Tigers Travel to Missouri State Tuesday

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri baseball (21-15, 5-13 SEC) aims to bounce back into the win column with a Tuesday visit to Missouri State (17-18, 3-6 MVC). First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+ from Hammons Field in Springfield.

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

Mizzou will send right-hander Austin Troesser to the hill on Tuesday night. Troesser owns a 2.59 ERA in 24.1 innings of work this season. The sophomore is 3-1 and will be making his first start after missing three weeks of action prior to returning to the bullpen last week.

Missouri State will start righty Ty Buckner. The redshirt senior, who underwent Tommy John surgery last March, made his first appearance of the season last Tuesday against the Tigers. He struck out three while hitting a batter.

SERIES BUSINESS

  • Mizzou and Missouri State meet for the 63rd time in series history and the second time in as many weeks on Tuesday night.
  • The Tigers are looking to even the all-time series, which currently sits at 31-30 in favor of the Bears.
  • The black & gold captured last week’s meeting, 6-5, in Columbia. Luke Mann homered as part of a three RBI night while Tre Morris drove in a pair to help the Tigers edge the Bears.
  • Christian Wall earned the win with three scoreless innings to start the game for the Tigers.
  • Tuesday night will mark the first visit to Hammons Field for the Tigers since 2019. Mizzou took a 14-6 win in that matchup.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Missouri suffered a sweep at the hands of No. 22 LSU in Baton Rouge over the weekend. The Tiger bats fell cold in the series, hitting just .243 over the three games.
  • All three games were decided by two runs or less, but Mizzou was unable to find the key hits to earn a win.
  • The two Tigers battled into extra innings in Friday’s middle game of the series. Freshman Tony Neubeck produced his second-consecutive quality start with 6.0 IP and just three runs on the ledger.
  • Luke Mann launched his 10th homer of the season to tie Friday’s contest in the eighth inning. His 10 homers are a career best for the junior.

TIGERS TURNING TWO

  • Mizzou ranks second in the SEC and 20th nationally with 34 double plays on the season.
  • The Tigers are even better in per game stats, ranking 16th in the country and leading the SEC turning 0.92 double plays per game.
  • 18 of the Tigers’ twin killings have come in SEC play, a mark that leads the conference.
  • Nander De Sedas has taken part in 15-of-18 double plays in conference play and 26-of-34 on the season.
  • The Tigers turned four double plays over the weekend at LSU, tied for the most in a series this season.
  • Mizzou has turned two in four-straight games and has twice turned three double plays this season.

ONE TO WATCH

  • Trevor Austin continued his red-hot streak with a 5-for-12 series at LSU.
  • The outfielder launched a homer and produced a career-best four RBI in Saturday’s series finale.
  • The sophomore has hit in eight straight games and 12 of his last 13 played.
  • Over the Tigers’ last 10 games, Austin leads the club with a .382 average and an OPS of 1.141.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

  • Missouri State found its form over the weekend, sweeping Valparaiso on the road.
  • The Bears piled up 29 runs in 26 innings of baseball, using nine homers in the series to help power the offensive outbreak.
  • The three-game sweep brings the Bears to 17-18 on the season.
  • Mason Greer leads Mo State at the plate with a .368 average and 38 RBI. Dakota Kotowski ranks fourth nationally with 18 homers on the season.

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