Baseball Hosts Western Illinois in Midweek Showdown

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri baseball continues its 13-game home stand Tuesday (March 7) with a 3 p.m., non-conference matchup with Western Illinois at Taylor Stadium.

Mizzou completed a three-game sweep of Texas Southern on Sunday, rallying from a 6-0 deficit by scoring 11 unanswered runs in a 15-7 victory that extended its win streak to seven games.

Fans can once again catch Mizzou baseball on the airwaves all season long on KTGR and the Tiger Radio Network. Tex Little and Matt Michaels return to the booth for the call. Additionally, Tuesday’s game will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

PITCHING PROBABLES

RHP Logan Lunceford (Mizzou) vs. TBD (Western Illinois)

SERIES HISTORY

• Tuesday’s contest will be the 32nd meeting in the series between Mizzou and WIU.
• Mizzou brings a 26-5 all-time edge in the series into Tuesday’s game, including wins in each of the last seven meetings dating back to the 2009 season.
• The two clubs met last April, with the Tigers claiming a 9-1 victory at Taylor Stadium; Trevor Austin went 3-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Mizzou.

MEET THE TIGERS

• Missouri is off to a 9-2 start to the season after running its win streak to seven in a row with its three-game sweep of Texas Southern over the weekend.
• The Tigers are receiving votes (2) in this week’s USA Today Sports Baseball Top 25 Coaches Poll for the second week in a row.
• Mizzou’s 2023 roster features a heavy helping of talent from within the state of Missouri’s borders, with 16 players from the Show-Me State.
• Additionally, Mizzou head coach Steve Bieser has brought in players from a total of 16 different states, plus the territory of Puerto Rico.
• A host of newcomers should bolster a group of 14 returning letterwinners; 10 freshmen will join 10 transfers to give the Tigers a new look across the diamond in 2023.
• Ty Wilmsmeyer saw his 12-game hit streak come to an end Saturday, but still brings a .415 batting mark into Tuesday’s game.
• Luke Mann is hitting at a .405 clip and has homered five times through the first 11 games.
• Hank Zeisler homered in four-straight games (Feb. 23-26) and leads the club in walks (12), homers (5) and RBIs (16).
• Chandler Murphy logged 6.0 shutout innings in an 8-0 blanking of Texas Southern on Saturday, giving the right-hander his first victory as a Tiger.
• As a team, the…