Missouri
23-30, 0
Texas
40-12, 0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Texas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 12 | 14 | 0 |
Baseball Falls to No. 6 Texas in Regular-Season Finale
5/16/2026 7:02:00 PM | Baseball
AUSTIN, Texas – Mizzou baseball dropped the finale of its three-game Southeastern Conference to No. 6 Texas, 12-7, on Saturday afternoon at Disch-Falk Field to conclude its regular season.
The Tigers (23-30, 6-24 SEC) received a solo home run from freshman Blaize Ward in the top of the first and Pierre Seals followed suit with a solo shot in the third to knot the game at two runs apiece after three.
In the bottom of the fourth, Texas (40-12, 19-10 SEC) erupted for six runs to jump out to an 8-2 lead. Mizzou relievers Eli Skidmore, Isaiah Salas and Ian Lohse combined to throw up zeroes in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, keeping the Longhorns' offense at bay.
Mizzou came charging back in the top of the eighth inning, kickstarted by catcher Mateo Serna's two run double into the right-center gap that scored Kam Durnin and Ward. Tyler Macon followed it up with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single before Chris Patterson delivered a clutch, two-run double into left-center field to make it a five-run frame and a one-run game.
However, the Longhorns answered in the bottom half of the inning with four runs of their own to make the score 12-7. The Tigers got a leadoff double from Jase Woita in the ninth but were unable to bring him home as the Longhorns took the finale, 12-7.
NOTEBOOK
- Serna finished the game 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI a walk and a run scored.
- Patterson also ended the day 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBI.
- Ward slugged his fourth home run of the season in the first inning and finished the game 1-for-3 with two runs scored. The freshman ends the regular season batting .303 overall and a team-best .323 in SEC play.
- Seals slugged a solo homer for his fifth of the season and 20th of his collegiate career. He ended the day 1-for-3 and reached once via walk.
- Center fielder Kaden Peer went 2-for-3 and added a walk.
- Macon recorded a pinch-hit RBI single and went 1-for-2.
- Woita ripped his ninth double of the season (tied for team lead) and went 1-for-5.
- Salas pitched 2.1 scoreless innings and struck out three Longhorns, allowing just one hit and no walks.
- Fellow freshman pitcher Sam Rosand pitched the final frame and allowed no runs on one hit and a walk.
- Mizzou finishes the regular season with six SEC victories, doubling its total of conference wins from a season ago.
Mizzou will then hit the road for Hoover, Alabama, and the SEC Tournament and prepare for its first-round matchup versus No. 9 seed and 15th-ranked Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Cal Higgins (1-1)
L: Villarreal, Juan (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Woita, Jase 1 ; Serna, Mateo 1 ; Patterson, Chris 1
HR: Ward, Blaize 1 ; Seals, Pierre 1
RBI: Ward, Blaize 1 ; Serna, Mateo 2 ; Macon, Tyler 1 ; Patterson, Chris 2 ; Seals, Pierre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Durnin, Kam 1 ; Ward, Blaize 2 ; Serna, Mateo 1 ; Macon, Tyler 1 ; George, Jamal 1 ; Seals, Pierre 1
CS: Peer, Kaden 1
HBP: Ward, Blaize 2 ; George, Jamal 2
Batting:
2B: Carson Tinney 1 ; Temo Becerra 1 ; Ashton Larson 1 ; Josh Livingston 1
RBI: Anthony Pack Jr. 2 ; Carson Tinney 3 ; Adrian Rodriguez 1 ; Temo Becerra 1 ; Josh Livingston 2 ; Jayden Duplantier 1 ; Ethan Mendoza 1
SF: Ethan Mendoza 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anthony Pack Jr. 1 ; Carson Tinney 1 ; Temo Becerra 2 ; Ashton Larson 1 ; Casey Borba 2 ; Jayden Duplantier 1 ; Ethan Mendoza 2 ; Dariyan Pendergrass 2
SB: Anthony Pack Jr. 2 ; Carson Tinney 2 ; Temo Becerra 1 ; Jayden Duplantier 1
HBP: Casey Borba 1 ; Dariyan Pendergrass 1
