Missouri softball knew it was going to need a good start in order to beat No. 5 Washington on Saturday at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, California.
After four first-inning walks, an error, and a wild pitch, the Tigers saw a 4-0 deficit they could never recover from and eventually fell 6-3.
Cassie Gasper struggled with command from the get-go and was removed after u2154 of an inning, giving up four runs, two earned, four walks, and a hit.
Baleigh Koester did a stellar job in relief, surrendering two runs, one earned, four hits, three walks, and collecting three strikeouts in 4u2153 innings.