Baseball Drops Series Finale to South Carolina, 6-4

Saturday, April 11

Columbia, Mo.

2 P.M.

Missouri

20-17, 3-12

South Carolina

18-19, 5-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
South Carolina	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	6	11	0
Missouri	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	0

Juan Villarreal vs. South Carolina, April 11, 2026

4/11/2026 6:14:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou baseball dropped its series finale to South Carolina, 6-4, on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

Former Gamecock Jase Woita slugged a two-run home run in the fourth, and the Tigers (20-17, 3-12 SEC) rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth, but it was ultimately not enough for the come-from-behind win.

USC (18-19, 5-10 SEC) got on the board first after stringing together a pair of singles, followed by a two-run double to give the Gamecocks a 2-0 lead in the second.

Righty Sam Rosand started the game on the mound for the Tigers, tossing 2.2 innings and giving up two runs on four hits, before being relieved by lefty Ian Lohse in the third.

A solo homerun from South Carolina's Dawson Harman stretched their lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth. Woita responded against his former team in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer to right field – his seventh of the season – to trim the Gamecocks' lead to a run.

RHP Luke Sullivan entered for Lohse in the top of the fifth, where he retired the first batter he faced and limited the Gamecocks to a quick ground out and fly out. However, the Gamecocks tagged Sullivan for a pair of solo home runs in the sixth to grow their lead back to three runs.

With two outs in the top of the seventh, LHP Juan Villarreal entered the game for Sullivan and posted 1.1 scoreless frames (one hit) with a pair of strikeouts.

USC extended its lead in the top of the ninth as leadoff hitter Will Craddock connected for a solo shot to deep left field to make it a 6-2 advantage for the Gamecocks.

Mizzou responded in the bottom of the ninth as Keegan Knutson doubled down the left field line to put a pair of Tigers in scoring position. An infield single from defensive replacement Jamal George brought Woita home and Knutson to third before Donovan Jordan delivered a clutch, two-out double to left center, bringing in a run and sending George to third to make it a 6-4 game and bring the winning run to the plate. However, that was all the Tigers would get as the Gamecocks hung on for the 6-4 victory.

NOTEBOOK

Woita notched his seventh home run of the season against his former team – a two-run shot (365 ft.) in the fourth inning. He ended the day 1-for-2 with the home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a pair of walks.
Today's matchup marked Rosand's second career start on the mound, going 2.2 innings and recording three strikeouts.
Knutson ripped his fourth double of the season in the ninth inning.
George drove in his seventh run of the season with his ninth-inning single.
Jordan, who pinch hit to enter the game in the eighth, went 1-for-2 with an RBI double – his fourth extra-base hit of the campaign.
Kam Durnin, Blaize Ward, and Pierre Seals all reached base via walk in the loss.
With the walk, Ward extended his on-base streak to 17 games.

The Tigers travel to Springfield to take on Missouri State on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT for its midweek slate before heading to Norman, Oklahoma, for an SEC weekend series with No. 16 Oklahoma next weekend. All Mizzou baseball games can be streamed on the Varsity Network by Learfield, with longtime play-by-play announcer Tex Little on the call and Matt Michaels providing color.

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