Baseball Set for Opening Weekend in Sunshine State

Friday, February 13

Fort Myers, Fla.

5 P.M.

Missouri

Mount St. Mary's

2/12/2026 3:10:00 PM | Baseball

2026 Media Guide

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mizzou baseball will open the 2026 season in Fort Myers, Florida, with a three-game neutral site series against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers at historic Terry Park. Opening Day against the Mountaineers is set for Friday evening at 5 p.m. CT, followed by games at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday and noon CT for Sunday's series finale.

The series with Mount St. Mary's kick starts a seven-game road slate for the Tigers in the Sunshine State, as Mizzou treks to Boca Raton for a midweek matchup with Florida Atlantic on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and returns to Terry Park in Fort Myers for a three-game set with New Haven, Feb. 20-22, to conclude the road trip.

All games can be streamed on the Varsity Network by Learfield, with longtime Mizzou play-by-play announcer Tex Little on the call and Matt Michaels providing color.

Scheduled Pitching Matchups vs. Mount St. Mary's

Friday, Feb. 13 (5 p.m. CT)
- Mizzou – LHP Javyn Pimental (2024: 2-2, 3.61 ERA)
- Mount St. Mary's – LHP Serigne Sarre (2025: 5-6, 3.50 ERA)
Saturday, Feb. 14 (3 p.m. CT)
- Mizzou – RHP Josh McDevitt (2025: 0-2, 9.53 ERA)
- Mount St. Mary's – RHP Josh Halcisak (2025: 5-3, 6.04 ERA)
Sunday, Feb. 15 (12 p.m. CT)
- Mizzou – LHP Brady Kehlenbrink (2025: 0-5, 10.06 ERA)
- Mount St. Mary's – RHP Eli DeRossi (2025: 3-1, 5.48 ERA)

Schedule

Mizzou vs. Mount Saint Mary's, Friday, Feb.13 @ 5 p.m. CT | Terry Park | LIVE STATS
Mizzou vs. Mount Saint Mary's, Saturday, Feb. 14 @ 3 p.m. CT | Terry Park | LIVE STATS
Mizzou vs. Mount Saint Mary's, Sunday, Feb. 15 @ 12 p.m. CT | Terry Park | LIVE STATS
Mizzou vs. Florida Atlantic, Tuesday, Feb. 17 @ 5:30 p.m. CT | FAU Baseball Stadium | LIVE STATS

SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS

Mount St. Mary's is coming off a 23-28 season in 2025 and a sixth-place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Mountaineers were picked to finish fifth this season by league coaches.
Projected Opening Day starter LHP Serigne Sarre was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team by the conference office.
Sarre posted a record of 5-6 in 2025 while recording an ERA of 3.50 over 72.0 IP. The sophomore also logged 86 strikeouts on the year – including a 13-strikeout game and three games with 10-plus punch outs.
A key piece to the Mount St. Mary's lineup is junior 3B Ty Fredo. In first two seasons with the Mountaineers, Fredo has put up big numbers, batting .308 with 82 hits, 13 home runs, 54 RBI and 29 stolen bases.

SCOUTING THE OWLS

Florida Atlantic is coming a 37-21 campaign and a fourth-place finish in The American a season ago.
The Owls are led by senior OF Marshall Lipsey, a unanimous selection to the 2026 preseason All-AAC team. Lipsey hit .318 with a dozen home runs in 2025 and was named first team all-conference.
Another key piece for the Owls is SS Brando Leroux, who returns for the Owls after starting 53 games and batting .319 to lead the squad in 2025, earning a second team all-conference selection. He was named 2026 Preseason First Team All-AAC along with Lipsey.

ON THE BUMP

Graduate LHP Javyn Pimental returns for the 2026 season, back from Tommy John surgery that kept him in the dugout the entire 2025 campaign. He will get the nod for the Opening Day matchup with the Mountaineers.
Pimental is a key returning piece for the Mizzou pitching staff, leading the Tigers with a 3.61 ERA and 46 strikeouts over 42.1 innings of work in 2024.
Junior RHP Josh McDevitt will get the start on Saturday of opening weekend. The Effingham, Illinois, native made just seven appearances and two starts on the mound a season ago, but projects to be an important piece of the pitching staff in 2026.
Sophomore LHP Brady Kehlenbrink returns for his second season with the Tigers and is coming off a rookie season where he was inserted into a tough role due to a string of injuries to the pitching staff. Kehlenbrink enters the campaign with a full season of SEC experience under his belt.

NEW PIECES TO THE PUZZLE

Head coach Kerrick Jackson went out and added some key pieces to the puzzle in the portal this offseason, highlighted by junior INF Kam Durnin and graduate 1B/OF Jase Woita.
A Missouri native and transfer from Wichita State, Durnin emerged as one of the American Conference's most exciting young players over his first two collegiate seasons, where he hit .258 with 30 doubles and 68 runs scored over two full seasons with the Shockers.
Durnin had a breakout summer where he was named Appalachian League Player of the Year after matching the Appy League record for highest single season batting average (.407) and setting a new RBI record (56) in just 40 games.
Woita joins the Tigers after spending one season at South Carolina where he appeared in 45 games for the Gamecocks posting a .300 batting average with six home runs. In league play, Woita was on fire at the plate all season with a .333 batting average.

STRENGTH IN EXPERIENCE

Mizzou returns six starters from the 2025 season: junior catcher Mateo Serna, junior outfielder Kaden Peer, senior infielder Peyton Basler, graduate student Pierre Seals, senior infielder Gehrig Goldbeck and senior infielder Keegan Knutson.
Serna started in 47 games for the Tigers with a .237 batting average, nine home runs and 36 RBI. He is expected to play a big role yet again, both behind the plate and in the batter's box.
Seals projects to be an everyday guy in the outfield yet again for the Tigers, coming off a strong 2025 season where he posted a .291 batting average with 22 RBI and five home runs in 45 games. In SEC play, Seals posted a .300 batting average and .370 OBP.
Peer had a breakout sophomore season, posting a .299 batting average with 34 runs scored and 13 stolen bases while making a big impact defensively in center field.
Basler brings a veteran presence to the locker room, coming off a 2025 campaign where he batted .228 with 24 runs scored and 15 RBI.
Goldbeck started 35 games for Mizzou last season, mainly serving as the designated hitter throughout the season due to an injury to his throwing arm, batting .248 to go along with seven stolen bases and 19 walks, ranking second on the team in that category.
Knutson proved to be a big addition for the Mizzou offense in 2025, posting a .253 batting average and a team-leading eight doubles and will look to make an impact again this season.

STAYING IN THE SHOW ME STATE

The 2026 Mizzou roster features 13 players from the state of Missouri: Dane Bjorn (St. Louis / Lindbergh HS), JD Dohrmann (St. Louis / St. John Vianney HS), Kam Durnin (Linn Creek / Camdenton HS), Isaiah Frost (Lee's Summit / Blue Springs South HS), Leo Humbert (St. Charles / Francis Howell HS), Brady Kehlenbrink (Ballwin / Parkway South HS), Ian Lohse (St. Louis / Marquette HS), Tyler Macon (Kirkwood / Kirkwood HS), Kaden Peer (Chesterfield / CBC HS), Eli Skidmore (O'Fallon / Francis Howell HS), Ben Smith (Springfield / Springfield Catholic HS), Luke Sullivan (St. Louis / Parkway South HS), Richie Swain (Wentzville / Timberland HS).

INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE

The 2026 Mizzou roster includes five players from outside of the United States: Juliomar Campos (San Juan, P.R.), Jamal George (Trujillo Alto, P.R.), Eric Maisonet (Florida, P.R.), Keyler Gonzalez (Santa Clara, Cuba), Juan Villarreal (Panama City, Panama).

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