Missouri
5-2
New Haven
0-3
Baseball Completes Sweep of New Haven with Third-Straight Run-Rule Win
2/22/2026 5:20:00 PM | Baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Mizzou baseball earned its third-straight seven-inning, run-rule victory in the series finale over New Haven, 16-2, at Terry Park on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers (5-2, 0-0 SEC) outscored the Chargers (0-3, 0-0 NEC) 45-9 for the dominant series victory – their second-straight series win to open the season.
Lefty Brady Kehlenbrink had another strong outing in his second start of the season for the Tigers, tossing five full innings and allowing two runs on four hits while punching out seven batters to earn his second win of the season.
After giving up a run in the top of the first inning, the Tigers' offense bounced back in a strong way, putting up eight runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning. Sam Parker got Mizzou on the board with a two-run double down the right field line that scored Tyler Macon and Pierre Seals. A bases-loaded hit by pitch taken by Blaize Ward, followed by a bases-clearing, three-run triple off the bat of Macon and an RBI single from Seals put the Tigers up 8-1 at the end of the first inning.
The Tigers proceeded to put up one run apiece in the second, third and fourth innings to extend the lead to 10 runs and put the game in run-rule territory for the third-straight day.
With another run-rule victory in sight, the Tigers poured on three more runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth. Shortstop Eric Maisonet hit a towering solo shot to deep right field for his first home run as a Tiger to start the scoring in the fifth before an RBI hit-by-pitch by Parker and an RBI single from Campos put the Tigers on top, 14-3.
In the sixth, Jordan took a bases-loaded walk that forced in Ward from third for the first run of the inning, and Peyton Basler came in to score following a fielder's choice off the bat of Seals for the game's final run.
The Tigers bullpen was efficient in the win, throwing a pair of scoreless innings in relief of Kehlenbrink. Left-hander Juan Villarreal entered the game in the sixth inning and proceeded to throw a scoreless, no-hit inning with a pair of strikeouts. Fellow southpaw Ian Lohse closed things out for the Tigers in the seventh, striking out the side in his only inning of work.
NOTEBOOK
- Macon stayed red hot at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and an HBP on the day.
- Macon has now reached base safely 21 times over his last 27 at-bats.
- Kehlenbrink was efficient while earning his second win of the season, throwing five full innings and allowing just two runs on four hits while striking out a career-high seven batters.
- Mizzou starting pitchers have now gone 5.0 innings in all seven games to start the season.
- Over those 35.0 innings from the starters (Kehlenbrink, Javyn Pimental, Josh McDevitt, JD Dohrmann) have combined for a 2.57 ERA.
- Seals was a key contributor in the win, going 3-for-6 with a run and two RBI.
- George had a solid day, scoring three runs and driving one in.
- Freshman Juliomar Campos pinch hit for George in the bottom of the fifth inning and drove in a run with a single through the left side.
- Knutson recorded a season-high three-RBI and was hit by a pitch.
- Ward was plunked three times in the win. He drove in a run and scored twice.
- Maisonet slugged the lone home run for the Tigers in the win, ending the day 1-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored, an HBP and an RBI.
- Villarreal and Lohse were both lights out in relief, throwing a combined two scoreless, no-hit innings including five strikeouts to close out the game.
The Tigers travel back to Columbia Sunday night and will shift their focus to Arkansas-Pine Bluff and their 2026 home opener scheduled for 3 p.m. CT on Tuesday afternoon. 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.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kehlenbrink, Brady (2-0)
L: Gibson, Cole (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Manson, Jaylin 1 ; Cerruto, Casey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Manson, Jaylin 1 ; Ungania, Nick 1
SB: Manson, Jaylin 1
CS: Manson, Jaylin 1
Batting:
2B: Parker, Sam 1 ; Basler, Peyton 1
3B: Macon, Tyler 1
HR: Maisonet, Eric 1
RBI: Knutson, Keegan 3 ; Parker, Sam 3 ; Maisonet, Eric 1 ; Ward, Blaize 1 ; George, Jamal 1 ; Campos, Juliomar 1 ; Seals, Pierre 2 ; Macon, Tyler 3 ; Jordan, Donovan 1
SF: George, Jamal 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Parker, Sam 1 ; Maisonet, Eric 2 ; Ward, Blaize 2 ; George, Jamal 3 ; Woita, Jase 1 ; Basler, Peyton 1 ; Seals, Pierre 1 ; Macon, Tyler 3 ; Jordan, Donovan 2
SB: Macon, Tyler 1 ; Jordan, Donovan 1
HBP: Parker, Sam 1 ; Maisonet, Eric 1 ; Ward, Blaize 3 ; Macon, Tyler 1 ; Jordan, Donovan 1
