Baseball Falls to No. 6 Auburn in 2-0 Pitchers’ Duel

Friday, March 13

Columbia, Mo.

6 P.M.

Missouri

15-3, 0-1

Auburn

15-2, 1-0

Auburn

Missouri

Baseball Falls to No. 6 Auburn in 2-0 Pitchers’ Duel

3/13/2026 11:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou baseball fell to No. 6 Auburn, 2-0, in game one of its opening Southeastern Conference series of the season Friday night at Taylor Stadium. LHP Javyn Pimental threw six scoreless innings before an eighth-inning, two-run homer marked the lone runs in the ballgame. Mizzou put the tying run in scoring position in the ninth but was unable to find the equalizer.

Pierre Seals got things started for the Tigers (15-3, 0-1 SEC) in the fourth with a one-out double to deep right field for the teams' second hit of the day but was left stranded, sending the defense back out for the fifth in a 0-0 pitching battle.

Pimental was dominant on the bump, throwing six scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and punching out five Auburn (15-2, 1-0 sec) batters. With two outs in the sixth and his pitch count approaching triple digits, Pimental was able to get the strikeout to keep it a 0-0 ballgame.

Righty JD Dohrmann entered out of the bullpen to begin the seventh, replacing Pimental. After giving up two straight base hits, a bunt attempt from Auburn ended with a double play thanks to a great play by Tyler Macon charging in to field the bunt and throw to first, leaving them with a runner on third and just one out to spare. Dohrmann was able to escape the Auburn threat, getting the third out on a groundout to shortstop Kam Durnin.

Auburn took a 2-0 lead in the eighth with a two-run homer on a full count. With one out in the top of the eighth, difficulties with the lights took the game into an hour and forty-minute delay.

Following the delay, righty Keyler Gonzalez relieved Dohrmann, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings to finish the game, giving up no hits and punching out two Auburn batters, keeping it a 2-0 game to give Mizzou's offense a chance in the ninth.

The Missouri offense was sparked by back-to-back one-out singles from Cameron Benson and Mateo Serna in the ninth. Seals managed to move the runners up on a groundout to the right side of the infield, giving Chris Patterson a chance with two outs and runners on second and third. A pop out to the first baseman on the first pitch ended Mizzou's impressive 13-game win streak.

NOTEBOOK

Pimental was dominant on the mound, throwing six scoreless innings, giving up just three hits and punching out five Auburn batters. Pimental's six-inning outing matched his career long.

Seals and Maisonet each went 1-for-3 and both provided a double. For Maisonet, it was his first two-bagger and his fifth extra-base hit of the season while Seals connected on his 23rd career double.

Gonzalez was strong out of the bullpen, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings, while giving up no hits and punching out two batters.

With a hit-by-pitch from Woita, he has now reached base safely in 13-consecutive games.

Benson sparked the Missouri offense in the ninth with a one-out base hit to bring the tying run to the plate. He finished the night 1-for-4 and extended his hit streak to eight games and his on-base streak to 13 games.
Serna followed up Benson's single in the ninth when one of his own, representing the tying run. He also finished the night 1-for-4 at the dish. He has now reached base safely in 10-straight games.

Mizzou returns to Taylor Stadium tomorrow afternoon for a double header with sixth-ranked Auburn, with game one scheduled for 2 p.m. CT, followed by the series finale at 6 p.m. The games will be streamed live on SEC Network+. All games can also be streamed on the Varsity Network by Learfield, with longtime Mizzou play-by-play announcer Tex Little on the call and Matt Michaels providing color.

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