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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

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...

Mizzou defeats rival Illinois in sweep of Tuesday doubleheader

Max Baker • April 13, 2019

After losing both games against Illinois last season, Missouri gave Illinois a taste of their own medicine on Tuesday. Missouri (23-16, 6-6) swept the doubleheader against Illinois (24-13, 4-5), winning...

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

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....

Missouri softball shines as it honors Vonda Decker, late mother of Kara Decker

Max Baker • April 10, 2019

It was an emotional and special day for the Missouri softball team as it honored Kara Decker’s late mother Vonda Decker who passed away from breast cancer on Dec. 31, 2017. Both teams gathered across...

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...

Missouri softball comes up short in doubleheader against Pittsburgh and Oregon

Caroline Stiefbold • April 8, 2019

On the second day of the Mizzou Tournament, the Tigers dropped both of their games to Pittsburgh and Oregon. In its first game Saturday, Missouri headed into the bottom of the seventh down two runs. The...

Gasper, balanced offensive attack leads Missouri past Pitt

Jerry Duggan • April 8, 2019

In the bottom of the second inning and with an early 2-0 lead, Pitt coach Jodi Hermanek visited the mound. With two runners on base and only one out, the next at-bat was a big one early in the game. Despite...

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...