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Missouri baseball turns aside in-state rival to complete season series sweep

Owen Krucoff • April 24, 2019

Jordan Gubelman wasn’t expecting Tuesday to be his first start of the 2019 season. “I actually didn’t find out that I was starting until about 3 o’clock,” the senior right-handed pitcher said....

Recap: No. 21 Missouri baseball swept by No. 6 Georgia

Owen Krucoff, Ben Ramirez, Wilson Moore • April 23, 2019

No. 21 Missouri baseball (26-15-1) entered the weekend winner of six of its previous seven games, having taken a series from then-No. 8 LSU for the first time in program history the weekend before. The...

Preview: Missouri to begin three-game set against Georgia Thursday

Ben Ramirez • April 18, 2019

It’s a common opinion that good pitching beats good hitting. Afterall, finishing a season batting .300 — getting a hit three out of 10 at-bats — is considered to be a great year at the plate. This...

Missouri dominates Missouri State behind Vierling, Peterson

Wilson Moore • April 18, 2019

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As Mark Vierling stood on third base, having driven in three runs with a triple into the left-centerfield gap, he felt relieved. The sophomore second baseman had his second extra-base...

Ortiz, Misner home runs power Missouri past No. 8 LSU

Wilson Moore • April 16, 2019

The Missouri Tigers hit two home runs Saturday against No. 8 LSU. Both went to right field, but that’s all they had in common. The first was courtesy of first baseman Tony Ortiz in the second inning....

Missouri out plays No. 8 LSU after losing opener, clinches series win

Ben Ramirez • April 16, 2019

Missouri walked off the field Friday having lost to the No. 8 Louisiana State in a high-scoring, extra-inning 12-11 loss. LSU scored 11 runs — eight earned — against junior Jacob Cantleberry and looked...

Ash pitches solidly in relief

Wilson Moore • April 15, 2019

With a runner on first, two having already crossed the plate in the inning and ten runs on the board for LSU, it wasn’t an ideal situation for Konnor Ash. Despite entering the game in a jam, the sophomore...

Missouri evens series, takes down LSU behind Sikkema

Wilson Moore • April 14, 2019

T.J. Sikkema played with fire all afternoon. The junior southpaw put runners on in six of the seven innings he pitched on Saturday. A runner made it into scoring position five times, but only one crossed...

Missouri slugs its way past SIUE

Wilson Moore • April 11, 2019

After his team’s series win over Kentucky, Missouri coach Steve Bieser answered questions about MU’s upcoming weekend tilt against Louisiana State. So much of an afterthought was the Tigers’ midweek...

Preview: MU baseball to face off against No. 8 LSU

Ben Ramirez • April 11, 2019

SEC games haven’t been easy for Missouri baseball so far this season. A weekend before the halfway point in conference play, the Tigers sit in third place in the SEC East behind No. 2 Georgia and No....

No love lost between Missouri, Kentucky baseball

Wilson Moore • April 10, 2019

When Kentucky outfielder Jaren Shelby roped Jordan Gubelman’s fastball over the Missouri bullpen on Friday night, 905 fans at Taylor Stadium watched the ball sail through the night sky to give the Wildcats...

Sikkema records double-digit strikeouts over seven innings

Ben Ramirez • April 10, 2019

As T.J. Sikkema slid into his windup, arms popped up in the stands to track the pitch. Armed with radar guns, major league scouts came out in throngs Sunday to watch the junior southpaw pitch in Missouri...