2021 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 9
Mark Vierling
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School:
- Christian Brothers
HONORS
- 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
JUNIOR (2020)
- Mizzou's everyday second baseman, starting in all 16 games with a .297 average, 17 runs scored, five doubles, eight RBI and one stolen base
- 17 runs scored paced the Tigers, while his 19 total hits ranked second
- Reliable defensive option yet again at second base, committing only one error in 52 chances (.981 fielding percentage)
- Six multi-hit games ranked second on the team
- Destroyed right-handed pitching at .357 (15-for-42) clip
- Produced a season-best four-game hitting streak late in the season (March 6-10)
- Opened series vs. Western Illinois (March 6-7) with back to back multi-hit efforts
- Fantastic midweek contest at McNeese (Feb. 26), tallying season-high four hits with one run scored, two doubles and two RBI
- Dynamite in season-opening three-game series at Jacksonville State (Feb. 14-16), hitting .417 (5-for-12) with eight runs scored, one double, two RBI and one stolen base
- Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE (2019)
- Tigers' every day second baseman, logging single-season career-bests with 50 games played (48 starts)
- Evolved into one of Mizzou's steadiest hitters, led by single-season career-highs in average (.285), hits (47), runs scored (28), doubles (10), triples (2), RBI (26), stolen bases (7), on-base percentage (.378) and slugging percentage (.370)
- Opened weekend series at No. 23 Tennessee (May 3-5) with back to back multi-hit games
- Hit safely in all three games vs. South Carolina (April 26-28), led by two hits and RBI in series finale
- Tallied career-high three hits and four RBI at Missouri State (April 16), keyed by bases-clearing triple
- Perfect 2-for-2 evening at the plate vs. Murray State (March 20), recording a double, two runs scored and stolen base
- Fantastic two-game series vs. Arkansas State (March 12-13), going 4-for-6 (.667) with two runs scored, seven RBI and two doubles
- Matched career-high with three hits vs. Rhode Island (Feb. 23)
- Tallied first multi-hit outing of the season in season opener at North Florida (Feb. 15)
- 13 total multi-hit games on the year ranked fourth-best on Tigers
- Safely reached base in 17 consecutive games earlier in season, fourth-longest streak by a Tiger
- Dynamite vs. right-handed pitchers, hitting at a .315 (40-for-127) clip
- Arguably Tigers' top situational hitter, recording a .363 (29-for-80) average with runners on base and .353 (18-for-51) average with RISP
- Only one of three Tigers with 10 two out RBI
FRESHMAN (2018)
- Hit .229 in 38 games, including 27 starts, as a true freshman
- Added six doubles and a homer while scoring 17 runs and driving in 16 more
- Struck out just 11 times as a freshman and fielded at a solid .976 clip at second base
- Drove in a season-high four vs. Florida International (Feb. 17) while doubling and homering with three hits and two runs scored with a walk
- Tallied a career-best three hits three different times as a freshman and had six multi-hit games
- Had five games with multiple RBI
- Had a game-winning eighth-inning single through the left side to clinch Mizzou’s series win over Vanderbilt with a 3-1 win (April 20); that hit snapped an 0-for-21 stretch for him
- Also had a game-winning sacrifice fly vs. Mississippi State (March 25) in the 11th inning to clinch a walk-off win and another SEC series win
- 2017-18 First Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL (CBC)
- Had a standout career under head coach Mason Horne at Christian Brothers College High School
- In his senior season, he hit .431 with three homers, seven triples, 13 doubles, 37 RBI, and a .784 slugging percentage
- Named Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American Central, All-Region First Team in 2017
- First Team All-Conference in both 2015 and 2017
- Named Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American by Perfect Game in both 2015 and 2016
- In his career, he hit .390 with five homers, nine triples, 27 doubles and 69 RBI
- Ranked as third-best prospect and the best SS in the state of Missouri by Prep Baseball Report
- Ranked as second-best prospect and the best SS in the state of Missouri by Perfect Game
- Helped guide CBC to a state championship in 2015
- Made Honor Roll every semester at CBC
PERSONAL
- Born on Feb. 18, 1999 in St. Louis, Mo.
- Parents: Father – Daniel Vierling; Mother – Susan Vierling
- Plans to major in Business while at Mizzou
- Brother plays baseball at Notre Dame, named All-ACC in 2017 as a sophomore
- Father played football at the University of Kansas
- Enjoys fishing and playing basketball
In the NOW - Embrace the Opportunity
Monday, February 10
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Talkin' Baseball with Brock Lucas
Monday, February 03
Mizzou vs. LSU Series Highlights
Monday, April 22
Mizzou at Missouri State Highlights
Friday, April 19
