# 2020 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 2020 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium under fourth year coach Steve Bieser.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished 34–22–1 overall, and 13–16–1 in the conference.

### 2019 MLB draft

The Tigers had five players drafted in the 2019 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Kameron Misner | Center Field | 1 | 35 | Miami Marlins |
| T. J. Sikkema | Pitcher | 1 | 38 | New York Yankees |
| Jacob Cantleberry | Pitcher | 13 | 401 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Chris Cornelius | Shortstop | 16 | 480 | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Cameron Dulle | Pitcher | 30 | 905 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Ben Pederson | Pitcher | 38 | 1128 | Baltimore Orioles |
Players in bold are signees drafted from high school that will attend Missouri.

## Schedule and results

2020 Missouri Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 14 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field Jacksonville, AL | W 10–4 | I. Bedell (1–0) | D. Hathcock (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 1,039 | 1–0 |
| February 15 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | W 6–4$^{(12)}$ | T. Dillard (1–0) | C. Lovrich (0–1) | | ESPN+ | 1,125 | 2–0 |
| February 16 | at Jacksonville State | Rudy Abbott Field | L 8–9 | A. Downey (1–0) | B. Pedersen (0–1) | T. Fortner (1) | ESPN+ | 1.051 | 2–1 |
| February 21 | vs. Kansas State Kleberg Bank College Classic | Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, TX | L 1–5 | C. McCullough (1–0) | I. Bedell (1–1) | | FloLive | 235 | 2–2 |
| February 22 | vs. Utah Kleberg Bank College Classic | Whataburger Field | W 3-2 | K. Ash (1-0) | D. Watson (0-1) | T. Dillard (1) | FloLive | 200 | 3-2 |
| February 23 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Kleberg Bank College Classic | Whataburger Field | W 8-4 | A. Vail (1-0) | L. Perez (0-1) | S. Miles (1) | FloLive | 897 | 4-2 |
| February 24 | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Whataburger Field | L 2-5 | D. Worrell (1-0) | L. Veinbergs (0-1) | | | 407 | 4-3 |
| February 26 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark Lake Charles, LA | L 4-12 | I. Duplechain (2-0) | A. Joven (0-1) | | | 697 | 4-4 |
| February 28 | vs. Baylor Shriners College Classic | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 2-4 | L. Freeman (1-0) | I. Bedell (1-2) | L. Boyd (3) | | | 4-5 |
| February 29 | vs. No. 22 Oklahoma Shriners College Classic | Minute Maid Park | W 8-7 (10) | T. Dillard (2-0) | A. Brooks (1-1) | | | 521 | 5-5 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| March 1 | vs. Texas Shriners College Classic | Minute Maid Park | W 9-8 | S. Wilhelm (1-0) | K. Kubichek (1-1) | T. Dillard (2) | | | 6-5 |
| March 6 | Western Illinois | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | W 7-3 | I. Bedell (2-2) | J. Beck (0-2) | S. Juergens (1) | | 844 | 7-5 |
| March 7 | Western Illinois | Taylor Stadium | W 6-5 | K. Ash (2-0) | B. Sears (0-1) | T. Dillard (3) | | 927 | 8-5 |
| March 8 | Western Illinois | Taylor Stadium | W 7-4 | S. Miles (1-0) | J. Warkentien (0-4) | T. Dillard (4) | | 948 | 9-5 |
| March 10 | Northern Illinois | Taylor Stadium | W 6–3 | Joven (1–1) | Walker (0–2) | Dillard (5) | SECN+ | 624 | 10–5 |
| March 11 | Northern Illinois | Taylor Stadium | W 3–2$^{12}$ | Robertson (1–0) | Thomas (2–2) | | SECN+ | 662 | 11–5 |
| March 13 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | | | | | | | |
| March 14 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | | | |
| March 15 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | | | | | | | |
| March 18 | Iowa | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 20 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 21 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 22 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | |
| March 24 | at Southeast Missouri State | Capaha Field Cape Girardeau, MO | | | | | | | |
| March 25 | at Southeast Missouri State | Capaha Field | | | | | | | |
| March 27 | at South Carolina | Founders Park Columbia, SC | | | | | | | |
| March 28 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | | | | | | | |
| March 29 | at South Carolina | Founders Park | | | | | | | |
| March 31 | SIU Edwardsville | Taylor Stadium | | | | | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 3 | Tennessee | Taylor Stadium |
| April 4 | Tennessee | Taylor Stadium |
| April 5 | Tennessee | Taylor Stadium |
| April 7 | Saint Louis | Taylor Stadium |
| April 9 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL |
| April 10 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium |
| April 11 | at Florida | Alfred A. McKethan Stadium |
| April 14 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Taylor Stadium |
| April 15 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Taylor Stadium |
| April 17 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium |
| April 18 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium |
| April 19 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium |
| April 21 | Missouri State | Taylor Stadium |
| April 23 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY |
| April 24 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park |
| April 25 | at Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park |
| April 28 | at Missouri State | Hammons Field Springfield, MO |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium |
| May 2 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium |
| May 3 | Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium |
| May 8 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS |
| May 9 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field |
| May 10 | at Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field |
| May 14 | Texas A&M | Taylor Stadium |
| May 15 | Texas A&M | Taylor Stadium |
| May 16 | Texas A&M | Taylor Stadium |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 19–24 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Missouri team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

### Sanctions

The Tigers received NCAA sanctions in the off-season. This included a one-year postseason ban, scholarship and recruiting limitations, and a monetary fine.