COLUMBIA, Mo. – Andrew Keck extended his hitting streak to 11 games as Southeast Missouri (32-13) fell to Southeastern Conference member Missouri (25-17), 9-3, Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium.
 
Keck went 2-for-4 with a home run and one run scored to pace SEMO which had four hits.
 
Down, 3-0, SEMO got back in the game with a big swing from Tyler Wilber in the top of the fourth inning. 
 
With Peyton Leeper on base after a leadoff walk, Wilber stepped in with one out and hit a line drive home run over the right center wall to make it a one-run game. For Wilber, it was his team-high 15th home run of the season.
 
Mizzou answered with a solo home run of its own in the bottom of the fourth when Trevor Austin cleared the wall in right field to give the Tigers a 4-2 cushion.
 
Another home run, this time by Keck, pulled SEMO within a run again in the top of the sixth.  Keck launched his 14th round-tripper over the center field fence.
 
The Tigers, however, responded with a two-out RBI-single by leadoff hitter Luke Mann to grab a 5-3 advantage in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Cleanup hitter Fox Leum accounted for Mizzou's final four runs on a pair of home runs, including a solo round-tripper in the seventh and a three-run shot in the eighth.
 
Collin Wilma (0-1) returned from a stress fracture to make his first appearance and start of the season. Wilma allowed two runs on one hit, struck out one and walked one in 1.1 innings. It was the first time Wilma pitched in a little over a year (since May 1, 2021).
 
Christian Wall gave Mizzou four quality innings where he struck out six and gave up two runs on one hit. Jacob Kush (3-0) would end up with the win in relief and Austin Cheeley picked up the save.
 
Wilber and Ty Stauss accounted for SEMO's other hits.
 
Meanwhile, Mizzou collected 10 hits for the night.
 
SEMO concludes its season-long road trip with a three-game non-conference series at #3 Oklahoma State beginning Friday.