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Chris Esposito
Chris Esposito went 2-for-3 at the plate with a team-high three RBI in Omaha's 12-10 loss at Mizzou on Friday.
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Omaha OMAHA 1-2
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Winner MIZZOU MIZZOU 2-3
Omaha OMAHA
1-2
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Final
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MIZZOU MIZZOU
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Omaha OMAHA 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 10 9 0
MIZZOU MIZZOU 2 0 1 0 4 0 5 0 X 12 9 1

W: Miles (1-1) L: Machado, Joey (0-1) S: Hise (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late Maverick Rally Falls Short at Mizzou

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Omaha baseball team fell behind 7-0 and couldn't quite pull off the comeback in a 12-10 loss in the series opener at Missouri on Friday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.
 
The Mavericks fall to 1-2 while the Tigers improve to 2-3 on the season.
 
How It Happened
  • The Tigers scored two runs in the first and added a solo homer in the third to grab a 3-0 lead after three innings.
  • A bases-clearing triple and an RBI groundout allowed Mizzou to stretch the lead to 7-0 in the fifth.
  • Omaha erupted for six runs on four hits in the seventh to make it a two-run game.
  • Jack Lombardi and Masen Prososki led off the scoring with back-to-back RBI doubles before Ryan Doran drew a bases loaded walk and Chris Esposito lined an RBI single to left.
  • Eduardo Rosario drew Omaha's second bases loaded walk in the winning to get the Mavericks within 7-5.
  • Missouri answered right back with five runs of their own off two hits in the bottom half of the inning to expand the lead back to 12-5.
  • Esposito's two-RBI single in the eighth led off the scoring for the Mavericks before Adam Gadsden was hit by the pitch and Lombardi drew a walk in back-to-back plate appearances with the bases loaded.
  • Prososki made it a two-run game after getting hit by the pitch with two outs in the bottom of the eighth.
  • Doran walked in the top of the ninth and got to second on a passed ball, but the Mavericks couldn't pull off the ninth-inning rally.
Inside the Box Score
  • Omaha scored 10 runs on nine hits and committed no errors.
  • Prososki led the Mavericks at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored.
  • Esposito went 2-for-3 with a team-high three RBI.
  • Boeve had his first two hits as a Maverick while Lombardi drove in a pair of runs.
  • Starter Joey Machado was tagged with the loss after striking out eight batters and allowing three runs, two earned, on five hits in four innings of work.
  • Jayden Maifeld and Jackson Gordon each pitched one inning of relief.
  • Rece Snyder, Henry Ristvedt, Harrison Kreiling and Tanner Howe combined to throw the final two innings for the Mavericks.
What's Next
The Mavericks and Tigers play a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon.
 
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