Missouri baseball struggled with pitching in a 15-6 loss to Kentucky.
The Wildcats struck a season-high 22 hits and two house runs because the Tigers did not tame their bats.
The issues confirmed early within the first when Daniel Harris IV homered to proper discipline to place Kentucky up 2-0. Torin Montgomery didn’t let it maintain the lead for lengthy, hitting a three-run homer the following half-inning.
After 5 runs scored within the first, it appeared like each groups have been going to attain in bunches, however each pitchers responded nicely with scoreless second and third innings. After a quick pause, the scoring got here again one-sidedly within the fourth. The Wildcats (21-13, 5-8 SEC) began the inning with a leadoff house run to set the tone. Then two straight hits put two runners in scoring place for Adam Fogel, who plated a run with a sacrifice fly.
After the sacrifice run, two straight walks loaded the bases. With one out, Miles managed to induce a grounder in hopes of getting a double play to finish the inning. As a substitute, an errant throw from Nander De Sedas allowed for an additional run to attain and stored the inning alive. Two extra singles scored one other run earlier than Missouri received out of the inning.
Fox Leum did what he may to try to push the Tigers (19-12, 3-10) again into the sport with a solo shot within the backside of the fourth, however the five-run inning gave the Wildcats an insurmountable lead.
Kentucky added seven extra runs within the sixth and seventh. Within the seventh, Chase Estep hit his second house run. This was a three-run shot that put the Wildcats up 9.
Normally, Missouri could make up for lackluster pitching with a robust offensive assault, however the bats have been stored quiet for many of the evening. Regardless of scoring six runs, the Tigers solely recorded 5 hits lacking a chance in opposition to an injured Kentucky rotation.
Missouri has had a tough begin to convention play, shedding three of its first 4 sequence. The Tigers have put themselves in a gap each SEC sequence, shedding the primary recreation of every of their 5 sequence.
Regardless of performing nicely within the nonconference schedule, Missouri has a protracted method to go to be aggressive in-conference.