Mavericks Travel to Mizzou for Four-Game Series

Friday, February 26

Columbia, Mo.

3 p.m.

Omaha

Missouri

Parker Smejkal and the Mavericks travel to Missouri for a four-game series this weekend in Columbia, Mo.

Mavericks Travel to Mizzou for Four-Game Series

Feb 25, 2021 | Baseball

Game Notes

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The Omaha baseball team takes on Missouri in a four-game series on Friday-Sunday, Feb. 26-28 in Columbia, Mo. Friday's first pitch is set for 3 p.m. while Saturday's doubleheader begins at 12 p.m. The Mavericks and Tigers will wrap up the series on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.

Around the Horn

The Mavericks are 1-1 on the season after splitting the season-opening weekend at No. 22 Oklahoma.
Sunday's win over the Sooners marked the first win over a ranked opponent for Omaha in the DI era.
Senior closer Jacob Mohler is tied for eighth all-time in program history after collecting his sixth save in the season opener.
Harrison Denk leads Omaha at the plate through two games, hitting .286 with a pair of hits, three runs scored and an RBI.
Sophomore Richie Holetz got the no-decision in Monday's game after tossing 4.1 innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts.
As a team, Omaha is hitting .141 with 11 runs, nine hits, three doubles a triple and a home run through two games.

Scouting the Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers enter the weekend with a 1-3 record on the season after opening the 2021 campaign last weekend with a four-game series at Grand Canyon. Chad McDaniel leads Mizzou in hitting with a double, homer and a .500 batting average. Andrew Keefer is hitting .385 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and has scored two runs on the season.

Spencer Juergens collected the lone win for the Tigers on the mound while tossing 4.1 innings of relief at Grand Canyon. Juergens struck out two batters and allowed two runs on four hits in his lone appearance on the mound.

A sa team, the Tigers are hitting .265 with 19 runs, 36 hits, five doubles and four home runs in four games. The Mizzou pitching staff has a combined ERA of 9.00 with 17 strikeouts while allowing 36 runs on 43 hits in 33 innings.

Head coach Steve Bieser is in his fifth season at Missouri and has an overall record of 116-75-1. In his ninth season overall, Bieser has notched a career record of 254-172-1.

Series History
The Tigers lead the all-time series over the Mavericks, 2-0. In their last meeting, Mizzou came away with an 11-6 victory on March 27, 2013 in Columbia, Mo.