Peer goes 3-for-4, but Tigers drop finale 8-4 to Sooners 

With Missouri shot hoping to drawback astatine slightest 1 triumph successful nan series, nan Tigers came up conscionable short, battling to nan decorativeness successful their last crippled against Oklahoma connected Sunday, April 19.

Left-hander Javyn Pimental group nan reside early for Mizzou, moving a composed opening inning that included a double play, a brace of walks and a cardinal throwout astatine 2nd to flight early traffic.

Kaden Peer provided that lone early spark pinch a azygous to left, but a batter interference telephone connected Pierre Seals quickly ended that inning.

The Sooners struck first that aforesaid inning, pinch a location tally to center, followed soon by a triple and aggregate hits that forced nan Tigers into an early bullpen situation. Keyer Gonzalez came connected successful alleviation successful nan 2nd and recorded a strikeout, but Oklahoma continued to use unit and added different run, making nan people 4-0 earlier he could afloat settee nan inning.

Gonzalez later recovered his hit connected nan mound, mixing successful 2 strikeouts and limiting harm aft a protect displacement that saw Isaiah Frost and Tyler Macon move positions.

Still, Oklahoma’s large plaything came successful nan 4th inning, erstwhile Ian Lohse came successful to relieve Gonzalez during nan mediate of nan inning, erstwhile a three-run location tally to correct pushed nan lead to 8–0. Sooners

Offensively, Missouri was held rather early by Oklahoma starter Cord Rager, who worked done nan first 5 innings pinch 8 strikeouts while allowing conscionable 1 hit.

Slight Hope for Mizzou

The Tigers’ discourtesy yet collapsed done successful seventh inning. Kam Durnin launched a 398-foot location tally for his 4th of nan play to put Mizzou connected nan committee astatine 8–1. Isaiah Frost followed pinch a single, and while nan inning ended connected a double play, it gave Missouri its first existent momentum of nan day.

Defensively, nan Tigers had agleam spots throughout. Juan Villareal and Kaden Drew each turned successful dependable alleviation innings, while Sam Rosand benefitted from a item drawback by Peer successful halfway section that took distant other bases. Isaiah Salas besides worked a cleanable frame, allowing 1 deed pinch a double play and strikeout.

The precocious push came successful nan eighth. Peer sparked it again pinch a single, Eric Maisonet followed pinch different deed and Tyler Macon worked a locomotion to load nan bases. Blaize Ward delivered nan biggest plaything of nan inning pinch a two-run azygous to left, scoring Peer and Maisonet to make it 8–3. Durnin later walked to reload nan bases, but nan rally ended erstwhile Frost grounded out.

Mizzou added 1 last push pinch Serna reaching connected a walk, Peer collecting his 3rd deed of nan time and Maisonet hitting a azygous to nan correct broadside scoring Serna. Although nan Tigers comeback effort stalled arsenic Macon struck retired to extremity nan game.

What’s Next

The biggest cardinal for nan Tigers correct now is clear, they request timely hitting. Mizzou has shown they tin get runners on, but nan adjacent measurement is cashing successful erstwhile it matters. If nan discourtesy tin commencement producing successful those situational spots, nan upcoming bid against No. 16 Arkansas could beryllium a existent turning constituent for nan season.

That trial originates Thursday, April 23, and runs done Saturday, April 25 against nan Razorbacks. It won’t beryllium easy, but pinch an 11-10 grounds astatine home, nan Tigers will beryllium looking to thin connected acquainted surroundings and effort to bargain nan bid successful beforehand of their ain fans.

Before that, Mizzou gets 1 much tune-up, hosting Southern Illinois astatine 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21 astatine Taylor Stadium. After a agelong of roadworthy games, nan Tigers yet return home, wherever they’ll dream nan power from nan crowd tin thief spark nan consistency this lineup has been searching for.