Missouri Tigers Baseball Shuts Down South Carolina

Close but no cigar. The sweep didn’t happen. But, the second conference series win of the season did.

In a week of impressive performances from their hitters, the Missouri Tigers won their first series against a Top 10 team since 2006, after winning two of three games against No. 6 South Carolina.

Missouri won the first game 4-1 at Taylor field, giving S.C. its first loss in six games. In the second game of the series, the Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead before surrendering the lead to the Gamecocks. The two SEC East rivals needed ten innings to settle the game, with the Tigers winning off a walk off hit from Trey Harris.

In the third game, Mizzou had a golden opportunity to win in come back fashion, but Harris was unable to deliver late with the bases loaded. Mizzou fell 7-5, but was able to walk away proud earning the win against a top ten team.

Mizzou has turned the tide this year. With a 5-1 conference record to start the season, the Tigers are within one conference win of tying their mark from all of last year (they went 6-24 in the SEC, in case you were wondering).

This is suddenly a team that can contend, and it will be interesting to see if the Missouri Tigers can be relevant—or perhaps a force on the baseball diamond again.

The next two series will be telling. Mizzou plays 10^th ranked Arkansas Pine Bluff next to round out the home stand before venturing to College Station to take on the top ranked team in the nation, Texas A&M.

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