Mizzou baseball went into Saturday afternoon, looking to solve its latest offensive slump. The Tigers couldn’t quite find the key that opened that offensive lock, losing 6-4 in a game that, to put it lightly, came few and far between for the Tigers.
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Offensive slumber continues for Missouri in sweep against South Carolina
“Unfortunately, not a very competitive weekend,” Mizzou coach Kerrick Jackson said. “As I talked about with these guys all year, we just have to figure out how we can get a point of being consistent. We have these ups and downs, and the really drastic highs and lows. It’s our job as a coaching staff to figure out how we can get them consistent, keep them in the same mind place, keep them motivated to go out and get after it every day.”
The Gamecocks, with this win, clinched a three-game series sweep over Missouri, and Kerrick Jackson’s group walks away with a missed opportunity to climb out of the bottom of the Southeastern Conference.
South Carolina built the lead in pieces, striking for a pair of runs in the top of the second on a pair of singles and a two-run double from Patrick Evans.
A third hit of the afternoon for KJ Scobey came via the long ball, and Dawson Harman, after his previous solo shot in the fourth, launched his second home run of the day with a two-out blast in the sixth, stretching the road side’s advantage to 5-2.
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Will Craddock knocked up the homer counter to four, putting the offensive cherry on top of the Tigers’ pitching. His solo shot came in the top of the ninth, making the offensive production a slow drip for the Gamecocks in their final game at Taylor. The Tigers could not do the same.
I use the analogy of trying to find the right key for the lock,” Jackson said. “I don’t know where we go from game to game, and how we can look really good and look like we can beat anybody in the country, and then look the way that we looked this weekend. That’s what we have to figure out: what these guys need, how to get them motivated, how to keep them going and pushing, and understanding what it means to win and be competitive in the SEC.”
OFFENSIVE TROUBLES CONTINUE
Looking to avoid the sweep, the Tigers needed an offensive rebound after accumulating one run across the plate the last 18 innings against the Gamecocks pitching
It was more of the same for the Missouri offense throughout the afternoon. Similar to a volatile temper, there were sudden, unpredictable outbursts, which occurred in the fourth and ninth innings, respectively. For too long, the at-bats were filled with small contact, balls not leaving the infield, and strikeouts, of which the Tigers accumulated nine in the series finale.
For the opening three innings of play, the Tigers had a total of one ball hit out of the infield, a shallow pop fly to center field by Keegan Knutson. Gamecocks starter Alex Valentin had a no-hitter up until the former Gamecock, Jase Woita, connected on a two-run shot that nearly hugged the right-field foul pole.
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Woita was the lone Tiger to reach base multiple times, three in total, which included two walks after his homer pulled MU closer, making it 3-2 in the bottom half of the third inning. The big fly from Woita was, more importantly, the lone hit for Missouri through eight innings of play.
Then came the ninth. Down 6-2 heading into the final chance for Missouri to pick up a winner, Woita led off with a walk. Two outs later, Keegan Knutson’s ground ball knocked off the glove of Dawson Harman at third, putting Knutson and Woita on second and third, respectively.
A single from Jamal George, who was subbed in at second base in the eighth inning, scored Woita and advanced Knutson to third. The pass the bat mentality continued, as another player who had recently been brought off the bench into the ballgame by Jackson, Donovan Jordan, doubled to left center. 6-4 Gamecocks, Blaize Ward coming up to the plate with a chance to turn an afternoon of frustration around.
The comeback ultimately wasn’t to be, as Wards’ flyout to right center field ended the last gasp at a chance to steal a road sweep from the visiting Gamecocks.
“That was one thing we just didn’t do today, which was we didn’t have a lot of quality at bats,” Jackson said. Why then and not earlier? Maybe I should have gotten my degree in psychology, and it would have been a little bit easier for me, but just being able to try and figure that out.”
The Tigers head to Springfield for a second game of the season against its in-state foe, the Missouri State Bears. The two will clash on a 6:30 p.m CT midweek matchup on Tuesday evening.
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Then, Missouri will travel to Norman to clash against No. 16-ranked Oklahoma in a three-game series from Friday to Sunday. After this weekend’s inconsistency, Kerrick Jackson had this to say about the road ahead with a second consecutive SEC road series against a top-25 opponent on the horizon.
“You’re going into Oklahoma a competitive team, but they’ve also had their ups and downs,” Jackson said. They started off ranked high this year and they’ve kind of gone through it. They’re starting to kind of pick up with their pitching. We’re a credible club, maybe our guys don’t believe how good we are, and so that’s part of it. Its about how do we instill that belief system in them to go out and think you can compete with anybody in the country. Just by competing, you put yourself in a position to walk out with the victory.”
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Six Republican candidates vying to become South Carolina’s next governor met in downtown Charleston for a wide-ranging debate that put abortion, infrastructure and the future of data centers at the center of the race.
The forum was held at the Sottile Theatre, where Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Lowcountry businessman Rom Reddy and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the stage.
Questions included whether they would support a state hate crime law, how they would address concerns about growth and infrastructure, how to navigate collaboration, abortion and the future of data centers in the state.
One issue that drew near-unanimous opposition was state Senate Bill 1095, a proposed total abortion ban that passed out of committee earlier in the day. All of the candidates opposed the bill, but they differed on what they would do if it reached the governor’s desk.
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Norman said he would sign it.
“You know, this is an emotional issue, but I will tell you if this bill came to my desk as governor. If it passed the House and the Senate, I would sign it,” Norman said.
All of the other candidates on stage said they would veto the bill if it came across their desk as governor, with Reddy arguing the question should be decided by voters.
“The Supreme Court did not say the loudest voice in the ruling class prevails. It said it’s up to the people in the state, so let’s put it to a referendum,” Reddy said.
On infrastructure, candidates discussed reforming the South Carolina Department of Transportation and allowing private-sector involvement to help pay for improvements.
Wilson outlined ideas that included leasing interstate easements and expanding private express lanes.
“We privatized that grass between the interstates. We turn it into private express lanes that can be told we leased the easements on the sides of interstates to telecommunication companies and energy companies, and charge them for natural gas line and fiber optic fiber optic cables,” Wilson said.
Evette also pointed to public-private partnerships and the possibility of fast-pass lanes.
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“We want to make sure that we’re innovative public private partnerships coming in and creating fast pass lanes to allow people that are in a hurry to be able to utilize that,” Evette said.
The final question focused on data centers, with candidates agreeing corporations should “pay their way.”
“They should pay for their water. They should pay for their infrastructure, any roads around it, and we should look at what Governor Ron DeSantis has done in Florida with the large data centers that are coming to Florida. That should be the model in South Carolina and everywhere,” Mace said.
Kimbrell said the state should set limits to protect natural resources and guard against higher power costs for residents.
“Put parameters around data centers to ensure that the water consumption does not impact places like the ACE Basin,” Kimbrell said. “Ensuring that the Public Service Commission makes absolutely sure nobody’s power rate goes up and we try to get behind the meter energy grids in place so they can be self-sufficient.”
Two more debates are planned ahead of the primaries on June 9.
A bill that could make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion is moving to the full South Carolina Senate with just a few weeks left in the legislative session.
The South Carolina Senate medical affairs committee continued a debate of Senate Bill 1095 on April 21 in Columbia. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Anderson, builds on a restrictive abortion bill that failed to progress in the fall.
The committee passed the measure in an 8-4 vote, moving it to the full Senate for consideration. Lawmakers have until May 14, the last day of the 2026 legislative session, to pass the bill for it to become law.
Senate Bill 1095, also called the “Unborn Child Protection Act,” bans performing an abortion or supplying abortion drugs. It makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with the only exception being to save a pregnant woman’s life.
It also makes mifepristone and misoprostol Schedule IV controlled substances. Alprazolam (Xanax) and zolpidem (Ambien) are two other examples of Schedule IV substances.
Pro-Life Greenville, an anti-abortion organization based in Greenville, responded to the bill’s progress with “full endorsement” of the legislation.
“Unborn children, like all human beings, deserve to have their lives protected under law here in the Palmetto State,” Pro-Life Greenville stated. “Today’s vote by the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee brings that urgent need one step closer to reality.”
Under the bill, a woman who has an abortion could face misdemeanor charges. The maximum sentence would be two years in jail with a $1,000 fine.
Those found guilty of performing an abortion or providing a pregnant woman with abortion-inducing drugs could face felony charges, a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, and a possible $100,000 fine.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT), a firm opponent of the bill, decried the Senate committee passage. PPSAT Director of Public Affairs Vicki Ringer said in a statement that the bill will cost people their lives, and it will make it more difficult for women to get reproductive and pregnancy healthcare.
“Abortion bans have and will continue to cost people their lives,” Ringer stated. “As this ban inches closer to the governor’s desk, it is becoming increasingly clear just how many of our lives anti-abortion lawmakers are willing to endanger in service to their agenda.”
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
BARNWELL, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – An officer was injured, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has issued a Blue Alert for an “armed and dangerous” woman.
According to the Blue Alert, Cushman is wanted in connection with an officer being injured.
The location of the assault was Gardenia Road in Blackville, S.C.
On Monday night around 10:35 p.m., officials said they were looking for Lacey Cushman, 37, a white woman who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 210 pounds.
According to SLED, she has brown eyes and an unknown hair color. Her hairstyle and clothing are unknown.
She was last seen driving a 2011 white Chevrolet Traverse with an S.C. tag, 706IRU, in Barnwell County.
Her last known direction of travel was toward Bamberg County.
If you see her or have information, call 911 immediately.
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