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.