The world of college softball was thrown a curveball on Wednesday. One program pulled off a history-making upset and did it against the biggest school in their state.
The Southeast Missouri softball program will remember April 3, 2024, forever. SEMO pulled off a stunning upset of the nationally ranked Missouri softball team, defeating the 11th-ranked Tigers 1-0.
It’s the biggest win in program history! Literally.
The SEMO Softball account on X said, “SEMO takes down #11 Missouri, 1-0! The Redhawks get their biggest win in the program’s NCAA Division I era with a victory over the highest-ranked opponent ever faced.
🚨HUGE UPSET IN COLUMBIA🚨
SEMO takes down #11 Missouri, 1-0!! The Redhawks get their biggest win in the program's NCAA Division I era with a victory over the highest ranked opponent ever faced. Paytience Holman retires her final 14 hitters to complete the shutout. pic.twitter.com/3HBM31zwav— SEMO Softball 🥎🏆 (@SEMOsoftball) April 3, 2024
Pitcher Paytience Holman had a brilliant showing in the history-making upset. “Paytience Holman retires her final 14 hitters to complete the shutout,” they said. Certainly, it was a memorable performance on a memorable day for the SEMO program.
The game’s only run came on a 2-out double by Brittany Affolter. Affolter’s go-ahead double came in the bottom of the 4th inning. That one run driven in was all they needed to make it happen.
A big 2-out RBI double by Brittany Affolter gets the Redhawks on the board in the fourth.
SEMO 1, MU 0 l B4— SEMO Softball 🥎🏆 (@SEMOsoftball) April 3, 2024
This will be a tough one for Mizzou to take on the chin. But, SEMO can celebrate their history-making victory now. It’s not every day that you see a stunning upset quite like this.
The sports world had much to say about SEMO softball and their huge win over Mizzou.
Congratulations to the school from Missourah on beating the school from Missouri https://t.co/xgpaCpL6td
— 🍓🐘 Crimson Clio (@CrimsonClio) April 3, 2024
CELEBRATING IN OHIO! ❤️🥎
AWESOME TEAM VICTORY!
BEYOND EXCITING!!! 🤩🔥@Paige_Halliwill #proudaunt https://t.co/boYCgVBMDX— Ginger Brake (@gbrake222) April 3, 2024
Things you love to see https://t.co/tmcqAhA8f8
— Brady O’Neill (@BradyONeill20) April 3, 2024
🚨🚨SIREN ALERT🚨🚨 https://t.co/yOdvUc440V
— Kristin Johnson 🥎🥎🥎 (@KJSOFTBALL90) April 3, 2024
