# 2025 Missouri Tigers baseball team

The 2025 Missouri Tigers baseball team represents the University of Missouri during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers are coached by second-year head coach, Kerrick Jackson, and play their home games at Ralph and Debbie Taylor Stadium.

## Previous season

In 2024, Missouri finished with a record of 23–32 overall and a 9–21 SEC record, being one of only two SEC programs to post a losing record. The Tigers finished last in the SEC regular season and failed to qualify for the 2024 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament.

## Preseason
### Preseason SEC awards and honors

No Missouri players were selected as preseason all-SEC players.

### SEC coaches poll

The SEC Coaches poll was released on February 2, 2025. Missouri was predicted to finish last in the SEC.
SEC coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M | 228 (10) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 215 (1) |
| 3 | Arkansas | 214 (3) |
| 4 | LSU | 204 (1) |
| 5 | Florida | 183 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia | 165 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 156 |
| 8 | Texas | 146 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 112 |
| 10 | Kentucky | 102 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 101 |
| 12 | Auburn | 100 |
| 13 | Alabama | 98 |
| 14 | South Carolina | 61 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | 60 |
| 16 | Missouri | 31 |

## Personnel
### Starters

Lineup :
| Pos. | No. | Player. | Year |
| C | 4 | Jedier Hernandez | Senior |
| 1B | 88 | Mateo Serna | Sophomore |
| 2B | 38 | Blake Simpson | Junior |
| 3B | 18 | Jackson Lovich | Junior |
| SS | 3 | Peyton Basler | Junior |
| LF | 6 | Jeric Curtis | Junior |
| CF | 7 | Kaden Peer | Sophomore |
| RF | 48 | Cayden Nicoletto | Senior |
| DH | 10 | Gehrig Goldbeck | Junior |
Weekend Pitching Rotation :
| Day | No. | Player. | Year |
| Friday | 22 | Kadden Drew | Junior |
| Saturday | 23 | Ian Lohse | Graduate |
| Sunday | 30 | Wil Libbert | RS Freshman |
| Midweek | 25 | Brock Lucas | Junior |

### Coaching and support staff
## Game log

2025 Missouri Tigers baseball game log (8–11) :
Regular season (8–11) :
February (4–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Puerto Rico Challenge ||||||||||||
| February 14 | vs. Penn State* | Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales Caguas, PR | L 0–10 | Horwat (1–0) | Lohse (0–1) | None | | 550 | 0–1 | — |
| February 15 | vs. UConn* | Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales | W 11–7 | Jacobi (1–0) | Cooke (0–1) | None | | 431 | 1–1 | — |
| February 16 | vs. Stetson* | Estadio Yldefonso Solá Morales | L 7–9 | Pedersen (1–0) | Kehlenbrink (0–1) | Miller (1) | | 558 | 1–2 | — |
| February 20 | at UCF* | John Euliano Park Orlando, FL | L 1–7 | Sauser (1–0) | Libbert (0–1) | None | B12N+ | 1,622 | 1–3 | — |
| Andre Dawson Classic ||||||||||||
| February 21 | vs. Florida A&M* | Holman Stadium Vero Beach, FL | W 6–5 | Jacobi (2–0) | Williams (0–1) | Lovett (1) | | 240 | 2–3 | — |
| February 22 | vs. Alabama State* | Holman Stadium | L 2–10 | Martinez (2–0) | Lohse (0–2) | Smith (1) | | 268 | 2–4 | — |
| February 23 | vs. Southern* | Holman Stadium | W 15–3$^8$ | Drew (1–0) | Luckett (1–1) | None | | 246 | 3–4 | — |
| February 25 | Lindenwood* | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO | W 14–10 | Vaughn (1–0) | Paschke (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 1,116 | 4–4 | — |
| February 28 | Evansville* | Taylor Stadium | L 6–7 | Deverman (1–1) | Vaughn (1–1) | Roberts (1) | SECN+ | 1,273 | 4–5 | — |
March (4–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | Evansville* | Taylor Stadium | W 6–2 | Libbert (1–1) | Byberg (0–1) | Green (1) | SECN+ | 1,254 | 5–5 | — |
| March 1 | Evansville* | Taylor Stadium | W 17–7 | Drew (2–0) | James (0–2) | None | SECN+ | 1,254 | 6–5 | — |
| March 2 | Evansville* | Taylor Stadium | L 5–9 | Reed (2–1) | Lucas (0–1) | Roberts (2) | SECN+ | 1,123 | 6–6 | — |
| March 4 | Southeast Missouri* | Taylor Stadium | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| March 7 | Binghamton* | Taylor Stadium | L 7–8$^{13}$ | Griffith (1–0) | Lovett (0–1) | None | SECN+ | 1,348 | 6–7 | — |
| March 8 | Binghamton* | Taylor Stadium | W 16–6$^7$ | Kirchhoff (1–0) | Bouchard (1–2) | None | | 1,157 | 7–7 | — |
| March 8 | Binghamton* | Taylor Stadium | W 4–2 | Lucas (1–1) | Rothbaum (0–1) | None | | 1,157 | 8–7 | — |
| March 9 | Binghamton* | Taylor Stadium | L 2–5$^7$ | Rhein (1–3) | Jacobi (2–1) | Dally (1) | | 1,179 | 8–8 | — |
| March 14 | at No. 1 LSU | Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA | L 5–12 | Anderson (4–0) | Lohse (0–3) | None | SECN+ | 11,741 | 8–9 | 0–1 |
| March 15 | at No. 1 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | L 6–7 | Ware (2–0) | Libbert (1–2) | Evans (4) | SECN+ | 11,675 | 8–10 | 0–2 |
| March 16 | at No. 1 LSU | Alex Box Stadium | L 5–10 | Ware (3–0) | Drew (2–1) | None | SECN+ | 10,803 | 8–11 | 0–3 |
| March 21 | No. 18 Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 22 | No. 18 Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 23 | No. 18 Ole Miss | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| Arch Series ||||||||||||
| March 25 | vs. Illinois* | Grizzlies Ballpark Sauget, IL | | | | | | | | — |
| March 28 | Texas | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 29 | Texas | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN+ | | | |
| March 30 | Texas | Taylor Stadium | | | | | SECN | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | SEC record |
| April 1 | UAPB* | Taylor Stadium | | — |
| April 2 | UAPB* | Taylor Stadium | | — |
| Battle Line Series ||||||||||||
| April 4 | at Arkansas | Baum Stadium Fayetteville, AR | | |
| April 5 | at Arkansas | Baum Stadium | | |
| April 6 | at Arkansas | Baum Stadium | | |
| April 8 | at SIUE* | Roy E. Lee Field Edwardsville, IL | | — |
| April 10 | at Florida | Condron Family Ballpark Gainesville, FL | | |
| April 11 | at Florida | Condron Family Ballpark | | |
| April 12 | at Florida | Condron Family Ballpark | | |
| April 15 | Missouri State* | Taylor Stadium | | — |
| April 17 | Oklahoma | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| April 18 | Oklahoma | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| April 19 | Oklahoma | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| April 22 | at Missouri State* | Hammons Field Springfield, MO | ESPN+ | — |
| April 24 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | |
| April 25 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | SECN+ | |
| April 26 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium | SECN+ | |
| April 29 | at Kansas* | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | ESPN+ | — |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | SEC record |
| May 2 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| May 3 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | SECN | |
| May 4 | Georgia | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| May 6 | Kansas* | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | — |
| May 9 | Texas A&M | Olsen Field College Station, TX | SECN+ | |
| May 10 | Texas A&M | Olsen Field | SECN+ | |
| May 11 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field | SECN+ | |
| May 15 | Mississippi State | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| May 16 | Mississippi State | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
| May 17 | Mississippi State | Taylor Stadium | SECN+ | |
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

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2025 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule :
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 3–0 | | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 5/11 | . | 4/19 | 4/13 | 4/27 | 3/30 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 3–0 | 5/4 | ALA | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 2–1 | . | | . | 4/27 | 4/13 | . | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | . | 2–1 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 4/19 | 3/30 | ARK | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| AUB | 2–1 | 4/6 | . | | . | 3/30 | 3/23 | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | . | 5/17 | 5/11 | 5/4 | 4/19 | . | 2–1 | AUB | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| FLA | 0–3 | 5/17 | 4/27 | . | | 3/23 | . | . | 4/20 | 4/13 | . | 3/30 | 5/4 | 0–3 | 5/11 | . | 4/6 | FLA | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 2–1 | 5/11 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 3/23 | | 2–1 | . | . | 5/4 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/6 | 5/17 | 4/19 | UGA | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| KEN | 1–2 | . | . | 3/23 | . | 1–2 | | . | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/27 | 4/20 | 4/13 | 3/30 | 5/17 | KEN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| LSU | 3–0 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/13 | . | . | . | | 3/30 | 3–0 | 4/6 | . | 5/17 | 4/27 | 3/23 | 5/4 | . | LSU | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| MSU | 0–3 | 4/13 | . | 4/27 | 4/20 | . | 5/4 | 3/30 | | 5/17 | 3/23 | 5/11 | 4/6 | . | 0–3 | . | . | MSU | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| MIZ | 0–3 | 4/27 | 4/6 | . | 4/13 | 5/4 | . | 0–3 | 5/17 | | 4/19 | 3/23 | . | . | 3/30 | 5/11 | . | MIZ | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| OKL | 2–1 | 3/30 | . | . | . | 4/27 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 3/23 | 4/19 | | 5/4 | 2–1 | . | 5/17 | . | 4/13 | OKL | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| OMS | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 5/17 | 3/30 | . | 4/6 | . | 5/11 | 3/23 | 5/4 | | 4/19 | 4/13 | . | . | 4/27 | OMS | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| SCA | 1–2 | . | 3/23 | 5/11 | 5/4 | . | 4/27 | 5/17 | 4/6 | . | 1–2 | 4/19 | | 3/30 | . | 4/13 | . | SCA | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| TEN | 3–0 | 3/23 | 5/17 | 5/4 | 3–0 | . | 4/20 | 4/27 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 3/30 | | . | 4/6 | 5/11 | TEN | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TEX | 3–0 | . | 5/4 | 4/19 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 4/13 | 3/23 | 3–0 | 3/30 | 5/17 | . | . | . | | 4/27 | . | TEX | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| TAM | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4/19 | . | . | 5/17 | 3/30 | 5/4 | . | 5/11 | . | . | 4/13 | 4/6 | 4/27 | | 3/23 | TAM | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| VAN | 1–2 | 5/4 | 3/30 | 1–2 | 4/6 | 4/19 | 5/17 | . | . | . | 4/13 | 4/27 | . | 5/11 | . | 3/23 | | VAN | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | VAN | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through March 16, 2025.

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.