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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

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

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

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

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

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....

Spring break brief: MU baseball finishes week 5-2-1

Owen Krucoff, Ben Ramirez, Wilson Moore • April 2, 2019

Missouri baseball played eight games during MU spring break, finishing the stretch 5-2-1. The long week started March 22 with a three-game series at home against Mississippi. The team then traveled through...

Led by three home runs, Missouri baseball found its swing

Ben Ramirez • March 31, 2019

In Missouri baseball’s second at-bat of the game, junior Kameron Misner launched a ball over the “We knock it out of the park” sign on the left field wall at Taylor Stadium for a home run. His solo...

Missouri puts up 13 in drubbing of Murray State

Wilson Moore • March 24, 2019

One of the many disappointments for Missouri baseball (13-8) during its SEC-opening series against Arkansas was the performance of center fielder Kameron Misner, who went 0-for-12 in three loses. Misner...

Joven shuts down Murray State, earns mid-week rotation spot

Wilson Moore • March 24, 2019

After a solid two year stint at the College of the Sequoias in California, Art Joven’s career at Mizzou hadn’t gotten off to an ideal start. After uneven road trips in Florida and Arkansas, he made...