Baseball Falls 8-4 to No. 14 Sooners in Series Finale

Sunday, April 19

Norman, Okla.

2 P.M.

Missouri

20-20, 0

Oklahoma

27-12, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	8	0
Oklahoma	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	X	8	12	0

Blaize Ward double play at No. 14 Oklahoma, April 19, 2026

Baseball Falls 8-4 to No. 14 Sooners in Series Finale

4/19/2026 6:05:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

NORMAN, Okla. – Mizzou baseball dropped the series finale of its three-game Southeastern Conference series to No. 14 Oklahoma, 8-4, on Sunday afternoon at Kimrey Family Stadium.

Lefty Javyn Pimental made his return to the mound for the Tigers (20-20, 3-15 SEC), making his first start since March 20 after missing time due to injury. However, it was short lived as the Sooners (27-12, 10-8 SEC) were able to push across four runs in the second inning to jump out to an early lead and chase Pimental from the game after 1.1 innings.

In the fourth, OU added on with another four spot – three coming on a two-out, three-run home run – to make it an 8-0 lead.

The Tigers got on the board in the top of the seventh inning with a solo home run (398 ft.) off the bat of shortstop Kam Durnin – his fourth big fly of the season. Mizzou added a pair of runs in the top of the eighth after Kaden Peer led the inning off with his second hit of the game, Eric Maisonet singled through the left side and Tyler Macon walked to load the bases. Freshman Blaize Ward came to the plate and delivered a two-out, two-run single to cut the deficit to five.

Mizzou added another run in the ninth on a two-out RBI single from Maisonet that brought home Mateo Serna. The two-out rally stopped there as Peer and Maisonet were left stranded and the Sooners hung on for the 8-4 win.

NOTEBOOK

Peer had a 3-for-4 day at the plate and scored a run. It marked his third three-hit game of the season and ninth multi-hit game overall.
Maisonet went 2-for-2 with an RBI and scored a run after entering the game at third base as a defensive replacement in the seventh inning.
Ward went 1-for-4 and drove in a pair from the lead-off spot.
Durnin slugged his fourth home run of the season (398 ft.) and added a walk.
Isaiah Frost went 1-for-3 after entering as a defensive replacement in left field in the third inning.
Pimental made his seventh start of the season and first since March 20 at Tennessee and went 1.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with a pair of walks. He suffered his first loss of the campaign to go to 2-1 overall.
RHP Keyler Gonzalez threw 2.2 innings of relief, allowing two runs on four hits with four strikeouts and a walk.
Kadden Drew, Juan Villarreal, Sam Rosand and Isaiah Salas each through a scoreless frame and recorded one strikeout apiece. Villarreal and Rosand did not allow a hit while Drew and Salas each allowed just one.
The Tigers move to .500 on the season overall (20-20) with the defeat.

The Tigers return to Taylor Stadium and host SIUE on Tuesday night (6 p.m. CT / SEC Network) for CoMo Day, featuring free admission for all residents of Columbia, a free t-shirt giveaway for the first 200 fans and a first pitch thrown out by Columbia native and NASCAR Hall of Famer Carl Edwards.

All Mizzou baseball games can also be streamed on the Varsity Network by Learfield, with longtime play-by-play announcer Tex Little on the call and Matt Michaels providing color.

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