Tigers pitching staff features unknown ace

Sandwiched into Missouri’s rotation between Aaron Crow and Kyle Gibson, aces present and future, the unimposing Ian Berger is easy to overlook.
Saturday, April 5, 2008 | 9:32 p.m. CDT; updated 4:58 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

COLUMBIA — Of the record-setting 2,205 fans who packed Taylor Stadium on Saturday, maybe few of them came to see Ian Berger. Sure, maybe there were some family members, a friend or two in the stands, but the Tigers’ first regionally-televised game of the season was done so, largely, in spite of Berger’s presence.

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