Missouri Softball vs Auburn Game 2: Live Updates
After defeating No. 25/25 Auburn 5-2 on Friday, No. 12/12 Missouri softball will look for its 20th win of the season in the second game of a three-game series against the Tigers from the South.
A win today would mark Missouri's first series win in its conference opener since 2020, when the Tigers swept Ole Miss in three games.
How it Happened
- Julia Crenshaw kicks off the day with a sliding catch in foul territory.
- Missouri puts together an impressive defensive inning in the top of the first. After Crenshaw's sliding catch, Maddie Gallagher makes a clean scoop and fire to get the runner at first. Sandwiched in-between was a strikeout from Cierra Harrison.
- Laird rips a two-strike single to lead off the bottom of the second. It doesn't take her long to steal second base.
- Alex Honnold hits a bloop single into left field. Had there been two outs, Laird might've scored. Nevertheless, Missouri has runners on second and third with no outs.
- Laird scores on a wild pitch, Honnold advances to third. 1-0 Missouri.
- Makayla Packer just completed an inning-ending double-play with a running catch in center that was followed by a frozen rope to nail Honnold at the plate.
- Harrison just sat down Anna Wohlers with a nasty changeup.
- Make it two nasty strikeout changeups in a row for Harrison.
- Katie Chester makes it to second with an assist from the sun. Right fielder Icess Tresvik lost Chester's fly ball in the sun. It's scored as a double.
- Auburn's defensive woes continue, as Rose Roach's bobbled grounder allows Madison Walker to reach first.
- Chantice Phillips cranks a three-run home run to right center field. 4-0 Missouri.
- Kayley Lenger rips a grounder down the left field line for a stand-up double. Auburn starter Annabelle Widra is taken out of the game.
- Honnold tags Auburn reliever Shelby Lowe for an RBI single. 5-0 Missouri.
- After a couple of scoreless half-innings, Harrison is still cooking. She just struck out Wohlers with an off-speed pitch again. Harrison has five strikeouts through three and a third.
- Make that six strikeouts.
- Seven! Harrison just struck out the side in the top of the fourth.
- Harrison ends the top of the fifth inning with a strikeout, her eighth of the afternoon.
- Icess Tresvik makes up for her fielding gaffe from earlier with a diving catch in the bottom of the fifth.
- Harrison ends another no-hit inning with a slick snare.
- Emmah Rolfe has come in to relieve Shelby Lowe for Auburn.
- Missouri can't capitalize with two runners on. Still 5-0 heading into the seventh inning.
- FINAL: Missouri 5, Auburn 0. Missouri moves to 20-2, while Auburn drops to 12-4-1.
| Auburn Starters | Missouri Starters |
|---|---|
LF KK McCrary | SS Jenna Laird |
CF Makayla Packer | CF Alex Honnold |
SS Nelia Peralta | C Julia Crenshaw |
3B Anna Wohlers | 3B Kara Daly |
1B Amelia Lech | 2B Maddie Gallagher |
RF Icess Tresvik | DP Katie Chester |
2B Rose Roach | 1B Madison Walker |
C Aubrey Lisenby | LF Chantice Phillips |
DP Mariah Penta | RF Kayley Lenger |
SP Annabelle Widra | SP Cierra Harrison |
How to watch:
Who: Auburn Tigers (12-3-1) vs Missouri Tigers (19-2)
Where: Mizzou Softball Stadium; Columbia, Missouri
When: Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 10 at 12 p.m.
TV: SEC Network+
Last Meeting:
Prior to this season, the two Tiger squads last met in late March, where Auburn swept Missouri (the final scores were 4-0, 2-1 and 2-1). The only two Missouri Tigers who recorded RBIs in that series (Riley Frizell and Payton Jackson) are no longer with the team.
Series History:
With Missouri's victory on Friday, it tied the all-time series between the two teams at 12.