# 2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 2023 Missouri Tigers baseball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Taylor Stadium.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 28–23 overall and 10–20 in conference play. They finished seventh in the Eastern division in the SEC and did not qualify for the SEC tournament or NCAA tournament.

### 2022 MLB draft

The Tigers had 5 players drafted in the 2022 MLB draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB team |
| Spencer Miles | Pitcher | 4 | 136 | San Francisco Giants |
| Torin Montgomery | 1st base | 14 | 412 | Miami Marlins |
| Joshua Day | Shortstop | 15 | 438 | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Nathan Landry | Pitcher | 15 | 459 | Boston Red Sox |
| Jackson Lovich | Shortstop | 19 | 569 | New York Mets |
| Drew Garrett | Pitcher | 19 | 572 | Philadelphia Phillies |
* Jackson Lovich was drafted in the 19th round out of high school, but chose to attend Missouri.

## Schedule and results

2023 Missouri Tigers baseball game log :
Regular season (30–23) :
February (6–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 17 | vs. Oklahoma State* | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 3–5 | Blake (1–0) | Murphy (0–1) | McLean (1) | FloBaseball.TV | 15,271 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 18 | vs. Texas* | Globe Life Field | W 6–5 | Maltrud (1–0) | Walbridge (0–1) | | FloBaseball.TV | 20,295 | 1–1 |
| Feb. 19 | vs. TCU* | Globe Life Field | W 9–8 | Franklin (1–0) | Wright (0–1) | | FloBaseball.TV | 16,100 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 23 | FIU* | Infinity Insurance Park Miami, FL | L 3–4 | McKennitt (1–0) | Troesser (0–1) | Knox (1) | | 511 | 2–2 |
| Feb. 24 | FIU* | Infinity Insurance Park | W 5–2 | Nuebeck (1–0) | Santana (0–1) | Franklin (1) | | 567 | 3–2 |
| Feb. 25 | FIU* | Infinity Insurance Park | W 10–4 | Horn (1–0) | Tiburcio (0–1) | Lunceford (1) | | 512 | 4–2 |
| Feb. 26 | FIU* | Infinity Insurance Park | W 9–5 | Wissler (1–0) | Knox (0–1) | Troesser (1) | | 501 | 5–2 |
| Feb. 28 | Lindenwood* | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | W 17–27 | Smith (1–0) | James (0–2) | | | 603 | 6–2 |
March (13–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar. 4 | Texas Southern* | | Taylor Stadium | W 8–07 | Murphy (1–1) | Deleon (1–1) | | | 1,130 | 7–2 | |
| Mar. 4 | Texas Southern* | | Taylor Stadium | W 8–77 | Franklin (2–0) | Marquez (0–1) | | | 1,130 | 8–2 | |
| Mar. 5 | Texas Southern* | | Taylor Stadium | W 15–7 | Troesser (1–1) | Head (1–1) | | | 1,261 | 9–2 | |
| Mar. 7 | Western Illinois* | | Taylor Stadium | W 6–0 | Lunceford (1–0) | Sampson (0–3) | | | 952 | 10–2 | |
| Mar. 10 | NJIT* | | Taylor Stadium | W 6–1 | Murphy (2–1) | Fischer (0–3) | | | 931 | 11–2 | |
| Mar. 10 | NJIT* | | Taylor Stadium | L 1–2 | Kidd (3–1) | Loshe (0–1) | | | 931 | 11–3 | |
| Mar. 12 | NJIT* | | Taylor Stadium | W 5–3 | Franklin (3–0) | de Jong (0–1) | | | 969 | 12–3 | |
| Mar. 15 | Lamar* | | Taylor Stadium | W 10–8 | Lunceford (2–0) | Hesseltine (0–1) | Neubeck (1) | | 1,075 | 13–3 | |
| Mar. 17 | No. 2 Tennessee | | Taylor Stadium | W 9–1 | Murphy (3–1) | Dollander (3–2) | Maltrud (1) | | 1,761 | 14–3 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 19 | No. 2 Tennessee | | Taylor Stadium | W 7–4 | Franklin (4–0) | Burns (2–1) | | | 2,764 | 15–3 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 19 | No. 2 Tennessee | | Taylor Stadium | W 7–1 | Troesser (2–1) | Beam (3–1) | | | 2,764 | 16–3 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 22 | vs. Kansas* | No. 22 | Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, MO | W 8–3 | Wissler (2–0) | Hewlett (0–3) | | | 1,522 | 17–3 | |
| Mar. 24 | at No. 11 South Carolina | No. 22 | Founders Park Columbia, SC | L 8–9 | Williamson (1–0) | Franklin (4–1) | | SECN | 8,242 | 17–4 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 25 | at No. 11 South Carolina | No. 22 | Founders Park | L 1–8 | Hall (5–0) | Loshe (0–2) | | | 8,242 | 17–5 | 3–2 |
| Mar. 25 | at No. 11 South Carolina | No. 22 | Founders Park | L 4–512 | Becker (2–0) | Wilmsmeyer (0–1) | | SECN | 7,019 | 17–6 | 3–3 |
| Mar. 28 | at Illinois* | | GCS Ballpark Sauget, IL | W 6–5 | Lunceford (3–0) | Swartz (0–1) | Franklin (2) | | 2,389 | 18–6 | |
| Mar. 29 | at Lindenwood* | | Lou Brock Sports Complex St. Charles, MO | W 7–5 | Brock (1–0) | Roach (1–1) | Wissler (1) | | 402 | 19–6 | |
| Mar. 31 | at No. 18 Kentucky | | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | L 2–12 | Williams (2–0) | Troesser (2–2) | | | 2,018 | 19–7 | 3–4 |
April (5–12) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Apr. 1 | at No. 18 Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | L 0–10 | Bosma (4–1) | Franklin (4–2) | | | 3,156 | 19–8 | 3–5 |
| Apr. 2 | at No. 18 Kentucky | Kentucky Proud Park | L 1–3 | Moore (1–0) | Murphy (3–2) | Chavez (1) | SECN | 2,646 | 19–9 | 3–6 |
| Apr. 6 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium | L 6–7 | Ginther (1–0) | Lunceford (3–1) | Maldonado (4) | SECN+ | 1,320 | 19–10 | 3–7 |
| Apr. 7 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium | W 5–4 | Franklin (5–2) | Hiboki (3–3) | | SECN+ | 1,912 | 20–10 | 4–7 |
| Apr. 8 | No. 4 Vanderbilt | Taylor Stadium | L 0–5 | Futrell (6–0) | Murphy (3–3) | | SECN+ | 2,389 | 20–11 | 4–8 |
| Apr. 11 | at Missouri State* | Hammons Field Springfield, MO | W 10–1 | Lucas (2–0) | Tscherter (3–3) | | | 2,787 | 21–11 | |
| Apr. 13 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX | L 5–13 | Sdao (1–1) | Lunceford (3–2) | | ESPNU | 6,125 | 21–12 | 4–9 |
| Apr. 14 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | L 1–13 | Aschenbeck (5–0) | Maltrud (1–1) | | | 5,942 | 21–13 | 4–10 |
| Apr. 15 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park | W 13–5 | Troesser (3–2) | Lambert (1–1) | | | 6,820 | 22–13 | 5–10 |
| Apr. 18 | Missouri State* | Taylor Stadium | W 7–6 | Franklin (6–2) | Ferguson (1–1) | | | 1,516 | 23–13 | |
| Apr. 21 | Alabama | Taylor Stadium | L 4–6 | Banks (1–0) | Troesser (3–3) | Davis II (4) | | 1,934 | 23–14 | 5–11 |
| Apr. 22 | Alabama | Taylor Stadium | L 4–10 | Hoopes (1–0) | Maltrud (1–2) | Quick (2) | SECN | 2,822 | 23–15 | 5–12 |
| Apr. 23 | Alabama | Taylor Stadium | L 2–3 | Woods (3–1) | Lunceford (3–3) | Davis II (5) | | 1,641 | 23–16 | 5–13 |
| Apr. 26 | SIU Edwardsville* | Roy E. Lee Field at Simmons Baseball Complex Edwardsville, IL | W 8–3 | Lucas (3–0) | Smith (0–2) | | | 308 | 24–16 | |
| Apr. 28 | at No. 4 Florida | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | L 1–11 | Sproat (6–2) | Murphy (3–4) | | | 5,516 | 24–17 | 5–14 |
| Apr. 29 | at No. 4 Florida | Condron Ballpark | L 7–11 | Slater (6–0) | Franklin (6–3) | Neely (6) | SECN | 5,546 | 24–18 | 5–15 |
| Apr. 30 | at No. 4 Florida | Condron Ballpark | L – | Fisher (4–0) | Lunceford (3–4) | Neely (9) | | 5,698 | 24–19 | 5–16 |
May (6–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 2 | Kansas* | Taylor Stadium | W 9–7 | Potthoff (1–0) | Andrews (0–1) | | SECN | 2,582 | 25–19 | |
| May 4 | Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | W 11–9 | Troesser (4–3) | Dougherty (3–4) | | SECN | 1,309 | 26–19 | 6–16 |
| May 5 | Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | W 13–3 | Pimental (1–0) | Quinn (3–2) | | | 1,484 | 27–19 | 7–16 |
| May 6 | Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | L 14–20 | Nichols (4–4) | Lunceford (3–5) | | | 2,077 | 27–20 | 7–17 |
| May 12 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | W 13–3 | Murphy (4–4) | Smith (2–3) | | | 1,383 | 28–20 | 8–17 |
| May 13 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | W 14–12 | Troesser (5–3) | Finley (2–2) | | | 1,846 | 29–20 | 9–17 |
| May 14 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | W 5–4 | Potthoff (2–0) | Rhadans (3–2) | | SECN | 1,447 | 30–20 | 10–17 |
| May 16 | Indiana State* | Taylor Stadium | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled |
| May 18 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park Auburn, AL | L 0–4 | Allsup (1–1) | Murphy (4–5) | Bauman (1) | | 4,096 | 30–21 | 10–18 |
| May 19 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | L 2–7 | Copeland (4–1) | Pimental (1–1) | | | 4,096 | 30–22 | 10–19 |
| May 20 | at Auburn | Plainsman Park | L 7–9 | Cannon (3–1) | Hasty (0–1) | | | 4,096 | 30–23 | 10–20 |
Postseason (0–1) :
SEC Tournament (0–1) :
| Date | Opponent(Seed) | Rank(Seed) | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 23 | No. 19 Auburn (5) | (12) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | L 4–10 | Isbell (3–1) | Lucas (3–1) | Crotchfelt (1) | SECN | 10,315 | 30–24 | 0–1 |
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.
2023 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 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 | 16–14 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 2–1 |
| ARK | 20–10 | 2–1 | | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 4–1 |
| AUB | 17–13 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | AUB | W3 | 6–4 | 2–1 |
| FLA | 20–10 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | FLA | E1 | 8–2 | 3–1 |
| UGA | 11–19 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | UGA | E6 | 3–7 | 1–3 |
| KEN | 16–14 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | KEN | E5 | 4–6 | 3–1 |
| LSU | 19–10 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | LSU | W2 | 7–2 | 2–0 |
| MSU | 9–21 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | MSU | W6 | 3–7 | 0–4 |
| MIZZ | 10–20 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | . | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | MIZZ | E7 | 3–7 | 2–5 |
| MISS | 6–24 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | MISS | W7 | 1–9 | 0–5 |
| SCAR | 16–13 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | SCAR | E3 | 4–5 | 3–1 |
| TENN | 16–14 | . | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | TENN | E4 | 5–5 | 3–2 |
| TAMU | 14–16 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | | . | TAMU | W5 | 6–4 | 0–2 |
| VAN | 19–11 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | | VAN | E2 | 7–3 | 4–2 |
| 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. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| Coaches' | | * | | | | 20 | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | | | | | | 18 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.