Garcia walks it off in ninth as Mizzou upsets No. 4 Vanderbilt

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Mizzou baseball trailed by one run headed into the final at bat, but Matt Garcia became the hero driving in two for the Tigers to hand No. 4 Vanderbilt its first SEC loss in the 5-4 finish.

Before Garcia sealed the deal, the Tigers got three straight singles from Hank Zeisler, Dylan Leach and Battle alum Tre Morris.

Garcia and Ty Wilsmeyer led things at the plate both driving in two run each, plus Juju Stevens also plated one with an RBI double.

On the mound, Rorik Maltrud pitched seven innings allowing four runs on five innings. Maltrud pitched five scoreless innings and recorded seven strikeouts. Zach Franklin came in for relief giving up just one hit in the final two innings.

With the win, the series is now tied at one game each. This also ends the Commodores perfect 10-0 conference record.

Mizzou sits at 20-10 on the year and 4-7 in SEC play. The series finale will be played at Taylor Stadium Saturday at 2 p.m.