Mark Alexander
Mark Alexander

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Independence, Mo.
High School:
Rockhurst
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 194
Position:
RHP
Birthdate:
12/06/1980
Bat/Throw:
R/R

2003: Threw 19.1 innings in 16 middle-relief appearances ... had a 1-1 record with a 5.12 ERA ... pitched perfect inning, including one strikeout against Youngstown State ... scored a win against Lincoln (Mo.) University on March 6 in three relief innings ... struck out two in a 1-2-3 seventh inning against Western Illinois ... allowed just one run in 3.1 innings of work in MU's 23-18 win over Baylor ... struck out the side in the ninth inning of the "Wood Bat Game" with Saint Louis ... pitched a scoreless inning and gave up just one hit agaisnt Rockhurst ... was on the mound for the final 1.3 inning in NCAA Tournament game against Middle Tennessee State.

2002: Appeared in five games ... struck out 10 batters ... recorded a career-best four strikeouts against Southwest Missouri (4/16) ... pitched two scoreless innings against William Woods (3/6) ... hurled a scoreless inning against Arkansas State (3/13)...named to Spring 2001 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2001: Made five appearances ... struck out two batters in one inning against Truman State (3/14) ... threw two scoreless innings against Western Illinois (3/21) ... allowed only one hit during that stint ... recorded two strikeouts in one inning of work against Southwest Missouri (5/8).

2000: Sat out season as a redshirt while recovering from ligament replacement surgery after high school season.

High School: Went 5-0 with a 1.50 ERA for Rockhurst High before injuring his right elbow ... hit .525 with four home runs as a senior ... named all-state honorable mention and was a second-team all-metro pick.

Personal: Son of Roger and Vicky Alexander ... born on Dec. 6, 1980 ... has not declared a major.

Gibson Leads Mizzou to Shutout of Monmouth

05/30/2009 - Baseball

Junior Kyle Gibson tied the school record for strikeouts in a season after he struck out eight in eight scoreless innings pitched in a 9-0 Missouri win over Monmouth on Saturday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Gibson now has 131 strikeouts on the year, tying the MU record set by Max Scherzer in 2005.

Missouri Drops NCAA Opener

05/29/2009 - Baseball

Opening play in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, the Missouri baseball team fell to Western Kentucky by a score of 11-5 on Friday in Oxford, Miss. It was the first loss for the Tigers in an NCAA Regional opener since 2006.

Gibson Named Golden Spikes Semifinalist

05/26/2009 - Baseball

Missouri junior Kyle Gibson has been named a semifinalist for the 2009 USA Golden Spikes Award. This year will mark the 32nd consecutive year that the award has been presented to the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Gibson is 10-3 on the year. He leads the Big 12 Conference and is third nationally with 123 strikeouts on the season.

Tigers Set for NCAA Regional

05/29/2009 - Baseball

For the seventh-consecutive season, the Missouri baseball team has been selected to the NCAA Tournament and will compete in the NCAA Regional in Oxford, Miss. this weekend. The Tigers are the No. 2 seed in the Oxford Regional, with host school Ole Miss earning the top spot. Mizzou will open against No. 3 seeded Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. on Friday, while Ole Miss will face the fourth-seed Monmouth at 7 p.m. on Friday.

Mizzou Earns Seventh-Straight Bid to NCAA Tournament

05/25/2009 - Baseball

For the seventh-consecutive season, the Missouri baseball team will participate in the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers earned a bid to the Oxford, Miss. Regional and will open play against Western Kentucky at 3 p.m. on Friday. Ole Miss, the host for the Regional, will take on Monmouth at 7 p.m.