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No. 15 Mizzou softball seeks to correct late-game blunders after 'heartbreaking' losses to Florida

Entering its weekend series against No. 3 Florida, Missouri softball hadn't lost a game all year when leading after five innings.

The No. 15 Tigers had won all 25 games they led going into the final two frames.

This past weekend presented a plot twist.

Missouri carried leads into the sixth inning against Florida in both Friday's opener and Sunday's finale, but Florida fought through its struggles inside the batter's box with clutch late-game offense to leave Columbia with a pair of comeback victories.

Florida scored all five of its runs in the sixth inning to win 5-2 on Friday night, then rallied for three in the seventh to stun the Tigers 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.