TIGER BASEBALL U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S O U R I 2 0 0 3

TIGER BASEBALL U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I S S O U R I 2 0 0 3

TIGER BASEBALL U n i v e r s i t y o f M i s s o u r i 2 0 0 3 MISSOURI TIGERS (34-18) at the 2003 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Tournament THE BIG 12 TOURNAMENT Oklahoma City, Okla. – SBC Bricktown Ballpark (13,066) Probable Starters TBA at press time Wed.-Sun., May 21-25, 2003 Radio ZRG Sports Network (KTGR 1580-AM, flagship; also on BRICKTOWN IS TIGERTOWN THIS WEEKEND KFAL 900-AM, Fulton / KWOS 950-AM, Jeff City) The Missouri baseball team, after a two-year hiatus, makes its return to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament as the No. 4 seed – Mizzou’s highest Tex Little (play-by-play) regular-season finish in the seven-year history of the Big 12. Picked to finish ninth by Ryan Pickett (color) the league’s coaches, the Tigers have relied on contributions from several sources, including a young yet tested corps of starters on the mound, a four-year starter in the Internet Radio at www.KTGR.com leadoff spot and center field, and a fresh mix of junior-college and freshmen newcomers Live stats at www.MUTigers.com to mark one of the biggest one-year turnarounds in school history. The Coaches SEVERAL BARRIERS BROKEN EN ROUTE TO UPPER DIVISION Mizzou – Tim Jamieson (New Orleans ’81) Although Mizzou is not ranked in any of the four major baseball polls, the Tigers 284-212-1 / 9th season have received plenty of national recognition this season; the week of April 21 found Missouri ranked in all four polls. It is the first time that the Tiger baseball team has The Series 4-8 at the Big 12 Tournament been ranked since the 1997 preseason. Here’s what has Mizzou on the move: Streak Lost 1 (4-3 to Nebraska in 2000) Mizzou swept three conference opponents (Kansas, Kansas State and Texas Tech [two games]) in consecutive weekends in late March and early April, Media Relations Contact Kevin Fletcher marking the first time in the Big 12 era that the Tigers have posted three cell: (573) 268-5058 sweeps in a season, let alone consecutively; The Tigers’ 14-11 win at Oklahoma State was Mizzou’s first win in Stillwater Bricktown Ballpark Press Box: (405) 218-1000, x333 since 1993, and first overall against the Cowboys since 1996; MU’s wins on Friday and Saturday against Oklahoma not only broke a 10- LAST 5 / NEXT 5 game losing streak against the Sooners dating to 1996, it also gave the Tigers a series win over OU for the first time in 12 years (1991); Sun. May 4 * at #–/RV/RV Oklahoma St. L, 17-7 (7) The Tigers fashioned a 13-game winning streak in late March and early April, Fri. May 9 ROCKHURST W, 15-6 tying the fourth-longest stretch in school history. Included in that string were Fri. May 16 * OKLAHOMA W, 6-1 nine straight conference wins, matching the 1996 team that won the final Big Sat. May 17 * OKLAHOMA W, 7-6 Eight Conference regular-season title, going from worst-to-first in doing so. Sun. May 18 * OKLAHOMA L, 7-0 Wed. May 21 & Baylor 5 p.m. OKIE NATIVES COMING HOME Thu. May 22 & Opponent TBA TBA A sextet of Sooners are expected to be listed on Mizzou’s 27-man roster for the Big F-Su M 30-J1 NCAA Regionals TBA 12 Tournament. They will mark Tim Jamieson’s first Oklahoma natives to play on the F-Su J 6-8 NCAA Super-Regionals TBA biggest baseball stage in the Sooner State, as the Tigers missed the Big 12 Tournament F-M J 13-23 NCAA College World Series TBA in the last visit to Bricktown Ballpark in 2001: Junior 1B Cody Ehlers (Stillwater) All Times are Central Standard Junior RHP Derek Roper (Elk City) * – Big 12 Conference game Sophomore OF Bo Davis (Tulsa) & – at Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament Sophomore RHP Justin James (Yukon) Sophomore RHP Travis Wendte (Moore) MU IN THE BIG 12 TOURNEY Freshman 3B/DH James Boone (Clinton) In addition, freshman C Scott Fisher (Tulsa) is on the Tiger roster this year. 1997 #1 Texas Tech 12, #6 MU 2 MU 9, #5 Baylor 8; #4 Oklahoma 16, MU 7 TINGLER DRIVES THE TRAIN 1998 #2 Baylor 7, #5 MU 3 Senior OF Jayce Tingler (Smithville, Mo.) continues to prove himself as the #6 Oklahoma State 11, MU 8 best true leadoff hitter in the Big 12, yet he is also helping the Tigers in a way that 1999 #2 Baylor 2, #7 MU 0; MU 8, #3 Texas Tech 7 (12) would be expected of someone hitting lower in the order. In addition to leading the MU 5, #6 Texas 4 (11); Baylor 9, Missouri 2 Tigers with 62 runs scored – which is not surprising from his position in the leadoff 2000 #7 Missouri 12, #2 Nebraska 10 spot – he is also second on the team with 44 RBI. #3 Oklahoma 12, MU 6; Nebraska 4, MU 3 Tingler, who led the prestigious Cape Cod League in on-base percentage last summer, also hit his first career homer, at Southeast Missouri on March 11. He leads the squad with a .390 batting average, and boasts an impressive .516 on-base percentage – MUTigers.com which leads the Big 12 – thanks to his league-leading 43 walks. 2003 MIZZOU Baseball 2003 SCHEDULE / RESULTS TINGLER, BILICA HONORED BEFORE SATURDAY’S GAME TH Prior to the start of Saturday’s game, Head Coach Tim Jamieson and the Missouri baseball (34-18, 15-11 BIG 12 [4 ]) program recognized its two seniors, centerfielder Jayce Tingler (Smithville, Mo.) and pitcher rankings order: Baseball America/ESPN-Coaches/Collegiate Baseball Brian Bilica (Jefferson City, Mo.), for their contributions to the program. Thu. Feb. 6 UNC-Wilmington W, 12-1 When Tingler first took the field in 2000, there were surely some folks who wondered how a Fri. Feb. 7 UNC-Wilmington L, 2-5 freshman would fare. Jayce Tingler quickly removed all doubt, finishing third on the squad with a .348 Sat. Feb. 8 UNC-Wilmington W, 6-3 average while starting 48 games. By the end of that freshman year, he had entrenched himself as Sat. Feb. 15 # vs. Northwestern L, 5-3 the Tigers' leadoff hitter, earning Honorable Mention Freshman All-America honors; by his sophomore # vs. Cal Poly L, 4-2 season, center field was his to roam, and he quickly made himself a tough out, breaking a Big 12 Sat. Feb. 22 $ vs. Northwestern St. (La.) L, 8-4 Sat. Feb. 22 $ at Louisiana-Monroe W, 13-10 record and nearly setting a national mark by safely reaching base in 16 consecutive plate appear- Sun. Feb. 23 $ vs. Northern Iowa W, 11-4 ances. He also posted several hitting streaks of 15 games or more, including a career-long 24-game Sat. Mar. 1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 9-0 streak last year. He was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team last year after hitting .346, and then Sat. Mar. 1 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 10-2 tore up the Cape Cod league last summer, leading the prestigious circuit in on-base percentage and Thu. Mar. 6 TRUMAN STATE W, 30-0 finishing third in batting average. He's been a consistent presence: In Mizzou's 217 games over his Thu. Mar. 6 LINCOLN (MO.) W, 9-1 Fri. Mar. 7 CREIGHTON W, 9-0 four years, he has played in 203, including his last 197 as a starter. His name appears no less than Sat. Mar. 8 CREIGHTON L, 6-4 10 times in the Missouri single-season and career records listings, and his most impressive Sun. Mar. 9 CREIGHTON W, 6-1 accomplishment could be mentioned this way: No Tiger player, in the 109-year history of Tue. Mar. 11 at Southeast Missouri State W, 9-8 baseball at the University of Missouri, has hit safely more often than Tingler. Wed. Mar. 12 MARYVILLE W, 19-1 (7) Although he has appeared in just four games this season, Brian Bilica’s contribution to the Fri. Mar. 14 * at #9/10/11 Texas L, 4-1 Sat. Mar. 15 * at #9/10/11 Texas L, 16-7 Missouri baseball program is greater than could ever be reflected in a box score. After attending Sun. Mar. 16 * at #9/10/11 Texas L, 6-3 community college in Connecticut, Bilica served his country as a member of the Air Force for four Wed. Mar. 19 ILLINOIS STATE W, 16-11 years, then decided to give his dream of playing college baseball a shot while juggling the rigors of Fri. Mar. 21 * #23/24/19 KANSAS W, 11-7 family life that includes his wife and son, Triston, born this past Christmas Day. The right-handed Sat. Mar. 22 * #23/24/19 KANSAS W, 14-8 pitcher walked on to the Tiger squad this year, and as the team's elder statesman, has provided Sun. Mar. 23 * #23/24/19 KANSAS W, 7-4 Wed. Mar. 26 at Illinois State W, 4-3 invaluable leadership in the dugout for Mizzou's 19 newcomers. His time on the mound has been Fri. Mar. 28 * at Kansas State W, 14-2 successful, too, allowing just one earned run in five innings, striking out seven batters in that span. Sat. Mar. 29 * at Kansas State W, 8-3 Sun. Mar. 30 * at Kansas State W, 5-4 Wed. Apr. 2 at Saint Louis W, 12-6 TINGLER FEATURED IN BASEBALL AMERICA AS HE NEARS RECORDS Fri.

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