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Mizzou hosts Tiger Invitational, finishes 3rd

April 18, 2019

The stage was set. After two rounds, Mizzou was five shots back from the invite leader, Texas Christian University. The Tigers were right there for a three-peat in their own invitational. Senior Luigi...

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...

Missouri takes one game against No. 17 Ole Miss

Jerry Duggan, Caroline Stiefbold, Max Baker • April 16, 2019

Missouri (24-18, 7-8) took one game in a three-game series against No. 17 Ole Miss (30-11, 9-5) on the road over the weekend. In game one of a doubleheader on Friday, redshirt senior Madi Norman put up...

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...

Mizzou tennis drops 4-1 at Auburn, picks up 10th SEC loss

April 16, 2019

After going 1-1 last weekend with a conference loss to Georgia (20-0, 12-0) and a non-conference win against Western Illinois (4-9, 1-3), Mizzou tennis (14-3, 0-12) fell to Auburn (14-3, 1-11) 4-1 Friday....

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...

Notebook: Black and Gold game serves as finale for growth throughout spring

Emily Leiker • April 15, 2019

Missouri’s annual Black and Gold Spring Game saw the Black squad — composed entirely of first and second string players — come out on top by a score of 21-3 on Saturday. The Gold squad was made up...

Bryant and Nance shine for Missouri in spring game

Max Baker • April 14, 2019

As senior Kelly Bryant dropped back on his third drive for the black team, he saw senior Jonathan Nance streaking down the left sideline. Bryant fit the ball into double coverage for a 25-yard gain. The...

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 offense quiet late in 12-11 extra-inning loss to LSU

Ben Ramirez • April 13, 2019

Down by one in the bottom of the 10th inning, Missouri baseball needed a run to keep the game going. Starting off the inning, junior Austin James hit a hard ground ball up the middle that was snagged...