May 21, 2013

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Missourinet Mornings–Mizzou baseball preview, Boggs homer pitch nearly lands in trash (VIDEO)

May 21, 2013 By

The Missouri Tigers face Mississippi State in their first SEC Tournament game…it’s a battle of the defending tournament champs. Mizzou won the Big 12 title last year and the Bulldogs won the SEC crown. Their head coach John Cohen was an assistant under Tigers head coach Tim Jamieson.

The Royals are 3-11 since May 6th. Their 6-5 loss to Houston last night was their seventh, one-run loss in that span.

Mitchell Boggs recall from Triple-A Memphis, nearly has a home run pitch deposited into a trash can at Petco Park as the Padres beat the Cardinals. I’ve got the video for you to watch.

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Haith adds Baylor transfer, Duece Bello

May 21, 2013 By

Former Baylor swingman Deuce Bello, will transfer to Mizzou, and have two years of eligibility remaining after he sits out the upcoming 2013-14 season. Bello, 6’4, averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game as a sophomore last season.

Bello told Terez Paylor of the Kansas City Star, “I just feel like the coaching staff is good, and I’ve been cool with (associate coach) Tim (Fuller) for a while,” Bello said. “At Baylor, we played Mizzou three times and I like their style of play. They get up and down the floor and press. Plus I’ve been on the campus so I know what it’s like.”

Bello, who weighs 187 pounds, would like to get up to 205, and while he was used primarily as a defensive specialist with the Bears, he says Mizzou sees more in him that just defense.  That was appealing to Bello, plus he said he likes the way the Tigers play having faced them three times two seasons ago.  He also likes the campus.

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Marquis wins fifth straight as Padres top the Cardinals

May 21, 2013 By

Jason Marquis (6-2) has won five consecutive starts for the first time since 2007, when he was with the Chicago Cubs. He allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits in six innings while striking out three and walking four as the San Diego Padres defeated the Cardinals 4-2.

The Cards had a 2-1 lead after Chase Headley booted a Shelby Miller grounder in the second, and S.D. traded a run for two outs on a double play ball in the third. The Padres chased Miller in the sixth, when they scored two runs on three walks, one hit and a hit batter. The rookie threw 107 pitches, who has struggled in two starts ever since his gem against the Rockies.

Will Venable added insurance in the seventh when he led off the seventh with his seventh homer, which came on the second pitch from Mitchell Boggs, who just returned from Triple-A Memphis.

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Royals fall shorts to Astros

May 21, 2013 By

Not even a series opener against the Houston Astros, who have the worst record in baseball with Miami, could help the Royals get out of their funk. Matt Dominguez hit a three-run homer and Jason Castro added a solo shot to give Houston a 6-5 win over the Royals on Monday night.

Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie (5-2) allowed eight hits and a season-high six runs in five innings, during his shortest start of the season. He had gone 18 games without a loss before allowing 19 hits and 11 runs in the past two games to lose two straight.

Trailing 3-1, the Royals got to Houston starter Dallas Kuechel for three runs in the fourth…ending a 36-inning slump where the Royals didn’t score more than one run in an inning. Salvador Perez singled to start the inning before a one out single by Jeff Francoeur, (who ended an 0 for 11 drought).  Miguel Tejada followed with a three-run shot to the Crawford Boxes in left field and gave the Royals a 4-3 lead.

The Astros answered in the bottom of the inning when Dominguez launched his fourth homer of the season in left field to give Houston a 6-4 lead.

The loss sends the Royals (20-21) five games behind Detroit in the AL Central.

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Mizzou/SEC Baseball Tournament Preview (Google Hangout)

May 20, 2013 By

Mizzou, picked to finish last in the SEC in preseason poll by the league’s coaches, has qualified for the SEC Tournament as the No. 12 overall seed in its first year as a member of the conference. The Tigers put together a 10-20 mark in SEC play and actually have more SEC wins (10) than non-conference wins (eight) this season.

As the Mizzou baseball team prepares for its SEC Tournament first round matchup with fifth-seeded Mississippi State, Mizzou head coach Tim Jamieson took time to meet with reporters on Monday. Mississippi State head coach John Cohen also met with reporters to talk about the first-round matchup and the history between the two coaches – Cohen was a former assistant at Mizzou under Jamieson and former head coach Gene McArtor.

Kevin McCrarey of South Carolina Radio Network talks about Mizzou’s first round opponent, plus gives us insight on the Gamecocks should the Tigers beat the Bulldogs on Tuesday.

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