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The Maneater

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The Maneater

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The Maneater

Tigers drop series to Mississippi State after 5-2 loss

Aaron Reiss April 20, 2014

Ross Mitchell doesn’t scare anyone. Well, at least he doesn’t look like he should. The Mississippi State lefty stands 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 160 pounds. His pants are pulled up a bit above his...

Tigers fall to Mississippi State 3-2 in extras

Aaron Reiss April 19, 2014

When senior designated hitter Eric Anderson walks up to the plate for Missouri, Jay-Z and Linkin Park’s “Encore” plays over Taylor Stadium’s speakers. “Now can I get an encore, do you want more?”...

Francis Howell teammates reunite on Mizzou baseball team

Francis Howell teammates reunite on Mizzou baseball team

Aaron Reiss April 9, 2014

Brett Graves said he can count on one hand the number of errors he’s seen Brett Peel make. This is plausible, since Graves, Missouri’s ace junior pitcher, has been at MU for three years. Peel, a junior...

Missouri baseball fumbles away second game against Georgia

Brandon Kroos April 6, 2014

Missouri (13-16, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) was overwhelmed by sloppy play and missed opportunities in an ugly, 7-2 loss to Georgia (18-12, 5-5-1). The Tigers stranded nine runners on the day, in part...

Mizzou baseball squeezes away from sweep

Brandon Kroos April 6, 2014

Senior righty Eric Anderson baffled Georgia on his way to a complete game, carrying Missouri (14-16, 4-8 SEC) over Georgia (18-13, 5-6-1) 4-2. Coming off of a team-wide disappointing performance yesterday,...

Missouri baseball sticks with small-ball tactics

Brandon Kroos April 2, 2014

Home runs used to fly out of NCAA parks four years ago in an era of beefed-up metal bats, but last year, offense reached a 40-year low in NCAA baseball. Since the switch to BBCOR-regulated bats in 2011,...

Tigers sweep Wisconsin-Milwaukee midweek series

Aaron Reiss March 20, 2014

Dillon Everett ran too far. The senior leftfielder rounded third and then some after senior right fielder Eric Anderson hit a ball to right center in the second inning. When a relay throw brought the...

Mizzou baseball drops series to Tennessee

Brandon Kroos March 19, 2014

Missouri (9-9, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) jumped ahead with a first-game win against Tennessee (17-2, 2-1 SEC), but an inability to salvage a split from a Saturday doubleheader led to a series loss. Missouri...

Tigers can’t capture series win over Tennessee

Brandon Kroos March 16, 2014

Missouri (9-9, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) was held to two total runs by shaky Tennessee (17-2, 2-1 SEC) pitching, and the bullpen was unable to continue its dominance in a doubleheader sweep. The Tigers...

Mizzou baseball captures first conference game

Brandon Kroos March 15, 2014

Junior Brett Graves delivered another strong start for Missouri (9-7, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), and the offense came around late to pick up the 5-2 win over Baseball America’s No. 17 Tennessee (15-2,...

Hurlers help Tigers to series win over Southern Miss

Brandon Kroos March 12, 2014

Missouri pitchers stifled Southern Mississippi’s offense for the series win over the weekend. The Tigers’ three starters were effective, finishing with a combined line of 17.1 innings while allowing...

‘Sloppy’ Tigers fall to Southern Miss

Jacob Bogage March 9, 2014

Missouri made an innumerable amount of mistakes Sunday, coach Tim Jamieson said. Most of them you couldn’t count on the box score. “Everything that happened in that game was mental,” he said. “It...