Trojans Set to Face #5 Missouri on SEC Network Plus

Game 21: Little Rock at #5 Missouri
Date	Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Time	6:30 p.m.
Location	Columbia, Mo.
Stadium	Taylor Stadium
Stats	StatBroadcast
Video	SEC Network +
Full Notes	Little Rock | Missouri

LITTLE ROCK – Little Rock baseball (8-12, 1-2 Sun Belt) is set to face No. 5 Missouri (19-1, 3-0 SEC) on Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. The game will air live on SEC Network Plus and WatchESPN with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m.
 
Little Rock last faced Missouri in 2015 and came away with a 4-3 win over the then-No. 14 Tigers. Missouri is the only SEC opponent that Little Rock has the all-time series lead against at 2-1. The Trojans' first win over Mizzou came in 2000 in Natchitoches, Louisiana at Northwestern State.
 
Freshman right-hander Carter Brown (1-0) will make his second career start on Tuesday. In his first career start against Fort Wayne on March 3, Brown went 6.0 innings, struck seven and allowed two runs on two hits and three walks. Brown has made only one appearance since then as he came on in relief and pitched two-thirds of an inning in Sunday's win over Troy.
 
Missouri right-hander Bryce Montes De Oca (1-0) will make his third start of the year on Tuesday. His last start came against Chicago State last Wednesday as he pitched five innings, struck out six and allowed one run on two hits and four walks.
 

• Missouri is the only SEC opponent that Little Rock has the all-time series lead against at 2-1.
• Little Rock last faced and defeated the then-No.14 Tigers 4-3 in 2015.
• Only three players from the 2015 squad remain on Little Rock's current roster.
• Freshman right-hander Carter Brown (1-0) will make his second career start on Tuesday.
• Mizzou will throw right-hander Bryce Montes De Oca (1-0).
• The Tigers are the first top-five ranked opponent the Trojans have faced since No. 1 Louisiana in 2014.
• A win over Missouri would be Little Rock's first victory over a top-five team since defeating No. 2 Oklahoma 7-0 on the road in 2011.
• A win would snap Missouri's winning streak of 19 games — the longest in the nation.
• Little Rock's fielding percentage of .981 ranks 18th in the nation and second in the Sun Belt.
• Dalton Thomas has reached base in all 20 games this season and currently has a 12-game hitting streak.
• The Trojans' 42 doubles rank second in the Sun Belt and 40th nationally.
• Little Rock's pitching staff is averaging 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings this season — 50th nationally.
• Hunter Owens' .385 batting average ranks third in the Sun Belt, and he's the only Trojan with at least 10 multiple hit games this year.