Tigers Close Regular Season at Georgia

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri baseball (26-22, 8-19 SEC) travels to Georgia (34-18, 14-13 SEC) in the final series of the regular season beginning Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. CT.

Game two of the series is set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT while Saturday’s finale is slated for a 1 p.m. CT first pitch. All three games of the series will stream on SEC Network +.

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Fans can also catch Mizzou baseball on the airwaves all season long on KTGR and the Tiger Radio Network. Tex Little and Matt Michaels will have the call.

PITCHING PROBABLES

Thursday – RHP Spencer Miles (4-5, 6.61 ERA) vs. Nolan Crisp (1-4, 5.08 ERA)

Friday – TBA vs. RHP Jonathan Cannon (9-2, 3.01 ERA)

Saturday – RHP Carter Rustad (3-2, 4.07 ERA) vs. LHP Liam Sullivan (3-3, 5.22 ERA)

SERIES BUSINESS

• Mizzou and Georgia meet for the 24th time in Thursday’s series opener in Athens. The Bulldogs hold a 14-9 edge in the all-time series.
• The Tigers have experienced success in Athens, taking 7-of-12 meetings at Foley Field.
• Last season, Mizzou took the series opener 6-4 before Georgia rallied to take the series behind an extra-inning win in game two.
• The Bulldogs have controlled the series of late, winning eight of the past nine meetings.

LAST TIME OUT

• Missouri dropped a tight rubber match, 4-3, to Florida on Sunday afternoon. The series loss snapped a string of three-straight series wins at home for the Tigers.
• Luke Mann launched his 15th home run of the season as part of back-to-back long balls along with Trevor Austin.
• Austin recorded a hit in all three games of the series and has now hit in 18 of the past 19 games for Mizzou.

TIGERS TURNING TWO

• Mizzou is tied atop the SEC and 18th nationally with 44 double plays on the season.
• The Tigers also sit 14th in the country in turning 0.92 double plays per game, leading the SEC.
• 26 of the Tigers’ twin killings have come in SEC play, a mark that leads the conference.
• The Tigers turned five double plays over the weekend against Florida, the most in a series this season.
• Mizzou turned three double plays in the Saturday win over Florida, marking the third time the Tigers recorded three double plays in a game this season.
• The 44 double plays are the most for a Mizzou team since 2018 when the Tigers turned 46.

AUSTIN’S STREAK

• Sophomore Trevor Austin had his 15-game hitting streak snapped in the finale at Ole Miss, but is still one of the hottest bats in the league.
• Austin hit in all three games of the Florida series and has now recorded a knock in 18-of-19.
• Over the 15-game hitting streak, Austin batted a blistering .418 with nine RBI, five doubles and three homers.
• In the past 19 games, Austin is hitting .386 with a team-leading 16 runs scored.
• The left fielder has walked 12 times and been hit twice to reach at a team-leading .482 clip in the 19-game run.
• The 15-game hitting stretch raised Austin’s average from .237 to .311 on the year. His OPS went from .736 to .916 entering the weekend.

HOMER HISTORY

• The 2022 Tigers set Mizzou’s BBCOR-era home run standard with 57 long balls and counting this season.
• The Tigers are on pace for 60 home runs this season, which would be the most since a school-record 110 in 1998.
• In available records dating to 1950, only nine Mizzou teams have hit 55 or more homers in a season.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Georgia enters the weekend at 34-18 on the season and 14-13 in SEC action.
• The Bulldogs are led at the plate by Connor and Cole Tate who hit .349 and .348, respectively. Connor Tate owns a team-leading 51 RBI and is tied atop the Georgia leaderboard with 10 homers.
• As a team, Georgia hits .287 on the season.
• On the mound, ace Jonathan Cannon leads the Bulldogs with a 9-2 record and a 3.01 ERA. Cannon has struck out 63 while walking just eight in 68.2 innings.
• As a staff, Georgia holds a 5.49 ERA while holding opponents to a .257 batting average.

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