Technically Missouri made it to the second day of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament but only because its first game didn’t end until 1:30 Wednesday morning in Hoover, Ala.
By then, fifth-seeded South Carolina had eliminated the Tigers from the bracket with a 4-2 comeback win, likely ending Mizzou’s season.
The Tigers (34-22) came into the conference tournament 27-0 when leading after six innings, but South Carolina rallied from a 2-1 deficit with three runs in the seventh, all coming off usually sturdy reliever Andy Toelken (6-3). Getting the start for Steve Bieser’s team, lefthander T.J. Sikkema allowed a run on five hits through four innings but came out of the game after Jacob Olsen’s RBI double in the fifth.