Where runs were hard to come by in the first two games of the series against the Evansville Purple Aces, it seemed much easier in game two of the doubleheader.

Missouri baseball swept Evansville in a doubleheader Saturday, beating the Purple Aces 6-2 and 17-7 in seven innings at Taylor Stadium. Those victories came on the heels of a 7-6 loss to the visitors Friday night. The Tigers (6-5) had 11 hits in the first game, tying their third most in a game this season.

Mizzou Baseball suffered a second major upset in as many weeks, dropping its series opener Friday 7-6 to Evansville. The Purple Aces entered the game with a 1-6 record and recently lost to Kentucky 24-3.

The Missouri Tigers had quite the opposite start from their series-opener against the Evansville Purple Aces, but the rest of the game went quite like the first

Mizzou baseball swept Evansville in its doubleheader for Game 2 and 3 of the series Saturday in Columbia, with the Tigers winning 6-2 and 17-7. The Tigers (6-5) combined for 11 hits as a team in the first game, tying their third most in a game this season.

The Mizzou baseball team failed to capitalize on an opportunity to get above the .500 mark for the first time this season, on Friday night, as the Tigers lost the series opener to Evansville 7-6. The win for the Purple Aces marks just their second of the season,