Baseball tires out Bears’ pitcher
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Missouri junior pitcher Scooter Hicks delivers to a Missouri STate batter. Hick collected the win for the game, improving his record to 2-1.
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Missouri freshman outfielder Jonah Schmidt celebrates with teammates near home plate after hitting his first career home run as a Tiger.
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Missouri second baseman Greg Folgia slides back to second base after a pickoff attempt in the sixth inning. Folgia reached third base on the play.
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Missouri State junior infielder Chris Playter bats in the sixth inning as rain continued to pour down in Springfield, Mo.
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In the top of the seventh inning, after the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs, umpires called the grounds crew to cover the field.
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Missouri State players pull a tarp over the infield of Hammons Field.
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After a 15-minute rain delay in the game, a lone fan walks to the exits.
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Players exit the field after the game was canceled due to rain. Because the game was official, Missouri won 8-4, the score at the time the delay was enacted.
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The Tigers traveled to Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo., to play the Missouri State Bears on Wednesday. Hammons Field is home to the Springfield Cardinals minor league baseball team.
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Missouri senior outfielder Jacob Priday returns to the MU dugout following his three-run homer in the sixth inning that gave the Tigers an 8-3 lead.
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Missouri freshman infielder Andrew Thigpen commits an error, allowing Missouri State senior outfielder Ben Woodbury to reach second base.
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Missouri sophomore infielder Greg Folgia bats in the second inning. Folgia reached base on a walk.
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Missouri State junior third baseman Brayden Drake picks up one of his two hits for the game. Drake also had an RBI and a run scored.
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Missouri second baseman Greg Folgia congratulates sophomore catcher Trevor Coleman as he returns to the dugout after scoring a run in the fourth inning.
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Freshman outfielder Jonah Schmidt waits in the on deck circle as heavy rain falls during Wednesday’s game against Missouri State at Hammons Field in Springfield, Mo. Schmidt hit a home run, had three hits and three RBIs in the Tigers’ 8-4 rain-shortened win against the Bears.