COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (10-17, 3-6 SEC) captured its first SEC series victory of the year with a 7-3 win over Texas A&M (19-10, 3-6 SEC) in Saturday’s finale at Taylor Stadium.
After Texas A&M built a 2-0 lead through two innings, Mizzou responded with a pair of runs of its own in the third to draw even. Sophomore Ty Wilmsmeyer sparked the inning with a lead-off single. Senior Brandt Belk drove in the first run with a double off the first base bag before fifth-year Andrew Keefer legged out an infield single to plate the tying run.
Trailing 3-2, Wilmsmeyer put Mizzou on top with a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth. Two batters later, sophomore Torin Montgomery uncorked a three-run blast to right center field to put the Tigers on top 7-3.
Junior Jacob Kush (2-0) worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the win. The outing was a career-long for Kush and the right-hander racked up a career-best five strikeouts.
#ShowMe top performers
- Torin Montgomery: 2-for-3, HR, 3 RBI
- Ty Wilmsmeyer: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Jacob Kush: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K
HEAR FROM THE SKIPPER
Head coach Steve Bieser on the series clincher…
“Just a really good performance. We didn’t play the perfect game, but boy did we compete all day long. We had some tough spots and battled through that… We showed a lot of character today. We’ve just got to continue to build off these last two games.”
#MIZ TAKEAWAYS
- Keefer recorded a base hit for the fifth game in-a-row and the 11th time in the past 12 games.
- Freshman Zach Hise worked four innings in his start. He surrendered three runs while striking out a pair.
- Senior Konnor Ash worked the final two innings to close the door. Ash did not allow a run to secure the win.
- Wilmsmeyer produced his first collegiate RBI in the win. The sophomore produced at least one hit and scored in all three games of the series.
- Montgomery’s homer ties him for the team lead with four on the season. He leads the Tigers with 18 RBI.
UP NEXT
Mizzou travels to South Carolina next weekend for a three-game SEC series with the Gamecocks beginning Friday, April 9.
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