COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (4-4) closes its 10-day non-conference road trip this weekend inside Minute Maid Park for the 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. The Tigers will compete in three game over three days, facing old Big 12 Conference foes.
Mizzou will play in the tournament’s early game both Friday and Saturday, meeting Baylor and No. 22 Oklahoma at 11 a.m. CT, respectively. The Tigers then close their weekend Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT against Texas.
Each of Mizzou’s games this weekend in Houston will stream live on MLB.com and the MLB At Bat app. Fans can tune-in to KTGR (105.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1580 AM) Friday-Sunday and throughout the entire 2020 season, as Tex Little and Matt Michaels will be on the radio airwaves.
#ShowMe Mizzou Game Notes
Series History vs. Baylor
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series, 33-26-1.
- The two teams last met eight years ago (April 5-7, 2012) in Mizzou’s final year in the Big 12 Conference. The Bears produced a three-game series sweep over the Tigers at Taylor Stadium.
Series History vs. Oklahoma
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series, 152-107-1.
- Similar to its history with Baylor, Mizzou hasn’t met Oklahoma in eight years (May 27, 2012), as the teams faced off at the Big 12 Tournament. The Tigers walked away with an 8-7 victory that afternoon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Series History vs. Texas
- Mizzou trails in the all-time series, 34-20.
- Yet again, Sunday’s matchup in Minute Maid Park will mark the Tigers and Longhorns’ first contest in eight years (May 23, 2012). Mizzou and Texas opened that year’s Big 12 Tournament with the Tigers tallying a 5-0 shutout victory.
Belk off to Monster Start in Mizzou Career
- Redshirt Junior Brandt Belk is clearly enjoying his new surroundings as a Tiger, as he enters this weekend hitting a team-best .480 (12-for-25) with four runs scored, one double, two home runs, eight RBI and three stolen bases.
- The Houston native leads Mizzou with four multi-hit and four multi-RBI games on his early-season resume. Belk also enters this weekend on a team-leading seven-game hitting streak and has safely reached base in eight consecutive contests.
- Within the SEC individual rankings, Belk’s .480 average ranks fourth in the conference, while his .600 on-base percentage sits second overall.
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