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Baseball to Host SIUE Tuesday for CoMo Day
4/20/2026 4:53:00 PM | Baseball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball is set to host SIU Edwardsville on Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium in a nationally televised midweek matchup vs. the Cougars set for 6 p.m. CT on SEC Network.
Tuesday is CoMo Day at Taylor Stadium featuring free admission for the community of Columbia as well as a free t-shirt giveaway for the first 200 fans. The Tigers will debut a new "CoMo" inspired alternate jersey that features an ode to one of the city's most recognizable landmarks, The Columns.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early as Columbia native and NASCAR Hall of Famer Carl Edwards will throw out the game's ceremonial first pitch and John Warner Middle School will be singing the national anthem. Several local community groups will be on site throughout the game, hosting tables and engaging with fans.
Mizzou (20-20, 3-12 SEC) will aim to get back in the win column after dropping all three games of its weekend series at No. 14 Oklahoma. The Tigers dropped game one of the series, 9-6, before being shutout 4-0 on Saturday and dropping Sunday's finale, 8-4.
Lefty Brady Kehlenbrink had another strong start for the Tigers on Saturday, throwing six innings and allowing four runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out 10 for the second-straight start. The sophomore southpaw has now punched out nine or more in five of his 10 starts this season.
Jase Woita slugged a pair of home runs in Friday night's loss to grow his team-leading total to nine and grow his RBI total to 41 (No. 8 SEC). It marked his second career multi-homer game and his first in the Black & Gold and the first such game by a Tiger this season.
SIUE (21-19, 11-4 OVC) enters the matchup losers of two-straight after dropping its weekend series to Western Illinois on the road. The Cougars took the Friday night game 4-2 before dropping the next two by scores of 10-1 and 7-1, respectively. SIUE is currently tied with Little Rock atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings.
All Mizzou baseball games are available via audio stream on The Varsity Network app by Learfield with longtime play-by-play voice Tex Little on the call alongside Matt Michaels providing color.
Expected Pitching Matchup vs. SIUE
- Tuesday, April 21 (6 P.M. CT) – SEC Network
- Mizzou – LHP Dane Bjorn (0-0, 3.52 ERA, 10 K, 5 BB)
- SIUE – RHP Brady Coon (0-0, 7.11 ERA, 9 K, 9 BB)
- Mizzou vs. SIUE, Tuesday, April 21 @ 6 P.M. CT – CoMo Day (free admission)
- Taylor Stadium | Columbia, Mo. | LIVE STATS | TV
SCOUTING THE COUGARS
- SIUE enters the matchup 21-19 overall and 11-4 in conference play, good enough for a current tie for first place atop the OVC with Little Rock.
- Junior phenom Ryan Niedwiedz broke the SIUE career home run record with his 36th round tripper as a Cougar in Sunday's loss to Western Illinois. The solo shot marked his 17th home run of the season.
- The Cougars are slashing .280/.377/.498 with 55 doubles, 14 triples and 67 home runs on the season.
- They lead the OVC and rank 10th nationally in triples (14) and 16th in home runs (67).
- In addition, SIUE ranks 34th nationally in slugging percentage (.498).
SERIES HISTORY vs. SIUE
- Tuesday's game will mark the 29th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Tigers holding a firm 22-6 advantage.
- In Columbia, the Tigers lead the series 19-6.
- Mizzou took down SIUE 11-8 on the road last season.
B.K. HAS IT HIS WAY
- Sophomore lefty Brady Kehlenbrink had a career outing on the mound vs. South Carolina on April 10.
- He tossed a career-long 7.1 innings and threw over 100 pitches (102) for the second time in his career while allowing no earned runs on just a pair of hits.
- He allowed just one unearned run while racking up 10 strikeouts and not issuing a single walk.
- It marked the second start this season for Kehlenbrink striking out 10-plus without issuing a walk or an earned run (March 8 vs. UIC).
- He followed it up with a six-inning effort at No. 14 Oklahoma on April 18, allowing four runs on eight hits and a pair of walks while striking out 10 for the second-straight start.
- It marked the fifth time in 10 starts this season the sophomore southpaw has struck out nine or more.
BLAIZE-ING FRESHMAN
- Freshman infielder Blaize Ward has been on a tear as of late, earning SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors on April 6 after hitting .615 for the week and helping the Tigers win the series at No. 24 Kentucky.
- Ward hit .667 in the series at Kentucky with a pair of multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effort in Sunday's series-clinching win in which he got on base all five times he came to the plate.
- He's batting .320 (31-for-97) for the season, seeing an up-tick in playing time as of late.
- In SEC play, Ward has led the Tigers with a .365 batting average (19-for-52) to go along with a home run, a double, 11 RBI and five runs scored, collecting six multi-hit games in 15 league contests.
- Ward was a key part in the Friday night win at No. 22 Tennessee, going 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
- The Maumelle, Arkansas, native has knocked multiple hits in six of his last 13 games overall and has hit safely in 16 of his last 20 games.
RANKED ROAD SERIES WIN
- After taking down No. 24 Kentucky in Lexington, the Tigers earned their first road series win over a ranked opponent since 2021 at No. 3 Mississippi State.
- The series win also marked the first SEC series win of the season for the Tigers as they matched their conference win total from last season through the first dozen games of this year's conference slate.
- The Tigers handed the Wildcats just their second and third home losses of the season, respectively, as Kentucky slipped to an impressive 15-3 at Kentucky Proud Park after Sunday's defeat.
MAKING STRIDES ON THE MOUND
- Under first-year pitching coach Drew Dickinson, the Tigers have made impressive strides on the mound through the first 40 games of the campaign.
- As of April 20, the Tigers rank 31st nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (10.1) and 32nd in hits allowed per nine innings (7.95).
- Over 181.0 innings of work, the starting rotation has combined for a 5.07 ERA, 197 strikeouts to 86 walks and opponents are batting just .232 against the rotation.
- The bullpen has worked 157.1 innings and compiled an 11-6 record while pitching to a 5.38 ERA with 183 strikeouts while opponents are hitting .244 off the unit.
- The Mizzou bullpen was dominant in the series win at No. 24 Kentucky, tossing 13.2 innings and allowing just one earned run (two total), for an ERA of 0.66 for the weekend.
- RHP Keyler Gonzalez was dominant in the 5-2 win over Mo State on April 7, throwing 6.0 scoreless innings of two-hit relief out of the pen while striking out nine Bears and walking just two. He set DI career highs in innings pitched and strikeouts to earn his second win of the campaign.
- Lefty Brady Kehlenbrink was dominant in the 1-0 loss to South Carolina on April 10. He hurled a career-high 7.1 innings and allowed just one unearned run on two hits while racking up 10 strikeouts and not issuing a single walk. He had 10 strikeouts for the second-straight start this weekend at No. 14 Oklahoma in six innings of work.
CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2017
- The Tigers recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time since May 18-19, 2017, after defeating UIC 7-0 and 10-0, respectively, March 7 and 8.
- Those shutouts accounted for 16 innings within a 22-inning stretch of consecutive scoreless frames by Tiger pitchers.
GOING STREAKING!
- Mizzou had a 13-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Auburn on March 13 – its longest since rattling off 20-straight victories in 2017.
- Freshman Blaize Ward had his 19-game on-base streak end on Saturday at No. 14 Oklahoma.
- Shortstop Kam Durnin has reached safely in eight-straight games after seeing his 18-game streak come to an end. Overall, he's been on base in 26 of 28 games this season.
- Catcher Mateo Serna has reached base safely in seven-straight games.
- South Carolina grad transfer Jase Woita put together a 29-game on-base streak from Feb. 15 to April 9 – the longest by a Tiger this season.
- Center fielder Kaden Peer reached base safely in his first 22 games of the season after returning from injury. The streak came to an end vs. South Carolina on April 9, but he has been on base in 25 of 28 games overall.
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 batting .308 with a team-best nine home runs and 41 RBI to rank 8th in the SEC in RBI and 26th in home runs.
- In the Friday night game at No. 14 Oklahoma on April 17, Woita slugged a pair of home runs (410 ft., 436 ft.) in a 3-for-4 performance with three RBI and a walk. It marked the second two-homer game of Woita's career and his first in the Black & Gold.
- He 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.
- Woita put together a 29-game on-base streak from Feb. 15 to April 9 - the longest streak by any Tiger this season.
PASS THE TORCH
- The Tigers have hit consecutive home runs on three occasions this season:
- Sam Parker / Chris Patterson (Feb. 15 vs. Mount St. Mary's, 8th inning)
- Eric Maisonet / Isaiah Frost (March 5 vs. UIC, 7th inning)
- Kaden Peer / Cameron Benson / Pierre Seals (March 8 vs. UIC, 3rd inning)
- 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.
WEAR IT!
- The Tigers are averaging 1.9 HBP per game to rank 35th nationally and third in the SEC, being plunked 76 times so far this season.
- Winthrop leads the nation with 102 HBP while Kentucky leads the SEC with 100.
- Mizzou has been hit four-plus times on six occasions and has been hit at least twice in nearly half of its games (19 times).
- The Tigers were plunked a season-high seven times on Feb. 15 vs. Mount St. Mary's.
TRACK MEET
- The Tigers are No. 37 nationally and rank third in the SEC in triples (11).
- Tyler Macon, Eric Maisonet and Isaiah Frost have each hit two on the season to share the team lead.
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 an 11-10 start on the new digs.
- With their 10-0 shutout of UIC on March 8, the Tigers clinched having more home wins this season than they had last season, going 8-20 at Taylor Stadium in 2025.
NON-CON DOMINANCE
- After concluding the 2025 season with a 13-11 record against non-conference opponents, the Tigers are off to a 17-5 start in 2026.
- Last year's Tigers clinched a winning non-con season slate for the 11th 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 116 more non-conference games than it has lost (209-93).
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