tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25538034398248972342024-02-19T01:15:07.383-06:00SimmonsField.comMizzou Baseball Blog for fans of the University of Missouri Tigers baseball team, coached by Tim Jamieson. SimmonsField.com is hosted by TR Robertson, aka Trripleplay.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-62133441101476751912023-02-18T18:15:00.000-06:002023-02-18T18:14:15.394-06:00Welcome to Simmons Field<div style="text-align: right;">
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Thanks for dropping by. E-mail me at <a href="mailto:simmonsfield@hotmail.com">simmonsfield@hotmail.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-27618417988002294682023-02-18T18:00:00.004-06:002023-06-05T13:41:51.008-05:00Mizzou Baseball: Jersey Numbers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Of1UzN0dBZj95p5osHNCz7Rr3QxLbIx_5LLyECVis3NDw0SfdUuBEapHRV-kd2KWaLWh__vakGl6zg3ahA3UAsitKRfZHohcy1santehtoIBqz2qZndRZWmGsUIu0F210bzQ3-A5kfi76YCZWeQ6ByDsvK7TtbWNWw2l56KZ9XkO8YjkYOrs4aqZ/s600/kinsler%20vitello.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Of1UzN0dBZj95p5osHNCz7Rr3QxLbIx_5LLyECVis3NDw0SfdUuBEapHRV-kd2KWaLWh__vakGl6zg3ahA3UAsitKRfZHohcy1santehtoIBqz2qZndRZWmGsUIu0F210bzQ3-A5kfi76YCZWeQ6ByDsvK7TtbWNWw2l56KZ9XkO8YjkYOrs4aqZ/w400-h300/kinsler%20vitello.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Ian Kinsler (22) & Tony Vitello (24) at 2003 Big 12 Tournament</div><div><br /></div>When Nolan Gromacki, he of the <a href="https://youtu.be/n2GiTnUb25I" target="_blank">hand-warming flaming red hair</a>, first stepped on to the mound at Simmons Field, he reminded me of Phil McCormick, whom I had watched many times on that same mound. The two of them don't look anything alike, and their pitching styles are certainly not similar (McCormick transformed himself into a sidewinder and resuscitated his career). No, what they had in common was the number on their jerseys, #27. Both of them wore the number well and served the Missouri Tigers with distinction.<div><br /></div><div>Now, Carlos Pe<span face="Roboto, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f6368; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold;">ñ</span>a is wearing #27. We won't likely be seeing him on the mound, but he'll still remind me of those two Tiger pitchers when I see him. And JC Field and Derek Roper and... many more who wore the black and gold and 27. <br />
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Only someone who has been around Mizzou Baseball as long as I have (or longer) would make a connection like that, and probably even many long-time fans don't remember uniform numbers.<br />
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Being a Mizzou Baseball History nut, I've been doing some research into historical jersey numbers.<br />
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Here's my list as it stands so far. The list goes back through most of the Tim Jamieson years, plus a few odds and ends of numbers and names I've managed to rummage up from earlier years.<br />
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If anyone has resources with other earlier rosters with numbers, I'd be delighted to include them. Or if you find an error, let me know. Contact me at <a href="mailto:simmonsfield@hotmail.com">simmonsfield@hotmail.com</a>.<br />
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Players who spent time in the affiliated minor leagues are in <b>BOLD</b>. Players who made it to the Major Leagues are in <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>BLUE</b></span>. Players/Coaches with Retired Numbers are in <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">RED</span></b>.<br />
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<b>#00</b> Rex Meyr (08-09)<br />
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<b>#1</b> Juju Stevens (22-23), <b>Josh Holt, Jr</b> (19-21), AJ Lewis (17), Jerry Houston (15)<br />
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<b>#2</b> Dylan Leach (23), Mike Coletta (21-22), Thomas Broyles (19-20) <b>Andy Toelken</b> (17-18)<b>, Trey Harris </b>(16), <b>Brett Peel (15); Dillon Everett</b> (13-14), Landon Lucansky (12), Russell Lafleur (08-10 ), John Kruse (06-07), Jeff Zelenoviceh (05), <b>Lee Laskowski</b> (01-04), Dustin Barnes (99-00) , Jason Williams (98), Henry Warden (97), C.A. Sweeney (95), Gary Greene (92-94), Greg King (88-91), Bill Hansel (86), Mike Visina (84-85), Tom Ciombor (82-83), Phil Fix (82), <b>Scott Collins </b>(79-81), Ken Sigman (63), Terry L'Ange (65-66)<br />
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<b>#3</b> Tre Morris (20-23), Paul Gomez (19), Alex Samples (17-18), Shane Benes (15-16); Kendall Keeton (14), Michael McGraw (12-13 ), Andrew Thigpen (08-11), <b>Evan Frey </b>(05-07), Chaz Ebert (04), Brent Lacy (02-03), Mike Rallo (97-00), Justin Towe (93-96), Bill Mondrella (88-92), <b>Mike Potthoff</b> (87-89), <b>Tim Clark</b> (85-88), Mike Visina (84), Jay Cox (82-83), Mark Maurer (78-81), Ron Cummins (65) <br />
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</tbody></table><b>#4 </b> Matt Garcia (23), Nander De Sedas (22), Tommy Springer (19-21), <b>Brian Sharp</b> (17-18), Jerry Zulli (04, Coach), Case Munson (12-15), Ryan Ampleman (08-11), <b>Brock Bond </b>(06-07), Dustin Braud (04-05), <b><span style="color: blue;">Jayce Tingler</span></b> (00<b>-</b>03), <b>Jeff Terrell </b>(95-97), Steve Ball (91-94), Joe Silvestri (89-90), <span style="color: #cc0000;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Dave Silvestri</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></b></span>(86-88), Mike Domenick (82-85), Joe Corrigan (80-81), Joe Corrigan (79), Raymond Thorpe (65)<br />
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<b>#5 </b>Brock Daniels (23), <b>Joshua Day</b> (22)<b>, </b>Tre Morris (19), <b>Brett Bond</b> (15-18);<b> </b> <b><span style="color: blue;">Brett Graves</span></b> (13-14), C.J. Jarvis (11), <b>Michael Liberto</b> (09-10), <b>Kurt Calvert </b>(06-08), Tyrone Roberson (03-05), <b>Jon Williams</b> (98-01), Justin Haley (95-96), Mike Fenley (93-95), Phil Neff (89-92), Bobby Tye (85-88), Dave Kelly (84-85),<b> Shane Fairbanks</b> (80-83), Mike Hankins (76-80),John Thomas (65)<br />
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<b>#6 </b> Cam Chick (23), Dexter Swims (22), Art Schoenstadt (20-21), <b>Seth Halvorsen </b>(19), Cade Bormet (18), Ian Nelson (16-17), <b>Trey Harri</b>s (15); Brett Peel (14- ), Brannon Champagne (10-12), Sam Lind (09), <b>Lee Fischer </b>(07-08), Trevor Helms (03-06), Brian Desch (00-01), Matt Meinert (99), <b>Ryan Fry </b>(95-98), <b>Scott Swift </b>(91-94), John Simone (87-89), Scott Black (86), John Schnurbusch (86), Todd Ashmore (84-85), Cary Eades (82-83), Kent Keiser (80), Mike Lally (76-78), Barry Lubeck (65)<br />
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<b>#7 </b> Ross Lovich (22-23), Jackson Lancaster (20-21), <b>Chris Cornelius</b> (18-19), Kirby McGuire (16-17), Logan Bone (14-15), Brannon Champagne (13), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Brett Graves</span></b> (12), <b><span style="color: blue;">Matt Stites</span> </b>(11), Kale Gaden (10), <b>Kyle Mach</b> (06-09), Tyler Williams (03-05), Wes Fewell (99-02), Corby Jones (96-98), Ryan Vincent (96), Rob Fullerton (94-95), <b>Chris Wyrick</b> (90-93), <b>Jon Pittenger </b>(87-89), Dave Van Iten (84-85), Mike Hufhand (82-83), Brad Bollinger (82), Jim Leavitt (75-78), Ken Sigman (65)<br />
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<b>#8</b> Zach Franklin (23), <b>Spencer Miles</b> (22), <b>Seth Halvorsen</b> (20-21), Connor Brumfeld (17-19), <b>Ryan Howard</b> (14-16),<b> <span style="color: blue;">Rob Zastryzny</span></b> (11-13 ), Scooter Hicks (07-09), Bryson Leblanc (05-06), Adam Garrett (03-04), Chris Julo (02), <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Shaun Marcum</span> </b>(01), Paul Nisonettte (00), Mike Ketelsen (95-99), Jamie Cooley (91), Jeff Johnson (90), John Hay (89), Jerry Beckerman (87-88), Jerry Beckerman (86), Todd Richmond (84-86), Fred Ambs (81-83), Rick Hereth (77-81), John Kruse (76-77), Mike Strode (65)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b>#9 </b> Ty Wilmsmeyer (22-23), Mark Vierling (18-21), <b>Robbie Glendinning</b> (17), Tim Jamieson (Coach 95-16), Brad Womack (88-90), Gary Cooper (87), Chris Benak (82-86), Marty Brown (82), Danny Iseminger (80-81), Jeff Haferkamp (76), <b>Jim English</b> (77-81), Bob Robben (65-67)<br />
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<b>#10 </b> Jackson Beaman (22-23), Clayton Peterson (19-21), Matt Berler (17-18), Kaelan Crisosto (16), Jace James (13-15), <b>Eric Garcia</b> (10-12 ), <b>Greg Folgia </b>(07-09), <b>Taylor Parker</b> (03-06), <b>Nick Wilfong </b>(98-00), Justin Hellman (96), Jerry Vansell (95), Chris Shockley (91-94), Bill Eckert (90), Jonathan Voss (89), Gary Barth (87-88), <b>Nick Rallo</b> (82-86), Russ Perkins (82), Jack Heeter (81), Steve Milhouse (79-81), <b>Greg Cypret</b> (75-78), Ronnie Shy (65)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGvQeHD_sA5hz3UDcn8q38_g6C61R471ZRBKUEvlPkhJwNFwPNMGbI1sNJrfOOwObqmvGcZMiF9CQe8xgWFURQi0Li6ZUvyOPAx0cylv0sQ1hKTBw4Oc-EFAs_G-curgmrpz3UT4sCxXqM8aQlKc0KmFQY-LjgF0H01dSVxCPL7dkJr85NjtgH7dJ/s1890/Baseball_All_SEC_Mann_Website.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1890" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiGvQeHD_sA5hz3UDcn8q38_g6C61R471ZRBKUEvlPkhJwNFwPNMGbI1sNJrfOOwObqmvGcZMiF9CQe8xgWFURQi0Li6ZUvyOPAx0cylv0sQ1hKTBw4Oc-EFAs_G-curgmrpz3UT4sCxXqM8aQlKc0KmFQY-LjgF0H01dSVxCPL7dkJr85NjtgH7dJ/w400-h225/Baseball_All_SEC_Mann_Website.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><b>#11 </b> Luke Mann (22-23), <b>Konnor Ash </b>(18-21), <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b><span>Tanner Houck</span></b> </span>(15-17); Shane Segovia (14), Brandon Platts (12-13), <b>Myles Smith </b>(11), <b><span style="color: blue;">Brett Nicholas</span> </b>(10), Steve Gray (08-09), Dan Wise (07), Greg O'Neill (05), Bo Davis (02-04), <b>Landon Brandes</b> (00), Matt Bremehr (98-99), Rich McGuire (92-94), Mark Adair (89-91), <b>Kevin Uhrhan </b>(85-88), Scott Goudy (84),<b> John Marquardt </b>(81-83), <b>Lindy Duncan </b>(78-81), Neil Basse (77-78),<b> Mark Thiel</b> (74-76), <b>Dan Rudanovich </b>(65)</div><div>
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<b>#12 </b> Justin Colon (22-23), <b>Joshua Day</b> (21), Blake Jackson (20), Tyler LaPlante (18-19),<b> Nelson Mompierre </b>(17), Jack Klages (14-16), Ryan Yuengel (11-13), Dan Wise (06), John Kruse (05), <b>Brad Flanders</b> (03-04), Luke Cassis (99-02), Brian Barnes (95-98), Kevin McIntosh (94), Shawn Lemmons (92-93), Steve Hahn (89-91), John Matquardt (Asst Coach, 88), Steve Hahn (88-92), Tom Ciombor (84-87), <b><span style="color: blue;">Scott Little</span></b> (82-83), Kevin LeCompte (83). <b>Jim Lumpe </b>(79-82), Steve Dowler (77-78), Jim English (76), Jim Pace (65)</div><div>
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<b>#13 </b> Rorik Maltrud (23), Garrett Rice (22), Cameron Swanger (19-21), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Michael Plassmeyer </span></b>(18), Jacob Franklin (17), Zach Lavy (16), <b>Breckin Williams</b> (13-15), Neil Hugenberg (10), Cole Mazurek (08-09), Cody Arzola (05-06), Landon Scales (04), Adam Jones (03), PJ McGinnis (99-00), <b>Torre Tyson</b> (95-98), Jay Thompson (92-94), Chad Marion ((91), Eric Austin (85-87), John Weber (82-85), <b>Orville Hollrah</b> (65-67)<br />
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<b>#14 </b>Isaiah Frost (22-23), Alex Peterson (19-21),<b> </b>Zach Levy (14-15), Shane Segovia (13), Drew Carlile (11), Aaron Blunt (10), <b>Trevor Coleman </b>(07-09), Brett Harvel (05-06), Scott Fisher (03-04), Kevin Henry (00), Jake Epstein (97-99), Chris Giuliani (94-96), Rodney Weary (92-93), Grant Ingram (90-91), Mike Ruth (Asst Coach, 84-88), <b>Bill Hance</b> (81-83), Mark Armstrong (78), Rick Hereth (77), Frank Shellenback (76), Ernest Tebbe (65)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>#15</b> </span><b><span style="color: blue;">Phil </span><span style="color: #cc0000;">Bradley </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(79-81)</span></b>, Ryan Rallo (00-02), Gabe Craighead (97-98), <b>Tom Buchman</b> (95-96), Jarry Vansell (91-94), Tim Pinkowski (87-90), Mark Patek (83-86), Todd Miller (82), Al Hightower (76-79), Bob Carpenter (65)<br /><br /><b>#16</b> Luke Mann (19-21), Ryan Ricket (18), Alex del Rio (15-17); Reggie Johnson (14), Kendall Keeton (13), Dillon Everett (11-12), <b>Tyler Clark</b> (08-10), Gary Arndt (04-07), Felipe Tetelboin (01-02), Brian Ackerson (99-00), <b>Griffin Moore </b>(97-98), Jay White (92-96), <b>Darnel Hawkins </b>(89-90), Rob Traupmann (88), Jason Woodcock (86-87), John Rallo (84-86), Greg Larsen (83), Paul Summers (79-82), Kevin Knop (78), Dave Tunney (77), Mike Eader (65)<br />
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#17</b> Ben Pedersen (21-23), <b>TJ Sikkema</b> (17-19),<b> <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Josh Lester</span></b> (13-15), Dusty Ross (11-12), <b>Aaron Senne </b>(07-10), Nick Admire (03-06), Ryan Pickett (99-00) , <b>Nick Schweider </b>(96-98), Ron Hudson (92-95), Rich Reisdorf (88-91), Todd Richmond (86), <b>Paul James</b> (85), Greg Larsen (82-85), Kevin Knop (78-81), <b>Rob Schmidt</b> (76-78), Lloyd Carr (65), Jim Pace (63), Gene McArtor (62), <br />
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#18</b> Jackson Lovich (23), Shea McGahan (22), Jared Simpson (21), Art Joven (19-20), Paul Gomez (18), Conner Brumfield (16), Steven Diehl (14), Justin Byrd (13),<b> Ben Turner </b>(09-12 ), Sean Finley (07-08), Zane Taylor (03-06), Kurt Propst (99-02), Brian Bax (98), Bryan Seymour (94), Chopper Littrell (92-93), Jason Owen (89-91), Tim Dressler (87-88),<b> Scott Brown</b> (85-86), Dewey Robinson (Asst Coach, 84), Bob Todd (Asst Coach, 80-83), Steve Dowler (76), Larry Goodman (63), John Boise (62)<br />
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#19</b> Trevor Austin (22-23), Luke Anderson (18-20), Armaan Painter (17), Marquise Doherty (16), <b>Alec Rash</b> (13-15), Justin Byrd (12), Zach Hardoin (11), TJ Schieber (08-10), Cosme Caballero (04-05), Stephan Holst (03), Logan Dale (98-01), BJ Windhorst (97), Tim Mueth (96), Neal Daney (94-95), John Chambliss (92-93), Brad Womack (91), Mitch Ingold (86-89), <b>Roger Johnson</b> (82-85), Steve Madden (81), Kevin Knop (79-81), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Jeff Cornell </span></b>(76-78), Rudy Stroupe (68), <b>Jack Stroud</b> (64)<br />
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#20</b> Tyler Packanik (Asst Coach, 23), Jacob Kush (22), Chad McDaniel (18-21), Jeff Emens (Coach 13-15), Jeff Emens (09-12), <b><span style="color: blue;">Ryan Lollis</span> </b>(06-09), Stephen Spaugh (05), Dustin Wernecke (04), <b>Andy Shipman </b>(03), <b>Garrett Bauer </b>(01-03), Jody Harris (99)<b> Jeremy Callier</b> (95-98), <b>David Sanderson</b> (92-94), Bunky Moeller (88-91), Doug Bock (86-87), Brad Bollinger (83-85), <b>Dave Gross</b> (79-81), <b>Jim Maddock</b> (79-82), Curt Brown (76-78), <b>Dave Harvey </b>(62-63)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98_rJ408BfAx71FxJrxPveb6IIv1X1IYN0B0I95xz8hGylinRDeLSL-fOfuuBTLvMQ_aGOUXtxFRCpP0UpfkHMOMBlnt2SNkXFKQ41j_rCJgPNNfi6csPx6NivzKYqZVgH8haCJPmASQ/s1600/tumblr_llwyarBtfZ1qzniimo1_1280.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611933521273598770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98_rJ408BfAx71FxJrxPveb6IIv1X1IYN0B0I95xz8hGylinRDeLSL-fOfuuBTLvMQ_aGOUXtxFRCpP0UpfkHMOMBlnt2SNkXFKQ41j_rCJgPNNfi6csPx6NivzKYqZVgH8haCJPmASQ/s200/tumblr_llwyarBtfZ1qzniimo1_1280.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 200px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 150px;" /></a>#21 </b>Sam Horn (23). Brandt Belk (21), <b>Jacob Cantleberry</b> (19),<b> </b>Ian Nelson (18), Dillon Lawson (17); Grant Macciocchi (16)<b>, </b>Jake Ivory (12-15)<b>, </b>Kelly Fick (08-11), David Cales (o6), <b>James Boone </b>(03-05), Dan Bane (00), <b>Justin Stine</b> (96-99), J.J. Hansen (95), <b>Jason Meyhoff</b> (92-94), Joe Winkler (90-91), Mark "Chili" Adair (88-90), Tony Chailland (88), Pat Carda (86-87), Kevin Uhrhan (85-87), Paul Martin (82-85), Mark Maurer (78-81), Bruce Whitesides (76-77), Steve Smith (62), Ronald Sieck (63)<br />
<div><blockquote><a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/may/28/tigers-playing-joplin-mind/?tigerextra">Tigers playing with Joplin on mind</a> (Columbia Tribune, 5/28/2011)<br />
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Hanging in Missouri's home dugout is a No. 21 jersey from the 2002-03 era that was discovered among the rubble in Joplin.<br />
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A photo was posted online, and catcher Ben Turner sent a text message to his father, Mark, who had driven into St. Louis on Friday to watch his younger son play a high school game. Mark Turner stopped in Joplin between 11 p.m. and midnight on the drive back to Oklahoma City to pick up the tattered jersey.<br />
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That was the only piece of property former KOMU reporter Brandon Spiegel, now working in Joplin, could find in the remains, miles away from his home.<br />
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“He goes, 'Take it and put it in their dugout,'” Mark Turner said. “ 'It kind of represents what you guys have done this year between the first half and the second half of the season.'”</blockquote>The jersey design is from '00-'03, from the James Boone era. Kelly Fick, who wore #21 in 2011, pitched the game of his career in Game #4 of the Big 12 Tournament to send the Tigers in the championship game, while the Joplin jersey hung in the dugout.<br />
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#22</b> Chandler Murphy <br />(23), Cade Bormet (19), <b>Trey Harris </b>(17-18), Chris Akmon (15-16); Sal Belfonte (11-13), Tony Vitello (Coach), <b><span style="color: blue;">Ian Kinsler</span></b> (03), <b>Ryan Jamison</b> (97-99), Brian Jorgensen (93-96), Roman Bormet (87-91), Russ Perkins (83-86), Jay Pennell (81), Fred Ambs (80), Rob Lauer (77-81), Tony Lange (76), Wayde Fredrickson (62), Ron Shy (63), <b>Norm Stewart </b>(54-56)<br />
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Trey Harris #22 <br /><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>#23</b> Ian Lohse (22-23), Andrew Keefer (21), Austin James (19-20), Zach Diewert (18), Johnny Balsamo (16-17), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hunter Mense </span></b>(15/coach); Ryan Phillips (13), Evan Pratte (Coach), Jeremy Hale (98), <b>Aaron Akin</b> (96), Brent Chamberlain (94-95), Steve Milholen (92-93), Chuck Fletcher (89-91), <b>Dave Slavin </b>(85-88), Dave Spreckels (81-84), <span style="color: orange;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Ron Mathis</span></b> </span>(78-80), Carroll McDannold (62-63),</div><div>
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#24</b> Hector Mangual (22), Dalton McNamara (20-21), Nick Swanson (19), Nile Ball (18), Chris Cornelius (17), <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Reggie McClain</b> </span>(15-16); Jordan Getzelman (14), <b>Dane Opel</b> (13), Kenny Burton (10-12), <b>Nathan Culp </b>(04-06), Tony Vitello (03/coach) Abel Newton (02), Andy Powers (00), Aaron Wilson (98-99), Nick Chweider (96), Bryan Seymour (94-97), Jason Leath (93-94), Brian Conaty (91), <b>John Simmons</b> (88-90), John Schnurbusch (86-88), <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dave Otto</span></b> (83-85), <b>Dave Gross </b>(81-82), Ed Woelbel (77-81), Nick Leon (76), Gene Stephenson (65-68), <b>Jim Nelson</b> (62-63)<br />
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#25</b> Austin Troesser (23), Paul Winland (21), Eric Rinzel (20), Ty Olejnik (19), Blake Charlton (17), <b>Jake Ring </b>(14-16), Gerrion Grim (13),<b> Blake Holovach </b>(12), Jonah Schmidt (08-11), Dan Quinn (07), Derek Chambers (05-06), Jeremy Hernandez (03-04), Ryan Rothford (02), <b>Ryan Stegall </b>(99-01),Coby Cambell (8), William Mosley (96-97), Michael Hunt (93-95), Lee Rodriguez (91-92), Brian Bredensteiner (90), Tim Hawkins (87-89), <b>Mike Rogers</b> (84-87), Bob Baker (81-82), <b>Rob Schmidt </b>(79-81), Jim Werner (78), John Sweeney (76-77), Dan Reilly (62),<b> Keith Weber</b> (63)<br />
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#26</b> Jacob Hasty (23), <b>Torin Montgomery</b> (21-22), Bret Marden (20), Trevor Mallett (18), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Michael Plassmeyer </span></b>(16-17), Dan Pietroburgo (05-08), <b>Jody Roughton</b> (02), Matt Stallings (03), Mike Weiss (98-00), Matt Nivens (94-97), Tim Siegel (90-93), Tim Danze (Asst Coach, 88), <b>Mike Parker </b>(85-86), Rich Wiesner (81-85), Joe Beason (79-81), <b>Rob Pietroburgo </b>(75-78), George Hulett (62), Jack Stroud (63)</div><div>
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#27</b> Carlos Pena (22-23), Andrew Vail (21), Jake Matheny (19), Nolan Gromacki (15-18); Nick Moore (12), <b>Phil McCormick</b> (07-11), JC Field (05-06), Grant Kohlstaedt (04), <b>Derek Roper</b> (02-03), Aaron Peterik (00), Justin Hellmann (97), Seth Wright (96-98), Seth Wright (97), Justin Hellmann (95-96), Grant Ingram (92-94), Mike Keck (91), Mark Steinmetz (88-90), Dave Biscan (82-85), <b>Mike Rogers</b> (85-87), Craig Fitzpatrick (80), Jim Maddock (79-81), <b>Tom Bloemke</b> (77-78), Tom Wild (76), Steve Silverman (62-63)<br />
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#28</b> Tucker Moore (23), Garrison Bennett (20-22), Tony Ortiz (18-19), Liam Carter (15-17); Sean Ullrich (13), Conner Mach (09-12), Sean Young (08), John McKee (04-07), Brian Bilica (03), Mick Weiss (00), Jay Bell (96-98), Greg Lindstrom (91-95), Jeff Harrington (90), Todd Moseley (88-89), Matt Greer (83-87), Pat Daly (82), Kurt Moody (79-81), Dave Gross (79-80), Pete Woods (75-77), Jim Card (62-63)<br />
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#29</b> Shane Wilhelm (20-21), Steve Bieser (Head Coach, 17-19), Zach Henderson (15); <b>Keaton Steele</b> (13-14), Ryan Clubb (09-12), Erik Dessau (04-05), Josiah Holst (03), <b>Jon Harris</b> (00), Paul Couleur (98), Jason Calkins (95-96), Chris Robertson (91-94), <b>Steve Powers </b>(87-90), <b>Marcus Adler </b>(83-86), Greg McDonald (82), Jim Underhill (81), Steve Saulich (79-81), Jim Werner (76-78), Gary Woods (62-63)<br />
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><div dir="ltr" lang="en">Celebrating his 3️⃣0️⃣th year as the voice of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mizzou?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mizzou</a> Baseball, <a href="https://twitter.com/TexLittleSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TexLittleSS</a> threw out the ceremonial first pitch at last night’s home opener❗️<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C2E?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#C2E</a> 🐯⚾️ <a href="https://t.co/FWBelaCPql">pic.twitter.com/FWBelaCPql</a></div></blockquote></div>— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouBaseball/status/1236308031845085185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 7, 2020</a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />
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<b>#30 </b>Carter Rustad (22-23), Ty Wilmsmeyer (20-21), <b>Kameron Misner</b> (17-19), Matt Feldt (15-16); Gavin Stark (12-13), Kevin Mahler (10), Bill Disselhoff (o6), Josiah Holst (03-04), <b>Ralph McCasland</b> (98-00), Robert Darrow (97), Keith Raines (30), Keith Massa (93-96), Mike Munro (89-92), David Black (88), Kevin LeCompte (84-87), Dan Durst (82-83), Pat Daly (81), Mark Kruse (80), <span style="color: #2b00fe;"><b>Ron Mathis</b></span> (77-81), <b>Jim Sevcik<span style="color: orange;"> </span></b>(62-63)<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">#31</span></b><b> Gio Lopez </b>(18)<b>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Max</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Scherzer</span></b> (04-06), Stephen Cole (03), Mitch Kiler (98-01), Mike Haverty (93-97), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">John Dettmer</span></b> (89-92), Chuck Fletcher (88-91), <b>Tony Russo </b>(87) <b>Bob Faron </b>(82-86). <b>Tom Heckman</b> (78-81), John Piechocinski (76-77), John Simmons Jr (63-64), Jim Estes (62).<br /><br />
Interesting note: Scherzer and Heckman, both #31, were both inducted into the MU Athletics Hall of fame at the same time, on February 10, 2012.<br />
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</tbody></table><b>#32</b> <b> </b>Jason Hagerty (Asst Coach, 23), <b>Drew Garrett </b>(21-22), <b>Ian Bedell </b>(19-20), Isaiah Cullum (18), Bryant Jordan (16), Logan Pearson (13-15), Matt Linderer (11), Ryan Gargano (07-09), Matt Wulfers (06), Abel Newton (05), Kyle Johnson (03-04), Abel Newton (02) , Matt Podjenski (96), Jake Filip (91-95), <b> Scott Black </b>(87-90), Tim Danze (83-86), Sammy James (81), <b>Mike Pfautsch</b> (77-81), Mike Moffo (76), <b> Larry Bohannon</b> (62-63)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>#33 Gene McArtor</b> </span>(Coach)<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">#34</span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>Rich Kretzschmar (62), Mike Strode (63), <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">John "Hi" Simmons</span></b> (Coach)<br />
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#35 </b>Daniel Wissler (23), <b>Nathan Landry </b>(22), <b>Spencer Miles</b> (20-21), <b>Cameron Dulle </b>(17-19), Tyler Hunt (16), Brandon Baker (14-15),<b> Jake Walsh</b> (13), Brian Carr (11), Andre Rodriguez (09-10), Ryan Dawson (08), Lendsey Thompson (07), Brett Reynolds (06), Andy Swayze (05), <b>Mark Alexander</b> (00-04), <b>Chris George </b>(98-99), Brian Benson (95-97), Brian Woodrick (93), John Hay (89), Grover Musser (88), Dewey Robinson (Asst. Coach, 85), John Buss (84-85), Steve Southerland (79-82), Steve Shockey (76-78), Tim Heintzelman (63), Tom Seal (35)<br />
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#36</b> Parker Wright (21-23), <b>Cole Bartlett</b> (14-17), Patrick Quintanilla (12-13), Garrison McLagan (09-10 ), <b>Travis Wendte </b>(03-06)<b>,</b> Pete Sansone (98-01), Scott Blue (97), Kalin Sharkey (95-96), John Hay (90-93), <b>Mike Potthoff</b> (88-89), <b>Doug Bock </b>(85-87), Dave Slavin (84), Dave Holder (82-83), <b>Rich Peterson</b> (62-63)<br />
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#37</b> Brock Lucas (23), Holden Phelps (21-22), Evan Stoll (17),<b> <span style="color: blue;">Peter Fairbanks</span></b> (13-15), Jeff Cline (12), Ryan Gebhart (09-11), Aaron Paterson (02) , Meade Hedricks (04-05), Meade Smith (99-00), Steve Brewster (96-98), Donnie Charles (94-95), John Moulton (93), Matt McLaughlin (91), Roger Bowers (89-90), Jeff Plunkett (87), John Hopson (84-86), Kreg Brown (82-83), Dave Spreckels (80), Bobby Jenkins (62), Hubie Molitor (63)<br />
<b><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmastU1G1rBY7ejiCjEcxvtvmbnmGcKp7P2HNcN8CPS7yMM0y65eNYDmjFfJUFuus_QKNYW7Gu38PgQCIM3zbNOlkbRo3MWZmuyNoPFTxOutmwDXrk3FnDFl28t1gjWpfPyzj4_SwI36Q/s1600/37.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmastU1G1rBY7ejiCjEcxvtvmbnmGcKp7P2HNcN8CPS7yMM0y65eNYDmjFfJUFuus_QKNYW7Gu38PgQCIM3zbNOlkbRo3MWZmuyNoPFTxOutmwDXrk3FnDFl28t1gjWpfPyzj4_SwI36Q/s400/37.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">#37 Peter Fairbanks</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /> #38</b> Bruce Mayer (23), Jacob Kush (21), Aaron Armstrong (16-17), <b>Zach Hardoin</b> (10), <b>Matt Hobbs</b> (99-02; 11-14 Coach), Jeff Emens (09), Stephen Holst (06-07), Bryan Rider (04-05), John Gamble (98), Ray Yaeger (93-96), Brent Schneiders (90-92). Jason Weddle (89), Troy Girrens (88), <b>Larry Pierson</b> (86-87), Vic Kurtz (85), Kent Baur (83-85), <b>Kurt Moody</b> (79-82), <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Tim Laudner</span></b> (77-81) , Gene McArtor (61-63)<div>
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#39 </b>Shane Wilhelm (22), Lukas Veinbergs (19-21), Cody Siebenberger (18), Griffin Goodrich (13-16), <b>Blake Brown</b> (10-12 ), Brian Carr (09), Darrell Goodwin (63)<br />
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#40</b> Hank Zeisler (23), Austin Troesser (21-22), Brian DeLunas (06-09, 21-22 coach), <b>Peter Zimmerman</b> (19-20), Jonathan Roof (18 asst. coach), Ty Shoaff (16-17), Tyler House (12), Brad Buehler (08-11), Brandt Combs (05-07), <b>Garrett Broshuis </b>(02-04)<b>,</b> Joe Rooney (99-00), <b>Bob Price </b>(62-63)<br />
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#41</b> Nic Smith (23), Zach Hise (21-22), Nick Lomen (19), Brad Jones (18), John Miles (12-15), Jesse Santo (10-11), Ian Berger (07-09), Scott Dunwoody (05), <b>Cody Ehlers</b> (01-04), Reid Warner (99-00), Eddie Sutton (65)<br />
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#42</b> Fox Leum (22), Cameron Pferrer (18-21), Andrew Schwab (14-15), Brett Thomas (12-13), Jeff Scardino (10-11), Austin Holt (08-09), Michael Cole (04-05), Alain Quijano (03), W.T. Hoover (99-02), John Hi Simmons (62, 63), Gene Stephenson (65)<br />
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#43</b> Javyn Pimental (23), Austin Marozas (22), Spencer Juergens (19-21)<b>, <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bryce Montes de Oca</span></b> (15-18); <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Aaron Crow</span> </b>(06-08)<b>,</b> Tony Vitello (00-02), <b><span style="color: blue;">John Sevcik</span></b> (62-63), Roger Lindstrom (65)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWQGDP4yaMKaKEwGjU0yH2yNDz6L_T_YSfXiiR4fSnp2rP3AWd5FKVhdIzF-ffKk-TUfeikFIig3CbAMgMX6OkfjhomoiKo0-ZelVcm4Tx3yW7ct5GUwP2wDonNdDDp7BvtTYPGE4REX1hrZZS6F7ew_OzXxRcKhwtombN6HBflqMooiuhLw5VIPK/s257/43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="257" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaWQGDP4yaMKaKEwGjU0yH2yNDz6L_T_YSfXiiR4fSnp2rP3AWd5FKVhdIzF-ffKk-TUfeikFIig3CbAMgMX6OkfjhomoiKo0-ZelVcm4Tx3yW7ct5GUwP2wDonNdDDp7BvtTYPGE4REX1hrZZS6F7ew_OzXxRcKhwtombN6HBflqMooiuhLw5VIPK/w400-h305/43.jpg" title="#43 Bryce Montes de Oca" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><b>#44</b> </b>Kyle Brown (22), Trevor Austin (21), Kyle Potthoff (20), Zach Hanna (18-19), Luke Boyster (17),<b> Brian Sharp (16), </b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;">Hunter Mense</span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> (15,coach); Eric Anderson (10-14), <span style="color: blue;">Kyle Gibson</span> </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">(07-09), <span style="color: #2b00fe;">Hunter Mense</span> </b><b>(04-06),</b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-weight: bold;"> </span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Justin James</span> </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">(02-03), J.R. Warner </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">(98-00), Aaron Jaworowsi </b><b>(95-97)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br />
<b style="font-weight: bold;">#45</b> Kerrick Jackson (23- ), Aiden Heberlie (23),<b> </b>Christian Wall (22),<b> </b>CJ Cepicky (21), Tom Skoro (20), Josh Konecek (17), Kerrick Jackson (15/coach); Kyle Barbeck (12-13 ), Jeff Lusardi (10-11 ), Andrew Mueller (06-09)<b style="font-weight: bold;">, Andrew Johnston </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">(05), Danny Hill </b><span><b>(03-04), </b><span><b>Drew Endicott</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span>(00), Brad Garrett (99)<br />
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#46</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b>Ian Lohse (21), Zach McManus (20), Lake Dabney (15-17); James Hudelson (11)<b style="font-weight: bold;">, <span style="color: blue;">Nick Tepesch</span> </b><b>(08-10), </b>John Thies (06-07)<br />
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#47</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><span>Kyle Potthoff (22-23), </span>Trey Dillard (19-21<b style="font-weight: bold;">), Austin Tribby </b><b>(13-16; 18 staff), </b>Dane Opel (10-12), Ryan Allen (07-09)<br />
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#48</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><span>Logan Lunceford (23), </span>Trae Robertson (19-22), Ryan Lee (15-17); <b>Travis Wendte (Coach)</b><br />
<b style="font-weight: bold;"><br />#49</b><b> </b>Tony Neubeck (22-23), Garrett Rice (21), Steven Sanchez (20), Jordan Gubelman (18-19), Scott Sommerfeld (10-13), Eric Darkow (08)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#50</b> Dalton Bargo (23), Rick Zagone (06)<br />
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#51</b><b> </b>Jack Mosh (23), Brenner Maloney (20-22)<b>, </b><a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouBaseball/status/958815649563725824" style="font-weight: bold;">Brandon Couzens</a><b style="font-weight: bold;"> (18), </b>Lance Rhodes (17-19); Jeff Oracion (13), Kerrick Jackson (Coach)<b style="font-weight: bold;">, Jacob Priday </b><b>(05-08), </b>Ryan Rallo (03-04)<br />
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<b style="font-weight: bold;">#52</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><span>Cam Careswell (22-23),</span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b>Ross Lovich (21), Andrew Hohn (13),<b> Jake Walsh </b>(12)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#53</b> Jack Mosh (23)<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>#54</b> Daniel Wissler (23), Jackson Beaman (21), Vinnie Losorelli (07), TJ Sinovich (06)<br />
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#55</b><span> Austin Cheeley (22), </span>Jake Epstein (Asst Coach, 19), Graham Ruopp (16-17), Brandon Mahovlich (15); Dylan Kelly (13-14), Andreas Plackis (09-11),<b style="font-weight: bold;"> Rick Zagone </b><b style="font-weight: bold;">(07-08), <span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Doug Mathis</span><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(05)</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>#56</b> Ray Schroeder (22), Nathan Chester (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#57</b> Sam Bryan (22), William Fricker (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#58</b> Caden Griffin (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#59</b> Christian Long (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#61</b> Gabe Nutter (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#62 </b>Kyle Pothoff (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#63</b> Eric Rinzell (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#64</b> Steven Sanchez (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#65</b> Nick Schmit (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#68</b> Chase Van Dyk (21)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#88</b> Ricky Meinhold (23, Pitching Coach)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>#99</b> Travis Crow (07)</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Updated 6/5/23</i><br />
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Back in the mid-90's a Mizzou Baseball fan known as Kegger ran a website called <a href="http://mizzousports.com/">mizzousports.com</a>. You can read his <a href="http://mizzousports.com/">farewell post here</a>.<br />
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As Kegger said in his farewell, "the University has started <a href="http://mutigers.com/">mutigers.com</a>, and they are finally able to provide information in a timely fashion". But while they were <i>able, </i>actually following through on that capability was another thing. The Athletic Department's foray into the internet was in its infancy and more focused on football and basketball than anything else. <br />
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And so I picked up the baton from Kegger and began <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a>, first at <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20080221220951/http://groups.msn.com/SimmonsField">MSN Groups</a> (now defunct), and then here on Blogger.<br />
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<b>And now, about 14 or 15 years later, this is my farewell post.</b><br />
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The athletic department, through <a href="http://mutigers.com/">mutigers.com</a> and through their new "strategic communications" effort, are now doing a pretty good job of covering MU Baseball "in a timely fashion". <br />
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And I just don't have the time I used to have for an unproductive, unprofitable and often thankless time-gobbler. <br />
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However, I'm not going to quit covering Mizzou Baseball completely. <br />
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I plan to continue to point fans to good info and links by way of Twitter (follow me <a href="https://twitter.com/trripleplay">@trripleplay</a>). And if you'll look at the left-hand column here on the home page, you'll see there's now a feed of everything I post on Twitter, for those of you who would rather continue visiting this blog instead of figuring out Twitter.<br />
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And I'm still occasionally going to be writing some longer pieces about Mizzou recruits, MU alums in the pros, and whatever else strikes me as useful, at <a href="http://rockmnation.com/">RockMNation.com</a>, the best source for Mizzou Sports on the internet. Tweets linking to those posts will also be on the Twitter feed.<br />
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I plan to leave tise site open and active for a long while. The Twitter feed will keep on ticking and I'll try to keep the lists of links updated along the left and right columns, which I've worked to make the best list of Mizzou Baseball related links available.<br />
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You might want to make sure your bookmarks or favorites link to the full URL of this site, <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/">http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com </a> in case I decide some day to stop paying <a href="http://www.godaddy.com/">GoDaddy</a> $8.95 a year to keep the <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a> URL active. <br />
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So, while this blog is going into semi-hibernation, I'll still be around. You can find me on <a href="https://twitter.com/trripleplay">Twitter</a> and on <a href="http://rockmnation.com/">RockMNation</a>. You can still e-mail me with questions and comments at <a href="mailto:simmonsfield@hotmail.com">simmonsfield @ hotmail.com</a> . And, of course, you can find me in Section E, Row 4, Seat 1 at Simmons Field, ever faithful to Mizzou Baseball.<br />
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Thanks to all who have made this worthwhile.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-80497824674383416372013-05-25T12:00:00.000-05:002013-05-25T17:19:55.845-05:00A Tip of the Cap: And the Winner Is...On the final day of our 2013 Tip of the Cap series, we take note of some of the special achievements by players, fans, media and others involved with the Tigers' 2013 season.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Best reason to watch a game from the third base line</b></span><br />
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If you went to SEC weekend series at Taylor Stadium all year and never wandered down by the pavilion, you didn't discover the <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/03/hi-notes-3rd-base-sliders-game-2-time.html">Third Base Sliders</a> concessions stand, and you missed some of the best food served at Simmons Field since Johnny's Beanery ran the concessions back in the 90's. Chef Travis Taylor served up fresh grilled philly cheese and ham and cheese sliders, Chicago dog sliders, grilled corn on the cob, and more. Mmm good, but you missed it. Sorry. <br />
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And now they're already working on a new building and seating area in that spot, which I suppose means they probably won't be back next season. But I'll be following my nose on that first SEC Friday night next season, just to make sure.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Ian Kinsler Base Cadet Award</b></span><br />
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I need some input here...who wins in a race, Billy Butler or @<a href="https://twitter.com/d_kelly5">d_kelly5</a>?<br />
— Hunter Mense (@Hunter_Mense) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/status/335939898261508098">May 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I'm really tempted to give this annual award for creative base-running to Dylan Kelly. We were warned early on about the catcher when Rob Z told <a href="http://kbiasports.org/2013/03/08/zastryzny-strikes-out-nine-in-complete-game-tigers-win-third-straight/">KBIA Sports Extra </a>“He may run a little weird, but he is a phenomenal teammate.” Watching DK run the bases or run down an errant baseball was like watching a Teenage Mutant Ninja Hermit Crab chasing down a meal.<br />
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But considering Kelly only attempted one steal all season (at which he failed), he hardly qualifies. Dane Opel actually lead the team in base-stealing blunders, but wasn't particularly spectacular in doing so.<br />
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And besides, the most spectacular base running catastrophe I saw all season was the now-famous slide into third by the orginal Mizzou Base Cadet, who face-plowed his way into reclaiming the award that bears his name:<br />
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<b>Josh Lester</b> not only played four different infield positions for the Tigers in 2013, he also led the team with the fewest errors (4) among Tiger infielders.<br />
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Among the outfield, <b>Dane Opel</b> had only 2 errors, and led the nation with 15 outfield assists.<br />
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And then there's <b>Dylan Kelly</b>, who committed only 1 error the entire season, and ably handled his duties as a backstop and handler of pitchers.<br />
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On a team that gained a reputation for sometimes catastrophic defensive failures, there really were a lot of amazing plays this season. Keaton Steele made an acrobatic stop at first in one game that took my breath away.<br />
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Here's a tip of my cap for all the times this team flashed the leather like pros.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">John McKee HBP Award</span></b><br />
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<b>Dane Opel </b>led the squad with 13 HBP, followed closely by Keaton Steele with 12. Between the two of them, they accounted for about a third of the team's "accidental" plunkings".<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Mark Alexander Phoenix Award</span></b><br />
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On May 17, 2010, Anderson had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.<br />
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On May 17, 2012, Anderson had surgery to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.<br />
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On May 17, 2013, Anderson's right arm helped the Tigers clinch a spot in their first Southeastern Conference Tournament (<a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/anderson-leads-missouri-to-series-win-spot-in-sec-tournament/article_b3600046-bf57-11e2-85b1-0019bb30f31a.html">Columbia Tribune, 5/18</a>)</blockquote>
Eric Anderson has impressed everyone with his bulldog determination to get past all the injuries and be the pitcher he once was. He has definitely earned the come-back player award this season.<br />
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Without a doubt the best coverage of MU Baseball this season was provided by <a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/accounts/profiles/amsf44/">Alex Silverman of the the Columbia Missourian</a>. <br />
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I was most impressed by the way he treated Mizzou Baseball the same way beat writers cover Mizzou Football or Basketball, as an important part of MU Athletics. Many writers treat Baseball as one of the "unimportant" sports, and they treat it with kid gloves because it's not worth their time to dig and expose and question. As a result, fans, players and coaches may come to expect more positive reporting and are a bit disturbed when someone plays a different tune.<br />
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Alex Silverman marched to the beat of an aspiring serious sportswriter, though, chasing down leads and calling things like he saw them.<br />
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"Root, root, root for the road team."<br />
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This could have been the refrain Saturday at Taylor Stadium, where No. 2 LSU clobbered the Missouri baseball team 8-0. Even after a five-hour rain delay, which several LSU fans spent tailgating under cover in the parking lots along Carrie Francke Drive outside the stadium, hundreds of purple-and-gold clad fans filled the seats behind the LSU dugout along the first-base line. <br />
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"We want a home-field advantage and, hell, we felt like we were in Alex Box," MU outfielder Logan Pearson said. "Their fans stomped our fans today." (<a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/160310/lsu-fans-invade-taylor-stadium-for-shutout-of-missouri-baseball-team/">Columbia Missourian, 3/31</a>)</blockquote>
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That apathy seemed evident following Tuesday’s loss. Outfielder Case Munson, who made a tremendous diving catch in the contest, was all smiles with reporters after the game despite the result. (<a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/160409/missouri-baseball-team-sloppy-in-loss-at-busch-stadium/">Missourian, 4/3</a>)</blockquote>
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It was Missouri third baseman Shane Segovia’s shot at redemption. A base hit in the bottom of the 15th inning Saturday would make it all OK.<br />
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The ball he bobbled half-an-inning earlier that lead to Florida’s go-ahead run wouldn’t matter. <br />
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The night before, Missouri head coach Tim Jamieson pinch-hit for Segovia in the bottom of the ninth, a decision that haunted him after his replacement, Jake Ivory, struck out looking.<br />
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“I second guessed it,” Jamieson said. “Even though Shane’s struggling, he probably was still the best option at that point.” (<a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/161118/missouri-third-baseman-shane-segovia-continues-to-struggle-in-loss/">Missourian, 4/21</a>)</blockquote>
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The Missouri baseball team's postgame reaction Sunday at Taylor Stadium was an unusual sight. The Missouri players were uncharacteristically jubilant after sweeping Auburn in a doubleheader Sunday, 3-1 in the first game and 4-1 in the second game, to take its first Southeastern Conference series win at home.<br />
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There were high fives all around, pitcher Keaton Steele and infielder Gavin Stark shared a chest bump-based dance, and infielder Mike McGraw rode on the shoulders of outfielder Brannon Champagne. (<a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/161421/missouri-third-baseman-segovia-finally-has-his-day/">Missourian, 4/29</a>)</blockquote>
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"Pregame I didn’t sense it," Jamieson said. "Anytime that happens, it’s lack of focus, not good enough focus. I can’t explain it."<br />
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Jamieson has been at a loss throughout the season, which is on pace to be his worst at Missouri since his first season in 1995. Missouri signed Jamieson to a contract extension through 2015 following the team's Big 12 Conference tournament title last season. (<a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/161512/missouri-baseball-team-lacks-focus-in-loss-to-southeast-missouri-state/">Missourian, 4/30</a>)</blockquote>
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Honorary mention goes to Jack Witthaus, writing for The Maneater, who often was competing with Silverman for the same stories, and sometimes beating him to the punch. He caught the attention of this Mizzou Baseball history buff, though, with a <a href="http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/4/2/doerr-reflects-1954-championship-team/">profile of former Tiger Jim Doerr</a>. If you haven't rad it, click the link and learn.<br />
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Doerr, donned in a bright green sweater with yellow pants, arranges a simple display on one of his couches. He’s collected a few framed photos, an autographed bat and some worn articles printed on computer paper. A fat, jewel-incrusted ring emblazoned with an “M” is wedged on his finger.</blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Number Cruncher</b></span><br />
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<b>Sam Nasci</b> is, as Bill Connelly of <a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/">RockMNation</a> calls it, a Numbers NERRRRD. A Junior this year at Mizzou, his dream is to be a sportswriter focusing on statistical analysis of sports, especially baseball. Sabermetrics, as the nerds like to call it.<br />
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Sam came to me before the season and offered to help me out by writing previews of each MU Baseball opponent this season, and we cut a mutually beneficial deal: less work for me, experience and exposure for him<br />
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I received several comments this season, telling me, I really liked that preview you did of this weekend's series! It wasn't me, folks. Sam I am not, but I tip my cap to him for adding a different flavor to SimmonsField.com this season with his <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/search/label/Mizzou%20Matchup">Mizzou Matchup</a> pieces.<br />
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That's it for the 2013 season. The results were disappointing, but it's still baseball. Put two teams of nine kids on a field with a ball and a bat and I'll be glad to watch.<br />
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There is one last Tip of the Cap post. Check back here Monday morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-68442156099421718152013-05-24T12:00:00.000-05:002013-05-24T12:00:07.904-05:00A Tip of the Cap 2013: Word on the Tweet<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tweet of the Year:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Snow Days</span></b><br />
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7 days from @<a href="https://twitter.com/mutigerbaseball">mutigerbaseball</a> Opening Day and 7.5" of snow on the field. Mother Nature, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!!! <a href="http://t.co/2p53t0xNec" title="http://twitter.com/mcpher28/status/305007304137379840/photo/1">twitter.com/mcpher28/statu…</a><br />
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“@<a href="https://twitter.com/jpankake">jpankake</a>:Feels good to be back in South Carolina.I like our columbia a lot better.” U mean u didn't enjoy not being able to grip the ball?<br />
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Monday is April. LSU is playing baseball this weekend in a place with snow still on the ground. WTF<br />
— Pod Katt (@valleyshook) <a href="https://twitter.com/valleyshook/status/317641005987934209">March 29, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Definitely just destroyed the baseball team in a snowball fight... They don't wanna see us!! Broadway athletes get it done!<br />
— Laurence Bowers (@MU_Highflyer21) <a href="https://twitter.com/MU_Highflyer21/status/306531508913586176">February 26, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Baseball team just dominated the basketball team in a snowball fight! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23no">#no</a> competition @<a href="https://twitter.com/philpressey">philpressey</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/mu_highflyer21">mu_highflyer21</a><br />
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Never pick a snow ball figh with a mizzou baseball player they got crazy aim!!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">#superdk</span></b><br />
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Most people hit right handed or left handed. @<a href="https://twitter.com/d_kelly5">d_kelly5</a> hits correct handed <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23superdk">#superdk</a><br />
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Most people yell"ball" when a pop up is hit @<a href="https://twitter.com/d_kelly5">d_kelly5</a> yells "get in my glove" <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23superdk">#superdk</a><br />
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My boy @<a href="https://twitter.com/d_kelly5">d_kelly5</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23hecatchesmypitches">#hecatchesmypitches</a> <a href="http://t.co/SnEr5md5" title="http://twitter.com/RobbyBaseball_8/status/303013100641214464/photo/1">twitter.com/RobbyBaseball_…</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Life in the SEC</span></b><br />
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I do have to admit that the barking that UGA fans do is a bit weird. Feels like I'm listening to a DMX album.<br />
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Gotta love being back in Georgia. Wife and husband come to Waffle House after wedding <a href="http://t.co/kfIzTn3Ki1" title="http://twitter.com/BigGrizz3/status/320747226538332160/photo/1">twitter.com/BigGrizz3/stat…</a><br />
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Truman state 0-1 in SEC play <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23oops">#oops</a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Just Another Bunch of College Guys</span></b><br />
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The series finale for "Tom and Jerry" should be Tom catching Jerry and eating him. Jerry is getting too cocky<br />
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Mississippi state softball team asks @<a href="https://twitter.com/easports44">easports44</a> what time we play tonight, his reply is "yeah tonight" <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23nervous">#nervous</a><br />
— Jake Walsh (@JakeWalsh35) <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeWalsh35/status/330373211130830848">May 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Interview w/ @<a href="https://twitter.com/mutigerbaseball">mutigerbaseball</a> freshman infielder @<a href="https://twitter.com/joshlester4">joshlester4</a>, courtesy of @<a href="https://twitter.com/erinandrews">erinandrews</a> & @<a href="https://twitter.com/bmweiss18">bmweiss18</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23justrealhappy">#justrealhappy</a><a href="http://t.co/HsOcSLMBKg" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiTWAYzMgSw">youtube.com/watch?v=wiTWAY…</a><br />
— Daniel Tappana (@JustTappItIn) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustTappItIn/status/334515361506553856">May 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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I love monkeys but I really love high fives. All came together at one magic moment<br />
— Mike McGraw (@BigGrizz3) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigGrizz3/status/308424438863511552">March 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Today, I go back up in the broadcasting booth to color commentate with this gem of a human being, @<a href="https://twitter.com/texlittless">texlittless</a>. <a href="http://t.co/m8e2ycM2" title="http://lockerz.com/s/283520186">lockerz.com/s/283520186</a><br />
— Hunter Mense (@Hunter_Mense) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/status/302480359038255106">February 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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View from the booth with @<a href="https://twitter.com/texlittless">texlittless</a> and @<a href="https://twitter.com/hunter_mense">hunter_mense</a>. Pic courtesy of @<a href="https://twitter.com/colinmcelroy">colinmcelroy</a> <a href="http://t.co/3TMw4E3ZMB" title="http://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/337022867382349824/photo/1">twitter.com/MUTigerBasebal…</a><br />
— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/337022867382349824">May 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Only in Missouri would a dude have three toilets in his truck. And i would know the guy. @<a href="https://twitter.com/texlittless">texlittless</a> <a href="http://t.co/fZfubEgWwI" title="http://twitter.com/ShawnDizzle77/status/319815750342803457/photo/1">twitter.com/ShawnDizzle77/…</a><br />
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Mizzou's opponent tonight, Miss. St., has 25 guys on their roster who have a combover/swoop. This guy has the best... <a href="http://t.co/Ph8DHBPoFn" title="http://twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/status/336896856862900224/photo/1">twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/s…</a><br />
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I bought a cookie from the NORML bake sale on campus and now I've got the craving for even more cookies. Hmmm.....<br />
— Hunter Mense (@Hunter_Mense) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/status/323876725123584000">April 15, 2013</a></blockquote>
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You know what sucks? Not filling out a bracket. You know who didn't fill one out? Me. So you know who sucks? Bill Self.<br />
— Hunter Mense (@Hunter_Mense) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hunter_Mense/status/315220481030647808">March 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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It's the little things in life that I appreciate...like not having to fight the urge to pee an hour before I'm gonna wake up.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">288th </span> Mizzou's RPI ranking on March 4th, out of 296 D-1 teams (<a href="http://boydsworld.com/baseball/rpi/currentrpi.html">BoydsWorld.com RPI</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">139th</span> Mizzou's <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/ncaa_baseball_rpi">official NCAA RPI</a> ranking on May 21st.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">7</span> MU's Strength of Schedule ranking among D-1 teams (<a href="http://boydsworld.com/baseball/isr/currentisr.html">BoydsWorld.com, 5/22</a>)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">18-32</span> Final W-L record, fewest wins since 1975; Tim Jamieson's fewest wins as head coach<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">.360</span> Lowest winning % since 1995<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">5</span> Games cancelled<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">12</span> Games postponed or rescheduled<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">20.5</span> Inches of snow in in the last 8 days of February in CoMo<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">33.7</span> Average temperature in March in CoMo<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 </span> Longest MU winning streak, 3/6-3/8 vs. Eastern Michigan (DH) and San Francisco<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">6 </span> Longest MU losing streak, the first two weekends of the season vs. Southern Mississippi and Memphis<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2</span> Number of games MU lost by just 1 run<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">15</span> Home runs for the team, fewest since 1973<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">64</span> Doubles, fewest since 1975<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">205</span> Runs, fewest since 1973<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">402</span> Hits, fewest since 1983<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">185</span> RBI, fewest since 1973<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">161</span> walks, fewest since 1973<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2-9</span> Rob Zastryzny's W-L record<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.38</span> Earned runs given up by Rob Z per 9 innings<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.92</span> Average runs scored by MU in Rob Z's 13 starts<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">228</span> Career strikeouts for Rob Z, tied for 8th all-time at Mizzou (tied with Rob Pietroburgo, father of current assistant coach Dan Pietroburgo)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3.87 </span>Team ERA, surpassed only by the 2004-2006 Max Scherzer teams since 1981<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">484</span> Hits allowed, fewest since 1993<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">242</span> Runs allowed, fewest since 1983<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">189</span> Earned Runs allowed, fewest since 1983<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">152</span> Walks allowed, fewest since 1983<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">15</span> Outfield Assists for Dane Opel in 2013, 1st place in Division 1 for the regular season<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">30 </span> Career Stolen Bases for Brannon Champagne, tied for 9th all-time at MU<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4</span> Infield Positions played by Josh Lester: 23 1B, 7 2B, 6 SS, 7 3B<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">30</span> Games Jake Walsh appeared in, out of 50<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">.193</span> MU's batting average in the 2013 SEC Tournament<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">.359</span> MU's batting average in the 2012 Big 12 Tournament<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1.11</span> MU's ERA in the 2013 SEC Tournament<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2.83</span> MU's ERA in the 2012 Big 12 Tournament<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">8</span> NCAA Regional appearances in 10 years from 2003-2012<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 </span>NCAA Regional appearance in 4 years from 2010-2013<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">622</span> Career wins by Tim Jamieson<br />
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<a href="http://boydsworld.com/baseball/isr/confisr.html">Conference ISR rankings</a>, as of 5/22/2013<br />
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1 114.5 ACC<br />
2 113.0 SEC<br />
3 112.7 PAC 12<br />
4 109.0 Big West<br />
5 108.6 Big 12</blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;">3,145</span> Biggest Crowd at Taylor Stadium in 2013, also biggest regular season crowd ever<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">127 </span> Smallest Crowd at Taylor Stadium in 2013<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">19,561</span> 2013 Total Attendance<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">752</span> 2013 Average Attendance<br />
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<b>Past Years' Regular Season Home Attendance</b><br />
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2012: Total: 26,357; Average: 824<br />
2011: Total: 13,334; Average: 476<br />
2010: Total: 19,310; Average: 715<br />
2009: Total: 23,848; Average: 852<br />
2008: Total: 30,687; Average: 1,136<br />
2007: Total: 14,190; Average: 645<br />
2006:Total: 23,906; Average: 885<br />
2005:Total: 16,965; Average: 707</blockquote>
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<b>ATT - DAY DATE OPP</b>3,145 - Fri 3/15 S. Carolina<br />
2,563 - Sat 4/20 Florida<br />
1,263 - Fri 3/29 LSU<br />
1,107 - Sun 3/31 LSU<br />
1,018 - Sun 4/21 Florida<br />
945 - Sat 3/30 LSU<br />
886 - Sun 5/18 Kentucky<br />
879 - Sun 4/28 Auburn G1<br />
879 - Sun 4/28 Auburn G2<br />
850 - Sat 5/17 Kentucky<br />
840 - Fri 4/19 Florida<br />
826 - Sat 3/16 S. Carolina G1<br />
826 - Sat 3/16 S. Carolina G2<br />
750 - Tue 4/30 SEMO<br />
654 - Fri 5/16 Kentucky<br />
544 - SatT 3/9 SF<br />
480 - Fri 3/8 SF<br />
431 - Wed 3/13 Truman St<br />
423 - Tue 3/12 Jackson St<br />
400 - Tue 3/19 Arkansas St G1<br />
400 - Tue 3/19 Arkansas St G2<br />
306 - Wed 4/24 Missouri St<br />
291- Fri 4/26 Auburn<br />
227 - Wed 3/6 E Mich G1<br />
227 - Wed 3/6 E Mich G2<br />
127 - Wed 3/27 Neb-Omaha</blockquote>
<b>Top 10 All-Time Home Attendance</b><br />
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6/2/07 Louisville (Regional) 3,630<br />
6/1/07 Kent St (Regional) 3,481<br />
6/3/07 Louisville (Regional) 3,457<br />
3/15/13 South Carolina 3,145<br />
5/17/08 Nebraska 3,126<br />
5/18/08 Nebraska 2,418<br />
4/25/98 Texas 2,347<br />
4/24/98 Texas 2,372<br />
5/5/12 Texas 2,2104/5/08 Okla St 2,205<br />
6/4/07 Louisville-MU (Regional) 2,199</blockquote>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-34864943149246219482013-05-22T21:30:00.000-05:002013-05-22T21:30:01.529-05:00A Tip of the Cap 2013: Season Interrupted<div style="text-align: center;">
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The theme of 2013 was supposed to be Mizzou Baseball building on that Big 12 Championship and proving to the SEC and that they do belong, that they can compete. The catch phrase before the season began was "Embrace the Underdog".<br />
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And then, it seemed that everything that could go wrong did go wrong. The team hit at an historic low production level. The defense struggled to maintain leads.<br />
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The two players in that intro video who said, "I won't back down" and "I will make plays", weren't even on the active roster by season's end.<br />
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<b>What was the problem?</b><br />
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</i> <i>Specifically, it was the cancelation of four nonconference weekend home games in March. When SEC play started, the Tigers were a step behind. Not only have they have not been able to catch up, it seems that everything that could go wrong has gone wrong.</i><br />
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</i> <i>"I mean, I know this is not a great team, but we've been good enough to be right there," Jamieson said last week, "and you wonder, 'OK, if we'd been able to tweak a few things or get guys more prepared by playing more games, could it have been different?' It's not a great team, but it could have been a .500 club. It could have been a club that at least gives you some positives." </i>(<a href="http://m.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/renovations-begin-as-mu-baseball-set-to-close-sec-baseball/article_5107dff8-be4f-11e2-85ad-10604b9f6eda.html">Columbia Tribune, May 16, 2013</a>)</blockquote>
Perhaps we all should have been recognized it as a bad omen when <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/02/hi-notes-southern-miss-tornado-damage.html">Hattiesburg, MS, the site of the Tigers' season opening series, was hit by a tornado 5 days before Game 1</a>. The weather man was not kind to Mizzou Baseball in 2013.<br />
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The schedule seemed to stumble along in fits and starts all season long. <br />
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<li>Entire home opener series vs. Northwestern: cancelled due to huge snow. Three games lost.</li>
<li>Game 1 at Memphis was pushed to a later start time due to weather.</li>
<li>2-day series against Eastern Michigan pushed to a double header (7 innings each) on Wednesday, in bitter cold.</li>
<li>Game 3 vs. San Francisco: cancelled</li>
<li>Game vs. D-II Truman State cobbled into the schedule. One game added, but it doesn't really count in the official RPI.</li>
<li>Game 3 vs. South Carolina moved up to be part of a Saturday double-header ... in bitter cold</li>
<li>Two-game set against Arkansas State was moved forward to a double-header, due to weather.</li>
<li>Game 3 vs. Tennessee moved up to part of a Saturday double-header</li>
<li>Tuesday game against Nebraska-Omaha was pushed back to Wednesday, due to yet another big snow.</li>
<li>Game 2 against LSU was pushed back from 1:00 to 6:00 due to rain, wiping out a scheduled national TV broadcast.</li>
<li>Missouri State at Mizzou was postponed a week due to severe thunderstorms</li>
<li>Murray State game was cancelled outright due to heavy rains in the forecast</li>
<li>Saturday game vs. Auburn postponed to later in the day, then postponed to be part of a 7-innings double header on Sunday.</li>
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That's a total of 17 games that were either cancelled, postponed and/or rescheduled. Five were cancelled altogether. The Tigers only managed to play 48 Division I games, as opposed to the normal 56 game schedule. </div>
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On the other hand, Mizzou Softball saw 14 games cancelled outright, plus many more postponed and rescheduled, including weather delays in their SEC Tournament. They finished 35-11, 15-8 in the SEC, won the Regional they hosted in Columbia and at this writing are preparing to host a Super Regional. And they did that even with their pitching staff in disarray.<br />
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So, yes, the weather problems were hard to deal with. But that doesn't really explain this season.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Best of Times, The Worst of Times</span></b><br />
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The 2013 Tigers were a bipolar team, proving themselves to be both one of the best and one of the worst Tiger squads in decades.<br />
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This season's pitching staff has proved themselves to be one of the best and deepest Mizzou fans have seen in quite a while. The team ERA of 3.87 is surpassed only by the Max Scherzer teams of 2004-2006 during the Tim Jamieson era of the past two decades, and prior to that you have to go back to 1981 to find a better pitching staff..<br />
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The offense, however, stands out historically in a way not as admirable. The Tigers' team batting average of .245 is the worst team BA since 1969, when the Tigers managed a weak .230 average.<br />
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The final game of 2013 summed up the entire season in 17 long innings. Rob Z pitched a masterful 9 innings, Keaton Steele followed up with 7 more scoreless innings, and it was a run given up by Jake Walsh in the 17th inning that ended the Tigers' season. That incredible pitching performance just wasn't good enough to make up for the Tiger lineup's .193 batting average for the game, getting their only run on a wild throw. It was an exhilarating game and a frustrating game.<br />
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And it was an exhilarating and frustrating season.<br />
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— Breckin Williams (@BreckinW) <a href="https://twitter.com/BreckinW/status/315608697709658113">March 23, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the Zou</span></b><br />
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I'm gonna miss these guys: @<a href="https://twitter.com/bchampagne7">bchampagne7</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/d_opel24">d_opel24</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/scottsommertime">scottsommertime</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/big_byrd18">big_byrd18</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/robbybaseball_8">robbybaseball_8</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/datothadudebp11">datothadudebp11</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/yaboigg3">yaboigg3</a><br />
— Larry Wyatt II (@mizzoufan_1) <a href="https://twitter.com/mizzoufan_1/status/335913153001041920">May 19, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Big 12 champs! <a href="http://t.co/2iY09ufT" title="http://twitter.com/scottsommertime/status/206878161592516608/photo/1">twitter.com/scottsommertim…</a></div>
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/bchampagne7">bchampagne7</a> "I forgot what pump I'm at. What's the one behind 5?" Gas clerk, "that'd be 6..."</div>
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Holdin that trophy like a boss, still can't believe it! <a href="http://t.co/tqOFIGqL" title="http://twitter.com/BChampagne6/status/206886075950563328/photo/1">twitter.com/BChampagne6/st…</a></div>
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— Brannon Champagne (@BChampagne7) <a href="https://twitter.com/BChampagne7/status/206886075950563328">May 27, 2012</a></div>
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/big_byrd18">big_byrd18</a> representing this week at <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23StarlightReading">#StarlightReading</a> @<a href="https://twitter.com/mutigerbaseball">mutigerbaseball</a> <a href="http://t.co/omsZ0SrYO6" title="http://twitter.com/MUAthleticsTPP/status/314392289034256385/photo/1">twitter.com/MUAthleticsTPP…</a></div>
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This is the bomb @<a href="https://twitter.com/robbybaseball_8">robbybaseball_8</a> gave up recently <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23AccordingtoRob">#AccordingtoRob</a> <a href="http://t.co/XusqYpOyb9" title="http://twitter.com/Corbin1313/status/318741492023824385/photo/1">twitter.com/Corbin1313/sta…</a><br />
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Sometimes change is needed in order to follow your dreams. It's been real Mizzou. Met some amazing people the last 2 years! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23MIZ">#MIZ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23illbeback">#illbeback</a></div>
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-90141056635817319202013-05-22T08:46:00.000-05:002013-05-22T08:46:39.383-05:00Same Song, Final Verse<div class="encrypted-content"><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"We're still going to have to score runs, and that has been our biggest issue," Jamieson said. "Rob has been great for his entire career at our place. He is going to be a high draft at the end of the year, and he has a good professional career ahead of him, and he'll compete and do fine, but we have to score runs."</i> (<a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/old-friends-are-new-rivals/article_7ec5bb6e-c240-11e2-90be-10604b9f6eda.html">Columbia Tribune, 5/21</a>)</blockquote></div><br />
The story of Mizzou Baseball in 2013 has been a consistent one, and it continued right on through the final 17 inning chapter. It's the story of a bi-polar team. And no, I'm not talking about the weather.<br />
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In the final marathon against fellow defending conference tournament champion Mississippi State, the Tiger pitching shined as always. One of the best and deepest pitching staffs of Tim Jamieson's tenure represented themselves well, led by their ace, Rob Zastryzny, and the Man of Steele, Keaton Steele.<br />
<blockquote>At least on this night, Zastryzny silenced any and all doubters. The lefty was terrific against the Bulldogs, striking out seven, walking two and allowing just one run on seven hits in nine stellar innings of work.<br />
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"He was phenomenal, focused and on a mission tonight," Missouri coach Tim Jamieson said. "I think that's about as well as he has thrown all-season long for nine-straight innings.<br />
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"I think he's the next of our pitchers to make it to the big leagues," Jamieson continued. "He has big-league type of stuff and his competitiveness is off the charts out there." (<a href="http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8466">Perfect Game</a>)</blockquote><blockquote>"I'm not even going to attempt to pronounce the first left-hander's name but we'll probably all know his name in five years when he's playing in the big leagues because he's really good," Mississippi State head coach John Cohen on Missouri left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny (<a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/quick_hits_mississippi_state_a.html">al.com</a>)</blockquote><br />
On the other hand, last night's game was typical of the entire season for the offense as well. MU's lone run was scored on a wild throw. The hitters, while they gave it everything they had, it just wasn't enough yet again. The team managed 11 hits hits in 57 at bats, for a .193 batting average, with only one extra-base hit. And as usual against a ranked SEC team, they weren't given many walks or other free bases to exploit.<br />
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And so a difficult season ends. The Tigers finish 18-32 overall, 10-20 in the SEC. <br />
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None of the regular hitters finished with a batting average above .300. On the other hand, all the regulars managed to lift their averages above the .200 Mendoza line by the season's close.<br />
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But the pitching amassed a team ERA of 3.87, which is good enough to carry a team deep into the post-season...if it weren't for the fact that the offense has handed its opponents' pitchers a 3.60 ERA.<br />
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As I've said all year long, it wasn't about the move to the SEC. A team that only hits .245 as a team isn't going to compete in any conference.<br />
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But, like every Cubs fan knows, there's always next year.<br />
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Over the coming week we'll be posting our annual <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/search/label/Tip%20of%20the%20Cap">Tip of the Cap</a> season wrap-up series here at <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a> before we put this season to a merciful end.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-28878653099272969752013-05-21T17:03:00.001-05:002013-05-21T17:03:36.103-05:00MIZZOU MATCHUP: No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<b>Head Coach: John Cohen
(126-111 in 5<sup>th</sup> season as Alabama Head Coach)</b></div>
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<b>Missouri (18-31, 11-20 SEC) vs.
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After the weekend series
against Kentucky, Missouri found a way to get into the SEC Tournament as a 12
seed, the lowest seed to make the tournament, and have drawn the Mississippi
State Bulldogs in the first round. This game is an elimination game, so if the
Tigers lose, that will be it for their season. The Bulldogs took the series
last weekend against South Carolina convincingly, and expect to roll past
Mizzou. They have a 2-0 neutral site record, and an impressive 40-16 mark
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SS Adam Frazier (L) .338<o:p></o:p></div>
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3B Alex Detz (L) .311<o:p></o:p></div>
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RF Hunter Renfroe (R) .362<o:p></o:p></div>
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2B Brett Pirtle (S) .309<o:p></o:p></div>
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1B Wes Rea (R) .277<o:p></o:p></div>
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CF C.T. Bradford (L) .308<o:p></o:p></div>
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LF Demarcus Henderson (R)
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C Nick Ammirati (S) .276<o:p></o:p></div>
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DH Derrick Armstrong (R) .250<o:p></o:p></div>
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This may be the best 1-9
lineup that the Tigers have faced all year. In the three-hole resides Hunter
Renfroe. <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/sam-nasci-mizzou-baseball.html" target="_blank">In my column a couple weeks ago</a> I highlighted him as the SEC leader in
isolated power, as one of the best all around hitters in the conference. He is
first in the SEC in slugging percentage (.691), and has drawn almost as many
walks (33) as he has struck out (34). His OBP of .459 is also good for the team
lead. Five of their starters are hitting above .300, which brings the team
batting average to .295; good enough for third in the SEC (Vanderbilt leads at
.319). Their run production absolutely obliterates their opponents, outscoring
them 342-189 which is just a sample of their offensive domination. For the
season, there is no major offensive category that the Bulldogs are inferior to
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The highlight of the Bulldog
pitching staff is their bullpen. It is chalked full of guys with ERAs under
2.00, with the capability of striking out a lot of hitters. Tiger hitters will
will be facing somewhat of an unknown as Bulldogs coach John Cohen is planning to start a sophomore pitcher with only 21 innings in his entire career at Mississippi State . He has appeared in 12 games this season, with a total of 16 innings pitched, so he probably is not being counted on to go very long as a starter. In effect, Mizzou may be facing a Johnny Wholestaff situation in this game, with the Bulldogs relying on that deep bullpen against what they obviously consider to be an inferior opponent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The only way I see Missouri
winning this game is if they can adjust to a revolving door of pitchers coming in for short stints on the mound. If they can get to Fitts early and put some quick runs on the board will give Rob Z the
confidence of pitching with the lead. This lineup could be the best Mizzou has
faced this season, and they will have to put together a complete game to take
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<!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-23655812217182973862013-05-21T03:00:00.000-05:002013-05-21T07:26:04.371-05:00SEC Tournament: 5-Seed Mississippi State vs. 12-Seed Missouri<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s1600/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s200/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" width="191" /></a></div>♦ For details about the SEC Tournament bracket, tickets, and more, check out <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/top-9-things-you-want-to-know-about-mu.html">Top 9 Things You Want to Know About MU in the SEC Tournamaent.</a><br />
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♦ Also check out our off-season <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/south-by-southeast-virtual-road-trip.html">South By Southeast</a> posts about Mississippi State Baseball:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/08/sxse-starkville-mississippi.html">Starkville, MS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/08/sxse-hail-state.html">Hail State</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-coach-john-cohens-mississippi.html">John Cohen's Mississippi State Bulldogs</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-mississippi-state-baseball-1885.html">Mississippi State Baseball History</a></li>
</ul><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">Mississippi State baseball is 1 of just 3 SEC teams w/ 40 wins, impressive given the Bulldogs' strength of schedule (5th nationally)...<br />
— Mike Nemeth (@MikeNemeth) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeNemeth/status/336237973932740609">May 19, 2013</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>A&M coach Rob Childress on Mizzou LHP ace Rob Zastryzny: "He matches up really well against MSU b/c they have several LH hitters in lineup.</p>— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewcstevens/status/336505781891526658">May 20, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>John Cohen just confirmed that MSU will throw RHP Trevor Fitts (12 apperances, 1.65 ERA, 1 start) vs. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Mizzou">#Mizzou</a> Tuesday.</p>— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/336512943237771264">May 20, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Coach J on Cohen: "It was something that was going to happen eventually...I’m anxious to see John’s reaction more than anything"</p>— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/336512433013284864">May 20, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />
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♦There's a good summary of how Mississippi State finished strong to end the regular season at <a href="http://www.forwhomthecowbelltolls.com/2013/5/19/4346220/this-week-in-msu-baseball-sec-tournament-edition"> This Week in MSU Baseball: SEC Tournament Edition (For Whom the Cowbell Tolls)</a><br />
<blockquote>...The Bulldogs now defend their title in the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala. Last season they were pretty much out of regional hosting so winning wouldn't hurt. They ran the table and won five games in six days, one of the best runs in tournament history. This season is slightly different. I think State will be content with bowing out of the tournament. That's not to say they want to try and lose, but having a few extra days to rest for the regional will probably be best.<br />
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State will start the tournament Tuesday playing the final game of day one against the 12-seed Missouri. I believe winning the Tuesday night game seals up MSU's hosting chances. Going 2-2 in the tournament would be reasonable enough for most fans. We shall see how it all plays out.</blockquote>♦<a href="http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20130519/SPORTS03/305190010?cid=dlvr.it"> Thanks to success of its programs, baseball enjoys unmatched popularity in Miss. (Jackson Clarion Ledger)</a><br />
<blockquote>The evolution of Southeastern Conference stadiums began in Starkville. Mississippi State athletics director Scott Stricklin remembers driving down to Jackson to watch MSU play Georgia Tech. In the middle of the game the Bulldog Club offered fans an opportunity to pick their seat at the new Dudy Noble Field.<br />
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“It was jaw-dropping at the time that anybody could do that for college baseball,” Stricklin said. “And that happened because of what those crowds drew at the ’85 team.”<br />
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What many consider the best college baseball team to not win a College World Series, the 1985 Bulldogs took the field with 18-game winner Jeff Brantley, Bobby Thigpen, Clark (the eventual Golden Spikes Award winner) and Palmeiro, MSU’s career home run leader....</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/tension_tuesday_at_sec_basebal.html">Tension Tuesday at SEC baseball tournament now means win or go home (al.com)</a><br />
<blockquote>Seven of the SEC Tournament's 17 games are now single elimination (41 percent). Two years ago during the final season of the eight-team bracket, there was one single-elimination game, Sunday's championship.<br />
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Single elimination contradicts how baseball typically evaluates success and failure -- over a series of games. In the NCAA Tournament, there are double-elimination NCAA regionals, best-of-three NCAA super regionals, a double-elimination College World Series, and a best-of-three national championship series.<br />
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But if the SEC wants to have 86 percent of its teams in Hoover -- 67 percent went during the eight-team tournament -- coaches say single-elimination games are needed to spare players' bodies for the NCAA Tournament....</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://blogs.clarionledger.com/msu/2013/05/20/missouri-coach-tim-jamieson-monday-morning-debriefing/">Missouri coach Tim Jamieson Monday morning debriefing (Jackson Clarion Ledger)</a><br />
<blockquote>On opening against friend John Cohen: ”I’m looking forward to it. John and I didn’t get to compete against each other this year. We didn’t play Mississippi State this season. It’s going to happen sooner or later. Next year’s schedule they get to come to Columbia. It’s something that’s going t happen eventually and I’m looking forward to it. I’m anxious to see John’s reaction than anything else.”...</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-52055281358005337472013-05-20T15:00:00.000-05:002013-05-20T15:00:04.944-05:00SEC Baseball: SEC Community Service Team, Headless Bulldogs♦ <a href="http://www.mutigers.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052013aaa.html">Quintanilla Named to SEC Baseball Community Service Team (mutigers.com)</a><br />
<blockquote>Mizzou sophomore catcher Patrick Quintanilla (Southlake, Texas) has been named to the SEC Baseball Community Service Team, as announced by the league office on Monday (May 20).<br />
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Over the last year, Quintanilla has been actively involved in the Columbia community. He has participated in the Food Recovery Network, working with Missouri dining services to take food from dining halls to local soup kitchens, helping provide food the less fortunate families and community members. He also volunteered with the CASA Heart of Missouri Youth Clinic, a youth clinic in which the Mizzou baseball and softball teams teach abused and neglected children how to play baseball/softball...</blockquote><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7_t3h8yWwajxtCOvh9gjN63XwsBrjnZxLwNDhIuO-9OC5a8WvJIhxTfW1Y6ky3Xzsd9zCiRrqMoznfPgErqrC5ZnppBSmsT5mZDgXC4MzISuoXUJKfbVzsItcO4G2rpR8WOZZUjEduo/s1600/sec-baseball-logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7_t3h8yWwajxtCOvh9gjN63XwsBrjnZxLwNDhIuO-9OC5a8WvJIhxTfW1Y6ky3Xzsd9zCiRrqMoznfPgErqrC5ZnppBSmsT5mZDgXC4MzISuoXUJKfbVzsItcO4G2rpR8WOZZUjEduo/s200/sec-baseball-logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a>♦ <a href="http://www.macon.com/2013/05/19/2485104/uga-parts-ways-with-perno.html">UGA parts ways with Perno (Macon Telegraph)</a><br />
<blockquote>David Perno's long tenure at Georgia, which featured plenty of success but more recent lows, has come to an end.<br />
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Georgia athletics director Greg McGarity informed Perno on Sunday that he was not being retained after 12 seasons, according to multiple reports and a source who confirmed the decision. Perno, who guided Georgia to three appearances in the College World Series, finishes with a record of 390-335 at Georgia, Perno's alma mater. He also graduated from Clarke Central in Athens...</blockquote>♦<a href="http://www.collegebaseballtoday.com/2013/05/19/momentum-is-like-a-scientific-element-its-essential/"> Dave Perno Getting Fired (College Baseball Today)</a><br />
<blockquote>Oh great. Now SEC baseball is getting closer and closer to SEC football.<br />
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Late word tonight had it that the 12-year Georgia head coach was gonna get his walking papers sometime on Monday. What’s the matter Georgia fans, three trips to the College World Series and coming within a whisker of a national title weren’t enough for you? Perno had some bad seasons, sure. Most of them being recent ones. But he also had some major injury factors to work with, including losing three big talents in pitcher Pete Nagle, catcher Brandon Stephens and OF Connor Welton before a single pitch was thrown this season. And he also wasn’t going to stay sub-.500 for long.<br />
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Perno is not only a good guy, he’s a great coach. Before I exit this entry, lemme ask you SEC fan, how many other SEC coaches had led their teams to three College World Series’?</blockquote><br />
This sucks.<br />
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♦<a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/georgia-dismisses-david-perno/"> Georgia Dismisses David Perno (Baseball America)</a><br />
<blockquote>Perno’s departure opens up one of the most desirable jobs in college baseball. Georgia has a huge recruiting advantage thanks to the wealth of in-state talent coupled with the HOPE Scholarship program—which allows the Bulldogs to supplement their 11.7 athletic scholarships with lottery money for any Georgia high school player who graduates with a 3.0 grade-point average or better.<br />
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If Georgia wants to make a major financial commitment, it might start by approaching some of college baseball’s most successful established head coaches, like Louisville’s Dan McDonnell, Virginia’s Brian O’Connor, TCU’s Jim Schlossnagle or Kent State’s Scott Stricklin. None of those coaches would be an easy hire, but Georgia has the resources to shoot for the moon. Mid-major head coaches like South Alabama’s Mark Calvi, UCF’s Terry Rooney, Samford’s Casey Dunn, Mercer’s Craig Gibson, Illinois State’s Mark Kingston or College of Charleston’s Monte Lee could also make intriguing targets.<br />
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Or the Bulldogs could try to land the next O’Connor, Tim Corbin or Kevin O’Sullivan—all of whom were can’t-miss prospects as assistant coaches who have been hugely successful in their first head coaching stints at major-conference schools. If Georgia decides to take that route, it figures to look at North Carolina’s Scott Forbes, Virginia’s Kevin McMullan, Arkansas’ Todd Butler, Mississippi State’s Butch Thompson or Mississippi’s Cliff Godwin...</blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>This is just the tip of the ice berg when it comes to coaching changes … look for a few more things to break this week as well.</p>— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersPG) <a href="https://twitter.com/KendallRogersPG/status/336321156627972096">May 20, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-38296178138990875402013-05-20T09:00:00.000-05:002013-05-20T09:00:02.936-05:00Mizzou Baseball in the Majors & Minors: Crow, Tepesch, Senne, Bond, NicholasApparently you can't please everybody... <br />
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♦ <a href="http://cjonline.com/sports/2013-05-18/unique-crow-another-strong-start-royals">'Unique' Crow off to another strong start for Royals (Topeka Capital Journal)</a><br />
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Despite a few rough spots in May that have led to his only two runs allowed in 2013, Crow has been a momentum killer when he comes in for manager Ned Yost.<br />
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“Coming out of the bullpen, just throwing strike one and going from there,” Crow said of his approach. “And I’ve done a better job consistently this year.”<br />
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Crow has pitched only 10⅔ innings — the third least on the team ahead of only reliever JC Gutierrez and Will Smith, who made one spot start — but the Washburn Rural graduate has had appearances in 13 games, third most on the team behind Kelvin Herrera (17) and Greg Holland (15)...</blockquote>
♦<a href="http://crowncrazed.com/2013/is-aaron-crow-a-bust"> Is Aaron Crow a bust? (Crown Crazed)</a><br />
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...Crow doesn’t look to be a starting pitcher but he does have a chance to become an effective/dominant closer for the Royals. I think we need to give him until the end of the 2014 season to make a determination. If he is not the closer by then (or is not traded for some significant addition to the Royals roster to aid them in the race for the postseason), then he is a bust.<br />
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Conclusion: Crow is not a bust yet, but if he is still a setup man for the Royals in November 2014 then he is a bust for sure.</blockquote>
♦ <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-rangers/post/_/id/4899470/tepesch-gets-lesson-from-cabrera">Tepesch gets lesson from Cabrerra (ESPN)</a><br />
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Nick Tepesch received baptism by Miguel Cabrera on Friday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. <br />
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It will provide a nice learning experience from the rookie right-hander's eighth start. Triple Crown winners are especially tough to get out. <br />
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Tepesch faced Cabrera three times in Friday's 2-1 loss to Detroit and lost to the Tigers third baseman every time. Tepesch allowed Cabrera two singles and a fifth-inning RBI double that gave the Tigers their first run...</blockquote>
♦<a href="http://www.postbulletin.com/sports/localsports/local-sports-notebook-senne-having-injury-plagued-season/article_01b4b41d-cdd4-5ef6-a345-390affa824be.html"> Senne having injury-plahued season (Rochester Post Bulletin)</a><br />
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...Senne is currently on the disabled list. He has played in only eight of the team's 39 games and is batting just .080 (2-for-25). He has been sidelined since April 15.</blockquote>
♦ <b>Brock Bond</b> (SF Giants organization) was placed on the disabled list on April 4th by the AAA <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t259">Fresno Grizzlies</a>. HE was reinstated from the disabled list on May 18th and assigned him to the High-A <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t476">San Jose Giants</a>.<br />
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♦ <b>Brett Nicholas</b> intverview:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-58365420553425536632013-05-19T19:00:00.000-05:002013-05-19T19:00:01.807-05:00SEC Tournament: The Road to Hoover♦ <a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/162114/zastryzny-hopes-to-extend-his-pitching-career-with-missouri-baseball-team/">Zastryzny hopes to extend his pitching career with Missouri baseball team (Columbia Missourian)</a><br />
<blockquote>“You want to go in playing as well as you’ve played all year, and we probably are right now,” Jamieson said. “And the guys know that we have Rob on Tuesday, which gives them a little bit of a lift as well.”<br />
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Jamieson kept Zastryzny on the bench in the Kentucky series in order to make sure his ace is available for Tuesday’s elimination game.<br />
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“Whoever we play on Tuesday is not going to be throwing a No. 1, I don’t think,” Jamieson said. “They might be throwing a No. 3, but they’re not going to be throwing a No. 1.”...</blockquote><br />
♦ <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/anderson-leads-missouri-to-series-win-spot-in-sec-tournament/article_b3600046-bf57-11e2-85b1-0019bb30f31a.html">Anderson leads Missouri to series win, spot in SEC Tournament (Columbia Tribune)</a><br />
<blockquote>On May 17, 2010, Anderson had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.<br />
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On May 17, 2012, Anderson had surgery to replace the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.<br />
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On May 17, 2013, Anderson's right arm helped the Tigers clinch a spot in their first Southeastern Conference Tournament...</blockquote><br />
♦ <a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/162095/victory-earns-missouri-baseball-team-trip-to-sec-tournament/">Victory earns Missouri baseball team trip to SEC tournament (Columbia Missourian)</a><br />
<blockquote>After Anderson was taken out to a standing ovation in the eighth, Keaton Steele further solidified Missouri's place in Hoover with a solo home run. Steele then closed out the game on the mound, and Missouri (18-30, 10-19 SEC) clinched the series against Kentucky.<br />
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"It was a little déjà vu," said Steele, who also hit a home run and closed the game last year for Iowa Western Community College to win the Junior College World Series. "(Tonight) was the biggest high I've had since then."...</blockquote><br />
♦ And a Tip of the Cap to a team that was a fellow underdog in the Big 12: <a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/saturday-roundup-kansas-state-clinches-first-big-12-title/">Kansas State Clinches First Big 12 Title (Baseball America)</a><br />
<blockquote>No. 19 Kansas State clinched its first-ever Big 12 title, and its first regular-season championship in any conference since 1933, with a thrilling 6-5 win Friday against No. 25 Oklahoma.<br />
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At 15-7 in the Big 12 (two games ahead of second-place Oklahoma State, which has just one game remaining) and No. 19 in the updated Ratings Percentage Index rankings at WarrenNolan.com, Kansas State is in strong position to host a regional. One more win against the Sooners to finish the season with four straight series wins would just about clinch it for Kansas State, in our estimation. Oklahoma, meanwhile, is playing for its postseason life thanks to an RPI ranking of No. 58....</blockquote>♦<a href="http://cdispatch.com/msusports/article.asp?aid=24308"> Post-game at Dudy Noble Field: No. 24 Mississippi State 7, No. 14 South Carolina 2 - Bulldogs make case for host spot after series win (Columbus Dispatch)</a><br />
<blockquote>Let the John Cohen public service announcement of why Mississippi State University baseball should host an NCAA Regional begin. <br />
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The first words out of the mouth of the Bulldogs fifth-year coach was pleading his case through the media to the 10-member NCAA selection committee that his team should be returning back to Dudy Noble Field in just over a week. <br />
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"I'm not on any committee but I can tell you this...we played the most difficult schedule in the Southeastern Conference and went 16-14," Cohen said. "You always want more but I still think our kids did a great job and we battled through a lot."<br />
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Without looking at Missouri's lineup or tendencies, Cohen suggested sophomore right hander Trevor Fitts could get his second career start as the Pelham (Ala.) High School star would be playing 25 minutes south off where he went to school before signing with MSU...</blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Mississippi State baseball's 39 regular season wins are the most Ws prior to the SEC Tournament or post-season play in any season since 1997</p>— Mike Nemeth (@MikeNemeth) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeNemeth/status/335398449426083842">May 17, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-91855511394468291382013-05-18T21:02:00.000-05:002013-05-18T21:02:55.605-05:00Top 9 Things You Want to Know About MU in the SEC Baseball Tournament<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s1600/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s200/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" width="191" /></a>Things to know about Mizzou Baseball in the <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/BaseballTournament.aspx">SEC Tournament</a>:<br />
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1) By winning two of three against Kentucky in their final SEC series this weekend, the Tigers guaranteed themselves a spot in the SEC Tournament. Losing the third game of that series to Kentucky, MU settled into the 12th (and lowest) seed in the <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/BaseballTournament.aspx">SEC Tournament</a>, while Kentucky hung on to the 11th slot.<br />
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2) Mizzou's first game in the tournament will be against Mississippi State sometime Tuesday evening (half an hour after the conclusion of the 4:30 PM scheduled Florida-Texas A&M game) -- <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/Portals/3/SEC%20Website/Baseball/13BBBracket.pdf">DETAILED BRACKET</a><br />
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3) In the first round of the tournament, the teams seeded 5-12 play one another (5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, etc) in a single-elimination game on Tuesday. The four teams that lose in that round are done. The four winners then participate in a typical double-elimination tournament Wednesday through Saturday, concluding with a single game championship match-up between the winners of each bracket. <br />
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4) If Missouri beats Mississippi State on Tuesday, they would face 4-seed <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/03/mizzou-matchup-5-south-carolina.html">South Carolina </a>(MU was 1-2 vs. USC this season) on Wednesday. Other teams in their bracket are <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/04/mizzou-matchup-florida-gators.html">Florida</a> (1-2) and <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/mizzou-matchup-texas-aggies.html">Texas A&M</a> (0-3), one of which will be eliminated on Tuesday; plus 1-seed <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/04/mizzou-matchup-no-2-vanderbilt.html">Vanderbilt </a>(0-3). The shortest way to winning the SEC Tournament for Mizzou would be to win 5 straight games in 6 days.<br />
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5) Mizzou's first game on Tuesday is on ESPN3, XM 199, Sirius 158, and on CSS TV. Additional games may also be on Fox Sports South, ESPNEWS, and the championship game is on ESPN2. <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/BaseballTournament.aspx">Detailed broadcast schedule HERE</a>.<br />
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6) The Tigers were scheduled to leave Columbia early Sunday morning to head for <a href="http://www.hooveral.org/">Hoover, Alabama</a>, the site of the SEC Tournament. <br />
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7) <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/220522/sec-baseball-tournament-information.aspx">Details about Hoover Metropolitan Stadium</a>. <a href="http://www.southtix.com/sec/secbb.html">Ticket details</a>.<br />
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8) Mississippi State is one of three SEC schools Mizzou did not play in the regular season (along with Ole Miss and Arkansas). Prior to Tuesday evening's game, Sam Nasci plans to post another of his <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/search/label/Mizzou%20Matchup">Mizzou Matchup</a> previews here at <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a>.<br />
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9) Perhaps one of the most interesting side stories of the Missouri-Mississippi State match-up is the fact that <a href="http://www.hailstate.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=16800&ATCLID=1479310">MSU's head coach John Cohen</a> was once an assistant coach at Missouri, under Gene McArtor and then Tim Jamieson. I'm sure we'll be reading more about that in the next couple of days.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-46911408823461182682013-05-17T16:00:00.000-05:002013-05-17T16:00:02.541-05:00HI NOTES: One and Done, Chemistry 101, We Want Gibby♦ <a href="http://www.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/missouri-beats-kentucky-in-series-opener/article_8b15b6ee-be8f-11e2-9f7c-0019bb30f31a.html">Missouri Beats Kentucky in Series Opener (Columbia Tribune)</a><br />
<blockquote>The numbers don't always add up.<br />
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But for whatever reason, when senior outfielders Scott Sommerfeld and Brannon Champagne got back into the Missouri lineup, the Tigers have played a more complete game.<br />
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Sommerfeld and Champagne, who have spent most of the season on the bench, combined to score three runs in Missouri's 4-2 victory over Kentucky last night on Simmons Field in the opening game of a key Southeastern Conference series...</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://missouri.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1506733">Tigers One Win Away From SEC Tourney (PowerMizzou)</a><br />
<blockquote>Tiger relievers Jake Walsh and Keaton Steele shut down the Kentucky bats in the final four innings, moving the Tigers to 17-30, and 9-19 in SEC play. If the Tigers win on Fridat, they clinch a spot in the SEC Tournament. <br />
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"You always play for postseason. Us still having a shot is huge," Champagne said...<br />
</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/162076/seniors-sommerfeld-and-champagne-continue-resurgence-for-missouri-baseball-team/">Seniors Sommerfeld and Champagne continue resurgence for Missouri baseball team (Columbia Missourian)</a><br />
<blockquote>Although Missouri coach Tim Jamieson called Champagne "mainly a defensive replacement" earlier in the season, he had a hunch that the time was finally right to get him and Sommerfeld back in the lineup.<br />
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"If you look at numbers it doesn’t make any sense because the guys we replaced had better numbers, but they gave us a spark in the Friday night game against Alabama," Jamieson said. "It’s a chemistry thing."...</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=8447">Thursday Roundup (PerfectGame)</a><br />
<blockquote>Hurt its case: Kentucky<br />
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It's rather safe to say at this point that Kentucky is in a must-win situation the next two days against Missouri. UK already entered Thursday bad shape, but dropped a 4-2 decision to the Tigers to drop to 10-18 in the Southeastern Conference. That wouldn't be worth of an at-large bid at this point. UK starting pitcher A.J. Reed allowed four runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings of work. The silver lining for UK is that it clinched an SEC tourney berth with Tennessee's loss to Texas A&M.</blockquote>♦ <a href="http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/16/vols-lose-5-1-to-texas-am-for-must-win-situation/">Vols lose 5-1 to Texas A&M for must-win situation (GoVolsXtra)</a><br />
<blockquote>Not long after the Vols finished, Missouri beat Kentucky 4-2 and edged closer to the 12th and final spot in the SEC tournament.<br />
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As a result, Tennessee (21-29, 7-19 SEC) must win the last two games against Texas A&M, and Missouri (17-30, 9-19) must lose twice to Kentucky in order for the Vols to make the SEC tournament.<br />
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“We’ve put ourselves in this situation, and I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” UT coach Dave Serrano said. “We haven’t made anything easy on ourselves this year, so why should it start now in Game 50?”...</blockquote><br />
♦ If Mizzou were to sweep Kentucky, not only would they guarantee a spot in the SEC Tournament, they would pass Kentucky and be the 11th seed. (<a href="http://www.d1baseball.com/conferences/standings_sec.htm">Standings at D1Baseball.com</a>)<br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">By virtue of the Tennessee loss tonight, <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23UKbaseball">#UKbaseball</a> has clinched a berth in the 2013 SEC Tournament.<br />
— Kentucky Baseball (@UKBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/UKBaseball/status/335199314995474432">May 17, 2013</a></blockquote><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br />
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♦ <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/minnesota-twins-call-bring-kyle-gibson-033400973.html">The Minnesota Twins Need to Make the Call to Bring Up Kyle Gibson (Yahoo.com)</a><br />
<blockquote>The major leagues are a whole different beast for any prospect, but with the rotation failing changes need to be made.<br />
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The current group of starters are not getting the job done, so it's time to go young and see what some of the prospects can do.<br />
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Gibson would be the first domino to fall in what will be a complete overhaul of the rotation that will take place in the next several years. His arrival will open the door for Alex Meyer and Trevor May to make their way up to the major leagues by the end of the season and eventually tap into the lower levels of the system as things progress.<br />
The Twins have played hard over the first couple of months, but their pitching has made the surprising start feel like a misnomer. With a chance to add a boost to a stale staff, calling up Gibson to see what he can do is in the best interest for the 2013 roster and beyond...</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-47401657479607459092013-05-17T07:19:00.001-05:002013-05-17T07:19:17.222-05:00Base CadetAnd people wonder why I named our annual <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/search/label/Tip%20of%20the%20Cap">Tip of the Cap</a> Base Cadet Award after former Tiger Ian Kinsler.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-13676397679956032892013-05-16T21:42:00.000-05:002013-05-16T21:42:20.583-05:00The Magic Number is 1; Interesting Quotes; Smart Alum♦ Missouri defeated Kentucky Thursday evening, 4-2, while Tennessee lost to Texas A&M, 5-1. That bring's Mizzou's "magic number" down to 1 -- Just 1 Missouri wins and/or 1 Tennessee loss over the final two days of the regular season will guarantee Mizzou a spot in the SEC Post-Season Tournament.<br />
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♦ The <a href="http://m.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/renovations-begin-as-mu-baseball-set-to-close-sec-baseball/article_5107dff8-be4f-11e2-85ad-10604b9f6eda.html">Columbia Tribune</a> has an article, <a href="http://m.columbiatribune.com/sports/mu/renovations-begin-as-mu-baseball-set-to-close-sec-baseball/article_5107dff8-be4f-11e2-85ad-10604b9f6eda.html">A lot of work to be done': Renovations begin as Missouri set to close SEC regular season</a>, with a photo and details about the beginning of construction at Taylor Stadium, plus some interesting quotes and comments from Tim Jamieson:<br />
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Missouri was never expected to finish in the top four — or even the top eight — in a league where the schools have so-called "baseball palaces." But Jamieson envisions a future in which Taylor Stadium is a humble manor that feels like home for top players.<br />
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"We have to be better. We have to be better coached," Jamieson said. "We have to embrace what we have. We have to take it to another level. So there's a lot of work to be done."<br />
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Not a shock! '04 Academic All-Amer. MT @<a href="https://twitter.com/trripleplay">trripleplay</a>: Former <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Mizzou">#Mizzou</a> pitcher Garrett @<a href="https://twitter.com/broshuis">broshuis</a> graduated 1st in his class from SLU Law School<br />
— Mizzou Athletics (@mutigersdotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/mutigersdotcom/status/335175571682254848">May 16, 2013</a></blockquote>
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-81372785134888637202013-05-16T03:00:00.000-05:002013-05-16T10:12:47.136-05:00SEC WEEKEND: Kentucky Wildcats @ Mizzou<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7_t3h8yWwajxtCOvh9gjN63XwsBrjnZxLwNDhIuO-9OC5a8WvJIhxTfW1Y6ky3Xzsd9zCiRrqMoznfPgErqrC5ZnppBSmsT5mZDgXC4MzISuoXUJKfbVzsItcO4G2rpR8WOZZUjEduo/s1600/sec-baseball-logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7_t3h8yWwajxtCOvh9gjN63XwsBrjnZxLwNDhIuO-9OC5a8WvJIhxTfW1Y6ky3Xzsd9zCiRrqMoznfPgErqrC5ZnppBSmsT5mZDgXC4MzISuoXUJKfbVzsItcO4G2rpR8WOZZUjEduo/s200/sec-baseball-logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a><b>NOTE</b>: This final SEC Weekend is a <b>Thursday-Friday-Saturday</b> series rather than the usual Friday to Sunday schedule. Unless, as the weatherman, predicts, it rains, in which case who knows when these games will happen? Given the way this whole season has gone, why would we not get games rescheduled because of weather on the final weekend?<br />
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♦ Be sure to check out<a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/mizzou-matchup-kentucky-wildcats.html"> Sam Nasci's Mizzou Matchup preview of the Kentucky Wildcats </a>here at <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a><br />
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♦ Also check out our off-season <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/search/label/South%20By%20Southeast">South By Southeast</a> posts about Kentucky Baseball:<br />
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<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/sxse-lexington-kentucky.html">Lexington, KY</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/sxse-bat-cats.html">Bat Cats</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/sxse-coach-gary-henderson-kentucky.html">Gary Henderson's Kentucky Wildcats</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/sxse-kentucky-wildcats-baseball-1895.html">Kentucky Baseball History</a></li>
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♦ And for you Wildcat fans coming into Columbia, MO, for the weekend, check out <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/sec-fans-guide-to-mizzou-baseball-index.html">The SEC Fan's Guide to Mizzou Baseball</a> for everything you need to know.<br />
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<b>JUST ANOTHER BUNCH OF COLLEGE GUYS</b><br />
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Watching narnia <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23kidatheart">#kidatheart</a><br />
— Kyle Barrett (@BSEBALL4LFE) <a href="https://twitter.com/BSEBALL4LFE/status/334163030915031041">May 14, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Having a clean organized locker is a good feeling.<br />
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Anyone know where I can take my truck and have fun in the mud?<br />
— Corey Littrell (@clittrell21) <a href="https://twitter.com/clittrell21/status/331526905985638400">May 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Just finished last final *walk up to teacher* *fake handshake/nut tap* *double pistols to the class* "IM DONE BABAY" *slam door*<br />
— Walt Wijas (@walt_wijas8) <a href="https://twitter.com/walt_wijas8/status/329256497588604931">April 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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♦ <a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130509/SPORTS03/305090104/Kentucky-baseball-team-struggling-reach-postseason">Kentucky baseball team struggling to reach postseason (Courier-Journal)</a><br />
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This season began with talk of a trip to the College World Series, but now the University of Kentucky baseball team is down to its final two weekends and has work to do just to secure an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. Making matters worse, the Cats’ penultimate Southeastern Conference series is the tallest order yet. Vanderbilt, off to the best start in league history and ranked No. 1 in two major polls, is coming to town.<br />
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While Henderson won’t, Baseball America’s Aaron Fitt will put a number on it. A rough estimate, anyway. With six SEC games to go, Fitt figures Kentucky needs three wins at minimum to feel any measure of postseason security. Four and the Cats could really breathe easy.<br />
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“Certainly they need to win that Missouri series at the end of the year. That’s a must-win series,” Fitt said. The Tigers rank 143rd in the RPI. “I expect they’re going to lose this series against Vanderbilt, but if they could avoid being swept, that would be good.”<br />
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“There’s not a whole lot of margin for error,” Fitt said. “I think if they get swept, that puts them in a position where they have to sweep Missouri, really, in order to feel good about their chances.”<br />
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<b>Head Coach: Gary Henderson
(158-121 in 5<sup>th</sup> season as Alabama Head Coach)</b></div>
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<b>Taylor Stadium at Simmons Field - Columbia, MO<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Thursday @ 6 PM CT<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Friday @ 6 PM CT<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Saturday @ 1 PM CT – Fox
College Sports<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Kentucky (29-22, 10-17 SEC) @
Missouri (16-30, 9-19 SEC)</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Missouri will close out their
season with a weekend series at home against a Kentucky team that has spent
much of their year in Baseball America’s top 25. They have struggled lately,
dropping five of their last six conference games, which includes getting swept
at home by No. 1 Vanderbilt last week. Vandy taking over the top spot marks the
first time all season North Carolina has relinquished it. Mizzou will try to at
least break even at home this year coming in 10-11. Kentucky will try to do the
same as they are 7-9 on the road.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Projected Lineup<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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RF Kyle Barrett (L) .351<o:p></o:p></div>
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LF Zac Zellers (R) .239<o:p></o:p></div>
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P A.J. Reed (L) .291<o:p></o:p></div>
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C Greg Fettes (R) .250<o:p></o:p></div>
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2B J.T. Riddle (L) .286<o:p></o:p></div>
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CF Austin Cousino (L) .256<o:p></o:p></div>
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3B Max Kuhn (R) .251<o:p></o:p></div>
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1B Michael Thomas (R) .240<o:p></o:p></div>
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SS Matt Reida (L) .235<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Position Players</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The lineup below is the best
that I can anticipate for Thursday’s game, as it changes up a bit when AJ Reed
is not on the bump. The rest of the weekend, expect Michael Thomas behind the
plate, Greg Fettes taking care of the DH duties in the middle of the order, and
Reed moving over to play first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is the most lefty-heavy
lineup the Tigers have faced this year, which can cause problems for the back
end of their rotation. Leadoff man Kyle Barrett is making a statement as a
freshman, leading the team with a .351 average and .405 OBP, mostly getting on
with singles. He has to rely on teammates behind him to move him over though as
he has only swiped four bases, something they’d like to see more of out of the
leadoff spot. They can’t really complain though with the amount he reaches. <o:p></o:p></div>
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He sets up all around athlete
A.J. Reed, who resides in the three spot in the order. Reed, who earned
first-team Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America and Louisville Slugger
last season, will likely be drafted next month for the second time (25<sup>th</sup>
round by NY Mets out of high school in 2011). His 13 dingers and 51 RBIs are both
more than twice anybody else on the team, and his homer total puts him third in
the SEC (Mississipi St. C Hunter Renfroe leads with 15). This naturally gives
him the best slugging percentage on the team by over .100, at .548.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kentucky has power spread
throughout the lineup, with six players that have gone deep on three or more
occasions. This makes for a very strong and consistent lineup top to bottom;
they just have struggled putting it all together to close out the season. They
will look to use this weekend as a tune-up for the SEC tournament, as they have
the capability of going deep in the postseason if they return to the form they
were at when the season began.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Projected Pitching Matchups<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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RHP Eric Anderson (0-3, 3.98
ERA) vs. LHP A.J. Reed (2-7, 3.81 ERA)<o:p></o:p></div>
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RHP Brett Graves (1-5, 3.95
ERA) vs. RHP Kyle Cody (3-3, 4.82 ERA)<o:p></o:p></div>
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LHP Rob Zastryzny (2-9, 3.64
ERA) vs. LHP Corey Littrell (5-5, 3.92 ERA)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Pitchers<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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These matchups may be a
little off depending on what Kentucky coach Gary Henderson wants to do going
into the SEC Tournament, but regardless all three projected pitching matchups
should be fun to watch. Two-way player A.J. Reed can get lit hit from time to
time, as his batting average against is .293, highest of any starter the Tigers
will see this weekend, but he does not walk many. Corey Littrell and Kyle Cody
both have decently high strikeout totals, so the Tigers should jump on them
early in counts. Relying on walks will not work, as all three have shown they
are very efficient.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Matchup Wrap-up<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Do not be fooled by their SEC
record, this Wildcat team has the capability to go deep in the conference
tournament when they put it all together. On the flip side, Missouri has the
opportunity to capitalize off Kentucky struggles of late and finish the season
on a high note. If they play well, we could see the Tigers as a low seed in the
tournament; but if they proverbially poop the bed, it could mean watching from
home. Kentucky defense can be suspect at times, while 58 errors may not seem
like too many over 51 games, but those have resulted in 51 unearned runs. Their
errors have come back to hurt them many times.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Other SEC games this weekend (all 5/16-18):<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Alabama @ (1) Vanderbilt<o:p></o:p></div>
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(11) Arkansas @ Auburn<o:p></o:p></div>
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Florida @ Georgia<o:p></o:p></div>
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(23) Ole Miss @ (2) LSU<o:p></o:p></div>
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(14) South Carolina @ (24) Mississippi
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Texas A&M @ Tennessee <o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/college-top-25-may-13-vanderbilt-takes-over-at-no-1-lsu-moves-up-to-no-2/" target="_blank">Rankings from BaseballAmerica</a></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-3268850793245814222013-05-15T07:35:00.002-05:002013-05-15T07:35:49.479-05:00He Hasn't Changed a Bit<iframe width="375" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wiTWAYzMgSw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-82663301895838535382013-05-14T17:00:00.000-05:002013-05-14T20:45:36.251-05:00HI NOTES: UK Is Not KU; Baseball in Colorado<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Wildcat Grill in Oxford, Kansas<br />
photo from <a href="http://prairiedust.net/">prairiedust.net</a></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">♦ <b>UK IS NOT KU</b> </span><br />
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<li>KU's legendary basketball coach was Phog Allen; UK's was <a href="http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/coaches/adolph_rupp.html">Adolph Rupp</a>. Rupp actually played for Phog Allen at KU.</li>
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<li>UK Coach <a href="http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/henderson_gary00.html">Gary Henderson</a> and KU Coach Ritch Price are both from the West Coast, Henderson from Southern California and Price from Oregon.</li>
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<li> UK's colors are blue and white; KU's are blue and red</li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">UK's mascot is an actual animal; KU's mascot is a ridiculous imaginary dodo bird</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">UK has a<a href="http://www.ukathletics.com/trads/mascot.html"> live bobcat msacot</a>; KU does not have a live jayhawk.</span></li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">UK fans' favorite cheer is a back-and-forth <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Df2dVDZQBd_4&ei=oeOaT_GZHo-Y8gSfz8yiDw&usg=AFQjCNHQMU31kWk6zGv4E5EQx8mGY4lK4A&sig2=IQKSCuLKf_l2a13DeXS_RA">"Blue!" "White"</a>, which is is just as annoying but makes more sense than KU's nonsensical "Rock Chalk Jayhawk!"<br />
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<li>UK recognizes the value of a geographic and historical rivalry with a team from a different conference. The<a href="http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7750560/the-life-death-attitude-kentucky-louisville-rivalry"> Kentucky vs. Louisville</a> rivalry dates back to 1912, somewhat short of the Missouri-Kansas rivalry's Civil War roots. <br />
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The yearly men's basketball game is called the Battle for the Bluegrass and the yearly football game is played for the Governor's Cup trophy. Many of the schools' other sports teams also play annually despite the fact that the teams are not in the same conference. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky%E2%80%93Louisville_rivalry">(Wikipedia)</a>.<br />
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Kentucky and Louisville Baseball play a home-and-away 2-game series each year, much like Missouri and Missouri State. The two teams split the series this year, each winning the game at their opponent's home park.</li>
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">Mizzou fans have yet to form a strong opinion about UK. On the other hand, <a href="http://becking.com/ku_jokes.htm">KU still sucks</a>.</span></li>
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<b>COLLEGE BASEBALL</b><br />
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♦ <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/frei/ci_23229301/frei-cu-buffs-csu-rams-should-bring-back">CU Buffs, CSU Rams should bring back baseball (Denver Post)</a><br />
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I've become more militant about this in the past few years because after Colorado joined the Pac-12 Conference, the time seemed ripe ... and nothing happened.<br />
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This still is the reality:<br />
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CU is the only school in the Pac-12 without an official intercollegiate baseball program. The only one.<br />
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Colorado State is one of three schools (joining Wyoming and Boise State) in this academic year's Mountain West Conference without baseball...</blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-86455107520506416032013-05-13T16:00:00.000-05:002013-05-13T16:00:03.057-05:00SEC Scramble, With a Side of Tremendous Stubble<br />
<b>MIZZOU SOFTBALL NCAA REGIONAL</b><br />
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♦ <a href="http://www.mutigers.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/051313aab.html">Mizzou Seeded Sixth, Set to Host NCAA Regional (mutigers.com)</a><br />
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The Mizzou softball team will serve as one of 16 NCAA Regional hosts this weekend, announced Sunday by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The Tigers received the No. 6 overall seed in the national bracket and are the top-seeded squad in the Columbia Regional with a 35-11 overall record...</blockquote>
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♦ <a href="http://www.rockmnation.com/2013/5/11/4319250/StubbleDrive2013">The Third Annual RMN Tremendous Stubble Charity Drive (RockMNation)</a><br />
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For the third straight year, we’re proud to be raising money for the MU Children’s Hospital. You see, there are people that are smaller than you – we call them kids. There is a high likelihood that you were once one. And sometimes, those kids get sick. When they get sick, if they live in Columbia, they go to the MU Children’s Hospital, where they’re taken care of by some of the best darn doctors in the whole darn world.<br />
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As I mentioned before, this is a cause near-and-dear to coach Earleywine and the MU softball team.<br />
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Basically, there are sick kids, and you can help them. If that’s not your thing, by all means, click out of your browser now. What’s that? Literally nobody clicked out of their browser? Super.<br />
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WHAT WE’RE ASKING OF YOU<br />
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It’s simple: you pledge a certain amount for every game that the Mizzou softball team wins in the Women’s College World Series. The selection show for the WCWS is on Sunday, and Mizzou could begin play as early as Thursday, May 16...</blockquote>
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<b>SEC TOURNAMENT</b><br />
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♦ <a href="http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/may/12/loss-to-arkansas-put-vols-at-mercy-of-rival-in/">Loss to Arkansas puts Vols at mercy of rival in order to reach SEC tournament (Go Vols Extra)</a><br />
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For at least one weekend, Tennessee fans will also need to be Kentucky fans.<br />
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The Vols lost 10-2 to No. 14 Arkansas in front of 8,523 fans at Baum Stadium Sunday and remain on the outside looking in for the 12-team SEC baseball tournament field.<br />
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In order for Tennessee to earn its first league tournament berth since 2007, the Vols (20-28, 7-18 SEC) must win one more game this weekend at home against Texas A&M than Missouri does at home against Kentucky...</blockquote>
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♦ <a href="http://www.teamspeedkills.com/baseball/2013/5/13/4325706/sec-baseball-tournament-seeding-college-world-series">SEC Baseball After Last Weekend: What's Left to Sort Out in the 2013 Season (Team Speed Kills)</a><br />
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The No. 11 and No. 12 seeds. In a normal year, your humble correspondent would rant even more emphatically about the stupidity of a 14-team league having 12 seeds in its baseball tournament (it's worse than professional hockey), but at least it gives us something to pay attention to this year. Tennessee and Georgia are still in this thing, technically, at least in part because they have missed two and three games, respectively. The Dawgs face perhaps the longest odds: They need to sweep Florida (stop laughing), see Kentucky sweep Missouri and see Tennessee lose at least two to Texas A&M. Tennessee has a few more routes to the Top 12, but not many...</blockquote>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-60813421195524533972013-05-13T08:06:00.000-05:002013-05-13T08:06:42.356-05:00No Baker's Dozen: Will MU Make the Tourney Cut?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s1600/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA61dFt3BZrC__pI38JI7JlfPrdIn801cas5Q0rGh0miFHp3lX-CcQGyTAo-zZZiOIT-_LkS60YU1ZwJNKpk_hQ0BBd9-Yp0R758Lt8_tYSX6HXlfbaz7P2ZkUmVboTpF7VTnTb5zDkJg/s200/2013-baseball-logo.jpg" width="191" /></a></div>The Tigers (8-19, ..296) are in 12th place right now, ahead of #13 Tennessee (7-18, .280) and #14 Georgia (5-19, .208). Only the top 12 teams, regardless of division, make the <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/SECSPORTS/BaseballTournament.aspx">SEC Tournament next week</a>.<br />
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<b>Mizzou's "magic number" is 3</b>. With 3 SEC games left for each team, any combination of MU wins and/or UT losses equaling 3 or more clinches the #12 spot for the Tigers.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/Admin/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/230719/2012-sec-baseball-tournament-tiebreakers.aspx">tie breaking rules</a> (UT beat MU earlier this year) won't come into play because UT has 2 fewer games under its belt due to cancellations, and so there can be no statistical tie. The <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/Admin/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/230719/2012-sec-baseball-tournament-tiebreakers.aspx">SEC Tournament Seeding rules</a> clearly state the seedings are based on winning percentage, not on number of wins or number of losses or number of games behind.<br />
<blockquote>The two division champions shall be automatically seeded number one and number two based on winning percentage in Conference competition. The remaining teams shall be seeded numbers three through 10 based on winning percentage without regard to division.</blockquote>MU plays this coming weekend vs. Kentucky. UK started the season well, but have struggled in the last several weeks, posting a 4-14 record in their last 6 SEC series. Part of that stretch was going 0-3 each against SEC big-boys LSU,South Carolina and Vanderbilt. But it also included 1-2 against Tennessee.<br />
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<b>NOTE: </b> The Kentucky series is scheduled for Thursday/Friday/Saturday, not Friday through Sunday. Note also, though, that the forecast is calling for ran and thunderstorms Thursday and into Friday, so the chance of a Saturday double-header exists. I have no doubt both teams are very eager to get all three games in, since both need these games for their seeding and overall W-L records.<br />
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Tennessee plays at home this weekend against Texas A&M, which has a similar record to Kentucky, with similar mixed results.<br />
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Based on the records of both MU and UT and their weekend opponents as well, it’s going to come down to which team can manage to avoid shooting itself in the foot and which can focus and grit it out enough to grab the brass ring. Well, the #12 brass ring.<br />
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♦ <a href="http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/05/what_does_the_sec_baseball_tou.html">What does the SEC Baseball Tournament field look like with 1 weekend remaining in regular season? (al.com)</a><br />
<blockquote>Below is a look at the SEC Tournament seeding and first two days of competition <b>if the regular season ended today.</b><br />
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SEC Tournament seeding (May 12)<br />
1. Vanderbilt, 24-2<br />
2. LSU, 21-6<br />
3. Arkansas, 17-9<br />
4. South Carolina, 16-10<br />
5. Ole Miss, 14-13*<br />
6. Mississippi State, 14-13*<br />
7. Alabama, 13-13<br />
8. Florida, 13-14<br />
9. Texas A&M, 11-15<br />
10. Auburn, 11-16<br />
11. Kentucky, 10-17<br />
12. Missouri, 8-19<br />
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13. Tennessee, 7-18<br />
14. Georgia, 5-19<br />
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Note: Ole Miss owns a 2-1 record against MSU in conference games.<br />
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<b>May 21 (single elimination)</b><br />
Game 1: No. 6 Mississippi State vs. No. 11 Kentucky, 9:30 a.m., FSN<br />
Game 2: No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Auburn, TBD, FSN<br />
Game 3: No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 Texas A&M, 4:30 p.m., CSS<br />
<b>Game 4: No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Missouri, TBD, CSS</b></blockquote>♦ <a href="http://www.collegebaseballtoday.com/2013/05/12/vanderbilt-you-had-me-at-ill-be-back/">Vanderbilt, You Had Me At 'I'll Be Back' (College Baseball Today)</a><br />
<blockquote>Dishonorable Mentions: - Kentucky.<br />
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I’m not anti-Kentucky, know that from the start here. In fact, head coach Gary Henderson is one of the nicest dudes I’ve dealt with in all my years of covering college baseball. Hell, I’ve got a “Kentucky baseball” magnet on my refrigerator at home… I ain’t lyin’ to ya’. But after looking at their body of work, including this weekend’s sweep at the hands of Vanderbilt, I can’t see how this team deserves to be in the at-large discussion for an NCAA tournament bid. They’re RPI coming into today was No. 29, but just like Maryland in the ACC at No. 26, there’s no way these dudes should be given much credence despite what that whack-B.S. RPI formula says. A poster child for a lackluster big money conference team getting helped out huge by the overall top-heavy state of their league.</blockquote><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Bright side of getting back so late with @<a href="https://twitter.com/mutigerbaseball">mutigerbaseball</a> is McDonald's breakfast starts in 15 minutes!</p>— Daniel Tappana (@JustTappItIn) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustTappItIn/status/333850083143585793">May 13, 2013</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2553803439824897234.post-79796736916734766062013-05-12T06:57:00.000-05:002013-05-12T06:57:23.252-05:00MU Baseball's Magic # for SEC Tournament = 4The Tigers (8-18, .308) are in 12th place right now. All they have to do is stay ahead of #13 Tennessee (7-17, .292). With 4 SEC games left for each team, any combination of MU wins and/or UT losses equaling 4 or more clinches the #12 spot.<br />
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The <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/Admin/NEWS/tabid/473/Article/230719/2012-sec-baseball-tournament-tiebreakers.aspx">tie breaking rules</a> (UT beat MU earlier this year) won't come into play because UT has 2 fewer games under its belt due to cancellations, and so there can be no statistical tie.<br />
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MU plays today against Alabama and then next weekend 3 vs. Kentucky<br />
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UT plays today vs. Arkansas and then next weekend 3 vs. Texas A&M.<br />
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♦ Be sure to check out <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2013/05/mizzou-matchup-alabama-crimson-tide.html">Sam Nasci's Mizzou Matchup preview of the Alabama Crimson Tide</a> here at <a href="http://simmonsfield.com/">SimmonsField.com</a><br />
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♦ Also check out our off-season <a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/south-by-southeast-virtual-road-trip.html">South By Southeast</a> posts about Alabama Baseball:<br />
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<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-tuscaloosa-alabama.html">Tuscaloosa, AL</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-tuscaloosa-alabama.html">Roll Tide Roll</a>: 'Bama Baseball Traditions</li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-coach-mitch-gaspards-alabama.html">Mitch Gaspard's Crimson Tide</a></li>
<li><a href="http://simmonsfield.blogspot.com/2012/09/sxse-alabama-rolling-tide-baseball-1892.html">Alabama Baseball History</a></li>
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Bama/Mizzou game times at Sewell-Thomas set for Friday 6:35 Saturday 1:00 & Sunday at 12:30. Mother's Day game moved up due to Tigers travel<br />
— Rick Pendley ⚾ (@alagrandslammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/alagrandslammer/status/332555684027719681">May 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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April showers bring May flowers. Ok, Mother Nature, April's over. Keep predicted rain away from Sewell-Thomas & <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23BamaBaseball">#BamaBaseball</a> this weekend<br />
— Rick Pendley ⚾ (@alagrandslammer) <a href="https://twitter.com/alagrandslammer/status/332638046275133441">May 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Practicing under the lights here in Alabama. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23SweetHome">#SweetHome</a> <a href="http://t.co/FNMxNOz1iL" title="http://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/332661149663387650/photo/1">twitter.com/MUTigerBasebal…</a><br />
— Mizzou Baseball (@MUTigerBaseball) <a href="https://twitter.com/MUTigerBaseball/status/332661149663387650">May 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Feel bad for Mitch Gaspard and that <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Alabama">#Alabama</a> staff. That park is way behind the competitors … but football needs those golden bathrooms.<br />
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersPG) <a href="https://twitter.com/KendallRogersPG/status/332521500345266176">May 9, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<b>JUST ANOTHER BUNCH OF COLLEGE GUYS</b><br />
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@<a href="https://twitter.com/benmoore_7">benmoore_7</a> hot and ready just like you like them <a href="http://t.co/MfnBW8dzs1" title="http://twitter.com/TaylorPoe_41/status/331632189211037696/photo/1">twitter.com/TaylorPoe_41/s…</a><br />
— Taylor Poe (@TaylorPoe_41) <a href="https://twitter.com/TaylorPoe_41/status/331632189211037696">May 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Jennifer Lawrence is hott<br />
— Ryan Blanchard (@Blanchy12) <a href="https://twitter.com/Blanchy12/status/331641830028505088">May 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Too tired to even think about my one and only final tomorrow... <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23wingingit">#wingingit</a><br />
— Wade Wass (@WadeWass_10) <a href="https://twitter.com/WadeWass_10/status/330114158559383552">May 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<b>'BAMA</b><br />
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♦ <a href="http://alabama.scout.com/2/1289843.html">Final Home-Stand For Bama Baseball (BamaMag)</a><br />
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Pre-season projections were not high for Alabama baseball, and at 27-21 overall and 11-12 in Southeastern Conference play the results could hardly be called disappointing to date based on the predictions. But it has been frustrating to be so close to being so much better.<br />
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Last weekend was a good example. Alabama went to nationally-ranked Mississippi State and took the Bulldogs into extra innings in two of the three games, games in which Bama had the lead late in the game. And State won both of those extra inning games in sweeping the Crimson Tide. <br />
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Alabama has a record of 1-6 in extra inning games this year. Not good; but consider that all of those games have been against ranked teams. <br />
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record in midweek games. <br />
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Following the midweek games against Mississippi Valley State and Troy, Alabama returns to SEC action to host Missouri on the weekend, games Friday at 6:30 and at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday game will be televised by FoxSports South and will also be Senior Day for Bama’s seven seniors...</blockquote>
♦<a href="http://alabama.scout.com/2/1288853.html"> Turnbull Moves Up In Tide Rotation (BAMA Mag)</a><br />
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One of the best things going for Alabama baseball this year has been the pitching of right-handed sophomore Spencer Turnbull, ordinarily the Crimson Tide’s Sunday pitcher in three-game Southeastern Conference series. As had been anticipated, Turnbull will move to the front of the line this week when Bama goes to Mississippi State.<br />
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Spencer Turnbull, who is 4-1 for Alabama this year with a 2.26 earned run averagbe, will get the Friday start against Mississippi State. . . .</blockquote>
♦ <a href="http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130429714/1015/sports?Title=NOTEBOOK-Moore-getting-the-job-done-for-Alabama-baseball">Moore getting the job done for Alabama baseball (Tuscaloosa News)</a><br />
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It’s been an up-and-down baseball season for Ben Moore. Not because the sophomore right fielder has had a bad one. Not at all. But after a Freshman All-America campaign in 2012, Moore put a lot of pressure on himself to take the next step. Last season he hit for average. In 2013 he wanted to add power to his game.<br />
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He spent hours each week with UA hitting coach Andy Phillips working to groove his swing. Last week he did.<br />
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Moore hit .500 in three games, recording three doubles, a home run, two RBIs and four runs scored. A strong wind blowing in held up another homer in Saturday’s 3-2 win against Texas A&M.<br />
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“It’s been an ongoing battle all year to get him back in a good place just from a swing standpoint,” Alabama coach Mitch Gapard said. “Ben’s so mentally tough we don’t worry about him there. He had a really big Wednesday night at Southern Miss, and then he hit the first-inning home run against Texas A&M.<br />
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“The team has done all the right things,” Gaspard said. “We’ve continued to work, continued to believe. Our guys have never gotten down. We’ve continued to look at the prize at the end. We’ve done a good job, success or failure, of putting it behind us and getting to the next day.”...</blockquote>
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