Missouri State University
19-16
Missouri
23-13
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| Mizzou | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
Missouri Rallies to Top Baseball Bears in Ninth
April 18, 2023 | Baseball
The Bears (19-16) struck first in a back-and-forth game when Mason Hull doubled and scored on a dropped third strike wild pitch in the first, and Missouri (23-13) pulled even by scoring on a balk in the second.
Anthony Socci homered for the third time in his last four games for a 3-1 lead in the fourth, and Mizzou countered with a hit batter and back-to-back bombs in the bottom half for its first lead at 4-3.
Zack Stewart's RBI single in the fifth tied it at 4-4, the Tigers capitalized on a leadoff error in the bottom half for 5-4, and Cody Kelly and Socci opened the sixth with consecutive doubles for a 5-5 tie with Socci driving in his career-best third run.
Kelly belted his 10th home run of the year in the eighth for a 6-5 lead, giving him four round-trippers in the last three games, while Miles Halligan was on the mound for 2.1 shutout innings to steady the ship for the Bears.
Garrett Ferguson (1-1) relieved Halligan in the eighth and got a strikeout with two runners on, and Will Duff collected his career-high-tying hit to open the ninth but was stranded on second as a potential insurance run.
The Tigers loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth with a walk, single and hit by pitch, scoring the tying run on a sac fly and winning on Leach's single one batter later.
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The Bears are back home Thursday-Saturday for a three-game set with Missouri Valley Conference newcomer Belmont. First pitch from Hammons Field each day is 11 a.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Franklin, Zach (6-2)
L: Ferguson, Garrett (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Hull, Mason 1 ; Kelly, Cody 1 ; Socci, Anthony 1
HR: Kelly, Cody 1 ; Socci, Anthony 1
RBI: Stewart, Zack 1 ; Kelly, Cody 1 ; Socci, Anthony 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Hull, Mason 1 ; Stewart, Zack 1 ; Kelly, Cody 2 ; Socci, Anthony 1 ; Duff, Will 1
Batting:
HR: Leach, Dylan 1 ; Peña, Carlos 1
RBI: Zeisler, Hank 1 ; Bargo, Dalton 1 ; Leach, Dylan 3 ; Peña, Carlos 1
SF: Zeisler, Hank 1 ; Bargo, Dalton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wilmsmeyer, Ty 1 ; Mann, Luke 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1 ; Zeisler, Hank 1 ; Bargo, Dalton 1 ; Leach, Dylan 1 ; Peña, Carlos 1
SB: Wilmsmeyer, Ty 1 ; Mann, Luke 1 ; Austin, Trevor 1 ; Zeisler, Hank 1
HBP: Austin, Trevor 1 ; Zeisler, Hank 1 ; Bargo, Dalton 1 ; Colon, Justin 1
