Career night for McDevitt overshadowed by 5–4 loss to Arkansas
The Tigers rallied early and in the end, but it was not enough for No. 24 Arkansas to falter
With windy conditions playing a noticeable role throughout the night, Mizzou fell to Arkansas, marking their eighth straight loss despite a strong outing from starting pitcher Josh McDevitt and an explosive start at the plate. “We have to play better baseball,” head coach Kerrick Jackson said. “We can’t make some of the mistakes that we make, and then, more importantly, when they make mistakes, we have to be able to capitalize off of it.
We don’t have to do anything over the top. We don’t have to be heroes. We just have to play good baseball.
” Tee Off at Taylor night featured a giveaway golf hat, and the Tigers came out hot early. Offense Struck Early Jase Woita, batting leadoff for the second time this season, swung at a first-pitch strike and blasted a home run to left field. Kam Durnin followed with a hit-by-pitch, and freshman Blaize Ward continued his recent surge with a two-run shot to left, making it 3-0 Mizzou in just four pitches, and his third home run in five games.
On the mound, McDevitt started strong, working through early trouble in the first inning with bases loaded by recording two strikeouts to limit the damage. He settled in from there, adding two more strikeouts in the second and throwing a clean 1-2-3 third inning. Arkansas began to respond as the game progressed.