Missouri
7-15, 0
Florida
25-1, 0
Softball Drops Extra-Inning Game Against No. 5/8 Florida
3/8/2026 8:25:00 PM | Softball
The Tigers are now 7-15 this season, as they are 0-3 in extra-inning games.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Mizzou softball (7-15, 0-2 SEC) dropped game two – of the three-part series - in 11 innings, as Florida (25-1, 2-0 SEC) won via a walk-off single, 4-3, on Sunday, March 7, at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
The Tigers now move to 7-15, 0-3 in extra-inning games, and 3-4 against ranked teams.
MU escaped danger right from the get-go, as starting pitcher RHP Cierra Harrison walked and hit back-to-back batters. However, through a pair of defensive efforts, including a diving catch with bases loaded and two outs from senior Kayley Lenger, the Gators were held scoreless in the first. However, the defense would give a little in the next inning, as an error helped Florida plate two runs in the bottom half.
The Tigers responded by besting their season high for home runs in a game in the third inning, as Lenger (2), freshman Sidney Forrester (5), and junior Abby Hay (3) recorded solo shots. Forrester and Hay are the first pairing to hit back-to-back home runs for the Tigers this season.
Harrison exited the game in the fifth, as she allowed two runs – both unearned – and two hits. In relief, freshman Abby Carr took the mound and maintained the lead all the way to the seventh.
Florida opened the seventh inning with a leadoff home run to tie the game, 3-3. With two outs and a runner on second and third, Carr came up with the strikeout to push this one into extra innings.
Both offenses would go cold once we head into extras, until former Tiger Madison Walker hit a single in the bottom of the 11th to give Florida the victory, 4-3.
GAME NOTES
- Larissa Anderson is now 379-234-1 all-time.
- The Tigers are now 11-25 in the SEC opening series.
- Mizzou is now 8-21 against the Gators all-time and are 7-15 against Florida in SEC games. Coach Anderson is now 4-10 when she faces the Gators.
- The Tigers are now 0-3 in extra-inning games this season.
- Mizzou is now 7-1 when it is leading after six innings.
- Sidney Forrester and Abby Hay are the first Tigers to go back-to-back this season and are the first since Mya Dodge & Abbie Wilhelm did it against Georgia (May 1, 2025).
- Two Tigers tallied multi-hit games, as sophomore Madison Uptegrove and junior Stefania Abruscato each recorded two hits.
NEXT UP
- Mizzou faces Florida in the finale of the three-game set starting at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 8 at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
FOLLOW THE TIGERS
- For all the latest on Mizzou Softball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MizzouSoftball (X, Instagram, Facebook).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rothrock, Keagan (13-1)
L: Carr, Abby (2-3)
Batting:
HR: Forrester, Sidney 1 ; Hay, Abby 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1
RBI: Forrester, Sidney 1 ; Hay, Abby 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1
SH: Waits, Addy 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Forrester, Sidney 1 ; Hay, Abby 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1
CS: Ramsey, Linny 1
HBP: Hay, Abby 1 ; Carr, Abby 1 ; Lenger, Kayley 1
Batting:
2B: Grover, Kendall 1
HR: Erickson, Jocelyn 1
RBI: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Walker, Madison 1
SH: McLellan, Cassidy 1
SF: Shumaker, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shumaker, Taylor 1 ; Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1 ; Wesolowski, Ella 1
HBP: Erickson, Jocelyn 1 ; Thomas, Townsen 1
