Kehlenbrink deals, but Mizzou falls to Oklahoma 4-0

After a sudden loss for Missouri baseball, highlighted by Jase Woita’s 3-for-4 performance with two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored, the Tigers returned looking for revenge. However, Mizzou’s offense was held to just two hits, and they were unable to defeat Oklahoma on Saturday, April 18. Kehlenbrink’s 10 K Outing Brady Kehlenbrink got the start for Mizzou, entering the game with a 3–5 record on the season and immediately setting the tone by retiring the side with a strikeout.

He stayed steady throughout, finishing with a dominant outing that included 10 strikeouts and just two walks, despite allowing eight hits and four runs. The Sooners, however, were the first to break through. Deiten Lachance launched his third homer of the season to right for the game’s opening run, and later added more pressure as Oklahoma capitalized on small ball and timely hitting.

A couple of bunts helped load the bases in the third, and a single to left along with a sacrifice fly brought in two more runs to make it 3–0. Oklahoma extended the lead again in the fourth with an RBI double to right. Kehlenbrink continued to battle, answering with strikeouts in bunches, before reaching double digits.

Even as the Sooners kept putting balls in play, he consistently worked out of trouble, mixing flyouts and punchouts to limit further damage. Offense Finds Moments, Not Runs Mizzou’s offense struggled to get going early, but Mateo Serna provided a spark in the second inning after a gritty at-bat, fouling off pitch after pitch before lining a single to right for the Tigers’ first hit. He later reached again on a walk in the fifth, while Donovan Jordan was hit by a pitch, though the inning fizzled shortly after.