Missouri Baseball Evens Series With No. 15 South Carolina, The Buzz: May 5, 2024

The Missouri baseball team evened its series with the No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks 8-3 on Saturday afternoon. 

The Tigers came out swinging and scored four runs in the first inning on three RBI singles by Trevor Austin, Mateo Serna, and Drew Culbertston. The team also plated a run in the third on an RBI single by Culbertson and two runs in the fourth on a two-RBI triple by Jackson Lovich. The Tigers added their final run onto the board in the eighth on an RBI single by Jedier Hernandez. 

The Gamecocks put a pair of runs on the board in the sixth inning on an RBI triple by Cole Messina and an RBI single by Gavin Casas and added an additional run in the seventh with a solo home run by Blake Jackson. 

Pitcher Carter Rustad started on the mound for the Tigers. The senior went 6.2 innings and allowed five hits, three runs (all earned), and struck out six.

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