After a 10-2 loss to the No. 11 seed South Carolina Gamecocks in the third round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, it appears there will be no magical postseason run for No. 10 Missouri baseball.
Thursday’s loss eliminated the Tigers from the SEC Tournament and, in all likelihood, from NCAA regional contention as well.
Despite pitching in Tuesday’s game, Cole Bartlett started the game for Missouri, looking to replicate his last start against Tennessee, a complete-game one-hitter that warranted national attention. Unfortunately for him, Thursday’s outing went in a much different direction.
The junior allowed five earned runs over 4.