The Missouri Tigers improved to 8-2 with their shutout victory against the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions (0-8) on Wednesday. The Tigers scored two runs on five hits to beat the Golden Lions 2-0, a low scoring affair compared to the average 6.33 runs a game scored by the Tigers in their trip to Florida.

The home opener saw Missouri take the lead early with Sophomore left fielder Trey "Duce" Harris's RBI in the first inning. Freshman DH/right-handed pitcher Brian Sharp led the offense with two singles and an RBI on three at bats. Sharp's RBI in the fourth would drive Sophomore third baseman Shane Benes home to put the Tigers up 2-0.

After a game to forget against the Seton Hall Pirates (3-5), Redshirt Sophomore righthander Ryan Lee started on the mound against the Golden Lions. Lee allowed only four hits along with three strikeouts and a walk through six innings to earn his first win of the season.

Freshman lefthander Ty Shoaff replaced Lee in the seventh inning, however his outing was short lived as Redshirt Sophomore righthander Cole Bartlett replaced him after facing just two batters. Bartlett allowed one hit and recorded one strikeout in his appearance, as well as a perfectly executed pick off to end the eighth inning. Sharp, who was in the starting lineup as a designated hitter, took over the game in the ninth inning. Sharp allowed no base runners and recorded a strikeout to earn his first save of the year.

Missouri went errorless on defense, with an outstanding defensive performance from Benes. Benes gloved down everything that came his way and, in an impressive display of athleticism in the top of the third, fielded a fantastic suicide squeeze attempt to retire the base runner with two outs, saving a run.

The Tigers will face the University of Illinois - Chicago Flames (3-4) on Friday at 6:00 PM CT as they look to extend their win streak to seven games.