Nick Tepesch
Nick Tepesch

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Blue Springs, Mo.
High School:
Blue Springs HS
Height / Weight:
6-5 / 225
Position:
RHP
B/T:
R/R

2008
Pitched in 22 games for Missouri, starting once, and was part of two combined shutouts on the year ... Was second on the team with four saves on the season ... Did not allow an earned run in 1.2 innings pitched against Michigan State on Feb. 23, in his first appearance for MU ... Did not allow an earned run in six of his first seven appearances (8.2 IP) ... Picked up his first save of the season with 1.1 scoreless innings of work against Indiana State on March 8 ... Earned his second save as he pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning in game one of a doubleheader against Toledo on March 16 ... Was perfect in two innings of work against Baylor on March 22 for his third save of the year ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning to close a shutout of Texas Tech on March 28 for save number four ... Had a season-long outing of three innings against Texas on April 13 ... Set a season-high mark with three strikeouts against Oklahoma in 1.2 innings pitched on April 19 and earned the victory ... Pitched a scoreless 1.2 innings against Southern Illinois on April 23 ... Started on the mound against Nebraska on May 18 and struck out three in 3.2 innings pitched, allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits ... Pitched 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing just one hit, against Miami in the NCAA Regional.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was 9-0 with a 1.50 ERA and 79 strikeouts as a senior at Blue Springs High School ... Also hit .410 with seven home runs and 30 RBI in 2007 ... Was named the Area Player of the Year by the Kansas City Star and Eastern Jackson County Examiner in 2007 ... Named Louisville Slugger Missouri Player of the Year his senior season ... Was the Gatorade Player of the Year for Missouri in 2007 ... Earned Louisville Slugger 2007 All-America honors ... Selected to the all-state first team by the coaches and media and earned all-conference and all-metro first team recognition in 2007 ... Team won the Missouri State Championship his senior season ... Was a member of the Honor Roll, finishing with a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL
Born in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Tom and Penny Tepesch ... Is majoring in plant sciences ... Was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 28th round of the 2007 MLB Draft.

Missouri's Season Ends After Lost to WKU

05/31/2009 - Baseball

Mizzou saw its season come to an end after an 11-6 loss to Western Kentucky on Sunday in the NCAA Oxford Regional. Playing in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional, Missouri finished with a 1-2 record in Oxford. Both of the Tigers' losses this weekend came against Western Kentucky.

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.