For the first half of the season, Sundays were enigmas for the Missouri baseball team.
The first two games of each weekend series were reserved for redshirt senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner Houck, two of the most dominant pitchers in the Southeastern Conference. Sunday games, however, have been a clear question mark.
Missouri’s pitching inconsistency has plagued the the team, giving it a 2–4 record on Sundays while allowing an average of 7.33 runs to cross the plate per game. That was until freshman pitcher Michael Plassmeyer stepped up.
Plassmeyer’s ascension began when coach Tim Jamieson struggled to name a starter in the Tigers’ third game against then-No.