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The Maneater

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Missouri baseball falls to Missouri State 11-0

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 7, 2025

Missouri Tigers baseball was aiming for a victory against an in-state opponent to spark a late season turnaround after being swept by another conference opponent. Missouri fell short of this goal, however,...

Missouri track and field set school records at Virginia Challenge

Missouri track and field set school records at Virginia Challenge

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

Missouri Tigers track and field made school history at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia. Both senior Alicia Burnett and junior Drew Rogers set school records and reached personal bests...

Missouri freshman Madison Uptegrove and her teammates have a group hug at home plate after she hit a three-run home run during the Black vs. Gold Game on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Uptegrove, who is a Columbia native, holds the top spot in Father Tolton record book for doubles, triples and total bases.

Takeaways from Missouri’s weekend against Texas A&M

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

With two losses and a win, here is what we learned from Missouri’s face-off against No. 2 Texas A&M on April 18-19. Starting out strong A continuous pattern for the Tigers is forming, as they consistently...

Missouri senior infielder and outfielder Cameron Benson runs on the field during the Fall World Series intrasquad tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 at Taylor Stadium in Columbia.

Missouri baseball swept by Florida Gators

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter May 5, 2025

Missouri sought to earn their first conference victory of the win against the Florida Gators. The Tigers put up a valiant effort, but ultimately fell to 0-15 in conference play this season. Game 1 Florida...

Missouri freshman Madison Uptegrove and her teammates have a group hug at home plate after she hit a three-run home run during the Black vs. Gold Game on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Mo. Uptegrove, who is a Columbia native, holds the top spot in Father Tolton record book for doubles, triples and total bases.

Missouri softball swept 3-0 in Alabama series

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter May 4, 2025

With three straight losses to Alabama, Missouri softball drops to 23-29 on the season and 4-17 in SEC play. Game 1 The Tigers’ first game against the Alabama Crimson Tide resulted in a 4-2 loss....

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Missouri falls in the series against Mississippi State 2-1

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 29, 2025

The Tigers traveled to Starkville, Mississippi to play Mississippi State April 11-13. They walked away from the weekend with two losses and one win. Game 1 Missouri took its first loss to the Bulldogs...

A group of softball players hugging at home plate after a home run.

Missouri softball prevails against Missouri State State 7-2

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 29, 2025

On April 2, the Missouri Tigers squared off against their instate rival, Missouri State, and obtained the win 7-2. Junior pitcher Cierra Harrison pitched the first five innings, earning eight strikeouts...

Missouri sophomore cross country runner Elissa Barnard leads a group of runners during the women’s DI 6k race at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Barnard finished in 209th place with a time of 22:39.2.

Missouri track and field brought home 17 event titles with record setting performances

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter April 28, 2025

Missouri track and field brought home 17 individual event titles at the Cougar Classic in Edwardsville, Illinois. Alicia Burnett claimed two of the event titles while setting school record times in the...

Missouri baseball swept by Oklahoma

Missouri baseball swept by Oklahoma

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter April 27, 2025

Missouri baseball looked to gain its first conference win of the year, this time in a series against the now No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners. The Tigers yet again failed at achieving this goal. Pitching woes...

Missouri softball takes down SIUE 10-2

Missouri softball takes down SIUE 10-2

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

Missouri Tigers softball secured a 10-2 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Junior pitcher Taylor Pannell started on the mound and held her position the entire game. She finished with a...

Missouri baseball swept by Arkansas, allowing 51 Razorback runs

Missouri baseball swept by Arkansas, allowing 51 Razorback runs

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

Missouri baseball looked to gain its first conference win of the year in a series against the now No. 1-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. It became clear early, however, that the Tigers’ hopes of achieving...

Missouri track and field shine in the heptathlon at the Joe Walker Invite

Missouri track and field shine in the heptathlon at the Joe Walker Invite

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

The University of Missouri track and field team traveled to the University of Mississippi for the Joe Walker Invitational on April 4-5. Emanuele Bellanova and Brooke Sawatzky headlined the performances...