COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (13-5) dropped its series opener to Southeast Missouri (10-7), 7-2, Tuesday night despite multi-hit performances from Jake Ring (Ingleside, Ill.), Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Mo.) and Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.).
Freshman LHP Michael Plassmeyer (St. Louis, Mo.) started on the mound for Mizzou, for his fourth appearance of the season. Plassmeyer took the loss after throwing 4.2 innings and allowing three runs on eight hits and walking just one batter.
Harris led the Mizzou offense with two hits and a RBI, marking this his fourth multi-hit game of the season. Lavy tallied two doubles on the night, bringing his total to eight on the season.
Ryan Rippee opened the scoring for Southeast Missouri in the second inning with a solo-shot over the right center field wall for his second homer of the season. Brian Lees followed up with single up the middle, taking an easy first base. Hunter Leeper stepped up to the plate and drove the ball to right center for a RBI single.
Lavy responded for Mizzou with a blast along the right field line, good for his seventh double of the season. Harris lined to center for a double, allowing Lavy to cross the plate for Harris’ team-leading 16th RBI of the season.
Liam Carter (Highland Park, Ill.) entered the game to pitch for Mizzou in the fifth inning. Through 2.1 innings, Carter struck out three batters, walked two and allowed two earned runs on three hits.
Southeast Missouri continued to pound with two singles in the fifth and three singles in the sixth, knocking in three runs between the two innings. A pair of RBI doubles in the eighth by Leeper and Costello solidified the 7-1 lead for Southeast Missouri.
Lavy kicked off the ninth inning for Mizzou with another double down the right field line. A walk for Harris and a single to right field by Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) loaded up the bases for sophomore Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.), who knocked a sacrifice fly into left field, driving a run across the plate for a final score of 7-2.
Mizzou closes out its home stand with game two of the series against Southeast Missouri tomorrow at Taylor Stadium. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. CT. For all the latest on Mizzou Baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter @MizzouBaseball and like the team on Facebook and Instagram (Mizzou Baseball).
Mizzou heads to No. 1 Florida to open SEC play this weekend in a three-game set. Fame one will be Friday at 6 p.m.
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