Tigers 15-1 victory over UAPB on Feb. 24, they became the fastest team in program history to reach 100 runs (8 Games).
The Tigers' run-rule victory over UAPB on Feb. 24 marked the first time Mizzou has recorded four-straight run-rule wins in the 56-game regular season era (1997).
MU earned its fifth run-rule victory of the season on Sunday (March 8) in a 10-0 win over UIC.

MACON US GO!

Redshirt-sophomore lead-off hitter Tyler Macon has been a bright spot for the Tiger offense through the season's first 16 games. He saw his 14-game hitting streak come to an end on Sunday but reached base twice via walk to extend his on-base streak to 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
He ranks third nationally in hits and continues to rank near the top of several additional categories:
- Hits: 30 (No. 3 NCAA, SEC Leader)
- Hits Per Game: 1.88 (No. 5 NCAA, SEC Leader)
- BA: .492 (No. 6 NCAA, SEC Leader)
- Runs: 24 (No. 9 NCAA, No. 4 SEC)
- OBP: .582 (No. 19 NCAA, No. 3 SEC)
- RBI: 24 (No. 27 NCAA, No. 8 SEC)
Macon has also recorded a team-leading seven doubles and a pair of triples to go with an OPS of 1.254, all from the lead-off spot in every game but one.
In the record-breaking win over Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 15, Macon became the first Tiger in program history to go 8-for-8 on base – going 6-for-6 at the plate with a pair of doubles, eight RBI and four runs scored, also reaching twice via walk.
In addition, Macon became just the third Tiger ever to record six hits in a game and the first since Jeff Terrell in 1995 (6-for-6, cycle, vs. Iowa State). The other was Jay Hawkins in 1956 in a 27-4 win over Nebraska (6-for-7, school-record six runs scored, three stolen bases, four RBI).

FIVE-PLUS, FOR SURE

Under first-year Mizzou pitching coach Drew Dickinson, five innings has become the standard for Mizzou starting pitchers in 2026.
Through the season's first 16 games, MU starting pitchers Javyn Pimental, Josh McDevitt, Brady Kehlenbrink, JD Dohrmann and Luke Sullivan have gone five-plus innings in 13 of 16 opportunities, including a stretch of 10-staight to begin the season.
The starting rotation has combined for a 3.46 ERA and 96 strikeouts over 78.0 innings.
Starting pitchers have yet to record a loss, with an overall record of 9-0, while opponents are batting just .176 against them.

WAITER, BRING ME WOITA

South Carolina transfer Jase Woita has made an immediate impact in the Mizzou lineup this season after hitting .300 with six home runs in 45 games for the Gamecocks in 2025.
The physical, left-handed slugger is off to a hot start with the Tigers, batting .404 with an OPS of 1.139 thanks to a team-leading four home runs through the season's first 16 games.
He's driven in a team-best 27 runs to rank 12^th nationally in that department.
Woita drove in a career-high eight runs in the record-breaking 34-3 win over Mount Saint Mary's on Feb. 15 - one shy of the program record for RBI (9) in a game.

PASS THE TORCH

The Tigers have already hit consecutive home runs on three occasions this season:
- Sam Parker / Chris Patterson (Feb. 15 vs. Mount St. Mary's, 8^th inning)
- Eric Maisonet / Isaiah Frost (March 5 vs. UIC, 7^th inning)
- Kaden Peer / Cameron Benson / Pierre Seals (March 8 vs. UIC, 3^rdinning)
In the series finale vs. UIC on March 8, the entire starting outfield (Peer, Benson, Seals) went back-to-back-to-back in a matter of five pitches – all solo shots.
It marked the second time of Benson's career being a part of back-to-back-to-back home runs, the first coming April 11, 2023, as a member of the Kerrick Jackson-coached Memphis Tigers in an 11-9 win at Ole Miss.

GOING STREAKING!

Mizzou is riding a 12-game winning streak entering Tuesday's game – its longest since rattling off 20-straight victories in 2017.
South Carolina grad transfer Jase Woita has been hot at the plate to start the season. The lefty slugger is riding a 12-game hit streak into Tuesday's matchup.
Redshirt-sophomore Tyler Macon, saw his 14-game hit streak come to an end on Sunday, but he's still riding a 17-game on-base streak dating back to last season.
Outfielder Cameron Benson has been on base in 11-consecutive games and has a hit in six-straight contests.
Catcher Mateo Serna (nine games), third baseman Chris Patterson (six games) and utility man Jamal George (six games) each have on-base streaks going entering Tuesday.

ON LIKE DONKEY KONG

Mizzou is No. 9 nationally with a .468 on-base percentage, major thanks to ranking 19^th nationally in hits (174).
The Tigers have drawn 96 free passes to rank 26^th nationally in that category.
In addition, MU ranks 12^th in the country with 40 HBP.

WEAR IT!

The Tigers are averaging 2.5 HBPs per game, being plunked 40 times so far this season.
Mizzou ranks 12^th nationally in that category and third in the SEC.
VMI leads the nation with 52 HBPs.
Mizzou has been hit five-plus times on five occasions through 16 games and has been hit at least twice on eight occasions.
Freshman Blazie Ward was hit three different times in the series finale versus New Haven.

KEEP STACKING BRICKS

The Tigers and head coach Kerrick Jackson have developed a new winning ritual: stacking bricks.
After each win, the Tigers add a brick to the wall, each of them resting on three black cinder blocks at the base of the wall that each display one of the team's three core values: accountability, respect and connection.
The bricks themselves have a color-code black are non-conference victories, gold are SEC victories and tiger-striped brick signifies a series-clinching victory.

DEFEND THE TURF

Mizzou is in its first season of a brand-new turf surface at Taylor Stadium, and the Tigers are off to a 9-0 start on the new digs.
With their 10-0 shutout of UIC on Sunday (March 8), the Tigers officially have more home wins this season than they had all of last season, going 8-20 at Taylor Stadium last season.

NON-CON DOMINANCE

After concluding the 2025 season with a 13-11 record against non-conference opponents, the Tigers are off to a 14-2 start in 2026.
Last year's Tigers clinched a winning non-con season slate for the 11^th time in the last 12 seasons; only MU's 2021 squad (7-14) failed to reach the .500 mark vs. non-SEC foes over that span.
Over the last 13 seasons, the Tigers' dominance has been equally impressive, with MU winning 118 more non-conference games than it has lost (206-90).

C-LOHSE-ING TIME

Lefty Ian Lohse has served as a key back-end bullpen piece so far for the Tigers, locking down four saves through the first three weeks of the season - tied for the SEC lead and fourth nationally.
He recorded three saves in a matter of four days from Feb. 25-28, including two in the same day in the double-header sweep of NDSU on Feb. 28.
On the season, the sixth-year southpaw has pitched to the tune of a 3.86 ERA over 7.0 innings, racking up 11 strikeouts.

HISTORIC OFFENSIVE OUTPUT

Mizzou baseball used a record-setting performance from its offense in Sunday's series finale to earn a dominant 34-3 victory over Mount St. Mary's on Feb. 15.
Missouri's 34 runs were its second most in a single game in program history and the most since a 35-run outing in 1902.
As a team, the Tigers had a program-best 32 RBI, passing the previous record of 28 against Texas on April 19, 2008.
In addition, the Tigers' 26 hits matched a program record that had been done just twice (2005 vs. Navy; 2008 vs. Texas).
Lead-off hitter Tyler Macon went 6-for-6 (eight RBI) to become the third Tiger in program history with a six-hit performance while Jase Woita, batting second, went 4-for-7 with a home run and eight RBI. The top two spots in the Tigers' lineup combined to go 10-for-13 with 16 RBI and seven runs scored, while both Macon and Woita came up one RBI short of tying the school record (nine).
Left fielder Isaiah Frost was overshadowed while still having a huge day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and five RBI.
Four Tigers scored four runs apiece: Macon, Chris Patterson, Jamal George and Gehrig Goldbeck.
Overall, 11 Tigers recorded hits while 13 players scored a run.

STAYING IN THE SHOW ME STATE

The 2026 Mizzou roster features 13 players from the state of Missouri: Dane Bjorn (St. Louis / Lindbergh HS), JD Dohrmann (St. Louis / St. John Vianney HS), Kam Durnin (Linn Creek / Camdenton HS), Isaiah Frost (Lee's Summit / Blue Springs South HS), Leo Humbert (St. Charles / Francis Howell HS), Brady Kehlenbrink (Ballwin / Parkway South HS), Ian Lohse (St. Louis / Marquette HS), Tyler Macon (Kirkwood / Kirkwood HS), Kaden Peer (Chesterfield / CBC HS), Eli Skidmore (O'Fallon / Francis Howell HS), Ben Smith (Springfield / Springfield Catholic HS), Luke Sullivan (St. Louis / Parkway South HS), Richie Swain (Wentzville / Timberland HS).

INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE

The 2026 Mizzou roster includes five players from outside of the United States: Juliomar Campos (San Juan, P.R.), Jamal George (Trujillo Alto, P.R.), Eric Maisonet (Florida, P.R.), Keyler Gonzalez (Santa Clara, Cuba), Juan Villarreal (Panama City, Panama).

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