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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri out plays No. 8 LSU after losing opener, clinches series win

Missouri out plays No. 8 LSU after losing opener, clinches series win

Ben Ramirez April 16, 2019

Missouri walked off the field Friday having lost to the No. 8 Louisiana State in a high-scoring, extra-inning 12-11 loss. LSU scored 11 runs — eight earned — against junior Jacob Cantleberry and looked...

Ash pitches solidly in relief

Wilson Moore April 15, 2019

With a runner on first, two having already crossed the plate in the inning and ten runs on the board for LSU, it wasn’t an ideal situation for Konnor Ash. Despite entering the game in a jam, the sophomore...

Missouri evens series, takes down LSU behind Sikkema

Missouri evens series, takes down LSU behind Sikkema

Wilson Moore April 14, 2019

T.J. Sikkema played with fire all afternoon. The junior southpaw put runners on in six of the seven innings he pitched on Saturday. A runner made it into scoring position five times, but only one crossed...

Missouri slugs its way past SIUE

Wilson Moore April 11, 2019

After his team’s series win over Kentucky, Missouri coach Steve Bieser answered questions about MU’s upcoming weekend tilt against Louisiana State. So much of an afterthought was the Tigers’ midweek...

Preview: MU baseball to face off against No. 8 LSU

Preview: MU baseball to face off against No. 8 LSU

Ben Ramirez April 11, 2019

SEC games haven’t been easy for Missouri baseball so far this season. A weekend before the halfway point in conference play, the Tigers sit in third place in the SEC East behind No. 2 Georgia and No....

No love lost between Missouri, Kentucky baseball

Wilson Moore April 10, 2019

When Kentucky outfielder Jaren Shelby roped Jordan Gubelman’s fastball over the Missouri bullpen on Friday night, 905 fans at Taylor Stadium watched the ball sail through the night sky to give the Wildcats...

Sikkema records double-digit strikeouts over seven innings

Ben Ramirez April 10, 2019

As T.J. Sikkema slid into his windup, arms popped up in the stands to track the pitch. Armed with radar guns, major league scouts came out in throngs Sunday to watch the junior southpaw pitch in Missouri...

Missouri blows past Kentucky late, clinches home weekend series

Missouri blows past Kentucky late, clinches home weekend series

Owen Krucoff April 9, 2019

After the tense, back-and-forth struggle that defined the first two games of the baseball series between Missouri and Kentucky this past weekend, it made sense to expect something similar as the teams...

James walks off Kentucky, sets up rubber match

James walks off Kentucky, sets up rubber match

Wilson Moore April 7, 2019

With two outs in the ninth inning of a tied baseball game, Missouri sophomore Thomas Broyles stepped to the plate with a runner on second. Pinch-hitting for Clayton Peterson, it was the outfielder’s...

Tigers can’t survive Cats’ late-game surge, lose 4-2 in series opener

Tigers can’t survive Cats’ late-game surge, lose 4-2 in series opener

Ben Ramirez April 7, 2019

In his last two outings, senior Jordan Gubelman has surrendered two runs. The first, a sacrifice fly to Saint Louis University’s Jake Garella Tuesday, forced extra innings leading to a 10-inning win...

Missouri storms past K-State on backs of Springer, James

Missouri storms past K-State on backs of Springer, James

Wilson Moore April 5, 2019

It’s been a frustrating spring for junior Austin James. After beginning the year as Missouri’s starting third baseman and batting in the middle of the lineup, the transfer from State College of Florida...

MU baseball wins in 10 innings on walk-off walk

MU baseball wins in 10 innings on walk-off walk

Ben Ramirez April 3, 2019

At 6:03 p.m., under clear, blue skies at Taylor Stadium on Tuesday, Missouri baseball’s starter, junior Art Joven, threw his first pitch to Saint Louis University’s leadoff hitter Scott Youngbrandt....