Missouri junior Brian Sharp was coming off the hottest week of his career going into Tuesday’s home opener against Alabama A&M, and the Bulldogs could do nothing to cool off the newly crowned SEC Co-Player of the Week.
Sharp reached base in all four of his plate appearances, tallying three of the Tigers’ five hits and jump starting a fifth inning rally en route to a 7-3 Missouri win.
“Whatever he’s doing, I want the rest of our team to start doing,“ Missouri coach Steve Bieser said. “He’s got that swagger about him right now. When he steps in the box, he feels very confident.