COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Baseball (12-31, 5-18 SEC) dropped game two of the weekend series against No. 5 Tennessee (36-11, 16-7 SEC) 11-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Tennessee raced to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first, using five hits to build the early advantage. Sophomore Torin Montgomery helped the Tigers answer in their half of the opening framing, sneaking a two-run double inside the bag at third to close the gap to 4-2.
Mizzou tied the game in the third with a two-run double off the bat of junior Tre Morris. After a rocky first, senior Konnor Ash settled in on the mound to retire six straight Volunteers via strikeout across the second, third and fourth frames.
Tennessee regained the lead in the fifth with a pair of runs on three quick hits to start the inning. The Vols tacked on five in the sixth to open an 11-4 lead.
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HEAR FROM THE SKIPPER
Head coach Steve Bieser on Saturday's loss…
"Early on, we had some really good at-bats. [But] when you give up a five-spot, we need to be able to dig in and grind a little bit more and try to get ourselves back into the ballgame."
#MIZ TAKEAWAYS
- Keefer produced his second multi-hit game of the series and team-leading 11th of the season.
- Montgomery and Morris each knocked in a pair in the contest, tallying their eighth and fourth multi-RBI games, respectively.
- Montgomery's eight multi-RBI games and 27 RBI both lead the team.
UP NEXT
Mizzou and Tennessee close the series on Sunday with a 1 p.m. CT first pitch. The game will air on SEC Network+.
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