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Tigers feel the heat in 6-1 loss to LSU

Matthew Flores • May 26, 2012

Who’s afraid of Chelsea Thomas? Apparently not the Louisiana State University Tigers. Thomas (26-8), the No. 9 Missouri Tigers’ redshirt junior ace who has asserted herself as one of the country’s...

Missouri takes fifth straight regional crown with 2-1 victory

Matthew Flores • May 20, 2012

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, redshirt junior pitcher Chelsea Thomas knew she needed to slam the door on Illinois State’s (37-23) rally. On a 1-2 count, Thomas (26-7) blew a pitch...

Fleming’s walk-off blast gives Missouri 1-0 win over DePaul

Matthew Flores • May 19, 2012

It was only fitting. In a game that took 100 minutes to complete, it was over after just one swing. Senior right fielder Ashley Fleming drove the first ball she saw in the bottom of the ninth over the...

Tigers topple Redbirds 6-0 in NCAA regional opener

Matthew Flores • May 18, 2012

With all eyes on the Columbia-hosted NCAA regional, the No. 9-seeded Missouri Tigers (43-12) opened their hopeful NCAA tournament run with a 6-0 win against the Illinois State Redbirds (35-21). Redshirt...

Munson lifts Missouri over Texas for final Big 12 home series win

Brandon Grammer • May 6, 2012

Locked in a back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon with the No. 25 Texas Longhorns, the Missouri baseball team found itself approaching extra innings in what would be the final league series Taylor Stadium...

Missouri keeps hopes alive with victory over Texas

Ian Frazer • May 5, 2012

Judging by the first three innings, it looked like the 5-4 win the Missouri baseball team (24-22, 8-12 Big 12 Conference) claimed against Texas on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium was going to devolve...

Cardinals fans: Pujols hate unwarranted

Alex Smith • May 4, 2012

Dear Cardinals fans, I really don’t get it, guys. Your team is coming off one of the most unbelievable World Series wins in history and currently has the second-best record in the National League,...

Stakes high entering Missouri’s final Big 12 series with Texas

Ian Frazer • May 4, 2012

When the Missouri baseball team hosts the Texas Longhorns for a three-game series starting Friday at Taylor Stadium, it will be the last time the two teams face off in the Big 12 Conference and the last...

Missouri falls short in home series opener to Texas

Ian Frazer • May 4, 2012

Many times this season, the Missouri baseball team (23-22, 7-12 Big 12 Conference) has broken out of slumps by receiving assistance from the opposition in the form of errors, walks and the like. It happened...

SEC culture prompts rise of student fan section

Brandon Grammer • May 4, 2012

Flashback to Feb. 17, 2012. It’s opening day for the Missouri baseball team, and it finds itself inside Samford Stadium in Auburn, Ala., facing its Southeastern Conference foe, Auburn. The teams played...

Nearing postseason, Earleywine making rearrangements to his rotation

Lindsey Davison • May 4, 2012

The No. 10 Missouri softball team has experimented with its lineup as of late. When it was clear the Tigers (38-11, 14-7 Big 12 Conference) could no longer defend their Big 12 title following their series...

Unsatisfied Missouri splits double-header with Murray State

Lindsey Davison • May 2, 2012

The No. 10 Missouri softball team (38-11, 14-7 Big 12 Conference) split a double-header Wednesday evening at University Field against Murray State, winning the first game 5-4 and losing the second game...