Missouri softball vs Texas series-opener postponed due to inclement weather

Missouri softball's game against No. 1-ranked Texas scheduled for Friday at Mizzou Softball Stadium has been postponed due to inclement weather, the team announced in a post to its social media accounts. A further update Saturday morning, with further inclement weather in the forecast, again changed the start time for the series, with the opening game now set to start at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Tigers and the Longhorns will now play a doubleheader Sunday, with first pitch for the two games scheduled for noon and 3 p.m.

The first game of the series in Columbia was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, but was moved up to a 10 a.m. first pitch in an attempt to avoid incoming weather.

Shortly before the scheduled first pitch, however, lightning was detected in the area and the game was postponed until at least noon. With further inclement weather expected in Columbia throughout Friday afternoon and evening, the game was postponed until later in the weekend.

Missouri (20-18, 2-7 SEC) picked up a midweek win over Missouri State on Wednesday in Columbia, but the Tigers only have two victories through their opening three SEC series.

Mizzou already has a win over a No. 1 team this season, as it avoided a sweep against Oklahoma. The Tigers also picked up a Game 3 win over Ole Miss on Monday in Oxford to avoid a sweep.

Texas (34-3, 7-2) is currently atop the SEC standings, with series wins on the road over No. 3 Florida and No. 17 Mississippi State and a home sweep of Auburn.

Missouri softball live score updates vs Texas

Weather delay update for Mizzou vs Texas softball

The game between Missouri and Texas will not restart until at least noon, a team spokesperson told the Tribune. There is still lightning in the area and further inclement weather anticipated, so the next update that is planned will be at noon.

In all likelihood, since the update is coming at noon and the teams will need time to warm up once a new start time is announced, the game is unlikely to start until at least 12:30 p.m. We will provide further updates here when they are made available.

Missouri softball vs Texas enters weather delay

Missouri softball versus Texas has entered a 30-minute weather delay due to lightning in the area. For every lightning strike marked on the radar, the clock resets and the game cannot resume for at least 30 minutes. For now, the game will have a renewed start time of approximately 10:35 a.m. That is unlikely to be the actual start time. We'll provide updates here.

What channel is Missouri softball vs. Texas on today?

TV Channel:  SEC Network (Saturday only), ESPN2 (Sunday only)

Live stream: ESPN App/SEC Network+

Missouri’s game Friday against Texas will stream live on SEC Network+, which is accessible via the ESPN app. Saturday’s game will air live on SEC Network, and Sunday’s series-finale will air for a national audience on ESPN2.

Missouri softball vs. Texas time today

• Game 1 start time: 10 a.m. CDT Friday, April 4
• Game 2 start time: 5 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 5
• Game 3 start time: Noon CDT Sunday, April 6

Missouri announced its game against Texas will now begin with first pitch at 10 a.m. Friday morning, eight hours earlier than originally scheduled, due to the forecast for inclement weather in the evening.

Missouri softball schedule

Record: 20-18

• April 4-6: Texas
• April 9: Southern Illinois
• April 11-13: at Mississippi State
• April 15: SIUE
• April 17-19: vs Texas A&M
• April 25-27: at Alabama
• May 1-3: Georgia
• May 6-10: SEC Tournament