Kehlenbrink deals, but Mizzou falls to Oklahoma 4-0

After a abrupt nonaccomplishment for Missouri baseball, highlighted by Jase Woita’s 3-for-4 capacity pinch 2 location runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored, nan Tigers returned looking for revenge. However, Mizzou’s discourtesy was held to conscionable 2 hits, and they were incapable to conclusion Oklahoma connected Saturday, April 18.

Kehlenbrink’s 10 K Outing

Brady Kehlenbrink sewage nan commencement for Mizzou, entering nan crippled pinch a 3–5 grounds connected nan play and instantly mounting nan reside by retiring nan broadside pinch a strikeout. He stayed dependable throughout, finishing pinch a ascendant outing that included 10 strikeouts and conscionable 2 walks, contempt allowing 8 hits and 4 runs.

The Sooners, however, were nan first to break through. Deiten Lachance launched his 3rd homer of nan play to correct for nan game’s opening run, and later added much unit arsenic Oklahoma capitalized connected mini shot and timely hitting.

A mates of bunts helped load nan bases successful nan third, and a azygous to near on pinch a sacrifice alert brought successful 2 much runs to make it 3–0. Oklahoma extended nan lead again successful nan 4th pinch an RBI double to right.

Kehlenbrink continued to battle, answering pinch strikeouts successful bunches, earlier reaching double digits. Even arsenic nan Sooners kept putting balls successful play, he consistently worked retired of trouble, mixing flyouts and punchouts to limit further damage.

Offense Finds Moments, Not Runs

Mizzou’s discourtesy struggled to get going early, but Mateo Serna provided a spark successful nan 2nd inning aft a gritty at-bat, fouling disconnected transportation aft transportation earlier lining a azygous to correct for nan Tigers’ first hit. He later reached again connected a locomotion successful nan fifth, while Donovan Jordan was deed by a pitch, though nan inning fizzled soon after.

The Tigers had different chance brewing successful nan sixth erstwhile Ward reached connected a throwing correction and Kam Durnin followed pinch a azygous to left. Woita helped move nan runners up pinch a groundout to second, but Oklahoma escaped nan framework pinch a pop-up to shortstop.

Woita besides had a infinitesimal defensively, dropping an infield pop-up successful nan third. Although, nan infield alert norm was called, truthful nan batter was still ruled out.

Last Bit of Hope

After Kehlenbrink’s beardown outing, Trey Lawrence took complete successful alleviation and kept things nether power pinch a strikeout, a locomotion and a cardinal double play by Woita’s defense.

Durnin worked a locomotion successful nan eighth and precocious to 3rd aft a throwing correction which was Oklahoma’s 2nd miscue of nan night, but Seals struck retired to extremity nan inning.

Lawrence kept things smooth, ending nan eighth inning pinch back-to-back strikeouts, a triple and a groundout.

The crippled ended soon after, pinch nan Tigers not capable to grounds different hit, but their protect play will not spell unnoticed.

What’s Next for Mizzou

The Tigers will play their last crippled against Oklahoma, astatine 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18, hoping to forestall nan Sooners from achieving a sweep. With Javyn Pimental connected nan mound for crippled three, Mizzou should beryllium successful bully shape.

The crippled will beryllium streamed connected SECN+, and location will besides beryllium unrecorded stats disposable connected statbroadcast.com.

Then, Missouri will caput backmost location to play SIU Edwardsville for a 1 crippled matchup astatine 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21. Following this game, No. 16 Arkansas will caput to Columbia, looking to prime up a bid triumph against Mizzou, but nan Tigers will not spell down without a fight.