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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Chase Chronicles, Part 1: Chase Van Dyk’s love of baseball withstood the turbulence of his freshman year

The Chase Chronicles, Part 1: Chase Van Dyk’s love of baseball withstood the turbulence of his freshman year

Mason Arneson September 10, 2021

Growing up, all Chase Van Dyk  wanted to do was play baseball. As soon as he could walk, he  yearned to be in the backyard hit ting or tossing with his dad, Brett  Van Dyk. As Brett...

Missouri baseball falls to Alabama after stellar start from Dylan Smith

David Campbell May 2, 2021

In the top of the seventh inning, Missouri baseball’s senior left fielder Brandt Belk found himself on third base, with two outs and the Tigers down 3-1. Junior Designated Hitter Tre Morris stepped up...

Missouri baseball pitching staff collapses once again in high-scoring loss against Alabama

Mason Arneson May 2, 2021

Missouri baseball’s offense gave its pitching staff a golden opportunity to win a crucial SEC game, but an early offensive outburst didn’t sustain the Tigers in an 11-8 loss against Alabama in Tuscaloosa. In...

Halvorsen’s one-hit gem propels Tigers to series-opening win over Georgia

David Campbell April 24, 2021

Coming into the game with a six-game losing streak, Missouri looked to its No. 1 starter, redshirt sophomore Seth Halvorsen, to take down visiting Georgia and get the squad out of its two-week slump. The...

Missouri baseball drops both games of Saturday doubleheader against Florida

Mason Arneson April 19, 2021

Missouri baseball’s doubleheader sweep at the hands of now No. 15 Florida can be summarized in a long debate between Missouri coach Steve Bieser and the SEC umpiring crew. Bieser and the four umpires...

Missouri pitching can’t slow down powerful Florida offense in 8-5

David Campbell April 17, 2021

Two hours and 52 minutes after the original start time, No. 18 Florida junior starting pitcher Franco Aleman delivered a first pitch strike to Missouri’s leadoff hitter, senior Mark Vierling. Despite...

Missouri gives up six sixth-inning runs, falls to South Carolina 11-1

David Campbell April 10, 2021

After an exquisite relief appearance from right-handed graduate student Lukas Veinbergs, who gave Missouri a 7-2 victory against No. 11 South Carolina Friday night, the Tigers were again in a good position...

Middle-innings mania: Veinbergs and two-out offense provide firepower for Missouri baseball’s triumph over No. 11 South Carolina

Mason Arneson April 10, 2021

After it came close to scoring several times early Friday night, Missouri baseball broke through in the clutch by driving in six runs with two outs over in the fifth and sixth innings. The club picked...

Missouri baseball loses pitcher’s duel in series finale against Vanderbilt

Mason Arneson March 28, 2021

Missouri baseball played a “bend, don’t break” game for most of Saturday night against No. 1 Vanderbilt, but didn’t have the run support to get the job done as the Commodores swept the series with...

Missouri baseball can’t find answer for Vanderbilt’s star Jack Leiter in 11-3 loss to Commodores

Sydney Dixon March 28, 2021

Vanderbilt sophomore pitcher Jack Leiter took the mound against Missouri on Friday, boasting a no-hitter in his previous start against South Carolina. The likely first-round pick in the 2021 MLB Draft...

Missouri gets Rocked, drops SEC home opener to Vanderbilt

David Campbell March 26, 2021

Missouri baseball knew it was in for a difficult series opener against Vanderbilt, the best collegiate team in the country according to D1Baseball.com. The Tigers went up against right-handed pitcher Kumar...

Scouting Vanderbilt: Star pitchers plus dangerous offense make for the nation’s top-ranked team

Mason Arneson March 25, 2021

In the second week of Southeastern Conference play, Missouri baseball faces its toughest test of the season against top-ranked Vanderbilt at Taylor Stadium starting tonight. The Commodores feature two...