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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
Taylor Stadium (3,031)
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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