The Missouri Tigers baseball team saw their regular season close with a 12‑7 loss on the road against the sixth‑ranked Texas Longhorns on Saturday night.
The game opened with a burst of power as Blaize Ward launched a solo home run in the first inning, and Pierre Seals followed with a solo shot in the third, giving the Tigers an early 2‑0 lead.
Texas answered in the fourth with a six‑run inning that flipped the momentum, extending the lead to 8‑2 before the Tigers could respond.
Eighth‑Inning Surge
Mizzou’s bats came alive in the eighth, where Mateo Serna delivered a two‑run double, Tyler Macon added a pinch‑hit RBI single, and Chris Patterson smashed a two‑run double, narrowing the gap before Texas pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the frame.
Kaden Peer went 2‑for‑3 with a walk, while Jase Woita ripped his ninth double of the season and went 1‑for‑5, sparking a leadoff double in the ninth that ultimately went unused.
Relief pitchers Eli Skidmore, Isaiah Salas and Ian Lohse combined for three scoreless frames, and Salas fanned three Longhorns over 2.1 innings; Sam Rosand then retired the side in the ninth, allowing just one hit and a walk.
The Tigers finish the regular season with six victories in SEC play and will open the SEC Tournament against Ole Miss on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., a matchup that will be streamed live on the Varsity Network, powered by Learfield.