Attendance was great for the first Friday home game of the season. 1,090 fans were out at Taylor Stadium to support their Tigers, and the team noticed.
“70-something degrees, that helps tremendously. But, it’s a good sign, and hopefully they come back tomorrow
■ The Columbia Daily Tribune extols Gibson's lucky 13:
The junior from Greenfield, Ind., orchestrated a 13-strikeout gem in Missouri’s 4-1 victory over Ball State last night on Simmons Field, after which he said part of his pitching philosophy is “letting them know who you are.”
■ The Columbia Missourian focuses on offense with Gebhardt's hit sparks Tigers in win over Ball State:
"The coaches always tell you to battle with two (because) you have one left," Gebhart said. "I didn't think I was down; I just remembered what they said."
■ The Trib's Matt Nestor also has the day's Take Two column, commenting on the early appearance of the 1,00+ crowd this season:
Missouri hasn’t seen a crowd this big this early since Max Scherzer’s home debut in 2006, when a crowd of 1,028 filled the stands for a March 3 victory over Wisconsin-Milwaukee. A quick glance over the past few years shows that it generally takes a Scherzer or a Big 12 rival to draw that kind of response.
■ Stripes and Seams has the first of many weekly podcasts up for the Ball State series:
Tepesch: "One scout on Sunday said he hit 98 on the radar gun"
■ From Tigerboard.com, some impressions from a fan at the game:
TigerNation25: Gibson was just fabulous tonight. Very impressive(obviously). Offensively we just have problems right now. The strikeouts were down tonight. Which is good. The team only struck out 3 times all night, but still left 14 runners on. It was good to see Steve Gray get a hit toward the end of the ballgame. He has to be good if this offense is going to accomplish anything in my opinion.
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