Hit by pitch. Sacrifice bunt. Single to score. Three batters in and a run was already allowed. Then, a throwing error on a pickoff attempt brings another player to second base.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not how JD Dohrmann\u2019s first home start was supposed to begin for Mizzou. But it ended with a 15-1 run-rule win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday at Taylor Stadium.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got off to a slow start,\u201d Dohrmann said. \u201cI was frustrated. I threw a ball away. I found a way to just flip the switch and let it go. I can\u2019t change it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The freshman starter allowed himself to be rattled on his home turf early, but settled into his routine. He licked his fingers, wiped it off on his pants, kicked the dirt, adjusted his hat and then tossed the pitch. He did it for six innings and allowed one run.<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t ask for a more complete game,\u201d Dohrmann said. \u201cIt all started with the infielders.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Tigers achieved a fourth-straight run-rule win after a nine-run bottom of the sixth. It started with bases being loaded from two walks and a single, two of those being driven in by a single from catcher Mateo Serna. It also featured a three-run shot over the left field wall from designated hitter Jase Woita, his third of the season, two runs scored on a wild pitch and a two-run single from centerfielder Tyler Macon.<\/p>\n
The inning finally ended with a strikeout of Serna in his second at-bat in the sixth and the final score at 15-1.<\/p>\n
With the Tigers behind after the first two innings, freshman second baseman Blaize Ward began the offensive effort that drove UAPB starter Jack Hasten out of the game before he could record an out in the third. Ward dotted out of reach to the right of the center fielder. It was followed by a single from Isaiah Frost, a walk, hit-by-pitch and another walk \u2014 the last two scoring runs.<\/p>\n
After the pitching change, the Tigers plated three more runs. The team batted around in the inning and brought Mizzou to 5-1. Serna added to the scoring in the fifth with a solo shot over the wall in right field for the first home run at Taylor Stadium in 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s still kind of trying to feel his way in a little bit,\u201d Mizzou coach Kerrick Jackson said. \u201cSo being able to get him out there and have him get back into the rhythm of things would be important for us because he is not only a good, solid defensive piece for us, he is a guy that we need to be an offensive force, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dohrmann put the Golden Lions down in order in the second, third, fourth and blanked UAPB in the fifth inning after the troublesome first. His start was going so well that Missouri broke its trend of only having its starters go five innings. The right-hander\u2019s sixth was another 1-2-3 inning and concluded a one-run outing for the first quality start of his fledgling career.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince it was such a low pitch count, giving him the opportunity to extend to the sixth inning was beneficial for him to just have that up and down one more time,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n
The Tigers (6-2) will conclude the two-game set against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Taylor Stadium in Columbia. Freshman right-hander, and Dohrmann\u2019s roommate, Luke Sullivan will take the mound to start.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got a good game plan, and I\u2019m not going to say it,\u201d Dohrmann said. \u201cBut we\u2019re really excited for Luke to get his first start.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hit by pitch. Sacrifice bunt. Single to score. Three batters in and a run was already allowed. Then,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2288],"tags":[2315,2309,2336,2351,5,2316,2314,2317,2313,2340,2325,2447,3696,3518,53,2333,13766,2334,19,2310,2328,2304,2318,2308,4,2305,2303,2307,2513,2343,2321,185,2338,2311,2312,1039],"class_list":["post-591329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb-postseason","tag-athletic-sports","tag-ball-and-bat-games","tag-ball-games","tag-base-on-balls","tag-baseball","tag-baseball-competitions","tag-baseball-finals","tag-baseball-games","tag-baseball-playoffs-and-champions","tag-baseball-positions","tag-baseball-teams","tag-batting-baseball","tag-bunt-baseball","tag-catcher","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-grass-field-surfaces","tag-infielder","tag-lawn-games","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-major-league-baseball-competitions","tag-major-league-baseball-playoffs","tag-major-league-baseball-postseason","tag-major-league-baseball-seasons","tag-major-league-baseball-teams","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-playoffs","tag-mlb-postseason","tag-outdoor-sports","tag-pitch-baseball","tag-positions-team-sports","tag-seasons-in-baseball","tag-sports","tag-team-activities","tag-team-sports","tag-turf-sports","tag-world-series"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}