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Tigers run-rule Lions on one-hitter by CC Harrison

Mizzou Links for April 13

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Well, that was fun!

On an absolutely beautiful Wednesday evening in CoMo, Mizzou took on the cross-state big cat Lindenwood Lions and nabbed a run rule-shortened 9-0 victory on some kick-ass offense and lights-out pitching by Lee’s Summit freshman Cierra Harrison.

CC was so so good in this one, you guys, mowing down batters left and right to the tune of six strikeouts and just one hit (a double that a diving Chantice Phillips couldn’t get a glove on). In the postgame, Coach Anderson was effusive with the praise for her young star.

“She looked like a veteran today, and that was really great to see, especially since she hasn’t thrown in a game in a while,” she said. “It’s been a while (since Auburn) and she looked so composed and in control. She only had 44 pitches going into that fifth inning, which is outstanding. She controlled the strike zone, not throwing a lot of balls.”

She continued. “The biggest thing with [Cierra] over the course of the season is she would get ahead with two strikes fast. And then would dabble around the strike zone and then it would be 1-2, and then it’d be 2-, and then all of a sudden it’s a full count and then the pressure is on to be able to throw a hittable pitch and she will get hit. So it’s really good to see that she would get ahead and finish batters.”

On the offensive side, the Tigers hit early and hit often. So often, taking a 5-0 after just one inning. My Twitter thread accurately explained how it went down.

In the second, Payton Jackson singled to right past a diving second baseman, and then was brought home on an RBI double by Julia Crenshaw to make it 6-0.

In the third, after a Riley Frizell walk, DP Megan Moll MAULED a pitch (see what I did there?) over the wall to right center to make it 8-0. And in their final at-bats, Honnold hit her second standup triple of the day (her third of the season), and then was brought home on a sac fly by Crenshaw.

CC closed it down in the fifth with two strikeouts to finish the game, and wow... it was beautiful. Harrison earned the first complete game of her young career and threw her first one-hitter.

Hot Stats

Jenna Laird: 2-3 | R | 2B | CS

Alex Honnold: 2-3 | 2 R | 1 RBI | 2 3B

Julia Crenshaw: 1-2 | 2 RBI | 2B | K | Sac

Maddie Gallagher: 1-2 | R | RBI | 2B

Riley Frizell: 1-1 | 2 R | 2 RBI | HR | BB

Megan Moll: 1-2 | R | 2 RBI | HR | K

Payton Jackson: 1-2 | R | SB

Offensive Totals: 9 R | 9 H | 9 RBI | 7 XBH | 2 HR | 1 BB | 2 K | 2 HBP | 2 SF | 2 LOB | 1 SB | 1 CS | .500 BA | .571 w/ 2 outs | .500 RISP | .750 lead off

Cierra Harrison: 5.0 IP | CG | SHO | H | 6 K | 2B | 16 BF | 62 pitches

Pitching Totals: 1 H | 6 K | 16 BF | 1 XBH | 62 Pitches | .063 OppBA | .167 w/ 2 outs

If you’re looking for more softball recaps, check out MUTigers.com.

UP NEXT: The Tigers will take on Ole Miss in a Saturday-Monday series. Saturday’s game is at 2pm, Sunday at 3pm, and Monday Night Softball (complete with a promo t-shirt) is at 6pm.

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