COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 25 Mizzou Baseball won its 14th consecutive home game after defeating Arkansas State, 14-9, Wednesday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. Mizzou scored seven runs in the fifth inning and matched a 62-year old school record with 10 stolen bases in the game – including five in the seven-run fifth alone – as it took control of the game at that point.
Mizzou improves to 17-5 on the year while Arkansas State moves to 8-10. The Tigers have won 14 straight home games for the first time since May 5, 2006, through March 16, 2007.
Junior righty Brian Sharp (Liberty, Mo.) earned the win, settling things down with 3.0 shutout innings while Mizzou pulled away through the middle innings. Arkansas State starter Zachary Patterson took the loss, falling to 0-1.
TURNING POINT
Heading to the bottom of the third inning, Mizzou trailed 4-3. The Tigers plated a pair of runs in the inning to take a 5-3 lead. Mizzou tacked on one more run in the fourth as RHP Brian Sharp began to settle things down on the mound. Mizzou then exploded for seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, using four walks and five hits (all singles) in the frame.
The big blow came on a Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) bases-loaded two-run, two-out single. Arkansas State actually got to two outs in the inning before Misner’s hit as nine straight Tigers reached base after a two-out walk by leadoff man Trey Harris (Powder Springs, Ga.). Eight of Mizzou’s nine hitters reached base at least once in the fifth inning.
TOP TIGERS
– Sophomore 1B Kameron Misner went 2-for-3 with two runs, four RBI and three stolen bases. He also walked once.
– Junior RHP Brian Sharp earned his second win after tossing 3.0 shutout innings, allowing just one hit with three strikeouts. He also walked three times at the plate.
– Freshman Mark Vierling went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.
– Junior OF Connor Brumfield went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and three stolen bases.
– INF Paul Gomez and C Chad McDaniel each tallied multi-hit games Wednesday. McDaniel also walked twice.
– Junior OF Zach Hanna drew a career-high three walks and added a hit, an RBI and three runs.
NOTES
– Mizzou now leads the all-time series with Arkansas State, 20-8.
– Mizzou is now 3-0 on Wednesdays this season.
– Mizzou moves to a perfect 11-0 on the year at home and has won 14 consecutive home games dating back to last season. That is the longest regular season home winning streak for Mizzou since May 5, 2006, through March 18, 2007, when it won 16 straight.
– Mizzou improves to 6-0 this season in midweek games and 13-4 in midweek games under second-year head coach Steve Bieser.
– Mizzou did not commit an error for the fourth consecutive game and has just one error in its last nine contests. Mizzou’s fielding percentage is up to .983 on the year.
– Mizzou scored 10+ runs for the sixth time this season and is 6-0 in such contests.
– Mizzou stole 10 bases Wednesday, matching a 62-year-old school record. Mizzou stole five bases in the fifth inning alone.
– Kameron Misner and Connor Brumfield each stole three bases Wednesday, becoming the first Tigers to do so since Brumfield had three against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on April 11, 2017.
– Freshman Chad McDaniel made his first career start at catcher Wednesday.
– Mizzou won for just the third time this season when scoring second in a game.
UP NEXT
Mizzou opens a three-game series with SEC West foe Mississippi State Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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