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“Oh Captain! My Captain!” Laurin Krings’ ascension to the ace of Missouri softball

Dylan Heinrich April 1, 2024

The Colorado native has changed plenty in her four years as a Tiger, but her drive and passion remain unphased Friday, March 8 —a cold, cloudy day in Columbia, Missouri. Despite the...

Missouri softball wins road trip to UMKC 3-0

Dylan Heinrich April 1, 2024

A slow offensive start did not keep the Tigers out of the win column Missouri shut out the University of Missouri-Kansas City 3-0 on the road.  After five scoreless innings, Missouri’s...

Takedown in Texas: Takeaways from Missouri softball’s five straight wins

Dylan Heinrich March 5, 2024

Missouri’s hot start continues, now 10-0 this season Everything is bigger in Texas, including the wins. Missouri softball swept the Tracy Beard College Classic with five wins, improving...

Missouri softball finishes Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 3-2

Dylan Heinrich March 4, 2024

The Tigers win three but suffer their first pair of defeats during weekend trip to California Missouri entered the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic 10-0 and ranked No.11/13 in two of the top...

Missouri softball opens season 5-0 during Leadoff Classic

Dylan Heinrich February 21, 2024
The Tigers started red hot thanks to an array of depth across the roster.

Three takeaways as Missouri softball takes home the NFCA Div. 1 championship

Jake Ciancio February 21, 2024
Major takeaways from the NFCA Div. 1 Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida as the Missouri Tigers win the championship
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Bounceback year: 2024 Missouri softball preview

Dylan Heinrich February 7, 2024

With a mix of veterans and young talent, the Tigers look for a bounceback year 2023 was a rough year for Missouri softball. The team finished 35-26 and 7-17 in SEC play. It was the first...

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Missouri softball blanked at home 3 consecutive games, falls to Kentucky in SEC opener

Zach Sweet March 16, 2023
The Tigers could not seem to break through in their first home series of the season, going scoreless and suffering a beat-down in their series against the Wildcats.
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An all-around effort guides Missouri softball to midweek victory over Saint Louis

Brandon Haynes May 4, 2022
The Tigers tallied 11 hits and three home runs en route to a 9-3 victory over the Saint Louis Billikens in Columbia Wednesday afternoon.
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Missouri softball picks up four consecutive wins including a sweep of South Carolina at home

Griffin Been April 14, 2022
Missouri was 0-5 in SEC play before South Carolina came to town from April 1-3. The Tigers found a way to sweep the Gamecocks, adding three SEC wins to their resume, and then defeated Kansas City on April 6.
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Offensive firepower has not been enough for Missouri softball in 6-9 stretch

Brandon Haynes April 6, 2022
The Tigers fell from a mighty 16-4 record to 22-13 in less than a month behind an offense that struggled to find a balance between hitting for power and piecing together hits
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The ‘perfect’ ending: Missouri softball caps 4-0 weekend with perfect game

Brandon Haynes March 11, 2022
Sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings tossed the Tigers’ 12th perfect game in program history and struck out 26 of the 40 batters she faced in two of Missouri’s four victories, however, that was not the only history made last weekend.