# 2024 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 2024 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 30–24 overall and 10–20 in conference play. They finished seventh in the Eastern division in the SEC and qualified for the SEC tournament but did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. Head Coach, Steve Bieser was fired following the season on May 28, 2023. Kerrick Jackson was named Mizzou's 15th head baseball coach on June 3, 2023.

### 2023 MLB Draft

The Tigers had 4 players drafted in the 2023 MLB Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Austin Troesser | Pitcher | 4 | 135 | New York Mets |
| Zach Franklin | Pitcher | 10 | 299 | Chicago White Sox |
| Chandler Murphy | Pitcher | 12 | 363 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Luke Mann | 3rd base | 14 | 406 | Oakland Athletics |

## Schedule and results

2024 Missouri Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season (23–32) :
February (4–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Feb. 16 | at Cal Poly* | Baggett Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA | L 2–3 | Wright (1–0) | Mayer (0–1) | None | | 0–1 | – |
| Feb. 16 | at Cal Poly* | Baggett Stadium | W 3–1 | Rustad (1–0) | Brooks (0–1) | Peaden (1) | 1,825 | 1–1 | – |
| Feb. 17 | at Cal Poly* | Baggett Stadium | W 12–8 | Wissler (1–0) | Baum (0–1) | Lucas (1) | 1,139 | 2–1 | – |
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| Feb. 22 | vs. CSU Bakersfield* | Tony Gwynn Stadium San Diego, CA | W 6–3 | Lucas (1–0) | Verdugo (0–1) | Peaden (2) | | 3–1 | – |
| Feb. 23 | vs. San Diego State* | Tony Gwynn Stadium | L 3–10 | Riordan (1–0) | Mayer (0–2) | None | 1,127 | 3–2 | – |
| Feb. 24 | vs. UC San Diego* | Tony Gwynn Stadium | L 4–8 | Eyanson (1–0) | Rustad (1–1) | None | | 3–3 | – |
| Feb. 24 | vs. UC San Diego* | Tony Gwynn Stadium | W 5–4$^{11}$ | Peaden (1–0) | Custer (0–1) | None | 466 | 4–3 | – |
| Feb. 27 | Southeast Missouri State* | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | L 3–8$^8$ | Heyman (1–0) | Wissler (1–1) | None | 1,522 | 4–4 | – |
March (6–14) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar. 1 | Northern Kentucky* | Taylor Stadium | L 1–3 | Gillis (1–1) | Mayer (0–3) | McClanahan (1) | | 1,124 | 4–5 | – |
| Mar. 2 | Northern Kentucky* | Taylor Stadium | W 28–10$^7$ | Rustad (2–1) | Brock (0–2) | None | | 1,450 | 5–5 | – |
| Mar. 3 | Northern Kentucky* | Taylor Stadium | L 15–16 | Massie (1–2) | Peaden (1–1) | None | | 1,351 | 5–6 | – |
| Mar. 5 | Lindenwood* | Taylor Stadium | W 5–4 | Wissler (2–1) | Walsh (0–2) | Peaden (3) | | 926 | 6–6 | – |
| Mar. 8 | Purdue Fort Wayne* | Taylor Stadium | L 7–9 | Fee (2–0) | Lohse (0–1) | None | | 931 | 6–7 | – |
| Mar. 9 | Purdue Fort Wayne* | Taylor Stadium | L 7–9 | Caudill (2–1) | Smith (0–1) | Fee (2) | | | 6–8 | – |
| Mar. 9 | Purdue Fort Wayne* | Taylor Stadium | W 11–1$^8$ | Rustad (3–1) | Kuhns (0–3) | None | | 1,056 | 7–8 | – |
| Mar. 10 | Purdue Fort Wayne* | Taylor Stadium | W 20–2 | Lunceford (1–0) | Fine (0–3) | None | | 1,313 | 8–8 | – |
| Mar. 12 | at Kansas* | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 5–4$^{10}$ | Lucas (2–0) | Cain (0–1) | Pedersen (1) | | 1,512 | 9–8 | – |
| Mar. 15 | at No. 1 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR | L 0–8 | Smith (3–0) | Lunceford (1–1) | None | SECN+ | 10,109 | 9–9 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 16 | at No. 1 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium | L 0–6 | McEntire (2–0) | Mayer (0–4) | None | SECN+ | 10,434 | 9–10 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 17 | at No. 1 Arkansas | Baum–Walker Stadium | L 1–9 | Molina (3–0) | Rustad (3–2) | None | SECN+ | 9,867 | 9–11 | 0–3 |
| Mar. 19 | vs. Kansas* | Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, MO | L 3–4$^{10}$ | Cranton (2–0) | Magdic (0–1) | None | | | 9–12 | – |
| Mar. 22 | No. 21 Kentucky | Taylor Stadium | L 4–9$^{11}$ | Hummel (2–0) | Rustad (3–3) | None | SECN+ | 1,011 | 9–13 | 0–4 |
| Mar. 23 | No. 21 Kentucky | Taylor Stadium | W 2–1 | Pimental (1–0) | Niman (4–2) | Mayer (1) | SECN+ | 1,250 | 10–13 | 1–4 |
| Mar. 24 | No. 21 Kentucky | Taylor Stadium | L 6–7 | Moore (5–0) | Lohse (0–2) | McCoy (1) | SECN+ | 977 | 10–14 | 1–5 |
| Mar. 26 | at Illinois* | Grizzlies Ballpark Sauget, IL | L 3–11 | Bunselmeyer (2–0) | McDevitt (0–1) | | | 2,355 | 10–15 | – |
| Mar. 28 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | L 1–3 | Carter (3–0) | Rustad (3–4) | Ginther (4) | | 3,802 | 10–16 | 1–6 |
| Mar. 29 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | L 0–4 | Cunningham (4–1) | Lunceford (1–2) | | | 3,802 | 10–17 | 1–7 |
| Mar. 30 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | L 1–3 | Holton (4–0) | Pimental (1–1) | Green (2) | | 3,802 | 10–18 | 1–8 |
April (10–8) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Apr. 2 | UT Martin* | Taylor Stadium | W 13–3$^8$ | Lucas (3–0) | Diffey (2–3) | None | SECN+ | 942 | 11–18 | – |
| Apr. 3 | UT Martin* | Taylor Stadium | W 15–9 | Mayer (1–4) | Arender (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 869 | 12–18 | – |
| Apr. 5 | No. 4 Florida | Taylor Stadium | W 2–1$^{11}$ | Rustad (4–4) | McNeillie (3–4) | None | SECN+ | 1,749 | 13–18 | 2–8 |
| Apr. 6 | No. 4 Florida | Taylor Stadium | W 4–3 | Lucas (4–0) | Peterson (1–4) | Magdic (1) | SECN+ | 2,209 | 14–18 | 3–8 |
| Apr. 7 | No. 4 Florida | Taylor Stadium | W 11–10 | Peaden (2–1) | McNeillie (3–5) | None | SECN+ | 1,449 | 15–18 | 4–8 |
| Apr. 9 | SIUE* | Taylor Stadium | L 4–5 | Benner (2–0) | Quinn | Rodriguez (1) | SECN+ | 1,041 | 15–19 | – |
| Apr. 11 | at Georgia | Foley Field Athens, GA | L 10–15 | Evans (3–1) | Rustad (4–5) | None | SECN+ | 3,171 | 15–20 | 4–9 |
| Apr. 12 | at Georgia | Foley Field | W 6–5$^{10}$ | Magdic (1–1) | Zeldin (3–1) | None | SECN+ | 3,760 | 16–20 | 5–9 |
| Apr. 13 | at Georgia | Foley Field | L 7–10 | Smith (4–2) | Pimental (1–2) | None | SECN+ | 3,521 | 16–21 | 5–10 |
| Apr. 16 | at Missouri State* | Hammons Field Springfield, MO | W 6–2 | Peaden (3–1) | Loomis (1–2) | Lohse (1) | ESPN+ | 2,541 | 17–21 | – |
| Apr. 19 | LSU | Taylor Stadium | L 1–12$^7$ | Jump (3–1) | Lunceford (1–3) | | SECN | 1,862 | 17–22 | 5–11 |
| Apr. 20 | LSU | Taylor Stadium | W 8–7 | Pimental (2–2) | Holman (6–3) | Magdic (2) | SECN+ | 2,163 | 18–22 | 6–11 |
| Apr. 21 | LSU | Taylor Stadium | L 2–6 | Herring (3–0) | Mayer (1–5) | | SECN+ | 2,587 | 18–23 | 6–12 |
| Apr. 23 | Missouri State* | Taylor Stadium | W 10–6 | Wissler (3–1) | Syverson (0–2) | | SECN+ | 1,156 | 19–23 | – |
| Apr. 25 | at No. 3 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | L 1–10 | Causey (7–3) | Magdic (1–2) | | SECN | 5,529 | 19–24 | 6–13 |
| Apr. 26 | at No. 3 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 2–3 | Beam (6–1) | Lunceford (1–4) | Combs (2) | SECN+ | 5,504 | 19–25 | 6–14 |
| Apr. 27 | at No. 3 Tennessee | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 2–3 | Snead (7–1) | Rustad (4–6) | Connell (3) | SECN | 6,026 | 19–26 | 6–15 |
| Apr. 30 | Lindenwood* | Taylor Stadium | W 13–1$^7$ | Jacobi (1–0) | Darin (0–3) | | SECN | 1,278 | 20–26 | – |
May (3–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 3 | No. 14 South Carolina | Taylor Stadium | L 2–10 | Good (5–1) | Lunceford (1–5) | | SECN+ | 1,302 | 20–27 | 6–16 |
| May 4 | No. 14 South Carolina | Taylor Stadium | W 3–8 | Rustad (5–6) | Jones (3–3) | | SECN+ | 1,738 | 21–27 | 7–16 |
| May 5 | No. 14 South Carolina | Taylor Stadium | L 4–9 | McCreery (3–0) | Mayer (1–6) | Veach (3) | SECN+ | 1,395 | 21–28 | 7–17 |
| May 10 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | W 12–11 | Mayer (2–6) | Carlson (3–2) | | SECN+ | 1,446 | 22–28 | 8–17 |
| May 11 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | L 2–12$^7$ | Allsup (3–3) | Lohse (0–3) | Myers (1) | SECN+ | 1,635 | 22–29 | 8–18 |
| May 12 | Auburn | Taylor Stadium | L 7–9 | Herberholz (2–2) | Magdic (1–3) | | SECN+ | 1,395 | 22–30 | 8–19 |
| May 16 | at No. 18 Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | L 3–4 | Stephen (8–3) | Lohse (0–4) | Davis (4) | SECN+ | 10,440 | 22–31 | 8–20 |
| May 17 | at No. 18 Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | L 2–8 | Cijntje (8–1) | Mayer (2–7) | | SECN+ | 10,522 | 22–32 | 8–21 |
| May 18 | at No. 18 Mississippi State | Dudy Noble Field | W 4–3 | Lunceford (2–5) | Hardin (3–2) | Lucas (2) | SECN+ | 11,551 | 23–32 | 9–21 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Missouri team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2024 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 13–17 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0 |
| AUB | 8–22 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | . | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 2–8 | 0–4 |
| FLA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | . | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 17–13 | 3–0 | . | . | 1–2 | | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | UGA | E3 | 5–5 | 3–1 |
| KEN | 22–8 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | KEN | E2 | 8–2 | 4–0 |
| LSU | 13–17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | LSU | W5 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| MSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | MSU | W3 | 6–4 | 1–0 |
| MIZZ | 9–21 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 1–9 | 1–3 |
| MISS | 11–19 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | MISS | W6 | 4–6 | 0–3 |
| SCAR | 13–17 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | E6 | 4–6 | 1–2 |
| TENN | 22–8 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | . | 2–1 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 3–0 |
| TAMU | 19–11 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | TAMU | W2 | 7–3 | 2–0 |
| VAN | 13–17 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | VAN | E4 | 4–6 | 2–3 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.