Tigers secure first SEC series win over Auburn with 6-3 win

A five-run first inning was all the Missouri Tigers (18-18, 3-5 SEC) needed to secure their first SEC series win over the Auburn Tigers (23-12, 2-6) on Saturday afternoon at Jane B Moore Memorial Softball Complex. With such a head start, the black & gold Tigers needed to just hold on and keep the potent Auburn offense at bay for the rest of the game. Largely, they succeeded, allowing just a handful of runs.

T1 | MIZ 5 🥎 AUB 0 Batting Practice Here in the First 😎 #MIZ 🐯🥎 | #OwnIt pic. twitter. com/zzx6ax6Df1 — Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) March 28, 2026 Early Offense From the jump, the Mizzou offense was hot, taking advantage of the sun against Auburn pitcher SJ Geurin, with a leadoff walk by Addy Waits, before a Stefania Abruscato single to center put two on for Sidney Forrester, who blasted a triple to center to make it 2-0 Mizzou.

Abby Hay then reached on a fielding error — again by the center fielder, who got a lot of action early on in this one, which allowed Forrester to score and make it 3-0. Back-to-back doubles by Abby Carr and Sophie Smith made it 5-0 with no outs, before the final three Tigers of the inning went down on a fly out, sac bunt and ground out. In the top of the second, Abruscato teed off with her second hit of the day and the 100th of her career, a one-out solo shot to right center to make it 6-1.

T2 | MIZ 6 🥎 AUB 1 Making Career Hit No. 💯 Special Congrats @StefaniaAbrusc1 ‼️ #MIZ 🐯🥎 | #OwnIt pic. twitter.