Mizzou in the Minors: Culp Cruising

■ Nathan Culp tossed bullets across six scoreless innings, allowing four hits and a walk while fanning five. He also recorded 11 ground ball outs. Culp, a winner of three straight, has allowed one earned run over his last 19 innings of work, striking out 19. It is the eighth time in his last nine starts that Culp has allowed two earned or less. The southpaw has a 3.76 ERA in 14 starts and a 6.23 ERA in eight relief appearances. (MadFriars.com)