Omaha
1-2
Missouri
2-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| MIZZOU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 12 | 9 | 1 |
Late Maverick Rally Falls Short at Mizzou
Feb 26, 2021 | Baseball
The Mavericks fall to 1-2 while the Tigers improve to 2-3 on the season.
How It Happened
- The Tigers scored two runs in the first and added a solo homer in the third to grab a 3-0 lead after three innings.
- A bases-clearing triple and an RBI groundout allowed Mizzou to stretch the lead to 7-0 in the fifth.
- Omaha erupted for six runs on four hits in the seventh to make it a two-run game.
- Jack Lombardi and Masen Prososki led off the scoring with back-to-back RBI doubles before Ryan Doran drew a bases loaded walk and Chris Esposito lined an RBI single to left.
- Eduardo Rosario drew Omaha's second bases loaded walk in the winning to get the Mavericks within 7-5.
- Missouri answered right back with five runs of their own off two hits in the bottom half of the inning to expand the lead back to 12-5.
- Esposito's two-RBI single in the eighth led off the scoring for the Mavericks before Adam Gadsden was hit by the pitch and Lombardi drew a walk in back-to-back plate appearances with the bases loaded.
- Prososki made it a two-run game after getting hit by the pitch with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.
- Doran walked in the top of the ninth and got to second on a passed ball, but the Mavericks couldn't pull off the ninth-inning rally.
- Omaha scored 10 runs on nine hits and committed no errors.
- Prososki led the Mavericks at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored.
- Esposito went 2-for-3 with a team-high three RBI.
- Boeve had his first two hits as a Maverick while Lombardi drove in a pair of runs.
- Starter Joey Machado was tagged with the loss after striking out eight batters and allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits in four innings of work.
- Jayden Maifeld and Jackson Gordon each pitched one inning of relief.
- Rece Snyder, Henry Ristvedt, Harrison Kreiling and Tanner Howe combined to throw the final two innings for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks and Tigers play a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Miles (1-1)
L: Machado, Joey (0-1)
S: Hise (2)
Batting:
2B: Boeve, Mike 1 ; Lombardi, Jack 1 ; Prososki, Masen 2
RBI: Doran, Ryan 1 ; Esposito, Chris 3 ; Rosario, Eduardo 1 ; Gadsden, Adam 1 ; Lombardi, Jack 2 ; Prososki, Masen 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Kennedy, Garrett 1 ; Bondarchuk, Matt 1 ; Boeve, Mike 1 ; Doran, Ryan 1 ; Esposito, Chris 1 ; Rosario, Eduardo 1 ; Eckhout, Breyden 1 ; Lombardi, Jack 1 ; Prososki, Masen 2
HBP: Smejkal, Parker 1 ; Gadsden, Adam 1 ; Prososki, Masen 1
Batting:
2B: Lancaster 1
3B: Mann 1
HR: Vierling 1 ; Swanger 1
RBI: Lancaster 2 ; Vierling 2 ; Keefer 1 ; Mann 3 ; Swanger 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Day 2 ; Vierling 3 ; McDaniel 1 ; Keefer 2 ; Mann 1 ; Swanger 1 ; Wilmsmeyer 1 ; Coletta 1
SB: Day 1 ; Keefer 1 ; Wilmsmeyer 1 ; Coletta 1
