SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Missouri at Vanderbilt

May 9, 2019 SEC News
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Missouri travels to Vanderbilt for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Tyler LaPlante, Missouri
Tyler LaPlante
Hawkins Field (3,700)
Hawkins Field (3,700)
Austin Martin, Vanderbilt
Austin Martin, Vanderbilt

Series Schedule May 10-12

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
Missouri 0.275 0.386 347 467 81 9 48 311 268 26 96
Vanderbilt 0.319 0.420 411 540 114 15 66 384 269 17 55

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Missouri 3.19 500 0.222 365 206 159 210 66 8 19 0.973
Vanderbilt 3.90 512 0.228 366 203 185 192 71 6 19 0.981

Statistical Leaders

Missouri Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Chris Cornelius 0.343 0.408 0.505 0.913 35 68 11 0 7 40 21 29 4
Chad McDaniel 0.316 0.389 0.441 0.830 32 56 8 1 4 36 20 30 15
Mark Vierling 0.293 0.390 0.380 0.770 27 44 9 2 0 25 19 24 7
Kameron Misner 0.293 0.454 0.508 0.962 53 53 9 0 10 30 52 52 19
Tony Ortiz 0.276 0.404 0.433 0.837 28 35 6 1 4 28 19 41 6
Paul Gomez 0.258 0.362 0.444 0.806 22 32 9 1 4 23 17 33 6
Clayton Peterson 0.197 0.293 0.236 0.529 22 25 2 0 1 12 16 27 5

Missouri Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
TJ Sikkema 6 3 1.22 0 2 73.2 46 19 10 27 87 0.189
Jacob Cantleberry 4 3 4.41 0 0 63.1 70 36 31 27 83 0.291

Vanderbilt Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Austin Martin 0.431 0.517 0.649 1.166 62 75 15 4 5 32 25 22 9
JJ Bleday 0.349 0.464 0.780 1.244 61 65 9 1 23 61 40 41 1
Ethan Paul 0.335 0.385 0.523 0.908 36 66 17 1 6 57 17 46 6
Philip Clarke 0.326 0.404 0.505 0.909 32 60 11 2 6 53 21 26 3
Stephen Scott 0.312 0.435 0.506 0.941 43 53 15 0 6 36 33 44 3
Harrison Ray 0.268 0.326 0.357 0.683 33 42 7 2 1 23 13 46 13
Ty Duvall 0.261 0.421 0.405 0.826 25 29 7 0 3 22 28 23 0

Vanderbilt Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Mason Hickman 6 0 2.15 0 3 62.2 47 17 15 13 79 0.204
Patrick Raby 8 1 2.51 0 0 61.0 51 21 17 33 62 0.231
Drake Fellows 9 0 4.36 1 0 72.1 67 36 35 30 83 0.244
Kumar Rocker 6 4 4.36 0 0 53.2 54 29 26 14 58 0.256

NCAA RPI

Missouri:

2

Vanderbilt:

21

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

Vanderbilt Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
2 Harrison Ray IF R/R 5′-11″ 200 Jr. Longwood FL
3 Cooper Davis OF L/R 5′-10″ 175 So. Mississauga Ontario
5 Philip Clarke C L/R 5′-11″ 190 So. Franklin TN
6 Tate Kolwyck IF R/R 5′-11″ 185 Fr. Memphis TN
8 Isaiah Thomas OF R/R 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Palm Beach Gardens FL
10 Ethan Paul IF L/R 5′-10″ 180 Sr. Bellevue WA
11 Matt Hogan OF L/R 6′-0″ 190 Fr. Melville NY.
12 Dominic Keegan UTL R/R 6′-0″ 210 Fr. Methuen MA
13 Kiambu Fentress OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 R-Jr. Nashville TN
16 Austin Martin UTL R/R 6′-0″ 175 So. Jacksonville Fla
17 Walker Grisanti OF L/R 5′-11″ 195 Sr. Collierville TN
18 Pat DeMarco OF R/R 5′-9″ 192 So. Staten Island NY.
19 Stephen Scott UTL L/R 5′-11″ 200 Sr. Cary NC
20 Ty Duvall C L/R 5′-10″ 185 Jr. Lebanon OH
21 Tyler Brown RHP R/R 6′-4″ 233 So. Ashland OH
22 Julian Infante IF R/R 6′-3″ 210 Sr. Miami FL
27 Ethan Smith RHP R/R 6′-1″ 200 Fr. Mt. Juliet TN
29 Patrick Raby RHP R/R 6′-3″ 230 Sr. Knoxville TN
30 Sterling Hayes IF R/R 6′-1″ 190 Fr. San Diego CA
32 Hugh Fisher LHP R/L 6′-5″ 187 So. Eads TN
33 Erik Kaiser RHP R/R 6′-4″ 215 So. Waterloo IL
34 Zach King LHP L/L 6′-6″ 212 Jr. Spring Hill TN
35 Jackson Gillis LHP R/L 6′-3″ 235 Jr. Wilmington MA
36 John Malcom UTL L/L 6′-3″ 220 Fr. West Bloomfield MI
39 Jake Eder LHP L/L 6′-4″ 220 So. Ocean Ridge FL
42 Justyn-Henry Malloy UTL R/R 6′-2″ 210 Fr. Bergenfield NJ
43 Austin Becker RHP R/R 6′-5″ 190 Fr. Columbus OH
44 Mason Hickman RHP R/R 6′-6″ 230 So. Hendersonville TN
45 Chance Huff RHP R/R 6′-4″ 210 Fr. Niceville FL
49 AJ Franklin LHP L/L 6′-1″ 180 R-Jr. Lebanon TN
50 Kumar Rocker RHP R/R 6′-4″ 255 Fr. Athens GA
51 JJ Bleday OF L/L 6′-3″ 205 Jr. Panama City Beach FL
55 Joe Gobillot LHP L/L 6′-6″ 228 R-Fr. Houston TX
66 Drake Fellows RHP L/R 6′-5″ 216 Jr. Plainfield IL
99 Jayson Gonzalez IF R/R 6′-2″ 207 So. Covina CA

Schedule/Results

Missouri

Vanderbilt
Date Opponent Score
15-Feb @ North Florida L 5-4
16-Feb @ North Florida W 5-4
17-Feb @ North Florida L 4-2
19-Feb @ Florida A&M W 5-3
21-Feb @ Northeastern L 4-3
22-Feb @ Rhode Island L 8-6
23-Feb @ Rhode Island W 12-4
24-Feb @ Rhode Island W 7-0
26-Feb vs Alabama A&M W 13-5
1-Mar @ Cent Arkansas W 4-0
2-Mar @ South Dakota St L 6-3
5-Mar vs Kansas State Cancelled
8-Mar vs Northwestern W 3-2
9-Mar vs Northwestern W 16-11
10-Mar vs Northwestern W 9-4
12-Mar vs Arkansas State W 16-1
13-Mar vs Arkansas State W 14-4
15-Mar @ Arkansas L 2-0
16-Mar @ Arkansas L 4-3
17-Mar @ Arkansas L 3-2
19-Mar vs Murray State W 2-1
20-Mar vs Murray State W 13-1
22-Mar vs Ole Miss W 2-1
23-Mar vs Ole Miss L 3-0
24-Mar vs Ole Miss W 8-5
26-Mar @ UTSA W 12-11
27-Mar @ Incarnate Word W 11-7
29-Mar @ Texas A&M L 7-3
30-Mar @ Texas A&M W 3-2
31-Mar @ Texas A&M T 2-2
2-Apr vs Saint Louis W 4-3
3-Apr-19 vs. Kansas State W 17-2
5-Apr vs Kentucky L 4-2
6-Apr vs Kentucky W 5-4
7-Apr vs Kentucky W 9-2
9-Apr @ SIU-E W 10-3
12-Apr vs LSU L 12-11
13-Apr vs LSU W 4-1
14-Apr vs LSU W 11-5
16-Apr @ Missouri State W 14-6
18-Apr @ Georgia L 3-0
19-Apr @ Georgia L 5-2
20-Apr @ Georgia L 4-2
23-Apr vs Missouri State W 6-2
26-Apr vs South Carolina W 5-2
27-Apr vs South Carolina W 11-0
28-Apr vs South Carolina W 9-7
30-Apr vs SE Missouri St W 21-6
3-May @ Tennessee L 11-5
4-May @ Tennessee W 6-2
5-May @ Tennessee W 10-8
10-May @ Vanderbilt
11-May @ Vanderbilt
12-May @ Vanderbilt
16-May vs Florida
17-May vs Florida
18-May vs Florida
Date Opponent Score
15-Feb Virginia (@Talking Stick, AZ) W 15-9
16-Feb CSU Fullerton (@Talking Stick, AZ) W 14-9
17-Feb TCU (@Talking Stick, AZ) L 10-2
20-Feb vs Evansville W 5-4
22-Feb vs Pepperdine Cancelled
24-Feb vs Pepperdine W 6-3
24-Feb vs Pepperdine W 6-2
26-Feb vs SE Missouri St W 11-3
27-Feb vs Austin Peay L 7-6
1-Mar vs Dayton W 11-3
2-Mar vs Dayton W 5-1
3-Mar vs Dayton W 2-0
5-Mar vs Davidson W 24-2
6-Mar vs ETSU W 12-4
9-Mar vs Illinois State W 10-4
10-Mar vs Illinois State W 9-1
10-Mar vs Illinois State L 7-3
12-Mar vs Samford W 11-6
15-Mar @ Texas A&M W 7-4
16-Mar @ Texas A&M L 8-7
17-Mar @ Texas A&M L 7-0
19-Mar @ Belmont W 3-0
21-Mar vs Florida W 5-0
22-Mar vs Florida W 15-2
23-Mar vs Florida W 14-4
26-Mar @ Lipscomb W 15-1
29-Mar vs Tennessee W 4-2
30-Mar vs Tennessee W 10-4
31-Mar vs Tennessee L 7-6
2-Apr vs W Kentucky W 5-4 (10)
5-Apr @ Georgia W 3-2
6-Apr @ Georgia L 8-3
7-Apr @ Georgia L 3-1
9-Apr @ Middle Tenn W 15-3
12-Apr vs Arkansas W 3-2
13-Apr vs Arkansas W 12-2
14-Apr vs Arkansas L 14-12
16-Apr vs Indiana State W 7-1
19-Apr @ Alabama W 7-4
20-Apr @ Alabama W 13-5
21-Apr @ Alabama W 2-0
25-Apr vs Auburn W 12-6
26-Apr vs Auburn W 5-2
27-Apr vs Auburn W 9-5
30-Apr vs Tenn Tech W 21-10
3-May @ South Carolina W 22-11
5-May @ South Carolina W 9-3
5-May @ South Carolina W 6-2
7-May @ Louisville W 6-2
10-May vs Missouri
11-May vs Missouri
12-May vs Missouri
14-May vs Middle Tenn
16-May @ Kentucky
17-May @ Kentucky
18-May @ Kentucky

Missouri-Vanderbilt Prediction

Surging Vanderbilt hosts a very respectable Missouri team in Nashville. Vanderbilt has dominated the Tigers ever since Mizzou joined the SEC back in 2012 and leads the all-time series 17-3. Vandy has the edge in this game in hitting and fielding while Mizzou has the better pitching. The boys from Vanderbilt have swept three straight SEC series. They should be able to sweep this one too but Mizzou might sneak in a win. Vanderbilt 3 wins, Missouri 0 wins.

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