@ Baseball 2018 University of Missouri Baseball Game Notes
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@ BASEBALL 2018 UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI BASEBALL GAME NOTES VS. 7-3 0-0 1-3 0-0 Columbia, Mo. Taylor Stadium (3,031) L5: 3-2 L10: 7-3 CBN: NR CP: NR L5: 1-4 L10: 5-5 CBN: NR CP: NR Head Coach Head Coach ON THE AIR Steve Bieser - 181-123 (6th)/ 43-26 (2nd) Bob Mumma - 131-172 (7th) / same SEC NETWORK+ (Sunday Only) ^ Mizzou Baseball, winner of two straight and three of four, continues its season-long 10-game homestand this weekend at PBP: Ben Arnet Taylor Stadium. Maryland-Baltimore County of the America East Conference will pay a visit for a three-game set, beginning ANALYST: Tim Jamieson Friday at 6:30 p.m. The first two games of the series will be broadcast on KTGR while the Sunday finale will be on both KTGR and SEC Network+. KTGR | 100.5 FM | 105.1 FM | 1580 AM ^ Mizzou is coming off of a two-game, midweek series sweep over Alabama A&M. Over the two games, the Tigers drew 27 PBP: Tex Little walks, including 16 Wednesday, their most since drawing a school-record 18 in 2005. The 27 free passes moved Mizzou’s ANALYST: Matt Michaels season walk total to 78, a national-best. The next-best mark is South Alabama, which has drawn 69. To put the mark into perspective, Mizzou is averaging 7.8 walks per game this season. If you were to stretch that mark out through the entire 56- game season, Mizzou would walk 437 times. The school-record is 384 in 1996. For even more perspective, the 437 walks would 2018 SCHEDULE account for 39,330 feet of free passes, 4,330 feet higher than the average commercial jet liner cruises. Date Time Opponent Location/Result ^ Mizzou enters the weekend set with UMBC ranked fourth nationally and second in the SEC in runs scored with 95 through 2/16 6 p.m. Florida International W, 3-1 10 games. Vanderbilt (110 runs scored) is the only SEC team with more and is also the only team from a Power 5 conference 2/17 5 p.m. Florida International W, 22-1 with more runs than Mizzou. The Tigers are averaging 10.8 runs per game over the last six contests and are outscoring their 2/18 11 a.m. Florida International L, 11-5 opponents, 45-6, over the last four. 2/21 5 p.m. #24 Miami W, 9-0 2/23 5:30 p.m. Northeastern W, 5-2 ^ Junior 3B Brian Sharp is arguably the hottest hitter in the SEC over the last week of play. Since his breakout performance 2/24 12 p.m. Northeastern L, 10-8 Saturday, which earned him SEC Player of the Week honors, Sharp is hitting .909 (10-for-11) with eight runs, 10 RBI, two 2/24 3 p.m. Northeastern W, 20-1 homers, a double, a triple, 19 total bases and three walks. He has made just one out in his last 14 plate appearances, reaching 2/25 10:30 a.m. Northeastern L, 4-2 base at a .929 clip. Add in the fact that he is 1-0 on the mound, throwing 9.2 shutout innings with 14 strikeouts and zero walks 2/27 6:30 p.m. Alabama A&M W, 7-3 in that span, Sharp is emerging as one of the nation’s top two-way players. Below are Sharp’s ranks in the SEC: 2/28 4 p.m. Alabama A&M W, 14-0 • Batting - 2nd - .517 3/2 6:30 p.m. UMBC Taylor Stadium 3/3 2 p.m. UMBC Taylor Stadium • Hits - 4th - 15 3/4 12 p.m. UMBC Taylor Stadium • Slugging - 6th - .862 3/6 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois Taylor Stadium • OBP - 7th - .576 3/9 6:30 p.m. La Salle Taylor Stadium • Total Bases - 9th - 25 3/10 2 p.m. La Salle Taylor Stadium ^ Mizzou senior OF Trey Harris is off to an impressive 3/11 1 p.m. La Salle Taylor Stadium ^ Mizzou and UMBC are meeting for the first time in the history of the two programs. 3/13 6:30 p.m. Wichita State Taylor Stadium ^ 3/16 7 p.m. LSU Baton Rouge, La. Mizzou is 20-13 at home under the direction of second-year head coach Steve Bieser. In February and March, Mizzou is 14-3 3/17 6:30 p.m. LSU Baton Rouge, La. at home under Bieser’s direction. Mizzou will play its next eight games at Taylor Stadium. 3/18 1 p.m. LSU Baton Rouge, La. ^ Mizzou is 15-2 at home vs. non-conference teams under Bieser’s direction. 3/20 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State Taylor Stadium 3/21 4 p.m. Arkansas State Taylor Stadium PROJECTED ROTATION 3/23 6:30 p.m. Mississippi State Taylor Stadium BRYCE MONTES DE OCA| RHP | RS JR | Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)| 6-1| 261| R/R 3/24 2 p.m. Mississippi State Taylor Stadium ^ Flamethrower who can touch triple digits ... is most effective when throwing in the mid 90s and pounding the zone down ... Is a big strikeout guy, but also induces plenty of ground 3/25 1 p.m. Mississippi State Taylor Stadium balls and that is his key when he has gone late into games ... has as high of a ceiling as any player (regardless of position) on Mizzou’s roster ... Off-speed: change-up and slider 3/29 6 p.m. Auburn Auburn, Ala. ^ Drafted in the 15th round by the Nationals last season, but he elected to return for his RS junior season ^ Named the No. 2 college senior (academic classification) in 2018 by PerfectGame.org 3/30 6 p.m. Auburn Auburn, Ala. ^ Went 3.2 innings, scattering just two hits, but did walk a career-high seven in his season-opening performance at FIU 3/31 1 p.m. Auburn Auburn, Ala. ^ Had the best start of his career last time out vs. Northeastern, going 6.1 innings while striking out eight and walking none ... NE scored just one run on four hits in the game 4/3 6:30 p.m. Missouri State Busch Stadium Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 4/4 6:30 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville Taylor Stadium 2015 6.75 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8.0 3 8 6 9 10 1 0 0 42 .107 2 5 2 0 0 2016 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 4/6 6:30 p.m. Alabama Taylor Stadium 2017 4.28 4 5 15 12 0 0 0 0 61.0 43 40 29 42 61 11 1 3 274 .205 6 11 0 4 6 4/7 2 p.m. Alabama Taylor Stadium 2018 0.90 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.0 6 1 1 7 9 0 0 1 41 .182 0 1 0 0 0 4/8 1 p.m. Alabama Taylor Stadium Total 4.08 5 5 25 14 0 0 0 0 79.1 52 49 36 58 81 12 1 4 358 .191 8 17 2 4 6 4/10 6:30 p.m. Missouri State Springfield, Mo. MICHAEL PLASSMEYER| LHP | JR | St. Louis, Mo. (DeSmet HS)| 6-3| 199| L/L | Business Major 4/13 5:30 p.m. Florida Gainesville, Fla. ^ Crafty lefty who is one of the most durable, versatile and experienced arms on the staff ... Sits 88-90 with his fast ball with a big breaking ball and a change-up 4/14 4 p.m. Florida Gainesville, Fla. ^ Had a 5.0-inning performance at FIU in which he struck out eight, which at the time washis most since striking out a career-high nine vs. App State on March 11, 2017 ... He allowed just one run on three hits while walking just one in his season debut against the Panthers, doing all of it while having to sit a long time between innings as Mizzou’s 4/15 12 p.m. Florida Gainesville, Fla. offense cruised to a 22-1 win 4/17 4:30 p.m. Chicago State Taylor Stadium ^ Struck out a career-high 13 over 6.0 innings, allowing four runs on nine hits without a walk in his last start vs. Northeastern 4/19 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 4/20 6:30 p.m. Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium 2016 5.12 4 7 13 11 0 0 0 0 58.0 79 42 33 9 42 9 2 3 257 .332 3 3 2 3 4 4/21 2 p.m. Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium 2017 4.83 5 1 19 10 0 0 0 1 54.0 58 33 29 9 54 8 0 7 232 .272 2 7 4 0 2 2018 4.09 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 5 5 1 21 4 0 1 46 .273 0 1 0 0 0 4/24 6:30 p.m. Missouri State Taylor Stadium Total 4.90 10 8 34 23 0 0 0 1 123 149 80 67 19 117 21 2 11 535 .301 5 11 6 3 6 4/27 5:30 p.m.