Tigers Record First Walk-Off Win Since 2024, Split Saturday Pair

Friday, May 8

Columbia, Mo.

8:55 P.M.

Missouri

22-26, 5-20

Vanderbilt

28-23, 28-23

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Vanderbilt	0	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	11	2
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	1	8	12	1

Tigers Record First Walk-Off Win Since 2024, Split Saturday Pair

5/10/2026 12:15:00 AM | Baseball

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou baseball split its opening pair of games against Vanderbilt on Friday and Saturday at Taylor Stadium. Mizzou picked up its second-straight home conference victory in game one, as a six-run eighth inning on Friday night led to a walk-off win in the 10^th inning on Saturday, following a weather suspension.

The Tigers (22-27, 5-21 SEC) fell in the second game of the series, another extra-inning battle in which the Commodores (29-23, 11-15 SEC) prevailed in 11 innings.

GAME ONE RECAP

Mizzou nearly posted a scoring chance in the first inning when Blaize Ward's base hit sent Kam Durnin to third, but Ward was gunned down trying to reach second and MU went quietly.

Just an inning later, the Commodores scratched the first tally as a leadoff walk resulted in a 1-0 VU lead.

Missouri starter Josh McDevitt rolled through the first three with six K's, but Vandy came up with timely hitting and aggressive baserunning to add two more runs in the fourth and one in the fifth on a homer.

In the bottom of the sixth, Durnin ripped a double down the left-field line followed by Ward's RBI single that drove in the Tigers' first run and cut the Tigers' deficit to three.

Vanderbilt extended its lead with a solo home run and an single RBI in the seventh, which made the score 6-1.

In the eighth, the Tigers erupted for six runs. Ward knocked another single, followed by a double from junior catcher Mateo Serna. After a VU miscue gave MU its first tally of the inning, the scoring opened for Mizzou as center fielder Kaden Peer found the LC field gap to make it 6-3, Vandy. Mizzou would not stop there however, as consecutive bunts were well-executed for base hits to score another pair and bring Missouri to within one. The tying run was brought across after a pair of walks and then Ward finished what he started with an RBI groundout, giving the Tigers a 7-6 edge with just three outs to get.

After a two-out walk extended the Commodores' ninth inning and put a pair of runners on, a ground-rule double notched the tying run and prompted the suspension of play at 12:10 a.m. due to a heavy fog. Lefty Juan Villarreal picked up the action nearly 16 hours later and got a punchout to give Mizzou a chance in the bottom half of the ninth, but after the first two reached base no further damage was done.

A clean 10^th from Villarreal gave Mizzou its chance, and a two-out knock up the middle by Jordan brought Durnin home as the junior drew a walk to open the inning, giving Mizzou an 8-7 win. The hit marked the Tigers' first walk-off hit since Jeric Curtis' game-winner against Florida on April 7, 2024.

GAME ONE NOTEBOOK

Mizzou picked up its second consecutive home conference win.
Kam Durnin picked up his 13^th multi-hit game of the season.
Blaize Ward had three hits for the fourth time this year, Ward also drove in a pair for the ninth time which is good for second-most on the squad.
Donovan Jordan had two hits and RBI each, the third and second time he has done so this season, respectively.
Jordan's walk-off single was Missouri's first game-winning hit since April 7, 2024.
Keegan Knutson had two hits for his second multi-hit game.
Juan Villarreal earned his second win of the season.
Mizzou's five-run comeback is its largest since overcoming a matching five-run deficit one year ago to the day, May 9, 2025 against Texas A&M.

GAME TWO RECAP

Vanderbilt jumped ahead with a pair in the first inning, and added a third run on a solo shot in the second.

Mizzou would provide an answer, after walking the bases loaded a Vanderbilt balk brought in a run. Durnin would follow that up with a double to left-center which brought in a pair of runs. The Tigers kept tacking on runs with a Ward single up the middle which put the Tigers out front 4-3 heading into the third.

LHP Brady Kehlenbrink settled in after Vandy's early ambush as he struck out two batters in both the third and fourth innings and held the 'Dores off the scoreboard.

Mizzou loaded the bases once again as Peer singled and Chris Patterson got hit by a pitch. Eric Maisonet placed a sacrifice bunt to move the runners before Leo Humbert drew a walk. Two of those runs scored from a wild pitch, complemented by a deep sacrifice fly to center by Jase Woita, extending the Tigers lead to four with a score of 7-3. An inning later, Missouri added more as Jordan doubled down the left field line to extend Mizzou's lead to 8-3 and continue his strong day.

In the sixth, Vanderbilt responded by scoring three runs on four hits cutting the lead to a pair before inclement weather caused the game to enter a delay.

After a delay that spanned just over an hour, Mizzou came to the plate in the bottom of the sixth. An inning later, VU plated another run to pull within one.

A solo shot for Vanderbilt tied the game at 8-8, from which point RHP Trey Lawrence would settle into his relief outing, retiring six straight batters.

Mizzou was unable to get anything going offensively, and in the top of the 11^th Vanderbilt added three two-out runs to pull ahead for good and seal an 11-8 win.

GAME TWO NOTEBOOK

Brady Kehlenbrink tossed 5.0 IP with six strikeouts, his fifth straight outing with at least six punchouts.
Chris Patterson had a pair of his in his return from injury.
Ward had a pair of singles for consecutive multi-hit games.
Leo Humbert reached base three times via walk, a career high.
Trey Lawrence struck out four in a career-long 4.2 inning outing.

UP NEXT

Mizzou returns to Taylor Stadium tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT for the series finale against Vanderbilt. All games can also be streamed on the Varsity Network, with longtime Mizzou play-by-play announcer Tex Little on the call and Matt Michaels providing color.

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