Baseball Set for Final Regular-Season SEC Series at No. 6 Texas

Thursday, May 14

Austin, Texas

6:30 P.M.

Missouri

Texas

Baseball Set for Final Regular-Season SEC Series at No. 6 Texas

5/13/2026 8:11:00 PM | Baseball

AUSTIN, Texas – Mizzou Baseball is set for its final regular-season Southeastern Conference series of the season at No. 6 Texas, Thursday through Saturday at Disch-Falk Field.

Game one is scheduled for Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT, followed by game two at 6:30 p.m. CT Friday and Saturday's series finale at 2 p.m. CT. All three games will be streamed live on SEC Network+.

Mizzou (23-27, 6-21 SEC) will aim to carry its momentum from last weekend's series win over Vanderbilt. The Tigers won a wild game one that began Friday night and concluded Saturday afternoon with a 10-inning, 8-7 walk-off win after the game was suspended at midnight Friday due to fog. The Commodores fought back for an 11-inning win in game two before the Tigers took the finale, 4-1.

Texas (37-12, 16-10 SEC) will enter the matchup after dropping a series at Tennessee, two games to one. The Longhorns salvaged a 13-6 win in the finale to avoid the series sweep after dropping the first two games by scores of 5-1 and 14-9, respectively.

As of Wednesday, Texas is No. 4 nationally in RPI in addition to checking in at No. 6 in this week's edition of the D1Baseball Top 25 Poll. The Longhorns currently occupy third place in the conference standings.

All Mizzou baseball games are available via audio stream on The Varsity Network app by Learfield with longtime play-by-play voice Tex Little on the call alongside Matt Michaels providing color.

Expected Pitching Matchups at No. 6 Texas

Thursday, May 14 (6:30 P.M. CT) – SECN+
- Mizzou – RHP Josh McDevitt (3-5, 4.08 ERA, 91 K, 35 BB)
- Texas – LHP Dylan Volantis (7-1, 2.13 ERA, 94 K, 21 BB)
Friday, May 15 (6:30 P.M. CT) – SECN+
- Mizzou – LHP Brady Kehlenbrink (3-8, 6.45 ERA, 89 K, 21 BB)
- Texas – LHP Luke Harrison (5-3, 4.66 ERA, 72 K, 28 BB)
Saturday, May 16 (2 P.M. CT) – SECN+
- Mizzou – TBD
- Texas– RHP Ruger Riojas (5-2, 4.04 ERA, 100 K, 14 BB)

SCHEDULE

Mizzou at No. 6 Texas, Thursday, May 14 @ 6:30 P.M. CT
- Disch-Falk Field | Austin, Texas | LIVE STATS | SECN+
Mizzou at No. 6 Texas, Friday, May 15 @ 6:30 P.M. CT
- Disch-Falk Field | Austin, Texas | LIVE STATS | SECN+
Mizzou at No. 6 Texas, Saturday, May 16 @ 2 P.M. CT
- Disch-Falk Field | Austin, Texas | LIVE STATS | SECN+

SCOUTING THE LONGHORNS

Texas enters the weekend with a 37-12 overall record and a 16-10 record in SEC play, entering the weekend in third place.
The Longhorns feature one of the most dominant pitching staffs in the country, entering the weekend fourth nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (11.7), fifth in WHIP (1.22) and strikeout to walk ratio (3.4), eighth in hits allowed per nine innings (7.5), 16^th in ERA (4.07) and 20^th in walks allowed per nine innings (3.4).
Offensively, the Longhorns are slashing .294/.413/.506 with 81 home runs, seven triples and 89 doubles.

SERIES HISTORY vs. TEXAS

Thursday's game will mark the 68th all-time meeting between the two programs, with the Longhorns holding a 37-30 advantage in the series. Texas won a three-game series in Columbia last season, taking all three from the Tigers.
The Tigers trail 8-18 all-time in Austin.
Mizzou last beat Texas, 6-5, on Feb. 18, 2023, at a neutral site.
The series will mark the first between the two teams in Austin since 2011 when the Longhorns swept the series.
The Tigers last defeated the Longhorns in Austin (2-0) on March 14, 2009, and last won a series in Austin on May 6, 2007.

PUT IT IN PLAY, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN

Mizzou did not strike out a single time in last Sunday's win over Vanderbilt.
It marked the first time since joining the SEC in 2013 the Tigers did not strike out offensively in a conference game.
Going back to 2013, the Tigers have struck out zero times in a game on just three occasions - twice happening this season. All three have been wins:
- vs. Vanderbilt (4-1 W), May 10, 2026
- vs. NDSU (5-3 W), Feb. 28, 2026
- vs. Alabama A&M (7-3 W) Feb. 27, 2018

McDEVITT KEEPS DEALING

Junior RHP Josh McDevitt continues to have an impressive season on the mound for the Tigers, carrying a season ERA of 4.08 over 69.2 innings, striking out 91 opponents to lead the squad.
McDevitt checked in at No. 54 on D1 Baseball's Week 12 Top 100 Starting Pitcher rankings on May 7.
In 13 starts this season, McDevitt has allowed more than four hits just four times.
The junior righty has struck out six-plus opponents in 11 of his 13 starts.
Last time out, he went five innings and allowed four runs on five hits, striking out seven and walking a pair. He did not factor into the decision, but the Tigers defeated Vanderbilt, 8-7.
According to D1Baseball's Synergy Stats, McDevitt's fastball ranks fourth nationally among pitchers who have thrown 500-plus fastballs with a 31.8 percent whiff rate.
McDevitt enters Thursday with 91 strikeouts – nine shy of the century mark and 12 shy of cracking Mizzou's top-10 single season list.

BLAIZE-ING FRESHMAN

Freshman infielder Blaize Ward has been on a tear as of late, earning SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors on April 6 after hitting .615 for the week and helping the Tigers win the series at No. 24 Kentucky.
Ward hit .667 in the series at Kentucky with a pair of multi-hit games, including a 3-for-3 effort in Sunday's series-clinching win in which he got on base all five times he came to the plate.
He earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors for a second time of May 11 after helping the Tigers win a series over Vanderbilt, hitting .462 for the series (6-for-13) with four RBI.
He's batting .321 (43-for-134) on the campaign after taking on an everyday role midway through the season.
He slugged three home runs in a five-game stretch from April 17-23 – including a leadoff homer vs. SIUE on April 17, the first for the Tigers since Jackson Beaman vs. Illinois on March 26, 2024.
In SEC play, Ward has led the Tigers with an impressive .353 batting average (30-for-85) to go along with a pair of home runs, a double, 17 RBI and 10 runs scored, collecting nine multi-hit games in 24 league contests.
The Maumelle, Arkansas, native has knocked multiple hits in nine of his last 23 games overall and has hit safely in 24 of his last 30 games.
Ward is truly having one of the best true freshman seasons in program history. He became the first true freshman since Kameron Misner (34) and Chris Cornelius (31) in 2017 to drive in 30-plus runs. Before that, Eric Garcia (31) and Dane Opel (30) each drove in 30-plus runs as true freshmen in 2010.
The last MU true freshmen to drive in 40 or more runs in a season were Aaron Senne (43) and Trevor Coleman (42) in 2007.

KEEGAN KNUTSON: SEC COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

Mizzou senior infielder Keegan Knutson was named to the 2026 SEC Baseball Community Service Team on May 13.
Knutson logged 38 community service hours this year, making consistent appearances at the University of Missouri Children's Hospital.
In addition to hospital visits, Knutson volunteered with the Central Missouri Humane Society, the Food Bank of Central and North Missouri, The Bluffs Assisted Living Community and participated in the Adopt-A-Family program during the holiday season.
Knutson, a two-year member of the Tigers, has played in 79 games and made 69 starts over the past two seasons, serving as a key utility piece and making starts at multiple infield positions.
The senior has knocked in 11 runs with five doubles and a home run this season, scoring a dozen runs.
He slugged a key three-run home run in the seventh inning of Mizzou's series-opening win at No. 22 Tennessee on March 20.

MAKING STRIDES ON THE MOUND

Under first-year pitching coach Drew Dickinson, the Tigers have made impressive strides on the mound through the first 50 games of the campaign.
As of May 13, the Tigers rank 33rd nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (10.0) and 38th in hits allowed per nine innings (8.32).
Over 222.2 innings of work, the starting rotation has combined for a 5.13 ERA, 250 strikeouts to 100 walks and opponents are batting just .237 against the rotation.
The bullpen has worked 203.1 innings and compiled a 14-9 record while pitching to a 5.75 ERA with 222 strikeouts while opponents are hitting .257 off the unit.
The Mizzou bullpen was dominant in the series win at No. 24 Kentucky, tossing 13.2 innings and allowing just one earned run (two total), for an ERA of 0.66 for the weekend.

CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2017

The Tigers recorded consecutive shutouts for the first time since May 18-19, 2017, after defeating UIC 7-0 and 10-0, respectively, March 7 and 8.
Those shutouts accounted for 16 innings within a 22-inning stretch of consecutive scoreless frames by Tiger pitchers.

RANKED ROAD SERIES WIN

After taking down No. 24 Kentucky in Lexington, the Tigers earned their first road series win over a ranked opponent since 2021 at No. 3 Mississippi State.
The series win also marked the first SEC series win of the season for the Tigers as they matched their conference win total from last season through the first dozen games of this year's conference slate.
The Tigers handed the Wildcats just their second and third home losses of the season, respectively, as Kentucky slipped to an impressive 15-3 at Kentucky Proud Park after the defeat.

B.K. HAS IT HIS WAY

Sophomore lefty Brady Kehlenbrink had a career outing on the mound vs. South Carolina on April 10.
He tossed a career-long 7.1 innings and threw over 100 pitches (102) for the second time in his career while allowing no earned runs on just a pair of hits.
He allowed just one unearned run while racking up 10 strikeouts and not issuing a single walk.
It marked the second start this season for Kehlenbrink striking out 10-plus without issuing a walk or an earned run (March 8 vs. UIC).
He followed it up with a six-inning effort at No. 14 Oklahoma on April 18, allowing four runs on eight hits and a pair of walks while striking out 10 for the second-straight start.
Kehlenbrink has struck out six-plus in 10 of his 13 starts this season. He has struck out at least eight batters on six occasions.

GOING STREAKING!

Mizzou had a 13-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Auburn on March 13 – its longest since rattling off 20-straight victories in 2017.
South Carolina grad transfer Jase Woita put together a 29-game on-base streak from Feb. 15 to April 9 – the longest by a Tiger this season. He is currently riding a seven-game on-base streak.
Shortstop Kam Durnin has put together both an 18-game streak and an eight-game streak this season. Overall, he's been on base in 34 of 38 games. Durnin is currently riding a seven-game hit streak.
Center fielder Kaden Peer reached base safely in his first 22 games of the season after returning from injury. The streak came to an end vs. South Carolina on April 9, but he has been on base in 31 of 38 games overall.
Freshman Blaize Ward is riding a six-game hitting streak – one shy of his season-long streak of seven games.

DURNIN DOES IT ALL

Junior shortstop Kam Durnin continues to stay hot at the plate while playing elite infield defense.
Over his last 10 games, the Wichita State transfer is leading the Tigers, hitting .382 (13-for-34) with three home runs, a triple, a pair of doubles, seven RBI and has scored 10 runs.
On the season, he leads Mizzou with a .329 batting average and eight doubles and is second on the squad in home runs (7). His 46 hits trail only Jase Woita for the team lead, but Durnin has done so in nine less games after beginning the season on the shelf.

WAITER, BRING ME WOITA

South Carolina transfer Jase Woita has made an immediate impact in the Mizzou lineup this season after hitting .300 with six home runs in 45 games for the Gamecocks in 2025.
The physical left-handed slugger is batting .291 with a team-best 11 home runs and 45 RBI to rank 21st in the SEC in RBI.
In the Friday night game at No. 14 Oklahoma on April 17, Woita slugged a pair of home runs (410 ft., 436 ft.) in a 3-for-4 performance with three RBI and a walk. It marked the second two-homer game of Woita's career and his first in the Black & Gold.
He slugged four home runs in a six-game stretch from April 11-23.
He drove in a career-high eight runs in the record-breaking 34-3 win over Mount Saint Mary's on Feb. 15 - one shy of the program record for RBI (9) in a game.
Woita put together a 29-game on-base streak from Feb. 15 to April 9 - the longest streak by any Tiger this season.

PASS THE TORCH

The Tigers have hit consecutive home runs on three occasions this season:
- Sam Parker / Chris Patterson (Feb. 15 vs. Mount St. Mary's, 8^th inning)
- Eric Maisonet / Isaiah Frost (March 5 vs. UIC, 7^th inning)
- Kaden Peer / Cameron Benson / Pierre Seals (March 8 vs. UIC, 3^rdinning)
In the series finale vs. UIC on March 8, the entire starting outfield (Peer, Benson, Seals) went back-to-back-to-back in a matter of five pitches – all solo shots.
It marked the second time of Benson's career being a part of back-to-back-to-back home runs, the first coming April 11, 2023, as a member of the Kerrick Jackson-coached Memphis Tigers in an 11-9 win at Ole Miss.

WEAR IT!

The Tigers are averaging 1.76 HBP per game to rank 50th nationally and third in the SEC, being plunked 88 times so far this season.
Coastal Carolina is the national leader with 126 HBP while Kentucky leads the SEC with 118.
Mizzou has been hit four-plus times on six occasions and has been hit at least twice in nearly half of its games (23 times). Overall, the Tigers have been hit at least once in 35 of 50 games.
The Tigers were plunked a season-high seven times on Feb. 15 vs. Mount St. Mary's.

TRACK MEET

The Tigers rank third in the SEC in triples (12).
Tyler Macon, Eric Maisonet and Isaiah Frost have each hit two on the season to share the team lead.
Oklahoma leads the SEC with 14 three-baggers while New Mexico State and Washington State lead the country with 22 apiece.

KEEP STACKING BRICKS

The Tigers and head coach Kerrick Jackson have developed a new winning ritual: stacking bricks.
After each win, the Tigers add a brick to the wall, each of them resting on three black cinder blocks at the base of the wall that each display one of the team's three core values: accountability, respect and connection.
The bricks themselves have a color code: black are non-conference victories, gold are SEC victories and tiger-striped brick signifies a series-clinching victory.

DEFEND THE TURF

Mizzou is in its first season of a brand-new turf surface at Taylor Stadium, and the Tigers finished the home slate 14-14 on the new digs – improving on an 8-20 home record from a season ago.

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