The hot streak continued for Missouri baseball (35-21, 14-16, Southeastern Conference) as it swept the Tennessee Volunteers (27-25, 7-21 SEC) in Knoxville, Tennessee over the weekend. Those three wins in the final series of the regular season made it six straight for a Tigers team that appears to be getting hot at just the right time.
Thursday
Freshman TJ Sikkema made his second start of the season for the Tigers on Thursday. Sikkema’s performance made head coach Steve Bieser’s decision to move the lefty into the rotation seem like a stroke of brilliance.
The southpaw dominated Tennessee hitters for nine frames, leading Missouri to a 5-0 victory, while recording Missouri’s first complete game shutout since Reggie McClain’s shutout of Sam Houston State on Feb.