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Mizzou Spoils SEC Baseball Home Opener for Vols; Lady Vols Prevail in Softball | Chattanooga Times Free Press

Missouri scored 8 runs with key home runs and timely hits to secure its first Southeastern Conference win, bouncing back from a previous weekend sweep.

  • In Knoxville on Friday, Missouri defeated Tennessee 8-4 in the weekend series opener, improving to 16-6 overall and 1-3 in SEC play, while Tennessee dropped to 15-7 .
  • Jase Woita's third-inning RBI set the tone, driving in Tyler Macon before Pierre Seals hit a two-run homer, with Blaize Ward's two-run single and Keegan Knutson's three-run homer adding late runs.
  • Missouri's pitching staff combined to work four innings from the starter and 4 2/3 innings from JD Dohrmann, with Sam Rosand recording the final out, as Tennessee's pitchers saw ERA increases during the game.
  • With the weekend still to play, Missouri aims to try for its first SEC series win since sweeping Texas A&M last season, as Game 3 begins at noon Sunday.
  • Despite a crowd of 6,359, Tennessee chipped away with two sixth-inning runs and a Blaine Brown homer but could not complete the comeback, Elander said.
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Missouri beat No. 6 Alabama 5-2 Saturday, marking the first SEC win for the Tigers this season.

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Mizzou baseball tops No. 22 Tennessee 8-4 behind big seventh inning

Missouri earned its first SEC win powered by a three-run homer from Keegan Knutson and a strong offensive performance.

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