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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Post-tournament notebook: No. 18 Missouri softball looks strong early in the season

Anthony Kristensen March 4, 2021

No. 18 Missouri softball continued to impress this weekend, going 5-0 in the South Alabama Invitational and improved to 12-2 overall. With the Tigers off to a solid start to the season, they have many...

Missouri baseball shows improvement but lacks consistency in home-opening series against Omaha

David Campbell March 3, 2021

Fortune smiled upon Missouri baseball this season as it played its first series at Taylor Stadium in late February, opposed to the usual long away stretch to start the year. Warmer temperatures helped...

Alex Honnold highlights unexpected offensive outburst from Missouri softball

Caleb Logue March 2, 2021

Missouri softball went undefeated in the South Alabama Invitational during the weekend, but their game was not without its flaws. The bottom of the lineup put together a dominant showing, while the top...

Two poor innings cost Missouri baseball chance at series win against Omaha

David Campbell March 1, 2021

Clawing their way back from a 3-0 deficit, Missouri baseball rallied at the plate, fighting their way back during the middle innings of Sunday’s matinee against Omaha. They were in prime position to...

Missouri goes undefeated in South Alabama invitational

Caleb Logue February 28, 2021

Freshman starting pitcher Laurin Krings pitched six shut-out innings in Missouri’s 8-0 victory against Middle Tennessee State Sunday morning, as she attacked the zone with little fear of the opposing...

Musical inspiration paves way for Missouri baseball to split Saturday doubleheader

Mason Arneson February 28, 2021

The first eight innings of Missouri baseball’s doubleheader against Omaha were dreadful, until one of the most iconic “never give up” anthems, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin,” turned the...

Missouri softball pitching dazzles in Saturday doubleheader

Michael Howie February 27, 2021

Missouri softball’s offense scored 14 runs across two Saturday games, but it didn’t need to score that many. The Tigers’ pitching staff dominated Northwestern State and SIU-Edwardsville batters,...

SEC Championships await an improved Missouri indoor track team

Parker Gilliam February 27, 2021

After participating in five meets during the shortened 2021 season, the Missouri indoor track and field team will make its third trip to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the SEC Indoor Championships February...

Strong showings at the plate send No. 20 Missouri softball to victory over MTSU, South Alabama

Anthony Kristensen February 27, 2021

As rain fell in Mobile, Alabama, the start of No. 20 Missouri’s weekend was weather-delayed and then extra innings between Middle Tennessee State and Southern Illinois- Edwardsville delayed it again. The...

Early offensive explosion powers Missouri to home-opening win over Omaha

David Campbell February 26, 2021

Missouri baseball and the University of Nebraska-Omaha found themselves in an intense faceoff before the first pitch of the Tigers home opener. Just mere seconds before Missouri’s starter Spencer Miles...

Missouri softball relies on early offense, late pitching to hold narrow lead for 6-5 win

Caleb Logue February 25, 2021

A five-run rally, a triple off the wall and six innings of pitching dominance were enough to narrowly win Missouri its Wednesday night game against UCF, 6-5. Freshman shortstop Jenna Laird tripled in...

Ja’Mari Ward, Arianna Fisher look to lead at SEC Indoor Championships

Jack Horan February 25, 2021

Last year at the SEC Indoor Championships, Missouri only took home one event win and finished seventh overall. Some had record performances, like then-junior Ja’Mari Ward and then-sophomore Arianna Fisher,...