Baseball Drops Saturday Contest at Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo.  – Missouri plated four runs in the first on its way to an 8-3 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Saturday afternoon (May 4) at Taylor Stadium.

Missouri’s Carter Rustad came in for an injured Javyn Pimental in the first and got out of a bases-loaded jam. He ended the day going 6.2 innings and striking out six while allowing five hits and three runs.

The Tigers had seven runs in the first four innings of play. Carolina closed the cap to 7-2 with a Cole Messina RBI triple and a Gavin Casas RBI single. Blake Jackson homered in the seventh, his fourth of the year, but Missouri scored another run in the sixth for the final outcome.

Eli Jones took the loss, allowing seven hits and five runs with two strikeouts and three walks in 2.2 innings pitched. Tyler Pitzer had five strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief.

POSTGAME NOTES

• Carolina had its four-game winning streak over Missouri snapped on Saturday.
• Messina is 9-for-16 in his last five games.
• Carolina is now tied for third place in the SEC East with Georgia heading into Sunday’s games.

UP NEXT
Carolina and Missouri wrap up the three-game set on Sunday afternoon (May 5) at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT). The game will be streamed on SEC Network