Friday, May 5
Nashville, Tenn.
6:30 PM
University of Missouri
at
Vanderbilt
@MizzouBaseball Set for SEC East Battle at Vanderbilt
5/3/2017 4:50:00 PM | Baseball
Tigers in search of first ever win over Vanderbilt
| MIZZOU LOOKS FOR FIRST WIN OVER VANDERBILT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPPONENT | LOCATION | DAY | TIME (CT) | Listen | Stats | Watch |
| Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | Friday, May 5 | 6:30 p.m. | KTGR | Stats | SEC Network+ |
| Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | Saturday, May 6 | 2:00 p.m. | KTGR | Stats | SEC Network+ |
| Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | Sunday, May 7 | 1:00 p.m. | KTGR | Stats | SEC Network+ |
- Mizzou Baseball, fresh off of an 11-0 win over Murray State Tuesday, heads to Vanderbilt this weekend for a pivotal SEC East showdown at Hawkins Field. Game one of the three-game series will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday night with junior RHP Cole Bartlett on the mound for Mizzou. The Tigers and Commodores resume the series Tuesday at 2 p.m. in an intriguing pitching match-up that features two of the top collegiate arms in this year's MLB Draft class: Mizzou junior RHP Tanner Houck and Vanderbilt junior Kyle Wright. The Sunday finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. with RHP Bryce Montes De Oca getting the ball for Mizzou. All three games will air live on SEC Network+ while Tex Little and Matt Michaels have the call on KTGR in the Mid-Missouri area.
- Mizzou head coach Steve Bieser won his 28th game of his initial season as bench boss of the Tigers. That ties him for the most wins ever by a Mizzou first-year baseball coach with legendary skipper Gene McArtor, who had 28 in his first year (1974). Only five of the current SEC Baseball coaches won more than 28 games in their initial seasons with their programs. Keep in mind the list does not include current first-year coaches Nick Mingione at Kentucky (31 wins this year) and Andy Cannizaro at Mississippi State (30 wins) as they, like Bieser, are not through their first full year. Below is the breakdown:
-
Year Coach School Wins 2007 Paul Mainieri LSU 49 2013 Chad Holbrook South Carolina 44 2001 Mike Bianco Ole Miss 39 2003 Dave Van Horn Arkansas 35 2008 Kevin O'Sullivan Florida 34
Pitching Matchup
-
Friday
RHP Cole Bartlett (5-1, 2.84 ERA) vs. RHP Patrick Raby (7-3, 2.25 ERA) -
Saturday
RHP Tanner Houck (3-7, 3.19 ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Wright (2-5, 3.66 ERA) -
Sunday
RHP Bryce Montes De Oca (3-4, 3.25 ERA) vs. RHP Chandler Day (7-1, 3.33 ERA)
Series History
- It is no secret that Mizzou has struggled against the Commodores since joining the SEC in 2013. Mizzou is 0-14 all-time against Tim Corbin's club, being swept in all four regular season series while losing twice in the SEC Tournament.
Mizzou has allowed 8.3 runs per game vs. Vanderbilt since 2013 while the Commodores have hung 10+ runs in five of the games. Mizzou is averaging just 2.9 runs per game against Vanderbilt. - In Nashville, Mizzou is 0-6 while losing by an average score of 10.8 to 2.7. The closest game in the span was a 5-2 loss in the Sunday game during the 2015 season.
- Last year, Mizzou appeared to have the Commodores defeated in the Friday night game at Taylor Stadium. Up 6-4, Mizzou got the first two outs of the ninth inning on just eight pitches. But Vanderbilt rallied with three consecutive singles, capped by a two-run single from Jeren Kendall to tie the game at 6-6. CF Bryan Reynolds then hit a go-ahead two-run homer to put Vanderbilt on top, 8-6, a score that stuck. Mizzou then lost 2-0 in 11 innings despite the best career start from Tanner Houck on Saturday. The Dores won the finale, 17-7, as Mizzou committed seven errors on a cold, rainy and wet Easter Sunday at Taylor Stadium.
- Mizzou head coach Steve Bieser played Vanderbilt while he was the bench boss at SEMO. His Redhawks lost to the Commodores, 10-4, on May 3, 2014. Bieser is 0-1 all-time against Vanderbilt.
For all the latest on Mizzou Baseball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team on Twitter (@MizzouBaseball) and like the team on Facebook and Instagram (Mizzou Baseball and missouri_baseball, respectively).
Players Mentioned
In the NOW - Embrace the Opportunity
Monday, February 10
Inside Mizzou Athletics - Talkin' Baseball with Brock Lucas
Monday, February 03
Mizzou vs. LSU Series Highlights
Monday, April 22
Mizzou at Missouri State Highlights
Friday, April 19
