It was kind of the worst-case scenario at first. In a game that was absolutely vital for Missouri’s NCAA Baseball Tournament hopes, ace Tanner Houck just didn’t have it. And even if he did have it, a lengthy rain delay was likely going to keep him from going deep in the game either way.
So Mizzou just slugged its way to victory over A&M. In the single-elimination opener to get into the main double-elimination field, the Tigers hit three home runs — including a Robbie Glendinning grand slam in the fourth — and then shut the Aggies down after a sixth-inning rain delay.