2020 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 2020 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium under fourth year coach Steve Bieser.

2020 Missouri Tigers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	11-5 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Steve Bieser (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Todd Butler Fred Corral
Home stadium	Taylor Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	2		.882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			14	–	4		.778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	6		.647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Alabama  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			16	–	1		.941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			15	–	3		.833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	4		.750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			13	–	5		.722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	5		.706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			11	–	5		.688
‡ – Tournament champion – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions As of March 12, 2020[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Tigers finished 34–22–1 overall, and 13–16–1 in the conference.

2019 MLB draft

The Tigers had five players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.^[2]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Kameron Misner	Center Field	1	35	Miami Marlins
T. J. Sikkema	Pitcher	1	38	New York Yankees
Jacob Cantleberry	Pitcher	13	401	Los Angeles Dodgers
Chris Cornelius	Shortstop	16	480	Philadelphia Phillies
Cameron Dulle	Pitcher	30	905	St. Louis Cardinals
Ben Pederson	Pitcher	38	1128	Baltimore Orioles

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Missouri.

Personnel

Roster

2020 Missouri Tigers roster[3]
	Pitchers 4 - Tommy Springer - Sophomore 11 - Konnor Ash - Junior 17 - Ben Pedersen - Freshman 18 - Art Joven - Senior 27 - Andrew Vail - Sophomore 29 - Shane Wilhelm - Freshman 32 - Ian Bedell - Junior 35 - Spencer Miles - Freshman 39 - Lukas Veinbergs - Senior 42 - Cameron Pferrer - Junior 43 - Spencer Juergens - Senior 44 - Kyle Potthoff - Freshman 45 - Tom Skoro - Junior 46 - Zach McManus - Freshman 47 - Trey Dillard - Junior 48 - Trae Robertson - Sophomore 49 - Steven Sanchez - Freshman 51 - Brenner Maloney - Freshman		Catchers 3 - Tre Morris - Sophomore 20 - Chad McDaniel - Junior 25 - Eric Rinzel - Freshman 26 - Bret Madren - Freshman 28 - Garrison Bennett - Freshman Infielders 6 - Art Schoenstadt - Freshman 9 - Mark Vierling - Junior 13 - Cameron Swanger - Sophomore 21 - Brandt Belk - Junior 23 - Austin James - Senior 24 - Dalton McNamara - Freshman 40 - Peter Zimmermann - Senior		Outfielders 1 - Josh Holt Jr. - Sophomore 2 - Thomas Broyles - Junior 10 - Clayton Peterson - Junior 12 - Blake Jackson - Freshman 14 - Alex Peterson - Junior Utility 7 - Jackson Lancaster (OF/P) - Junior 8 - Seth Halvorsen (INF/P) - Freshman 16 - Luke Mann (INF/P) - Freshman 30 - Ty Wilmsmeyer (P/INF) - Freshman

Coaching staff

2020 Missouri Tigers coaching staff[3]
Name	Position
Steve Bieser	Head coach
Fred Corral	Pitching Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Brett Peel	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Jae Fadde	Director of Baseball Operations
Matt Ridgway	Athletic Trainer
Ryan Johnson	Strength & conditioning
Andy Oldenburg	Sports Information Director
Jason Hagerty	Student Manager
Alex Barton	Student Manager
Chase Harmon	Student Manager

Schedule and results

2020 Missouri Tigers baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 14 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL W 10–4 I. Bedell (1–0) D. Hathcock (0–1) ESPN+ 1,039 1–0 February 15 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field W 6–4(12) T. Dillard (1–0) C. Lovrich (0–1) ESPN+ 1,125 2–0 February 16 at Jacksonville State Rudy Abbott Field L 8–9 A. Downey (1–0) B. Pedersen (0–1) T. Fortner (1) ESPN+ 1.051 2–1 February 21 vs. Kansas State Kleberg Bank College Classic Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TX L 1–5 C. McCullough (1–0) I. Bedell (1–1) FloLive 235 2–2 February 22 vs. Utah Kleberg Bank College Classic Whataburger Field W 3-2 K. Ash (1-0) D. Watson (0-1) T. Dillard (1) FloLive 200 3-2 February 23 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Kleberg Bank College Classic Whataburger Field W 8-4 A. Vail (1-0) L. Perez (0-1) S. Miles (1) FloLive 897 4-2 February 24 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Whataburger Field L 2-5 D. Worrell (1-0) L. Veinbergs (0-1) 407 4-3 February 26 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA L 4-12 I. Duplechain (2-0) A. Joven (0-1) 697 4-4 February 28 vs. Baylor Shriners College Classic Minute Maid Park Houston, TX L 2-4 L. Freeman (1-0) I. Bedell (1-2) L. Boyd (3) 4-5 February 29 vs. No. 22 Oklahoma Shriners College Classic Minute Maid Park W 8-7 (10) T. Dillard (2-0) A. Brooks (1-1) 521 5-5
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 vs. Texas Shriners College Classic Minute Maid Park W 9-8 S. Wilhelm (1-0) K. Kubichek (1-1) T. Dillard (2) 6-5 March 6 Western Illinois Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO W 7-3 I. Bedell (2-2) J. Beck (0-2) S. Juergens (1) 844 7-5 March 7 Western Illinois Taylor Stadium W 6-5 K. Ash (2-0) B. Sears (0-1) T. Dillard (3) 927 8-5 March 8 Western Illinois Taylor Stadium W 7-4 S. Miles (1-0) J. Warkentien (0-4) T. Dillard (4) 948 9-5 March 10 Northern Illinois Taylor Stadium W 6–3 Joven (1–1) Walker (0–2) Dillard (5) SECN+ 624 10–5 March 11 Northern Illinois Taylor Stadium W 3–212 Robertson (1–0) Thomas (2–2) SECN+ 662 11–5 March 13 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL March 14 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium March 15 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium March 18 Iowa Taylor Stadium SECN+ March 20 Auburn Taylor Stadium SECN+ March 21 Auburn Taylor Stadium SECN+ March 22 Auburn Taylor Stadium SECN+ March 24 at Southeast Missouri State Capaha Field Cape Girardeau, MO March 25 at Southeast Missouri State Capaha Field March 27 at South Carolina Founders Park Columbia, SC March 28 at South Carolina Founders Park March 29 at South Carolina Founders Park March 31 SIU Edwardsville Taylor Stadium
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 Tennessee Taylor Stadium April 4 Tennessee Taylor Stadium April 5 Tennessee Taylor Stadium April 7 Saint Louis Taylor Stadium April 9 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL April 10 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium April 11 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium April 14 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Taylor Stadium April 15 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Taylor Stadium April 17 Georgia Taylor Stadium April 18 Georgia Taylor Stadium April 19 Georgia Taylor Stadium April 21 Missouri State Taylor Stadium April 23 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY April 24 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park April 25 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park April 28 at Missouri State Hammons Field Springfield, MO
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium May 2 Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium May 3 Vanderbilt Taylor Stadium May 8 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS May 9 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field May 10 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field May 14 Texas A&M Taylor Stadium May 15 Texas A&M Taylor Stadium May 16 Texas A&M Taylor Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Missouri team member

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Sanctions

The Tigers received NCAA sanctions in the off-season. This included a one-year postseason ban, scholarship and recruiting limitations, and a monetary fine.^[5][6]