COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Omaha baseball team recorded a split in a twin bill at Missouri on Saturday afternoon. The Mavericks won 17-11 in game one while the Tigers took the nightcap, 10-1.
 
The split moves Omaha to 2-3 on the season while Mizzou improves to 3-4.
 
Game One: Omaha 17, Missouri 11
How It Happened
Mike Boeve and Ryan Doran reached on singles before Chris Esposito launched a three-run homer to left to give the Mavericks a 3-0 lead in the first.
 
Missouri scored a run in the first and added three more in the second to grab a 4-3 lead over Omaha after two innings.
 
Doran ripped a two-RBI to right, scoring Breyden Eckhout and Masen Prososki in the fourth to give the Mavericks a 5-4 lead in the fourth. Esposito followed with an RBI single to plate Harrison Denk and extend the lead to 6-4.
 
Denk's RBI single in the fifth and an RBI single in the sixth made it a 7-5 game after six innings.
 
Jack Lombardi began the seventh with a solo homer and RBI doubles from Prososki and Keil Krumwiede blew the game open at 11-5. A sac fly from Doran and Esposito's two-run home run expanded the Maverick lead to 14-5 after seven innings.
 
After a seven run seventh, Omaha followed with three more runs in the eighth. Denk roped a two-RBI double to left and Esposito reached on fielder's choice with the bases loaded that brought Denk home to grow the lead to 12.
 
A pair of RBI triples and a two-run homer from Mizzou in the bottom of the ninth made it a six-run game, but the Mavericks held on for the 17-11 victory in the slugfest.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Esposito went 3-for-5 at the plate with two homers, seven RBI and a pair of runs scored.
• The two homers and seven RBI are tied for the most by a Maverick in a single game in the DI era.
• Eckhout also had three hits while scoring a team-high four times.
• Doran and Denk had two hits and three RBI each while Lombardi and Krumwiede added two hits apiece.
• Starter Spencer Koelewyn tossed the first two innings while Mark Timmins moved to 1-0 on the season after striking out five batters and only allowing one run in four innings of relief.
• Tanner Howe pitched two innings of relief while Casey Young and Jackson Gordon teamed up to record the final three outs.
• The victory is Omaha's first over an SEC Opponent and the second against a Power Five opponent this season.

Game Two: Missouri 10, Omaha 1
How It Happened
The Tigers had a pair of two-run homers in the bottom of the second to jump out to a 4-0 lead after two innings.
 
Mizzou added two more runs on a home run in the third and tallied an RBI single and an RBI double in the sixth to expand the lead to 8-0 in the sixth.
 
A two-RBI single in the eighth made it a 10-0 ballgame before Esposito blasted a solo shot in the ninth to get the Mavericks on the board.
 
Inside the Box Score

• Esposito went 1-for-4 with a solo homer to lead the Mavericks at the plate.
• Boeve and Bonar also had a hit for Omaha.
• Easton Smith fell to 0-1 on the season after throwing five innings in the start.
• Jarret Blunt tossed one inning of relief while Jayden Maifeld and Harrison Kreiling pitched the final two innings.

What's Next
Omaha and Missouri wrap up the four-game set with the series finale tomorrow at 1 p.m. Tomorrow's game will be broadcast on SEC Network+. Links to live stats and video are available on OMavs.com.