SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Kentucky at Missouri

Missouri-Kentucky

Kentucky travels to Missouri for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Shinn Ryan, Kentucky
Shinn Ryan, Kentucky
Taylor Stadium (3,031)
Tyler LaPlante, Missouri
Tyler LaPlante

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 6:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 2:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 1:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Kentucky 0.256 0.370 184 248 54 2 30 152 137 14 62
Missouri 0.261 0.379 187 268 40 3 27 165 169 16 60

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Kentucky 4.64 301 0.237 232 166 133 126 54 8 16 0.965
Missouri 2.87 298 0.222 222 117 87 124 33 3 8 0.968

Statistical Leaders

Kentucky Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Ryan Shinn 0.319 0.427 0.648 1.075 25 29 12 0 6 15 9 29 5
Jaren Shelby 0.314 0.423 0.453 0.876 14 27 6 0 2 22 14 23 9
Coltyn Kessler 0.313 0.413 0.403 0.816 12 21 6 0 0 8 9 16 0
T.J. Collett 0.284 0.386 0.589 0.975 19 27 6 1 7 28 12 24 0
Breydon Daniel 0.258 0.405 0.409 0.814 23 24 2 0 4 12 16 29 12
Dalton Reed 0.243 0.277 0.388 0.665 16 25 4 1 3 17 6 33 0
Alex Rodriguez 0.143 0.368 0.250 0.618 10 8 3 0 1 7 16 20 7

Kentucky Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Zack Thompson 1 0 2.60 0 0 34.2 26 10 10 10 55 0.208

Missouri Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Chris Cornelius 0.360 0.451 0.547 0.998 16 31 4 0 4 22 14 12 2
Mark Vierling 0.338 0.453 0.423 0.876 13 24 6 0 0 15 10 7 4
Chad McDaniel 0.306 0.384 0.459 0.843 15 26 5 1 2 15 11 14 8
Kameron Misner 0.306 0.459 0.541 1.000 24 26 2 0 6 17 24 19 11
Tony Ortiz 0.288 0.397 0.455 0.852 13 19 2 0 3 16 8 23 2
Clayton Peterson 0.224 0.338 0.239 0.577 15 15 1 0 0 4 12 15 2

Missouri Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
TJ Sikkema 2 2 1.30 0 1 34.2 25 10 5 11 39 0.213
Jacob Cantleberry 3 1 2.65 0 0 34.0 32 10 10 12 47 0.258
Tyler LaPlante 1 1 3.19 0 0 31.0 28 17 11 5 22 0.251

NCAA RPI

Kentucky:

63

Missouri:

27

Kentucky Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
2 Austin Schultz IF R/R 5′-9″ 190 FR Adams NE
3 Ben Jordan RHP L/R 6′-9″ 260 R-FR Olive Hill KY
4 Zeke Lewis IF S/R 5′-9″ 160 R-JR Atlanta GA
5 T.J. Collett 1B L/R 6′-1″ 230 JR Terre Haute IN
7 Rook Ellington OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 FR Paducah KY
8 Marshall Gei C S/R 6′-0″ 185 R-SR Mount Juliet TN
10 Dalton Reed IF L/R 6′-4″ 240 JR Roff OK
12 Ryan Shinn OF R/L 6′-2″ 205 SR Jobstown NJ
13 Cole Ayers RHP R/R 6′-2″ 180 FR Mt. Carmel OH
14 Zack Thompson LHP L/L 6′-2″ 220 JR Selma IN
15 Trip Lockhart RHP R/R 6′-3″ 190 SO Lexington KY
16 Will Gambino RHP R/R 6′-2″ 215 FR Westmont NJ
19 Alex Rodriguez IF R/R 5′-10″ 195 SR Pembroke Pines FL
20 Braxton Cottongame LHP L/L 6′-3″ 205 FR Hazard KY
21 Orlando Adams Jr. C/OF R/R 6′-0″ 220 FR Atlanta GA
22 Dillon Marsh LHP L/L 6′-1″ 220 FR Elizabethtown PA
24 Brett Marshall RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 R-SO Louisville KY
25 Coltyn Kessler C/IF L/R 6′-3″ 220 SO High Ridge MO
26 Justin Olson IF/OF L/L 6′-2″ 215 FR Colorado Springs CO
28 Ryan Johnson OF/RHP L/R 6′-3″ 220 SR College Station TX
30 Jaren Shelby OF R/R 5′-11″ 200 JR Lexington KY
31 Alex Degen RHP R/R 6’7″ 210 FR Readington Township NJ
33 Trae Harmon IF/DH R/R 6′-4″ 255 FR Somerset KY
34 Carson Coleman RHP R/R 6′-2″ 185 R-SO Lexington KY
35 Cole Daniels LHP L/L 6′-1″ 240 FR Ann Arbor MI
37 Cam Hill OF L/R 5′-10″ 185 SO Georgetown KY
38 Jimmy Ramsey RHP L/R 6′-9″ 255 SO Tonka Bay MN
39 Hunter Rigsby RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 FR Mount Vernon KY
41 Grant Macciocchi RHP/IF R/R 6′-4″ 175 R-JR West Chester Town Ship OH
42 Elliott Curtis IF L/R 6′-0″ 200 JR Waterloo Ontario
43 Breydon Daniel IF/OF S/R 6′-1″ 200 JR Bixby OK
50 Mason Hazelwood LHP L/L 6′-5″ 220 SO Salvisa KY
52 Tanner Holen C R/R 5′-11″ 180 JR Manhattan KS
54 Daniel Harper RHP R/R 6′-4″ 220 SO Fairway KS
55 Tyler Burchett RHP R/R 6′-5″ 235 FR Airville PA

Missouri Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Josh Holt Jr. OF L/R 5′-9″ 160 Fr. McDonough GA
2 Thomas Broyles OF L/L 5′-11″ 184 So. Fayetteville AR
3 Paul Gomez INF R/R 5′-9″ 180 Sr. Orange CA
4 Tommy Springer RHP R/R 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Apple Valley MN
5 Tre Morris C R/R 5′-10″ 190 Fr. Columbia MO
6 Seth Halvorsen RHP/INF R/R 6′-1″ 198 Fr. North Plymouth MN
7 Chris Cornelius INF R/R 6′-0″ 186 Jr. St. Louis MO
8 Connor Brumfield OF L/R 5′-11″ 174 Sr. Columbia MO
9 Mark Vierling INF R/R 5′-10″ 179 So. St. Louis MO
10 Clayton Peterson OF R/R 5′-9″ 165 So. Edmond OK
11 Konnor Ash RHP R/R 5′-11″ 191 So. Plainfield IL
12 Tyler LaPlante LHP R/L 6′-2″ 214 Sr. Blue Springs MO
13 Cameron Swanger INF R/R 6′-5″ 210 Fr. Loveland OH
14 Alex Peterson OF R/R 5′-9″ 170 So. Edmond OK
16 Luke Mann RHP/INF L/R 6′-2″ 200 Fr. St. Louis MO
17 TJ Sikkema LHP L/L 6′-0″ 221 Jr. DeWitt IA
18 Art Joven LHP R/L 6′-0″ 170 Jr. Bakersfield CA
19 Luke Anderson RHP R/R 6′-1″ 187 So. Prairie Village KS
20 Chad McDaniel C S/R 6′-3″ 215 So. Coral Springs FL
21 Jacob Cantleberry LHP L/L 6′-1″ 180 Jr. Greenwood IN
23 Austin James INF R/R 6′-2″ 190 Jr. Valrico FL
24 Nick Swanson RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 Fr. Kennesaw GA
25 Ty Olejnik OF L/L 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Menomonee Falls WI
26 Trevor Mallett C R/R 6′-1″ 218 Sr. Torrance CA
27 Jake Matheny C R/R 6′-3″ 190 Jr. Weldon Springs MO
28 Tony Ortiz INF L/L 6′-1″ 190 Sr. Olympia WA
30 Kameron Misner INF/OF L/L 6′-4″ 213 Jr. Poplar Bluff MO
32 Ian Bedell RHP R/R 6′-2″ 198 So. Davenport IA
35 Cameron Dulle RHP R/R 6′-3″ 208 Sr. St. Louis MO
39 Lukas Veinbergs RHP R/R 6′-0″ 198 Jr. Pinckney MI
40 Peter Zimmerman INF R/R 6′-3″ 225 Jr. St. Louis MO
41 Nick Lommen LHP R/L 6′-4″ 185 Fr. Minnetonka MN
42 Cameron Pferrer RHP R/R 5′-11″ 182 So. Carmel IN
43 Spencer Juergens RHP R/R 6′-4″ 230 Sr. Washington MO
44 Zach Hanna OF L/L 6′-1″ 203 Sr. Shawnee KS
47 Trey Dillard RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 So. Phoenix AZ
48 Trae Robertson LHP L/L 6′-5″ 190 Fr. Columbia MO
49 Jordan Gubelman RHP R/R 6′-3″ 225 Sr. Sarasota FL

Schedule/Results

Kentucky

Missouri

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 @ Austin Peay W 8-4
Feb 16 @ Austin Peay W 12-5
Feb 17 @ Austin Peay W 11-1
Feb 22 @ Texas Tech L 4-7
Feb 23 @ Texas Tech L 10-7
Feb 24 @ Texas Tech L 19-4
Feb 26 vs E Kentucky W 7-3
Feb 27 vs N Kentucky W 5-4
Mar 1 vs Canisius W 10-2
Mar 2 vs Canisius W 12-3
Mar 3 vs Canisius W 4-3
Mar 5 vs Wright State cancelled
Mar 6 vs Boston College L 12-3
Mar 8 vs Middle Tenn W 4-1
Mar 10 vs Middle Tenn W 7-0
Mar 10 vs Middle Tenn W 5-4
Mar 12 vs SIU-E W 6-4
Mar 13 vs W Kentucky W 15-0
Mar 15 @ LSU L 2-1
Mar 16 @ LSU L 16-4
Mar 17 @ LSU L 7-2
Mar 19 vs Xavier W 16-3
Mar 22 vs Texas A&M L 5-3
Mar 23 vs Texas A&M L 9-3
Mar 24 vs Texas A&M L 17-5
Mar 26 vs Morehead State W 7-0
Mar 28 vs Georgia L 7-3
Mar 29 vs Georgia W 5-0
Mar 30 vs Georgia L 10-8
Apr 2 @ Louisville L 8-3
Apr 5 @ Missouri
Apr 6 @ Missouri
Apr 7 @ Missouri
Apr 10 @ Lipscomb
Apr 12 @ Ole Miss
Apr 13 @ Ole Miss
Apr 14 @ Ole Miss
Apr 16 vs Louisville
Apr 18 vs Tennessee
Apr 19 vs Tennessee
Apr 20 vs Tennessee
Apr 23 @ W Kentucky
Apr 26 @ Florida
Apr 27 @ Florida
Apr 28 @ Florida
May 3 vs Arkansas
May 4 vs Arkansas
May 5 vs Arkansas
May 7 vs Indiana
May 10 @ South Carolina
May 11 @ South Carolina
May 12 @ South Carolina
May 14 vs Michigan
May 16 vs Vanderbilt
May 17 vs Vanderbilt
May 18 vs Vanderbilt
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 @ North Florida L 5-4
Feb 16 @ North Florida W 5-4
Feb 17 @ North Florida L 4-2
Feb 19 @ Florida A&M W 5-3
Feb 21 @ Northeastern L 4-3
Feb 22 @ Rhode Island L 8-6
Feb 23 @ Rhode Island W 12-4
Feb 24 @ Rhode Island W 7-0
Feb 26 vs Alabama A&M W 13-5
Mar 1 @ Cent Arkansas W 4-0
Mar 2 @ South Dakota St L 6-3
Mar 5 vs Kansas State Cancelled
Mar 8 vs Northwestern W 3-2
Mar 9 vs Northwestern W 16-11
Mar 10 vs Northwestern W 9-4
Mar 12 vs Arkansas State W 16-1
Mar 13 vs Arkansas State W 14-4
Mar 15 @ Arkansas L 2-0
Mar 16 @ Arkansas L 4-3
Mar 17 @ Arkansas L 3-2
Mar 19 vs Murray State W 2-1
Mar 20 vs Murray State W 13-1
Mar 22 vs Ole Miss W 2-1
Mar 23 vs Ole Miss L 3-0
Mar 24 vs Ole Miss W 8-5
Mar 26 @ UTSA W 12-11
Mar 27 @ Incarnate Word W 11-7
Mar 29 @ Texas A&M L 7-3
Mar 30 @ Texas A&M W 3-2
Mar 31 @ Texas A&M T 2-2
Apr 2 vs Saint Louis W 4-3
Apr 3 Kansas State W 17-2
Apr 5 vs Kentucky
Apr 6 vs Kentucky
Apr 7 vs Kentucky
Apr 9 @ SIU-E
Apr 12 vs LSU
Apr 13 vs LSU
Apr 14 vs LSU
Apr 16 @ Missouri State
Apr 18 @ Georgia
Apr 19 @ Georgia
Apr 20 @ Georgia
Apr 23 vs Missouri State
Apr 26 vs South Carolina
Apr 27 vs South Carolina
Apr 28 vs South Carolina
Apr 30 vs SE Missouri St
May 3 @ Tennessee
May 4 @ Tennessee
May 5 @ Tennessee
May 10 @ Vanderbilt
May 11 @ Vanderbilt
May 12 @ Vanderbilt
May 16 vs Florida
May 17 vs Florida
May 18 vs Florida

Kentucky-Missouri Prediction

This series, along with the South Carolina-Alabama series, will likely be big factors in which teams miss out on the SEC Tournament. In this game Missouri has both better pitching and hitting. Add that to the fact that the game is being played in Columbia and you have to go with the Tigers. Missouri 2 wins, Kentucky 1 win.

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