COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball got a solo homer from senior 1B Zach Lavy (Auxvasse, Mo.) who continued his stellar season, but Mizzou fell, 5-2, in the rubber game against Georgia Sunday (May 15) at Taylor Stadium. Georgia starter Heath Holder was tremendous, earning his fourth win of the season after going 7.0 innings, allowing just four hits with nine strikeouts. He was also able to pitch around five walks. Mizzou starter Michael Plassmeyer (St. Louis, Mo.) picked up the loss after going 4.2 innings, allowing seven hits and two runs while walking none and striking out five.
Georgia got on the board in the top of the fourth on a no-doubt homer by catcher Micahel Curry, his third of the series and 11th of the season. UGA then tacked on another run in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by Skyler Weber, scoring Mitchell Webb, who had struck out to lead off the frame but reached on a wild pitch. That chased Plassmeyer from the game.
Mizzou reliever Austin Tribby (Springfield, Mo.) appeared to be cruising, but he ran into trouble in the seventh as he walked the bases loaded. RHP Nolan Gromacki (Smithville, Mo.) relieved Tribby and allowed two hits to clear the bases and give UGA a 5-0 lead through 6.5.
Lavy then hit his eighth homer of the season, which leads the team, to start the bottom of the seventh. Mizzou then put two more men on after a Brett Bond (St. Louis, Mo.) walk and a Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) single. But a pair of strikeouts stranded a pair as UGA took a 5-1 lead into the eighth inning.
Mizzou loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth inning and brought up Lavy, who hit a grand slam yesterday in the eighth inning, but he struck out. Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.) then hit into an RBI fielder’s choice to cut the lead to 5-2 but Bond struck out to strand a pair.
The Tigers got a pair of two-out hits in the ninth, but couldn’t get the timely hit to extend the game.
Mizzou will close its home schedule on Tuesday as it welcomes former Big 12 rival Oklahoma for a 4 p.m. first pitch at Taylor Stadium.
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