KANSAS CITY, Mo. — No. 15/21 Missouri baseball rallied for five runs in the ninth inning to take down rival Kansas, 8-3, Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
After the Jayhawks erased a three-run deficit to even the score at 3-3 in the eighth, Justin Colon’s sacrifice fly plated the go-ahead run, before Hank Zeisler capped the decisive rally with a three-run double.
Logan Lunceford had a career day on the mound for Mizzou, working 6.0 shutout innings and striking out nine batters, both of which marked career highs for the freshman. He allowed just two hits and two walks and dominated the Jayhawks throughout, retiring 10 consecutive hitters at one point.
Zeisler delivered the first of his two critical blows in the second inning, driving his ninth home run of the season over the wall in right for a two-run shot. The graduate transfer finished the night 2-for-5 with five RBIs.
Mizzou added to its advantage in the fourth, as Ty Wilmsmeyer coaxed a free pass, then advanced to second on his eleventh steal on the year. Colon brought him around with a single to right, extending Mizzou’s lead to 3-0.
Lunceford cruised through the middle innings before yielding to his bullpen in the seventh. KU promptly loaded the bases on three consecutive walks, before Kyle Potthoff induced a 5-4-3 double play grounder and a fly ball to right to escape the inning with a 3-1 lead.
But the Jayhawks pushed home two runs to…
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