GAMES 49-51 2021 BASEBALL GAME NOTES Columbia, Mo. 6:30 // 6:30 // 2 PM Taylor Stadium SEC Network+ MIZZOU TIGERS Team AVG ______________________ .241 Auburn Tigers Team AVG ______________________ .283 Record ________________14-34 (7-20 SEC) Team R __________________________ 256 Record ________________23-25 (8-19 SEC) Team R __________________________ 335 Head Coach ______________ Steve Bieser Team HR _________________________34 Head Coach ___________ Butch Thompson Team HR _________________________81 Career Record ___________ 267-204-1 (9th) Team RBI ________________________ 223 Career Record _____________ 215-161 (7th) Team RBI ________________________ 319 Mizzou Record ___________ 129-106-1 (5th) Team ERA ______________________ 7.28 AU Record ________________ 176-140 (6th) Team ERA ______________________ 5.28 Assistant: Fred Corral (4th yr.) Team BB ________________________ 307 Assistant: Karl Nonemaker Team BB ________________________ 186 Assistant: Jason Hagerty (1st yr.) Team SO ________________________ 387 Assistant: Gabe Gross Team SO ________________________ 418 Volunteer Assistant: Tyler Packanik (1st yr.) Team BAA ______________________ .286 Volunteer Assistant: Tim Hudson Team BAA ______________________ .260 SCHEDULE (14-34, 7-20 SEC) ON THE AIR DATE OPPONENT RESULT / TIME (CT) Feb. 19 at Grand Canyon L, 3-11 KTGR | 105.1 FM | 100.5 FM | 1580 AM Feb. 20 at Grand Canyon (DH) L, 4-8 / W, 9-7 SEC NETWORK+ PBP: Tex Little Feb. 21 at Grand Canyon L, 3-10 (RADIO SIMULCAST) ANALYST: Matt Michaels Feb. 26 Omaha W, 12-10 Feb. 27 Omaha (DH) L, 11-17 / W, 10-1 LAST 5 GAMES (2-3) LAST 10 GAMES (2-8) Feb. 28 Omaha L, 3-9 March 4 Dallas Baptist - a L, 2-3 PLAYER AVG AB H R HR RBI SB PLAYER AVG AB H R HR RBI SB March 5 Dallas Baptist - a L, 0-8 March 6 Oklahoma - a L, 6-16 Luke Mann .429 14 5 5 2 7 - Andrew Keefer .385 26 10 8 1 5 2-2 March 7 Arizona - a L, 4-8 Andrew Keefer .417 12 5 4 - 2 1-1 Luke Mann .370 27 10 7 2 7 - March 10 at Saint Louis W, 2-1 Torin Montgomery .368 19 7 4 - 1 1-1 Torin Montgomery .359 39 14 6 - 4 1-1 March 12 at Illinois State W, 7-0 Clayton Peterson .364 11 4 1 1 6 - Josh Day .294 34 10 6 - 6 2-4 March 13 at Illinois State (DH) L, 1-10 / W, 12-2 March 14 at Illinois State W, 12-7 TEAM TOTALS .282 177 50 37 6 33 8 TEAM TOTALS .267 345 92 57 7 51 13 March 19 at Kentucky* L, 2-10 March 20 at Kentucky * L, 4-5 March 21 at Kentucky * W, 5-3 PLAYER ERA AP/GS IP H ER BB K PLAYER ERA AP/GS IP H ER BB K March 25 Vanderbilt * L, 2-10 March 26 Vanderbilt* L, 1-11 Ben Pedersen 0.00 2/0 5.2 5 0 1 2 Ben Pedersen 0.00 3/0 6.2 5 0 2 2 March 27 Vanderbilt * L, 1-3 Spencer Miles 0.00 3/0 4.0 2 0 0 4 Jackson Lancaster 0.00 4/0 2.1 3 0 4 7 March 30 at Kansas L, 9-10 Konnor Ash 0.00 2/0 3.0 2 0 1 3 Trae Robertson 3.60 2/0 5.0 8 2 2 5 April 1 Texas A&M * L, 2-16 April 2 Texas A&M* W, 8-2 Jacob Kush 3.60 1/1 5.0 4 2 2 4 Zach Hise 6.75 3/3 14.2 20 11 5 14 April 3 Texas A&M* W, 7-3 TEAM TOTALS 6.55 5/5 44.0 62 32 24 38 TEAM TOTALS 6.80 10/10 86.0 117 65 50 81 April 9 at South Carolina * W, 7-2 April 10 at South Carolina * L, 1-11 April 11 at South Carolina * L, 4-13 PROBABLE STARTERS April 13 Missouri State L, 5-7 April 16 at Florida * L, 5-8 LINEUP April 17 at Florida * L,6-8 April 18 at Florida * L, 4-6 POS. 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PLAYER AVG AB R H HR RBI SB-ATT April 20 at Missouri State Canceled April 23 Georgia * W, 6-4 2B 9 Mark Vierling .256 168 24 43 4 20 4-4 April 24 Georgia * L, 5-7 (10) April 25 Georgia * L, 4-9 C 3 Tre Morris .241 108 9 26 2 16 2-4 April 27 at Kansas State L, 8-13 SS 12 Joshua Day .245 139 18 34 2 21 7-11 April 30 at Alabama* L, 8-11 May 1 at Alabama * L, 2-5 1B 26 Torin Montgomery .288 146 27 42 5 28 4-4 May 2 at Alabama * L, 2-3 May 7 Tennessee * L, 4-5 LF 21 Brandt Belk .270 148 26 40 2 21 6-6 May 8 Tennessee* L, 4-11 May 9 Tennessee * L, 2-10 DH 14 Alex Peterson .244 41 10 10 2 5 3-4 May 13 at Mississippi State * L, 4-5 May 14 at Mississippi State * W, 7-6 3B 16 Luke Mann .218 124 21 27 6 25 1-1 May 15 at Mississippi State* W, 16-8 RF 10 Clayton Peterson .205 44 7 9 1 8 2-2 May 18 Kansas L, 8-9 May 20 Auburn * 6:30 p.m. CF 30 Ty Wilmsmeyer .250 44 12 11 - 5 4-6 May 21 Auburn * 6:30 p.m. May 22 Auburn* 2 p.m. a - Frisco College Baseball Classic (Frisco, Texas) STARTING ROTATION * Southeastern Conference GAME NO. PLAYER APP/GS W-L ERA IP H R/ER K BB BOLD denotes home game Thursday 38 Jacob Kush 12/1 2-2 4.68 25.0 22 17/13 16 26 Friday 8 Seth Halvorsen 13/13 4/2 6.47 64.0 64 51/46 55 63 Saturday TBA #C2E TALKIN' TIGERS SERIES HISTORY QUICK FACTS • Mizzou is officially 10-5 all-time against Auburn. The teams have met 17 times with a pair of Mizzou wins vacated in 2016. GENERAL • Mizzou has never lost a series to Auburn with the Gold & Black taking 2-of-3 in each of the five previous series. Location: _________________ Columbia, Mo., 65205 • Mizzou and Auburn are meeting for the first time since 2018. Mizzou earned a series victory with wins in games Founded: ______________________________1839 two and three that season, including a one-hit shutout in the series finale. Enrollment: ___________________30,870 (fall 2020) Nickname: ____________________________Tigers Colors: __________________________Black & Gold HOOVER ON THE LINE Stadium (Opened): __ Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field • Both Mizzou and Auburn enter the weekend with their Hoover hopes at stake in the final series. Capacity: _____________________________ 3,031 • Mizzou trails Auburn and Texas A&M by one game entering the final series. The Gold & Black needs to at least Affiliation / Conference: ______ NCAA Division I / SEC win the series to have a chance at Hoover. • A Mizzou series win and a Texas A&M series loss vs. LSU would send Mizzou to Hoover. TEAM INFORMATION • A Mizzou sweep and any result other than a Texas A&M sweep would also see the Tigers headed to Hoover for 2020 Record: ___________________________ 11-5 the SEC Tournament. SEC Record (Finish): SEC play canceled due to COVID-19 Starters Returning / Lost: __________________6 / 3 Letterwinners Returning / Lost: _____________ 20 / 6 MANN IS MASHING Newcomers: ____________________________ 25 • Mizzou third baseman Luke Mann continued his hot-hitting on Tuesday with a 2-for-2 game and a home run. True Freshmen: ________________________ 18 • Mann has now hit in four-straight games and has back-to-back outings with multiple hits and RBI along with a Transfers: _____________________________ 7 home run. • At Mississippi State, Mann finished the weekend with a 2-for-3 performance with a home run and four RBI to help PROGRAM HISTORY the Tigers take the series. He also tallied an RBI in Thursday's opener. First Year of Baseball: _____________________1891 • Mann is second on Mizzou with 25 RBI this season and leads the club with six homers. All-Time Record (127 yrs.): __________ 2,356-1,640-21 All-Time SEC Record (7 yrs.): _____________76-148-1 NCAA Tournament Appearances: ______________ 15 A SPARK IN STARKVILLE Last Appearance: _____________________2012 • Mizzou kept its SEC Tournament hopes alive with a series victory over No.3 Mississippi State in Starkville last College World Series Appearances: _____________ 6 weekend. Last Appearance: _____________________1964 • The Tigers rebounded from a one-run loss in Thursday's opener to earn a 7-6 win on Friday night and a 16-8 victory on Saturday. MIZZOU COACHING STAFF • The series win was Mizzou's second in SEC play this season and first on the road. It also marked the Tigers' first Head Coach: _____________________ Steve Bieser win and series win at Dudy Noble Field. Alma Mater: _____________ Southeast Missouri, '89 • Mizzou's series win marked the first for the Tigers over a top-5 team since April 2015 when Mizzou took 2-of-3 Record at Mizzou / Years: _________ 129-106-1 / Four against No. 4 Florida. Overall Record / Years: __________ 267-204-1 / Eight Assistant Coach / Recruiting: ___________ Fred Corral Assistant Coach / Pitching: __________Jason Hagerty FOURxFOUR Volunteer Assistant Coach: __________ Tyler Packanik • Mizzou launched four home runs in the series finale to pile up 16 runs against Mississippi State in an emphatic series-clinching victory. MIZZOU ADMINISTRATION • Alex Peterson hit a pair of solo shots while Brandt Belk uncorked a grand slam and Luke Mann iced the game with President: _____________________ Dr.