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The Missouri Tigers achieved a crucial 5-0 shutout victory against no. 25 South Carolina, improving their record to 24-23 and 7-10 in the SEC. This win is vital as they aim for NCAA tournament eligibility.
The Missouri Tigers, desperately in needs of wins and running out of season to get them, picked up a pivotal 5-0 shutout victory against no. 25 South Carolina (25-21) on Saturday evening in CoMo to move to 24-23 and 7-10 in the SEC (10th place) on the season. Because teams must be .500 to be eligible for the NCAA tourney, grabbing wins against the bottom portion of the conference â Columbia (L)East has just four SEC victories â when they have upcoming series against the no. 6 and no. 9 teams remaining is an absolute necessity.
âI said yesterday, weâve got to play better, and we played better,â Mizzou head coach Larissa Anderson said post-game. âPretty simple, right?â
Simple indeed. Marissa McCann was unflappable on Saturday, earning her first complete game shutout in SEC play of her career. She threw 113 pitches in her seven innings of work, allowing just four hits and two walks to go with a half dozen strikeouts.
âMcCann was phenomenal,â Anderson said. âShe threw so great, both sides of the plate. Like, we literally threw every pitch she has in her repertoire. We didnât have to live in one pitch. She commanded every pitch she has, which becomes extremely effective in what sheâs able to do and keep hitters off balance. So Iâm really, really impressed and happy with her.â
âI feel really good,â McCann said post-game. âI think the whole team feels really good after today, and it builds some really good momentum going into Game 3 of the series.â
With the pitching on point and the Tiger defense firing on all cylinders, they were able to keep the Gamecock bats in check and off the board, leaving just the offense to get it going. It took a bit to get going and it was a bit unconventional, but they got it done, using a wacky fourth inning to slam the door shut.
The final score was 5-0 in favor of the Missouri Tigers.
Marissa McCann was the standout player, earning her first complete game shutout in SEC play.
Mizzou needs to achieve a .500 record to be eligible for the NCAA tournament.
Mizzou currently has 7 wins in the SEC this season.

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The Tigers technically won the game in the third off of South Carolinaâs second pitcher of the day, Neeley Lamb, when Stefania Abruscatoâs hard-hit sac fly to right allowed Kayley Lenger, who was aboard with a sac bunt, to score and make it 1-0.
It was the fourth inning, however, when the damage was done. Abby Hay led off with a single and was replaced on the base paths by Linny Ramsey. A misplayed fielderâs choice (or well-placed hit, if youâre the optimistic type) by Sidney Forrester kept both runners safe, and she was also replaced on the base paths by Addi Koller. Madison Uptegroveâs sac bunt advanced the runners to second and third for pinch hitter (and 17-year old!) Gracie Britton, who came in in place of Claire Cahalan. Britton, normally used in later innings, singled, and then was able to take TWO extra bases on an error, basically making it a triple in my eyes and giving the Tigers a 3-0 lead.
When asked about Britton, who came in at a pivotal spot, Anderson said, âGracie has the ability to be able to drive the ball to the outfield, and if Claire (Cahalan) puts it in play, it was gonna be in the infield, and South Carolina plays so000 close to home plate so thereâs no way they would have been able to get anybody in on an infield hit.â
She continued. âItâs real impressive for a 17 year old, because sheâs still 17 to have such great control of the strike zone, like she swings at pitches that she knows she can hit, and she takes the ones that she an and thatâs real impressive, just her composure and how sheâs very, very even keeled. Sheâs got a great swing. I mean, we wouldnât have recruited her if she didnât.â
Cahalan came in to run for Britton and scored on a wild pitch, one of three costly ones for the Gamecocks in the game, to make it 4-0, which took Lamb from the game in favor of pitcher number three, UK transfer Julie Kelley, who immediately gave up a walk to Sophie Smith and a single by Lenger to put two on for Abruscato, whose two-out RBI single to left made it 5-0.
That was all theyâd need, and really, all theyâd get. Aside from three walks in the next two innings, courtesy of Abby Hay in the fifth and Claire Cahalan and pinch hitter Saniya Hill in the sixth, the Tigers basically stored up all their offense in that one inning.
Anderson said the focus this game was on taking quality at-bats, and thatâs just what the Tiger did. âCoach Ep and Bella were talking to the hitters on what to be able to eliminate, and it was just like, letâs barrel up some balls to get the starter out. And thatâs when we go to the bullpen, then we know weâve gotten to them. I was real impressed that we saw four different pitchers that we were getting on time and swinging at good pitching right out of the shoot. It didnât take us a long time to be able to capitalize on those situations.â
As for South Carolina, with as lights out as McCann was throwing, they really only had one shot in this game. In the third, she allowed her first hit of the game, a double, and a subsequent bunt single advanced the runner to third. A heads up play by left fielder Claire Cahalan on a fly ball led to a play at the plate for a crucial double play. A Gamecocksâ challenge could have potentially reversed the call, but it was ultimately unsuccessful and that was it⊠really their only chance. After Sidney Forrester, who Anderson described as ânot the swiftest outfielderâ and âa little limited in her rangeâ made a diving catch in right for the third out, it was over.
When asked how having the defense perform how they did changes the dynamic for her pitchers, Anderson said, âIt gives them a little confidence and comfort in knowing that the balls might be put in play and the defense is going to bail them out.â
There was a lone single in fourth and a double in the fifth, but the team from the Other Columbia wasnât able to manufacture any other offense until a walk in the seventh that was erased on a fielderâs choice to end the game and secure Mizzouâs W. This was the Tigersâ first five-run win in exactly a year, when they knocked off no. 1 Texas A&M on this day in 2025.
UP NEXT: The Tigers go for the series win against South Carolina on Sunday at Mizzou Softball Stadium at 1pm.
âI think it comes down to all of us,â McCann said, when asked about how the team prepares for Sundayâs game. âItâs just holding each other accountable, like weâre gonna have great energy in the dugout and weâre gonna pick each other up. So I think it just comes down to everybody playing their part. And I think weâre pretty pumped for [Sunday].â