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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

Jerry Duggan May 13, 2018

The Missouri Tigers entered the weekend with seven remaining regular season games on the schedule, six of which were Southeastern Conference matchups. They were one game behind the Tennessee Volunteers...

The making of Montes de Oca

The making of Montes de Oca

Adam Cole May 11, 2018

Often times in baseball, the most athletic person on the field is the shortstop. It takes a great deal of skill to do what shortstops do. For example, keeping oneself under enough control to cut off a...

Missouri outfielder Cade Bormet in stable condition after collision with wall

Bennett Durando May 3, 2018

Missouri baseball freshman Cade Bormet is in stable condition at University Hospital after crashing into the wall in right field during Thursday night’s game. Bormet broke multiple bones in his face...

Down eight, Missouri rallies, prevails 17-16 in five-hour classic at Iowa

Down eight, Missouri rallies, prevails 17-16 in five-hour classic at Iowa

Missouri’s 11-10 series finale loss at Kentucky on Sunday had everything. The Tigers had their apparent game-winning grand slam wiped out by, well, a game-winning grand slam that erased their late three-run...

Bats come alive but Missouri drops two of three at Kentucky

Jerry Duggan May 1, 2018

Last weekend, Missouri took two of three at home from a highly touted Vanderbilt squad. Then, the team turned in a dominant effort in a decisive 8-2 victory over Missouri State on Tuesday. The last week...

“Coaches always say his control is so good, he can hit a gnat’s butt”: With confidence and command, Plassmeyer emerges as ace of Missouri pitching staff

“Coaches always say his control is so good, he can hit a gnat’s butt”: With confidence and command, Plassmeyer emerges as ace of Missouri pitching staff

Jerry Duggan May 1, 2018

Michael Plassmeyer has never been a guy who wowed the opposition with his pitch arsenal; he relied on pinpoint command instead. However, coaches and teammates attest that as he hones his repertoire and...

Trey Harris sparks Missouri bats to 8-2 win over nemesis Missouri State in flagship faceoff

Trey Harris sparks Missouri bats to 8-2 win over nemesis Missouri State in flagship faceoff

Bennett Durando April 25, 2018

In the fifth inning of a fight for the right to Missouri’s flagship baseball school title, the flags at Taylor Stadium weren’t beating as harshly as usual in right-center field. The warm weather had...

Missouri takes two of three from No. 12 Vanderbilt in historic weekend series

Missouri takes two of three from No. 12 Vanderbilt in historic weekend series

Joe Noser April 22, 2018

There’s no other way to put it: The Southeastern Conference is loaded with baseball talent. With nine of its 14 teams nationally ranked in the USA Today Coaches Poll entering this weekend — and one...

Hanna, Gubelman lead Missouri to hard-fought win at Missouri State

Hanna, Gubelman lead Missouri to hard-fought win at Missouri State

Jerry Duggan April 11, 2018

In a matchup with its in-state rival, the Missouri State Bears, usual Mizzou big boppers Trey Harris, Kameron Misner and Brian Sharp were held hitless, finishing a combined 0 for 9 at the plate with two...

Missouri stopped short by missed opportunities in series-opening defeat to Alabama

Missouri stopped short by missed opportunities in series-opening defeat to Alabama

Bennett Durando April 7, 2018

Prior to first pitch and for much of Friday afternoon’s series-opening contest between Missouri and Alabama, the flags in center field at Taylor Stadium were tempestuously directed inward and to the...

A tale of two teams: why Missouri baseball is poised for more success at this point than it was a season ago

A tale of two teams: why Missouri baseball is poised for more success at this point than it was a season ago

Adam Cole April 4, 2018

It’s peculiar to think that at this time last season, Missouri baseball had the exact same record it does this season. As of April 2 – in both 2017 and 2018 – Missouri sat at 21-7 overall, but the...

Montes de Oca pitches seven no-hit innings, leads Missouri past UMBC

Montes de Oca pitches seven no-hit innings, leads Missouri past UMBC

Jerry Duggan March 3, 2018

Missouri redshirt junior Bryce Montes de Oca wanted to keep pitching, but head coach Steve Bieser had other ideas. After tossing seven innings of no-hit ball, Montes de Oca hit a pitch count of 98 and...