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Missouri baseball drilled by Missouri State 16–1

Missouri baseball drilled by Missouri State 16–1

Jason Lowenthal April 12, 2016

Missouri State (26–6, 1–1 MVC) has claimed a stake in the in-state baseball rivalry against Missouri (20–15, 4–8 SEC). In front of a crowd of 4,077, the No. 15 Bears took Tuesday night’s game...

Plassmeyer rolling after earning his place in starting rotation

Plassmeyer rolling after earning his place in starting rotation

Tyler Kraft April 11, 2016

For the first half of the season, Sundays were enigmas for the Missouri baseball team. The first two games of each weekend series were reserved for redshirt senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner...

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Cox heads to Mongolia, sets sights on Olympics

Chase Lynn April 11, 2016

Following the 2015 world wrestling tournament in September, four-time NCAA national champion Kyle Dake of Cornell announced he’d be competing in the 86-kilogram weight class in the 2016 U.S. Olympic...

What to watch for in the Missouri football 'Black and Gold Game'

What to watch for in the Missouri football ‘Black and Gold Game’

Tyler Kraft April 11, 2016

Missouri football’s annual Black and Gold scrimmage Saturday will provide a glimpse of what fans can expect heading into the next season. Barry Odom and his staff know they are under pressure to improve...

Missouri baseball wins second straight SEC series

Missouri baseball wins second straight SEC series

Tyler Kraft April 9, 2016

It took a few games, but freshman pitcher Michael Plassmeyer finally found success pitching at the collegiate level. In front of 1,044 fans at Taylor Stadium, Plassmeyer took on Auburn (15–17, 3–9...

Missouri baseball drops 11–9 slugfest to Auburn

Missouri baseball drops 11–9 slugfest to Auburn

Jason Lowenthal April 8, 2016

Auburn entered Thursday night’s game with the Southeastern Conference’s No. 2 offense. Missouri redshirt senior Reggie McClain entered as the SEC’s leader in innings pitched. Something had to give. Unfortunately...

Houck leads Missouri baseball to 2–0 win over Auburn

Houck leads Missouri baseball to 2–0 win over Auburn

Peter Baugh April 8, 2016

Missouri’s game against Auburn on Friday evening was everything that Thursday night’s series opener was not. In Thursday’s 11–9 loss, the two teams combined for 30 hits. On Friday, there were only...

L’Damian Washington and Marvin Foster respond to ‘2 Fists Up’

L’Damian Washington and Marvin Foster respond to ‘2 Fists Up’

Alec Lewis April 7, 2016

After watching Spike Lee’s “2 Fists Up: We Gon Be Alright” film debut Wednesday night at the Missouri Theatre, L’Damian Washington was a little torn. On one hand, the former Missouri wide receiver...

Dominique Bouchard qualifies for Rio Olympics

Dominique Bouchard qualifies for Rio Olympics

Peter Baugh April 6, 2016

Missouri graduate Dominique Bouchard qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics in swimming. The 2013 graduate earned a spot on Team Canada after a second-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke at Canadian...

Hometown hero: Brumfield grows into role with Missouri baseball

Hometown hero: Brumfield grows into role with Missouri baseball

Peter Baugh April 5, 2016

After years of watching her son play baseball, Charlotte Brumfield has picked up on the game’s unique chatter. “Come on, kid!” she shouted to Missouri’s right fielder at a March 11 home game against...

Zach Lavy guides Missouri baseball out of midseason slump

Tyler Kraft April 5, 2016

Before last weekend, the Missouri baseball team’s offense was in desperate need of a leader. The Tigers had just been swept in consecutive weekends by then-No. 1 Florida and No. 4 Vanderbilt. Missouri...

Instant offense propels Tigers to midweek win over SIUE

Jason Lowenthal April 5, 2016

Instant offense was the name of the game Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium as Missouri (18–13, 2–7 SEC) earned a 9–6 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (4–21, 2–10 OVC). The Tigers saw all...