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The optimism of Mizzou baseball winning the series against South Carolina is dashed by a late-inning collapse.
Tigers lost 9-4 despite having a 4-1 lead in the eighth inning.

Missouri baseball led 4-1 going into the eighth inning of its rubber match against No. 15 South Carolina on Sunday at Taylor Stadium. It was imperative for Mizzou (21-27, 7-16 SEC) to win the series in order to advance to the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, but events rapidly took a different turn.

The seventh, eighth, and ninth innings saw three runs scored for the Gamecocks (32-15, 13-11), then two more for good measure. Missouri, on the other hand, mustered just four base runners and no runs in the last three innings. South Carolina’s impressive finish allowed them to win 9–4 and the series in the Battle of the Columbias.

Homeruns from Dalton Reeves, Ethan Petry, and Cole were used by South Carolina.

Messina will spearhead their eight-run assault. Bryce Mayer, who retired six of the first seven hitters he saw before the South Carolina hit parade started, was mostly responsible for the Gamecocks’ damage. Mayer gave up seven hits and six runs—five of which were earned—in his final 3.1 innings of bullpen work.

In an attempt to stem the hemorrhage, Mizzou head coach Kerrick Jackson substituted Brock Lucas for Mayer, but the Gamecocks persisted in their attacking. In 1.2 innings, Lucas gave up three hits and two earned runs, which included Messina’s home run.

The only Missouri pitcher to stop the South Carolina batters was starter Ryan Magdic of MU. With just one run allowed in four innings of three-hit ball, he pitched.

All four of the Tigers’ runs were scored in the second inning. A two-run home run by Danny Corona, a bases-loaded walk by Brock Daniels, and a sacrifice fly by Jackson Lovich got them over the plate. A grand slam on Lovich’s sac fly would have put MU ahead 7-1, but Austin Brinling, a center fielder for South Carolina, reached over the wall to snag the ball ball and only permit one run to pass through.

In the last eight baseball frames, Missouri’s bats produced a meager four hits. Corona went 2-for-4 and recorded two of those.