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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

“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...

Missouri splits series against Northeastern as bats stay hot

Missouri splits series against Northeastern as bats stay hot

Bennett Durando, Jerry Duggan February 26, 2018

##Saturday Double-header On the back end of a season-opening eight-game road trip, the Missouri baseball team has legitimate reason to be fatigued. Yet, Saturday’s contests showed that this clearly...

Montes de Oca pitches Missouri to 5-2 win over Northeastern

Montes de Oca pitches Missouri to 5-2 win over Northeastern

Jerry Duggan February 24, 2018

In his season-opening start against the Florida International University Panthers on Feb. 16, Missouri redshirt junior Bryce Montes de Oca didn’t allow a run. But he couldn’t find the strike zone either,...

Missouri baseball season ends without NCAA tournament appearance

Missouri baseball season ends without NCAA tournament appearance

Garrett Jones May 30, 2017

The NCAA baseball tournament selection committee confirmed on Monday what many had already expected: The 2017 season for Missouri baseball was over. Missouri was not selected as one of 64 Division I...

Missouri baseball eliminated from SEC Tournament with loss to South Carolina Gamecocks

Missouri baseball eliminated from SEC Tournament with loss to South Carolina Gamecocks

Garrett Jones May 26, 2017

After a 10-2 loss to the No. 11 seed South Carolina Gamecocks in the third round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament, it appears there will be no magical postseason run for No. 10 Missouri...

Missouri baseball falls to LSU in second round of SEC Tournament

Missouri baseball falls to LSU in second round of SEC Tournament

Garrett Jones May 25, 2017

Looking to sustain momentum gained from a seven-game win streak, 10 seed Missouri baseball fell to 2 seed LSU 10-2 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama...