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The Maneater

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Missouri falls in the series against Mississippi State 2-1

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 29, 2025

The Tigers traveled to Starkville, Mississippi to play Mississippi State April 11-13. They walked away from the weekend with two losses and one win. Game 1 Missouri took its first loss to the Bulldogs...

A group of softball players hugging at home plate after a home run.

Missouri softball prevails against Missouri State State 7-2

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 29, 2025

On April 2, the Missouri Tigers squared off against their instate rival, Missouri State, and obtained the win 7-2. Junior pitcher Cierra Harrison pitched the first five innings, earning eight strikeouts...

Missouri sophomore cross country runner Elissa Barnard leads a group of runners during the women’s DI 6k race at the Gans Creek Classic on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia, Mo. Barnard finished in 209th place with a time of 22:39.2.

Missouri track and field brought home 17 event titles with record setting performances

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter April 28, 2025

Missouri track and field brought home 17 individual event titles at the Cougar Classic in Edwardsville, Illinois. Alicia Burnett claimed two of the event titles while setting school record times in the...

Missouri baseball swept by Oklahoma

Missouri baseball swept by Oklahoma

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter April 27, 2025

Missouri baseball looked to gain its first conference win of the year, this time in a series against the now No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners. The Tigers yet again failed at achieving this goal. Pitching woes...

Missouri softball takes down SIUE 10-2

Missouri softball takes down SIUE 10-2

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

Missouri Tigers softball secured a 10-2 win over Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Junior pitcher Taylor Pannell started on the mound and held her position the entire game. She finished with a...

Missouri baseball swept by Arkansas, allowing 51 Razorback runs

Missouri baseball swept by Arkansas, allowing 51 Razorback runs

Sam Meyer, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

Missouri baseball looked to gain its first conference win of the year in a series against the now No. 1-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. It became clear early, however, that the Tigers’ hopes of achieving...

Missouri track and field shine in the heptathlon at the Joe Walker Invite

Missouri track and field shine in the heptathlon at the Joe Walker Invite

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter April 25, 2025

The University of Missouri track and field team traveled to the University of Mississippi for the Joe Walker Invitational on April 4-5. Emanuele Bellanova and Brooke Sawatzky headlined the performances...

Missouri Sophomore Starting Pitcher Marissa McCann throws during the first inning on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. McCann received a loss after throwing 3.1 innings, surrendering three earned runs on three hits, while walking one and striking out five.

With errors and a weak defense, Missouri is defeated by Southern Illinois 5-3

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 22, 2025

The Missouri softball team fell to Southern Illinois on April 9 with a final score of 5-3. Sophomore pitcher Marissa McCann was the starting pitcher for the Tigers and took to the mound for the first four...

Missouri men’s golf places No. 8 at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

Missouri men’s golf places No. 8 at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship

Ben Kerber, Sports Reporter April 21, 2025

Missouri men’s golf placed No. 8 out of the 13 schools competing in the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, the team’s final tournament of the year before the Southeastern Conference Championship.  Coming...

Takeaways from the Tigers’ three straight losses to Texas

Takeaways from the Tigers’ three straight losses to Texas

Rebecca Jackson, Sports Reporter April 20, 2025

From April 5-6, the Missouri softball team totaled three losses to No. 1 Texas. Here are three takeaways from the weekend and predictions on what this could mean for the team's future.   Struggles...

Missouri track and field set multiple school records at the Raleigh Relays and the Battle on the Bayou

Missouri track and field set multiple school records at the Raleigh Relays and the Battle on the Bayou

Lucas Drengwitz, Sports Reporter April 16, 2025

The Missouri Tigers racked up personal bests and top-10 finishes at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, South Carolina and the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On day one of the Raleigh Relays...

Missouri baseball swept by No. 2 Arkansas

Missouri baseball swept by No. 2 Arkansas

Reece Thompson, Sports Reporter April 14, 2025

Head coach Kerrick Jackson and the Missouri Tigers remain winless in SEC play after dropping all three games in Fayetteville, Arkansas to the No. 2 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks.  Missouri was severely outmatched...