COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (11-5) polished off a perfect homestand Wednesday night with a thrilling 3-2, 12-inning walk-off victory over Northern Illinois. After the Huskies evened the game at two apiece in the ninth inning, junior Clayton Peterson later recorded an RBI single in the bottom half of the 12th inning to secure the Mizzou win.
The Tigers completed a perfect 5-0 homestand, producing a three-game series sweep over Western Illinois (March 6-8) and two-game series sweep against Northern Illinois. Overall, Mizzou has tallied a seven-game winning streak dating back to Feb. 29.
#ShowMe Top Performers
- C. Peterson: 2-for-5, RBI, BB
- Luke Mann: 1-for-4, 2 R, HR, RBI, BB
- Spencer Juergens: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 3 K
- Lukas Veinbergs: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 6 K
- Trae Robertson: (W) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 K
Coach Bieser Postgame Soundbites
On Wednesday evening’s marathon win…
“It was a very tough, hard-fought victory. We did a lot of things tonight where sometimes you don’t walk away with a win, so we were very fortunate tonight. I’m proud of this group with how they stuck in it.”
On the Tigers’ strong collective pitching Wednesday…
“The guys are continuing to throw strikes and doing a good job of mixing pitches. They’re really keeping us in ballgames. We felt like we were going to come out today and score a lot of runs, but sometimes you overlook their staff. We just didn’t do a good job offensively.”
On completing a perfect 5-0 homestand…
“I’m proud of our guys and the way they’ve played at home. They battled and earned all five of these victories.”
#MIZ Takeaways
- Mizzou improved to 3-0 this season in extra-innings contests. Two of those extra innings affairs have taken place in the Tigers’ current seven-game winning streak.
- With Mann’s blast in the third inning and eventual victory, Mizzou improved to 9-1 this year when hitting a home run.
- The Tiger pitching staff excelled Wednesday, striking out 14 Northern Illinois batters and allowing zero unearned runs. The 14 punchouts marked Mizzou’s eighth double-digit strikeout performance this season. Four of those occurrences have taken place in the Tigers’ past five games played.
- Sophomore Tre Morris ripped a double in the seventh inning, extending his team-leading hitting streak to five games.
- After his aforementioned solo home run and walk drawn, Mann extended his team-best safely reached base streak to 10 games. He joins redshirt junior Brandt Belk as Tigers to produce a double-digit safely reached base streak this year.
- Sophomore Cameron Swanger also had a hit and walk on his resume Wednesday, extending his safely reached base streak to eight games.
Up Next
- Mizzou opens Southeastern Conference play this weekend at No. 21 Alabama. The series opener in Tuscaloosa is slated for 6 p.m. CT Friday evening. The contest will broadcast live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.
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