@MizzouSoftball Lets Late Advantage Slip Away, Falls 6-3 to No. 12 South Carolina

Friday, April 20

Columbia, S.C.

4:30 pm

University of Missouri

24-22, 6-12

(#12) South Carolina

35-11, 9-7

Missouri

South Carolina

@MizzouSoftball Lets Late Advantage Slip Away, Falls 6-3 to No. 12 South Carolina

4/20/2018 8:21:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Tigers led 3-1 in the fifth inning, but pair of Gamecocks home runs proves costly

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mizzou Softball (24-22, 6-12 SEC) controlled most of Friday's series opener inside the Carolina Softball Stadium, but No. 12 South Carolina utilized a power surge in the fifth inning to clinch a comeback 6-3 victory.

The Gamecocks tallied a two-run home run to even the score at three apiece, followed by a go-ahead three-run home run later in the frame to earn their first advantage of the evening.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Trenity Edwards: 1-3, 2 RBI
Kolby Romaine: 2-3
Braxton Burnside: 1-2, RBI

Hear From Coach Fogue

On the Tigers' late struggles Friday…

"We all felt tonight was pretty frustrating, because it felt like we were in control virtually all game. I was pleased with our hitters early on as they had aggressive at bats and consistently made hard contact. If it wasn't for a great defensive play in the fourth inning, we're suddenly looking at a 4-1 lead at least. You have to give credit to South Carolina on making some nice defensive plays and then coming up with those big home runs in the fifth. Despite losing tonight, we're still confident heading into tomorrow afternoon's game."

#MIZ Takeaways

Romaine tallied her eighth multi-hit game of the season. She now has 20 multi-hit efforts over her three-year career at Mizzou.
Edward's two-run single in the second inning marked her fifth and sixth RBI in her past five games played. Burnside's sacrifice fly in the top half of the third was her second-straight game with an RBI.
Friday was a rare game this year where Mizzou surrendered a late advantage. The Tigers entered tonight with a phenomenal 19-1 record when leading after four innings. Following South Carolina's comeback in the fifth inning, it secured only Mizzou's second loss this year after possessing a lead through four innings of play.
Additionally, it marked only the Tigers' fourth loss this year after they initially scored first in the game. Mizzou now sits at 17-4 overall this season when reaching the scoreboard first.
With a fourth inning infield single, Brooke Wilmes extended her hitting streak to eight games. It's now only one game behind her season-best hitting streak of nine games.

Up Next

The middle game of this weekend's series between Mizzou and South Carolina is scheduled for noon CT Saturday. Fans can tune-in live on SEC Network.

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