COLUMBIA, Mo. –  Mizzou Baseball will close its series with SEC East Division rival Georgia in the first ever college game at Suntrust Park, the brand new home of Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves, announced Wednesday (Jan. 25) by the Braves. The game is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. (CT) first pitch on Saturday, April 8, on SEC Network+.

Suntrust Park, a $622 million stadium, has been under construction in the Cumberland area of Atlanta since November of 2014. It is slated for a soft open on March 31 as the Braves play the New York Yankees in a preseason game. Mizzou and Georgia will play the first college game in the park a week later. To read more about Suntrust Park, please click here.

Mizzou is no stranger to playing in Major League Baseball parks, most recently playing in Kauffman Stadium on March 29, 2016. The Tigers defeated St. Louis, 5-3, in the home of the Kansas City Royals to improve to 5-6 all-time in MLB parks in the state of Missouri. The Tigers have also played in the Metrodome, the former home of the Minnesota Twins, and Minute Made Park, the home of the Houston Astros, over the last several seasons.

Mizzou leads the all-time series with Georgia, 7-5, and the two have been involved in some memorable affairs since the Tigers joined the SEC for the 2013 season. The visiting team has won all four series dating back to that season and Mizzou owns the only sweep in the all-time series, coming during the 2015 campaign in Athens.

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