Tuesday, April 7
Columbia, Mo.
6:00 p.m.
Missouri State University
21-10
2
at
5
Missouri
20-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Missouri | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Tigers Top Bears in Columbia, 5-2
April 07, 2026 | Baseball
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Early scoring turned into a pitchers' duel on Tuesday evening at Taylor Stadium as Missouri topped Missouri State 5-2 in a game that neither team scored after the third inning.
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The Bears (21-10) scored on Carter Bergman's bases-loaded hit by pitch in the first inning and a wild pitch in the second, while the Tigers (20-14) strung together a pair of two-out singles in the first to make it 2-2 after two frames.
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The Tigers managed only one hit after that, but it was a doozy, with Donovan Jordan following two walks with a three-run homer in the third inning for the 5-2 final margin.
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The home run tainted an otherwise stellar relief outing from Brock Lucas (3-3) who struck a season-high eight batters while allowing just Jordan's hit in five innings. Tyler Charlton started and fanned four in two innings, while Curry Sutherland tossed a 1-2-3 inning and has now retired 15 consecutive batters over his last four appearances.
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The Bears left 10 on base in the game, including seven in the first three innings, and went 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position in their first game this season without an extra-base hit.
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MU reliever Keyler Gonzalez (2-0) got the win with nine strikeouts in six innings.
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Missouri State stays on the road for a CUSA series at Delaware from April 10-12. The Tigers make the return trip to Hammons Field on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to all home games are available here.
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The Bears (21-10) scored on Carter Bergman's bases-loaded hit by pitch in the first inning and a wild pitch in the second, while the Tigers (20-14) strung together a pair of two-out singles in the first to make it 2-2 after two frames.
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The Tigers managed only one hit after that, but it was a doozy, with Donovan Jordan following two walks with a three-run homer in the third inning for the 5-2 final margin.
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The home run tainted an otherwise stellar relief outing from Brock Lucas (3-3) who struck a season-high eight batters while allowing just Jordan's hit in five innings. Tyler Charlton started and fanned four in two innings, while Curry Sutherland tossed a 1-2-3 inning and has now retired 15 consecutive batters over his last four appearances.
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The Bears left 10 on base in the game, including seven in the first three innings, and went 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position in their first game this season without an extra-base hit.
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MU reliever Keyler Gonzalez (2-0) got the win with nine strikeouts in six innings.
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Missouri State stays on the road for a CUSA series at Delaware from April 10-12. The Tigers make the return trip to Hammons Field on April 15 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets to all home games are available here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Keyler Gonzalez (2-0)
L: Lucas, Brock (3-3)
S: Trey Lawrence (1)
Batting:
RBI: Bergman, Carter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fyffe, Logan 1 ; Atkinson, Bobby 1
HBP: Kragel, Brant 1 ; Bergman, Carter 1
Batting:
HR: Donovan Jordan 1
RBI: Blaize Ward 1 ; Jase Woita 1 ; Donovan Jordan 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Kam Durnin 1 ; Pierre Seals 1 ; Blaize Ward 1 ; Jase Woita 1 ; Donovan Jordan 1
SB: Kam Durnin 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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