Missouri baseball needed to win its series against Auburn this weekend if it wanted to keep its hopes alive for a trip to the SEC Tournament. Trailing 9-1 heading to the 8th inning of Sunday’s rubber match at Taylor Stadium, the hosting Tigers furiously rallied to score six runs in the final two frames but came up short and lost 9-7. The gave Auburn the series and ensured Missouri will need to sweep Mississippi State next weekend and get some other help on top of that if it wants to make it to Hoover.
The eighth inning was the heart of Missouri’s rally Sunday.