2025 Missouri Tigers baseball team

2025 Missouri Tigers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–39 (3–27 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJabari Brown (2nd season)
Hitting coachBryson LeBlanc (2nd season)
Pitching coachTim Jamieson (23rd season)
Home stadiumRalph and Debbie Taylor Stadium
2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Texas ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 44 – 14   .759
No. 3 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 50 – 15   .769
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 53 – 15   .779
No. 18 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11   .633 43 – 18   .705
No. 19 Georgia ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 43 – 17   .717
No. 11 Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 41 – 20   .672
No. 21 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 43 – 21   .672
No. 12 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 46 – 19   .708
Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 41 – 18   .695
Florida ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 39 – 22   .639
Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 36 – 23   .610
Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 38 – 22   .633
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 31 – 26   .544
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 30 – 26   .536
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 28 – 29   .491
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 27   .100 16 – 39   .291
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 22, 2025[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Missouri Tigers baseball team

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.[2]

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

Previous season

2024 MLB draft

The Tigers had 3 players drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft.[3][4]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Ryan Magdic Pitcher 14 406 Oakland Athletics
Carter Rustad Pitcher 15 459 Baltimore Orioles
Bryce Mayer Pitcher 16 493 Houston Astros

Departures

Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Juju Stevens 1 OF 6'0" 180 lbs Junior Woodbridge, CT Transferred to Georgia Southern
Danny Corona 3 INF 6'3" 215 lbs Junior Brooklyn, NY
Matt Garcia 4 INF 6'0" 190 lbs Graduate Orlando, FL Graduated
Jeric Curtis 6 OF 6'0" 170 lbs Sophomore Cypress, TX
Drew Culbertson 7 INF 6'0" 180 lbs Freshman Greenwood, IN Transferred to Oklahoma State
Tucker Moore 8 C 6'1" 198 lbs RS-Freshman Castle Rock, CO Transferred to Liberty
Jackson Beaman 10 OF 6'1" 230 lbs Senior Lincoln, MO Transferred to Iowa
Jack Holubowski 11 INF 6'2" 205 lbs Freshman Chesterfield, MO Transferred to East Central
Justin Colon 12 INF 6'3" 160 lbs Junior Carolina, PR
Jacob Peaden 13 RHP 6'2" 200 lbs Graduate Greenville, NC
Thomas Curry 17 C 5'11" 230 lbs Freshman Hartland, WI Transferred to UIC
Trevor Austin 19 INF/OF 5'10" 188 lbs Senior Jefferson City, MO Graduated; signed to play for the Houston Astros
RJ Jimerson 28 OF 5'10" 185 lbs Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Pepperdine
Victor Quinn 40 RHP 6'1" 217 lbs Junior O'Fallon, MO
Ben Pedersen 47 RHP 6'6" 210 lbs Graduate Duluth, MN
Logan Lunceford 48 RHP 6'0" 180 lbs Sophomore Edmond, OK Transferred to Wake Forest
Miles Garrett 58 RHP 5'10" 175 lbs Junior Stone Mountain, GA Transferred to VCU

Transfer in

Offseason Transfers In
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Peyton Basler 3 INF 6'0" 195 lbs Junior Lansing, KS Transferred from Kansas City Kansas CC
Pierre Seals 5 OF 6'0" 210 lbs Senior Memphis, TN Transferred from Memphis
Gehrig Goldbeck 10 INF 6'1" 175 lbs Junior Kansas City, KS Transferred from Kansas City Kansas CC
Austin Henry 11 RHP 6'5" 220 lbs Sophomore Dell Rapids, SD Transferred from Oklahoma
Keegan Knutson 19 INF 5'10" 195 lbs Junior Janesville, WI Transferred from San Jacinto CC
Josh Kirchhoff 28 RHP 6'3" 210 lbs Junior Little Canada, MN Transferred from Iowa Central CC
James Vaughn 29 RHP 6'5" 240 lbs Graduate New York, NY Transferred from Columbia
Aeneas Clark 36 RHP 6'3" 205 lbs Junior Peoria, AZ Transferred from South Mountain CC
Blake Simpson 38 INF 6'2" 185 lbs Junior Toronto, ON Transferred from Connors State
Cayden Nicoletto 48 OF 6'0" 190 lbs Senior Perth, AUS Transferred from Columbia College
Jaylen Merchant 51 RHP 6'0" 180 lbs Sophomore Grayson, GA Transferred from USC Aiken

Incoming Recruits

Missouri Recruits
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Brady Picarelli L/R OF 6'2" 200 lbs Eureka, MO Eureka High School [5]
Christopher Patterson R/R INF 6'3" 190 lbs Frisco, TX Prestonwood Christian Academy [6]
Trey Lawrence R/R INF/RHP 6'3" 180 lbs Palmetto, FL Palmetto High School [7]
Clarence "Trey" Callaway S/R UTL 6'1" 215 lbs Atlanta, GA Dutchtown High School [8]
Victor Christal R/R RHP 6'0" 190 lbs Raytown, MO Bishop Miege High School [9]
Paul "PJ" Green R/R OF/RHP 6'2" 195 lbs Tyrone, GA Sandy Creek High School [10]
Aden Malpass L/L OF 6'0" 175 lbs Hoover, AL John Carroll Catholic High School [11]
Brady Kehlenbrink R/L LHP 6'2" 205 lbs Ballwin, MO Parkway South High School [12]

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

Roster

2025 Missouri Tigers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
1 UTL Cameron Benson L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Farmington Hills, MI
2 UTL Brock Daniels L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr St. Louis, MO
3 INF Peyton Basler S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lansing, KS
4 C Jedier Hernandez R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Trenton, NJ
5 OF Pierre Seals R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Memphis, TN
7 UTL Kaden Peer L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chesterfield, MO
10 INF Gehrig Goldbeck L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kansas City, KS
11 RHP Austin Henry R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Dell Rapids, SD
12 INF Tyler Macon R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Kirkwood, MO
13 OF Brady Picarelli L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Eureka, MO
14 OF Isaiah Frost L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Lee's Summit, MO
17 INF Chris Patterson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Frisco, TX
18 INF Jackson Lovich R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Overland Park, KS
19 INF Keegan Knutson R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Janesville, WI
20 UTL Trey Lawrence R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palmetto, FL
21 RHP Sam Horn R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Lawrenceville, GA
22 LHP Kadden Drew R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Scottsdale, AZ
23 P Ian Lohse L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Gr St. Louis, MO
24 UTL Trey Callaway S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlanta, GA
25 RHP Brock Lucas R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Elizabeth, MO
26 RHP Victor Christal R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Raytown, MO
27 UTL PJ Green R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Tyrone, GA
28 RHP Josh Kirchhoff L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Little Canada, MN
29 RHP James Vaughn R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Gr New York, NY
30 LHP Wil Libbert L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr St. Thomas, MO
32 RHP Kaden Jacobi R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr O'Fallon, MO
35 LHP Daniel Wissler L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr O'Fallon, MO
36 RHP Aeneas Clark R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Peoria, AZ
37 OF Aden Malpass L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hoover, AL
38 INF Blake Simpson L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Toronto, ON
39 RHP Charlie Miller R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lohman, MO
40 LHP Brady Kehlenbrink L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Ballwin, MO
41 LHP Nic Smith L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Jamestown, TN
43 LHP Javyn Pimental L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Kaneohe, HI
44 RHP Xavier Lovett R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Gr Houston, TX
48 OF Cayden Nicoletto L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Perth, AUS
49 LHP Tony Neubeck L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Jr Hugo, MN
50 RHP Ben Smith R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Springfield, MO
51 RHP Jaylen Merchant R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Grayson, GA
54 RHP Josh McDevitt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Effingham, IL
58 RHP Seth McCartney R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Brandon, MS
88 C Mateo Serna S/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Doral, FL
Head coach

Kerrick Jackson

Assistant coach(es)

Tim Jamieson
Bryson LeBlanc
Jabari Brown

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2025

Coaching and support staff

2025 Missouri Tigers baseball coaching and support staff
Name Position Seasons at
Mizzou		 Alma mater
Kerrick Jackson Head coach 2 University of Nebraska–Lincoln (1997)
Jabari Brown Assistant coach 2 Claflin University (2016)
Bryson LeBlanc Hitting coach 2 University of Missouri (2006)
Tim Jamieson Pitching coach 23 University of New Orleans (1981)
Jose Carballo Director of Recruiting and Operations 2 Bethune–Cookman University (2018)
Joseph Dattoli Director of Player Development 2 Southern University (2020)
Anthony Hansen Director of Player Personnel 2 William Jewell College (2022)
Isaiah Paige Director of Pitching Development 2 University of Michigan (2021)
Hampton Hudson Graduate Assistant 1 Southern University (2020)

Game log

2025 Missouri Tigers baseball game log (16–39)
Regular season (16–38)
Postseason (0–1)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent(Seed) Rank(Seed) Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT record
May 20 No. 23 Alabama (9) (16) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 L 1-4 Fay (1-2) Libbert (3-4) Ozmer (17) SECN 6,525 16-39 0–1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = Missouri team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Record vs. conference opponents

Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2025 SEC baseball records

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 16–14 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 . . 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 ALA 4–6 2–0
ARK 20–10 . . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 ARK 6–4 4–0
AUB 17–13 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 AUB 7–3 2–2
FLA 15–15 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . . 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 FLA 6–4 2–3
UGA 18–12 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 . . . 0–3 2–1 0–3 UGA 7–3 3–2
KEN 13–17 . . 1–2 . 1–2 . 0–3 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 KEN 4–6 1–2
LSU 19–11 2–1 2–1 0–3 . . . 3–0 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 . LSU 7–3 3–1
MSU 15–15 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . . MSU 5–5 2–2
MIZ 3–27 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 . . 0–3 3–0 . MIZ 1–9 1–9
OKL 14–16 1–2 . . . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . 2–1 OKL 5–5 1–2
OMS 16–14 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . 2–1 OMS 5–5 1–0
SCA 6–24 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 0–3 . SCA 1–9 0–5
TEN 16–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 . . . 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 TEN 4–6 2–0
TEX 22–8 . 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . . . 3–0 . TEX 8–2 5–1
TAM 11–19 0–3 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 0–3 TAM 4–6 1–4
VAN 19–11 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 . . . 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 3–0 VAN 6–4 4–1
Tm W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZ OKL OMS SCA TEN TEX TAM VAN Team SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.
Tie brkrs: LSU>VAN ARK common, OMS>TEN & OMS>ALA VAN common, TEN>ALA hd to hd, FLA>MSU hd to hd.

Rankings

Main article: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[14]——*——————————————
Baseball America[15]————————————————
NCBWA†[16]————————————————
D1Baseball[17]————————————————
Perfect Game[18]————————————————

† 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.

References

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  2. ^ "2025 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, Preseason All-SEC Team Announced". secsports.com. February 2, 2025. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ "Trio of Mizzou Pitchers Selected on Final Day of MLB Draft". July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  5. ^ "Brady Picarelli". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  6. ^ "Christopher Patterson". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ^ "Trey Lawrence". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  8. ^ "Clarence Callaway". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  9. ^ "Victor Christal". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  10. ^ "Paul Green". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  11. ^ "Aden Malpass". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  12. ^ "Brady Kehlenbrink". Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  13. ^ "2025 Baseball Schedule". University of Missouri Department of Athletics. March 4, 2025.
  14. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  16. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  17. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  18. ^ "Rankings | Perfect Game USA". perfectgame.org. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
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