SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Missouri at Georgia

Georgia-Missouri

Missouri travels to Georgia for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Tyler LaPlante, Missouri
Tyler LaPlante
Foley Field (3,291)
Foley Field (3,291)
Aaron Schunk, Georgia
Aaron Schunk, Georgia

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 5:00 PM CT ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Friday 6:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 1:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Missouri 0.267 0.388 270 355 60 6 39 240 226 20 76
Georgia 0.267 0.377 244 341 60 7 37 224 202 9 47

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Missouri 2.94 397 0.224 292 156 116 155 45 6 15 0.970
Georgia 2.67 387 0.184 224 122 103 141 35 1 28 0.981

Statistical Leaders

Missouri Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Chris Cornelius 0.333 0.416 0.493 0.909 24 50 9 0 5 34 21 22 3
Mark Vierling 0.297 0.394 0.405 0.799 20 33 8 2 0 23 13 16 7
Chad McDaniel 0.289 0.384 0.415 0.799 26 39 6 1 3 22 19 22 12
Tony Ortiz 0.275 0.400 0.441 0.841 23 28 5 0 4 26 14 32 5
Kameron Misner 0.270 0.457 0.504 0.961 40 37 5 0 9 27 46 39 15
Clayton Peterson 0.222 0.325 0.273 0.598 21 22 2 0 1 11 14 22 4

Missouri Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
TJ Sikkema 4 2 1.11 0 2 56.2 38 15 7 16 64 0.200
Tyler LaPlante 1 1 2.38 0 0 45.1 35 19 12 8 34 0.223
Jacob Cantleberry 3 2 3.97 0 0 47.2 52 26 21 19 64 0.290

Georgia Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
LJ Talley 0.348 0.459 0.496 0.955 27 49 4 1 5 25 27 16 4
Aaron Schunk 0.327 0.363 0.520 0.883 30 49 7 2 6 28 10 19 3
Riley King 0.311 0.411 0.446 0.857 34 46 5 0 5 33 20 21 4
John Cable 0.277 0.405 0.500 0.905 17 26 9 0 4 24 19 21 1
Tucker Maxwell 0.259 0.390 0.509 0.899 26 29 5 1 7 27 19 38 18
Cam Shepherd 0.219 0.348 0.305 0.653 30 33 8 1 1 16 30 27 5

Georgia Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Emerson Hancock 6 2 1.18 0 0 61.0 30 9 8 15 66 0.146
Tim Elliott 5 1 1.52 0 0 47.1 25 11 8 12 49 0.153
Tony Locey 6 0 1.93 0 0 51.1 24 13 11 29 58 0.143

NCAA RPI

Missouri:

23

Georgia:

6

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

Georgia Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Tucker Maxwell OF L-L 6′-0″ 175 JR-2L Dawsonville GA
2 LJ Talley INF L-R 6′-2″ 203 SR-3L Folkston GA
4 Randon Jernigan OF R-R 6′-0″ 179 FR-HS Brunswick GA
5 C.J. Smith OF/LHP L-L 6′-1″ 191 SO-1L Royston GA
6 Kaden Fowler C/OF L-R 6′-0″ 214 JR-TR El Dorado KS
7 Cam Shepherd SS R-R 6′-1″ 187 JR-2L Duluth GA
8 Austin Biggar C R-R 6′-2″ 210 JR-2L Lilburn GA
11 Will Proctor RHP R-R 6′-2″ 185 JR-2L Manhattan Beach CA
12 Zac Kristofak RHP R-R 5′-9″ 185 JR-2L Marietta GA
13 Cole Wilcox RHP R-R 6′-5″ 232 FR-HS Chickamauga GA
14 Patrick Sullivan 1B L-L 6′-3″ 214 RJR-2L Sandy Springs GA
15 Cole Tate INF R-R 6′-2″ 192 SO-1L Bishop GA
16 Adam Goodman LHP L-L 6′-6″ 220 SR-3L Fayetteville GA
17 Emerson Hancock RHP R-R 6′-4″ 215 SO-1L Cairo GA
18 James Williams RHP R-R 6′-1″ 201 RSO-1L Kennesaw GA
19 Jack Gowen RHP R-R 6′-1″ 214 FR-HS Folkston GA
20 Chaney Rogers OF/LHP L-L 6′-1″ 206 RFR-SQ Ringgold GA
21 Logan Moody RHP R-R 6′-2″ 200 RJR-2L LaGrange GA
22 Aaron Schunk INF/RHP R-R 6′-2″ 205 JR-2L Atlanta GA
23 Connor Tate INF R-R 6′-3″ 201 RFR-SQ Bishop GA
25 Tony Locey RHP R-R 6′-3″ 235 JR-2L Columbus GA
26 Christian Ryder RHP R-R 6′-5″ 206 JR-2L Acworth GA
28 Tucker Bradley OF/LHP L-L 6′-0″ 201 JR-2L Chickamauga GA
30 Mason Meadows C R-R 6′-1″ 232 RSO-1L Roswell GA
31 Riley King OF/INF R-R 6′-0″ 186 RSO-1L Lawrenceville GA
32 Shane Marshall C R-R 6′-4″ 210 FR-HS Naples FL
33 Justin Glover LHP L-L 6′-1″ 198 JR-2L Buford GA
35 Hunter Goodwin RHP R-R 6′-6″ 239 FR-HS Sylvester GA
39 Darryn Pasqua RHP R-R 6′-4″ 200 RFR-HS Rocky Face GA
41 Steven Minter INF R-R 6′-2″ 200 RFR-SQ Powder Springs GA
42 John Cable C/INF L-R 6′-2″ 230 GR-TR Roswell GA
43 Riley Crean RHP R-R 6′-3″ 187 FR-HS Athens GA
44 Tim Elliott RHP R-R 6′-1″ 200 JR-2L Loganville GA
45 Garrett Brown RHP L-R 6’7″ 206 FR-HS Manchester GA
55 Ryan Webb LHP L-L 6′-1″ 203 SO-1L Roswell GA

Schedule/Results

Missouri

Georgia

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
3-Apr vs. Kansas State W 17-2
Apr 5 vs Kentucky L 4-2
Apr 6 vs Kentucky W 5-4
Apr 7 vs Kentucky W 9-2
Apr 9 @ SIU-E W 10-3
Apr 12 vs LSU L 12-11
Apr 13 vs LSU W 4-1
Apr 14 vs LSU W 11-5
Apr 16 @ Missouri State W 14-6
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
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Dayton W 5-1
Feb 16 vs Dayton W 10-7
Feb 17 vs Dayton W 13-1
Feb 19 @ Kennesaw St postponed
Feb 22 vs UMass Lowell W 6-2
Feb 23 vs UMass Lowell W 13-5
Feb 24 vs UMass Lowell W 12-5
Feb 26 vs LIU Brooklyn L 1-0
Feb 27 vs Kennesaw St W 11-1
Mar 1 @ Ga Southern W 3-1
Mar 2 @ Ga Southern W 4-2
Mar 3 @ Ga Southern L 10-7
Mar 5 vs Alabama State W 11-3
Mar 6 vs Jacksonville St W 5-1
Mar 8 vs Presbyterian W 17-0
Mar 9 vs Presbyterian W 7-6
Mar 10 vs Presbyterian W 8-1
Mar 13 @ Georgia State W 6-3
Mar 15 @ South Carolina W 6-1
Mar 16 @ South Carolina W 8-7
Mar 17 @ South Carolina W 4-2
Mar 19 vs Georgia State W 11-1
Mar 22 vs LSU L 1-0
Mar 23 vs LSU W 2-0
Mar 24 vs LSU W 9-7
Mar 26 @ Georgia Tech L 11-2
Mar 28 @ Kentucky W 7-3
Mar 29 @ Kentucky L 5-0
Mar 30 @ Kentucky W 10-8
Apr 2 @ Clemson W 5-3
Apr 5 vs Vanderbilt L 3-2
Apr 6 vs Vanderbilt W 8-3
Apr 7 vs Vanderbilt W 3-1
Apr 9 vs Georgia Tech W 12-2
Apr 11 @ Tennessee L 2-0
Apr 12 @ Tennessee L 3-0
Apr 13 @ Tennessee W 7-1
Apr 16 vs Clemson W 3-2
Apr 18 vs Missouri
Apr 19 vs Missouri
Apr 20 vs Missouri
Apr 23 @ Georgia Tech
Apr 26 @ Mississippi St
Apr 27 @ Mississippi St
Apr 28 @ Mississippi St
Apr 30 @ The Citadel
May 3 vs Florida
May 4 vs Florida
May 5 vs Florida
May 8 @ Jacksonville St
May 10 @ Auburn
May 11 @ Auburn
May 12 @ Auburn
May 16 vs Alabama
May 17 vs Alabama
May 18 vs Alabama

Missouri-Georgia Prediction

This is an interesting series. Georgia plays a surging Missouri squad. The Dawgs played until after 1:30 am on Wednesday morning in earning a hard fought mid-week 20-inning marathon 3-2 win over Clemson. Their pitching has got to be somewhat depleted, at least the bullpen. Missouri is coming off a near sweep win over LSU and a series tie at Texas A&M the weekend before. It’ll be two teams with solid pitching fighting it out for another series victory. Prediction: Toss up.

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