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Softball opens season in Santa Barbara

Matt Muenzberg • February 15, 2013

The overarching storyline of the 2012-13 Missouri sports year is undoubtedly the schools move to the Southeastern Conference, but softball coach Ehren Earleywine hasn’t exactly gotten caught up in the...

Tigers softball ranked seventh in preseason poll

Joyce Peng • February 8, 2013

The frigid, biting weather that enveloped fans as they trekked their way to Mizzou Arena is finally gone as spring arrives and softball season comes back to life. After reaching the NCAA Super Regional...

Genovese finds home in breakout freshman campaign

Lindsey Davison • June 5, 2012

Despite an early postseason departure, the Missouri softball team (47-14) witnessed signs of a promising future. The team surrendered the Big 12 Conference title to Oklahoma in its final season in the...

Tigers’ season ends in 3-1 upset to LSU

Matthew Flores • May 27, 2012

As the TV crews packed up their cameras, the fans filed out and the lights came down on University Field for the last time this season, it was hard not to think the night should have ended in jubilation...

Missouri eyes fourth straight Women’s College World Series bid

Matthew Flores • May 26, 2012

After an unexpected twist of fate last weekend, the No. 9 Missouri softball team now finds itself in the driver’s seat for the NCAA Super Regionals. When the LSU Tigers upended the No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies...

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...

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...

Missouri’s Sykes emerges as both player, personality

Lindsey Davison • April 27, 2012

After dropping two of three games at No. 5 Oklahoma last weekend, the No. 10 Missouri softball team (34-10, 11-7 Big 12 Conference) found itself in a situation it wasn’t in last season. Losing seven...

Missouri, Oklahoma prep for Big 12 showdown

Matthew Flores • April 20, 2012

After Wednesday’s drubbing of Western Illinois, the No. 10 Missouri Tigers (33-8, 10-5 Big 12 Conference) sit just a game and a half back of the first-place and No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (36-6, 11-3 Big...