Tigers take game 1 against UT, 2-0

■ Kyle Gibson dominated for 9 innings and scattered 6 hits as the Tigers took the first half of a double-header today, 2-0.

■ UT's radio play-by-play announcer, after the game:

"A most impressive performance from right-hander Kyle Gibson . .

■ Aaron Fitt writes about MU vs. UT on Baseball America, and in a featured piece on ESPNU.com:

Tim Jamieson on Kyle Gibson: "I think the stuff is a little firmer, a little later," Jamieson said. "I think he's still in the 89-93 range with his fastball, the mid-80s with his slider, but it just seems like there's a little more deception, a little more life, and also he's had better command with his fastball. He's been able to come inside against lefthanded hitters. If you've got a righty that can come in on a good lefthanded hitter, it's a sign of maturity and experience. He's been able to pitch out of some situations. In the past, teams would sit slider, because they knew it was his go-to pitch."

■ The Columbia Daily Tribune previewed the series with Steady Lollis leads Tigers to Texas:

Using the same consistent approach he’s had since Day One, the senior from Houston is Missouri’s top hitter so far this year. Lollis is hitting .340 on the season and has at least one base hit in 12 of the 14 games he’s played. Repeating Missouri’s situational hitting approach, Lollis is just as adept at pushing runners around the bases as he is at reaching. He’s already had a pair of three-hit, three-RBI games this year and has driven in a team-high 15.