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Jackson Lovich
17
Winner Ole Miss OM 17-5, 3-2 SEC
10
Missouri MIZ 8-13, 0-5 SEC
Winner
Ole Miss OM
17-5, 3-2 SEC
17
Final
10
Missouri MIZ
8-13, 0-5 SEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ole Miss OM 3 0 3 5 1 2 0 0 3 17 16 0
Missouri MIZ 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 11 2

W: Alex Canney (1-0) L: Lucas, Brock (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball’s Comeback Falls Short Against No. 24 Ole Miss

COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 24 Ole Miss homered six times in the first five innings to help build a seven-run lead against University of Missouri baseball en route to a 17-10 decision and a Southeastern Conference series-clinching victory over the Tigers Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

Isaac Humphrey hit two-run home runs in back-to-back plate appearances – his second and third homers of the series – and recorded his second four-RBI performance in as many days against Mizzou. Judd Utermark set the tone for the contest with a three-run shot in the top of the first, before Ryan Moerman and Humphrey went deep as part of a three-run third inning.

Mizzou touched up Ole Miss pitching for 10 runs – its best offensive performance in SEC play since a 12-11 victory over Auburn on May 10, 2024 – led by Cayden Nicoletto's three-hit game, as well as four-RBI efforts from Jackson Lovich and Brock Daniels. The Tigers rallied from two separate three-run deficits, scoring three times in the home half of the first on Lovich's two-out, bases-loaded triple, then again in the third courtesy of Daniels' three-run homer that handed MU a 7-6 lead.

But Ole Miss (17-5, 3-2 SEC) responded in the fourth, scoring five runs thanks to two more round-trippers to seize the lead for good. The biggest of those blows was delivered by Will Furniss, who belted a pinch-hit, three-run shot to left to put the Rebels on top, 9-7. Next, Humphrey came through yet again, launching a two-run homer after a Hayden Federico single kept the inning alive.

The Rebels added a run in the fifth on Mitchell Sanford's solo shot, then tacked on two more tallies in the sixth to extend their lead to 14-7.

In the seventh, Mizzou (8-13, 0-5 SEC) used three consecutive hits to open a three-run rally that sliced the margin to four runs. Lovich drove in his fourth run of the day with an RBI-single, and Daniels laced a run-scoring triple to right before trotting home on a wild pitch.

Both Daniels and Lovich finished 2-for-5, and Kaden Peer added two hits for the Tigers as well.

TIGER NOTEBOOK

  • Lovich's 2-for-5 day marked his eighth multi-hit effort overall this season.
  • With the loss, Mizzou dropped to 11-18 all-time versus Ole Miss, and 5-5 against the Rebels in Columbia.
  • Lovich's triple in the bottom of the first was his first of the season and the sixth of his Mizzou career.
  • Lovich is batting 4-for-10 with six RBIs for the series.
  • Daniels' three-run homer in the fourth was his second of the season and sixth of his career.
  • Nicoletto turned in his fifth three-hit outing of the campaign, driving home a runner in the third.
  • Peer achieved his sixth multi-hit game of the season.
  • LHP Kadden Drew earned the start, tallying three strikeouts; he has fanned multiple batters in each of his six starts this season.
  • The two clubs' combined 27 runs marked the highest-scoring SEC contest Mizzou has participated in since a combined 34-run afternoon against the Rebels on May 6, 2023.

UP NEXT
Mizzou and Ole Miss conclude their three-game SEC set Sunday with a 4 p.m. matchup at Taylor Stadium that will be broadcast live on SEC Network.

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