Missouri Baseball Falls Short in Series Against Tennessee: The Buzz

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Missouri’s Pierre Seals (5) looks to steal third base during a baseball game between Tennessee and Missouri in Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, March 20, 2026. | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Missouri baseball opened the weekend series over No. 22 Tennessee with an 8-4 victory. The Tigers held control through the early innings, keeping the Volunteers at bay until the bottom of the fourth when the Volunteers broke through with a solo home run. The win marks Missouri's first win over a ranked opponent since 2024.

However, Missouri was unable to carry that momentum forward, dropping games two and three to lose the series.

Ride the momentum 📶#MizzouNOW pic.twitter.com/npXfUPog6G

— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) March 21, 2026

The Tigers put up a fight in Saturday's match-up, with an early 2-1 lead, but their offense stalled after the second inning. From there, the Volunteers took control, scoring four unanswered runs. Missouri was able to get on base in the seventh inning, but couldn't convert the opportunity into a run. The Tigers ultimately fell 4-2 in game two.

Missouri dropped the series finale 7-1 on Sunday, March 22, to wrap up its time in Knoxville. The Tigers got their lone point at the top of the sixth by Pierre Seals for a solo home run. The hit was his second home run in the weekend series and ended a stretch of 12 innings with a Missouri score.

Absolute missile 🚀

Seals goes yard for the second time this weekend - 419 ft., 109 mph off the bat 💥#MizzouNOW pic.twitter.com/kyR4awnWb9

— Mizzou Baseball (@MizzouBaseball) March 22, 2026

The Tigers will travel to O'Fallon, Missouri to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini on Tuesday, March 24. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

The Buzz: March 23

• Caleb Green, the younger brother of Missouri offensive tackle Cayden Green, earned linebacker MVP honors at the UA Next Camp. Green has received an offer from Missouri.

Caleb Green wins linebacker MVP at UA Next Camp in St. Louis @Caleb_Green18

Strong and steady day of work for the 2027 Lees Summit North (MO) standout to pull away and win amongst a competitive group of prospects #UANext pic.twitter.com/qVt3307sBA

— Billy Tucker (@TheUCReport) March 22, 2026

• If Missouri women's basketball defeats BYU in Monday's matchup, the team will advance to face Stanford in the quarterfinals of the WBIT.

👏 @StanfordWBB is headed to the Quarterfinals!#ElevateTheGame x #WBIT2026 pic.twitter.com/uhOfEAQVME

— Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (@wbitwbb) March 22, 2026

Our SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 🤩#MIZ 🐯 pic.twitter.com/q1jngQg0G4

— Mizzou Gymnastics (@MizzouGym) March 22, 2026

Sunday's Mizzou Results

Women's Golf

• Missouri finished fifth at the MountainView Collegiate, posting a 2-under-par 862 over the three-day event. Senior Addie Dobson led the Tigers with an eighth-place finish, carding a 5-under-par performance. The Tigers will head to College Station from April 6-8 to compete in the "Mo"Morial competition.

Tigers claim fifth at the MountainView Collegiate! 🐯 pic.twitter.com/yaIsPBQybn

— Mizzou Women's Golf (@MUWomensGolf) March 22, 2026

• Softball: No. 4/6 Alabama 4, Missouri 3
• Baseball: No. 22 Tennessee 7, Missouri 1

Monday's Mizzou Schedule

• Men's Golf: The Hootie at Bulls Bay at Awendaw, South Carolina, Live Stats
• Women's Basketball: Missouri at BYU in Round 2 of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, 8 p.m. CST, Listen, Watch

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Mizzou Quote of the Day:

I decided I would rather not live in Oklahoma. I thought my best opportunities might come in the state where I attended college and I felt I definitely would prefer living in Missouri to living in Oklahoma.

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