After a 2-2 weekend at the Tony Gwynn Legacy and dropping its midweek game to Southeast Missouri, Mizzou needs a series victory this weekend against Northern Kentucky.
The Tigers (4-4) already have more non-conference losses than they had last year (3), and their offense is showing a tendency to disappear against competition far inferior to SEC teams. That can’t happen this weekend.
Northern Kentucky (2-6) has a dynamic offense. As a team, they slash .294/.399/.498. For perspective, Missouri has just two players, 1B Jackson Lovich and 2B Trevor Austin, who can say their OPS is higher than Northern Kentucky’s team average.