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Mizzou Hosts Kansas to Open Final Week of Regular Season

Brandt Belk

Mizzou Hosts Kansas in Rivalry Rematch
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (14-33, 7-20 SEC) returns to Taylor Stadium after taking 2-of-3 from No. 3 Mississippi State this weekend to host rival Kansas (28-24, 7-14 Big 12) on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Tickets for the Kansas game and the coming weekend series against Auburn are available. Fans can purchase single-game tickets at mutigers.com/tickets.

The midweek contest will air on SEC Network. Fans can also tune-in to KTGR (105.1 FM, 100.5 FM, 1580 AM) to catch the Tigers throughout the entire 2021 season with Tex Little and Matt Michaels on the call.

The matchup

• Mizzou is 218-126-2 all-time against Kansas after falling 10-9 in the first meeting of the season.

• This year marks the return of the rivalry after not meeting since Mizzou’s departure from the Big 12 in 2012.

• Tuesday’s game will be the first meeting in Columbia since 2011.

• In the earlier meeting on March 30, Mizzou built a 9-2 lead before a stunning eight-run seventh inning gave Kansas the 10-9 win in Lawrence.

A SPARK IN STARKVILLE

• Mizzou kept its SEC Tournament hopes alive with a series victory over No.3 Mississippi State in Starkville last weekend.

• The Tigers rebounded from a one-run loss in Thursday’s opener to earn a 7-6 win on Friday night and a 16-8 victory on Saturday.

• The series win was Mizzou’s second in SEC play this season and first on the road. It also marked the Tigers’ first win and series win at Dudy Noble Field.

• Mizzou’s series win marked the first for the Tigers over a top-5 team since April 2015 when Mizzou took 2-of-3 against No. 4 Florida.

FOUR x FOUR

• Mizzou launched four home runs in the series finale to pile up 16 runs against Mississippi State in an emphatic series-clinching victory.

• Alex Peterson hit a pair of solo shots while Brandt Belk uncorked a grand slam and Luke Mann iced the game with a three-run blast.

• The four-homer game was Mizzou’s first since March 9, 2019 against Northwestern.

• Mizzou now has eight multi-homer games on the season.

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vs Kansas (May 18)

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