Mizzou baseball finished its sweep with a 10-1 win over Texas A&M on the strength of back-to-back three-run innings Sunday in College Station, Texas — marking the Tigers’ first sweep since defeating Florida on April 6, 2024.
Junior shortstop Jackson Lovich ended Game 3 one leg short of a cycle, going 3-for-5 with a leadoff home run to begin the game, a triple in the third and a double in the sixth, needing only a single to complete the feat.
The Tigers (16-35, 3-24 Southeastern Conference) scored three runs in the sixth inning, one run off of a balk by Aggies sophomore right-hander Clayton Freshcorn and Lovich’s two-run double.
Mizzou pushed three more runs across the plate in the seventh. Sophomore center fielder Kaden Peer doubled home a run while sophomore first baseman Mateo Serna and second baseman Keegan Knutson each drove in a run with an RBI single that stretched the lead to 10-1.
The blowout contest began with Missouri jumping out to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Lovich hit an opposite-field leadoff home run to right field to extend his on-base streak to 21 games, and Peer grounded an RBI single into right field.
Two innings later in the third, senior right fielder Pierre Seals made it 3-0 with an RBI single after Lovich made his way to third with a triple. Seals later hit another RBI single in the fifth, hitting 3-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.
In the bottom of the third inning, lefty Wil Libbert found himself in a jam with runners on second and third with one out after a dropped fly ball in center field. Libbert recorded a strikeout and a flyout against the next two batters he faced.
The Tigers’ pitching staff extended its streak of not allowing an earned run to 18 innings before Aggies sophomore right fielder Caden Sorrell won a lefty-lefty matchup against Libbert and sent a solo shot to right field, making it 3-1.
Libbert responded with back-to-back strikeouts and a flyout to end the inning. The redshirt freshman finished his day of work with five innings pitched and five strikeouts.
Sophomore righty Josh McDevitt continued to hold the Texas A&M (27-23, 10-17) lineup in check. McDevitt took over pitching duties in the sixth and pitched four shutout innings, matching Libbert’s five strikeouts and earning the save in the process.
Mizzou next plays Mississippi State in its last series of the regular season. Game 1 begins at 6 p.m. Thursday at Taylor Stadium.