Baseball Sweeps North Dakota State, Extends Win Streak to Eight Games

Saturday, February 28

Columbia, Mo.

1 P.M.

Missouri

9-2

North Dakota State

1-9

North Dakota State

Missouri

Chris Patterson post sweep vs. NDSU, Feb. 28, 2026

Baseball Sweeps North Dakota State, Extends Win Streak to Eight Games

2/28/2026 10:18:00 PM | Baseball

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball earned its seventh and eighth-straight wins on Saturday, taking both games of a double header from North Dakota State at Taylor Stadium to complete the series sweep of the Bison. The Tigers have now won all four series to begin the season and have swept three in a row.

Lefty closer Ian Lohse recorded the save in both games to grow his SEC-leading total to four, pitching a combined 2.0 scoreless innings while giving up just one hit and striking out three Bison (1-10, 0-0 Summit). Tyler Macon and Jase Woita remained hot at the plate for Mizzou (10-2, 0-0 SEC), going a combined 7-for-16 with three walks in the double header, scoring four runs and driving in three.

GAME ONE RECAP

Mizzou's offense had another hot start, putting two runs on the board in the first inning. Tyler Macon led off with a single to right center, extending his hit streak to 10 games. Jase Woita followed it up with a single of his own to extend his own hit streak to seven games. With runners on first and third, Blaize Ward hit a sacrifice fly to deep left field to bring Woita home, putting the Tigers up 1-0, before a bases-loaded walk from Eric Maisonet scored Mateo Serna and extended the lead to 2-0. The Bison took a 3-2 lead with runs in the second, third and fifth innings.

The Tigers took the lead back in the fifth, started by an RBI groundout to the first baseman from Maisonet that brought Ward in to tie the game up at 3-3. With runners on second and third, Chris Patterson put Mizzou back on top with a single up the middle that brought Cameron Benson and Jamal George around to score.

RHP Josh McDevitt had a solid day, pitching 4.0 innings and giving up three runs on three hits before LHP Kadden Drew and RHP PJ Green combined to close out the inning. Green ended up going 2.1 scoreless innings, where he allowed just two hits and earned his first win of the season. RHP Sam Rosand relieved Green in the eighth where he retired all three batters he faced before handing the ball over to LHP Ian Lohse to come in and close things out in the ninth. The sixth-year closer punched out two of the three batters he faced to earn his third save of the season.

GAME ONE NOTEBOOK

Macon went 2-for-4 at the plate with a walk, to extend his hit streak to 10 games and his on-base streak to 12 games, dating back to last season.
Patterson was also 2-for-4 at the plate, including a triple and a single that brought two runs into score.
Woita extended his hit streak to seven games, going 2-for-4 in the win with two singles and a run scored.
Frost was 1-for-4 at the plate with a double that extended his hit streak to six games and his on base streak to nine games.
Serna continued to heat up, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored in his first game starting at first base.
George had a solid day at and behind the plate, going 2-for-3 with two singles, a walk and a run in addition to gunning down a baserunner attempting to steal second base. It marked the second man he's thrown out from behind the dish this season.
Ward provided a big RBI on a sacrifice fly and came around to score after reaching on a fielder's choice later in the game.
Maisonet recorded two RBI on a walk and fielder's choice for his second multi-RBI game of the season.
McDevitt had a solid outing in his third start of the season, throwing four innings where he allowed three runs on three hits and punched out six Bison hitters.
With McDevitt's six strikeouts today, he has now punched out at least six opposing hitters in all three of his starts this season.
RHP PJ Green threw 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, allowing just two hits with a strikeout to earn the first win of his career.
Lohse earned his third save of the season, closing things out in the ninth by retiring the side in order, with two being sat down via the strikeout.

GAME TWO RECAP

The Bison got on the board with a solo homer to left field in the third inning, but their lead didn't last long. The Tigers responded with two runs of their own in the fourth with a sacrifice bunt from Blaize Ward that moved the runners up, putting men on second and third with one out. A deep infield single to the shortstop off the bat of Jamal George brought Jase Woita in to score, moving Mateo Serna over to third base. Cameron Benson laid down a pretty bunt for a base hit to the right side that drove in Serna and bumped Benson up to second base. Maisonet kept things rolling with a bunt of his own that danced with the third base line and stayed fair, loading the bases for Sam Parker. A bases-loaded walk by Parker gave Mizzou a free run, scoring George to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead through four.

LHP Brady Kehlenbrink made his third start of the season, throwing five innings and allowing eight hits. He was charged with five runs after being relieved in the sixth with the bases loaded, racking up a career-high nine punchouts in the game. Kehlenbrink has now struck out at least six batters and gone five-plus innings in all three of his starts this season.

Mizzou added a run in the fifth started by a walk by Woita, a base hit from Serna and a sacrifice bunt from Ward, leaving runners on second and third for George. He delivered with a ground ball to the shortstop that resulted in an error while Woita came in to score, putting the Tigers up 4-1 through five.

The Bison were able to score four runs in the sixth inning on five hits and a walk. With two outs and the bases loaded, a heads-up play from NDSU baserunner Noah Gordon resulted in a steal of home, giving the Bison a one-run lead and the momentum.

In a tough spot, freshman LHP Isaiah Salas entered with the bases loaded and nobody out in the sixth. He turned in a strong outing out of the bullpen in his debut at Taylor Stadium, going 2.1 scoreless innings and giving up just one hit and recording three strikeouts. With one out in the eighth, RHP Trey Lawrence entered the game to close out the inning, throwing just six pitches and notching a strikeout.

Trailing 5-4 in the eighth, a walk by Parker followed by a hit-by-pitch off the chest of Patterson gave Mizzou runners on first and second with nobody out. Macon came to the plate with his 10-game hit streak in risk of coming to an end, but stepped up and delivered an RBI single down the right field line on an 0-2 count, bringing pinch runner Donovan Jordan in to score from second, extending Macon's hit streak to eleven games. In a tie game, Woita came to the plate and came through with a two-run single to left field that brought Patterson and Macon in to score, giving the Tigers a 7-5 lead with three outs to get.

Lohse entered in the ninth to close things out for the second time on the day. After allowing a lead-off single, he recorded a popout, a groundout and a strikeout to seal the win and earn his second save of the day, and his league-leading fourth of the campaign.

GAME TWO NOTEBOOK

Macon extended his hit streak to 11 games, going 1-for-5 at the plate with an RBI single in the eighth to tie the game, followed by a stolen base where he later came around to score an important insurance run.
Woita was solid at the plate, going 1-for-3 including two walks and two RBI, with both RBI coming on a single in the eighth that gave the Tigers the lead and extended his hit streak to eight games.
George drove in two runs on a day where he went 1-for-4 with a single, a walk and a stolen base.
Serna went 1-for-3 with a single and two walks in game two of the double header.
Parker was 0-for-1 with three free passes, one coming with the bases loaded to earn him an RBI.
Kehlenbrink recorded a career-high nine strikeouts in his five innings of work. He gave up five runs on eight hits and did not factor into the decision.
Kehlenbrink has punched out at least six batters in each of his three starts this season.
Salas inherited the bases loaded and nobody out and turned in a strong outing in his debut at Taylor Stadium, throwing 2.1 scoreless innings and allowing just one hit.
Lawrence earned his first collegiate win on the mound in 0.2 hitless innings of work, striking out one batter.
Lohse recorded another save, going one shutout inning while giving up one hit and fanning one Bison to record the final out of the game.
Lohse now leads the SEC with four saves on the season.

Looking ahead, the Tigers welcome the UIC Flames to CoMo for a four-game series set to begin Thursday, March 5, at 6 p.m. CT. Games one, two and four versus UIC will be streamed live on SEC Network+. 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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