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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Errors plague Tigers in 5–1 loss to South Carolina

Peter Baugh April 23, 2016

Before the 2016 season began, hopes were high in the Missouri baseball clubhouse. The pitching duo of senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner Houck seemed poised for a dominant season. Sophomore third...

Missouri implodes against No. 8 South Carolina, falls 8–5

Tyler Kraft April 22, 2016

For the first time since its series against then-No. 15 Arkansas, the Missouri baseball team looked like it was going to beat a ranked team. Then, the sixth inning happened. The Tigers lost 8–5 to No....

Q&A: Mizzou great Kyle Gibson talks about his alma mater and playing in MLB

Q&A: Mizzou great Kyle Gibson talks about his alma mater and playing in MLB

Peter Baugh April 20, 2016

_Kyle Gibson played three seasons for the Missouri baseball team, winning 11 games as a junior in 2009. That summer, he was selected in the first round (22nd overall) of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota...

Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU

Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU

Jason Lowenthal April 18, 2016

Missouri baseball suffered its third sweep of the season this past weekend at the hands of LSU, but once again put up a good fight in the first two games of the series. Missouri (20–18, 4–11 SEC)...

No. 12 LSU tags McClain for 5 runs in the fifth to beat Missouri baseball

No. 12 LSU tags McClain for 5 runs in the fifth to beat Missouri baseball

Tyler Kraft April 16, 2016

For his fourth start in a row, one-time ace Reggie McClain was on the losing side of the ball. This time, No. 9 Louisiana State smashed the redshirt senior pitcher en route to a 7–5 win over the Missouri...

LSU overpowers Missouri baseball 9–5

LSU overpowers Missouri baseball 9–5

Peter Baugh April 16, 2016

Missouri’s Saturday game against No. 9 Louisiana State (24–11, 8–6 SEC) was set to be a pitcher’s duel. The Missouri Tigers sent sophomore Tanner Houck, a top 2017 draft prospect, to the mound...

Takeaways: Mizzou baseball tops Auburn for second straight SEC series win

Takeaways: Mizzou baseball tops Auburn for second straight SEC series win

Jason Lowenthal April 12, 2016

After starting out Southeastern Conference play with seven consecutive losses, Missouri has fought its way back, winning four of its last five games. The Tigers claimed a road series victory against Arkansas...

Missouri baseball drilled by Missouri State 16–1

Missouri baseball drilled by Missouri State 16–1

Jason Lowenthal April 12, 2016

Missouri State (26–6, 1–1 MVC) has claimed a stake in the in-state baseball rivalry against Missouri (20–15, 4–8 SEC). In front of a crowd of 4,077, the No. 15 Bears took Tuesday night’s game...

Plassmeyer rolling after earning his place in starting rotation

Plassmeyer rolling after earning his place in starting rotation

Tyler Kraft April 11, 2016

For the first half of the season, Sundays were enigmas for the Missouri baseball team. The first two games of each weekend series were reserved for redshirt senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner...

Missouri baseball wins second straight SEC series

Missouri baseball wins second straight SEC series

Tyler Kraft April 9, 2016

It took a few games, but freshman pitcher Michael Plassmeyer finally found success pitching at the collegiate level. In front of 1,044 fans at Taylor Stadium, Plassmeyer took on Auburn (15–17, 3–9...

Missouri baseball drops 11–9 slugfest to Auburn

Missouri baseball drops 11–9 slugfest to Auburn

Jason Lowenthal April 8, 2016

Auburn entered Thursday night’s game with the Southeastern Conference’s No. 2 offense. Missouri redshirt senior Reggie McClain entered as the SEC’s leader in innings pitched. Something had to give. Unfortunately...

Houck leads Missouri baseball to 2–0 win over Auburn

Houck leads Missouri baseball to 2–0 win over Auburn

Peter Baugh April 8, 2016

Missouri’s game against Auburn on Friday evening was everything that Thursday night’s series opener was not. In Thursday’s 11–9 loss, the two teams combined for 30 hits. On Friday, there were only...