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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

For Missouri softball, former teammates loom in Oklahoma rotation as NCAA Regional swings into gear

For Missouri softball, former teammates loom in Oklahoma rotation as NCAA Regional swings into gear

Hannah Hoffmeister May 18, 2018

With a double elimination bracket in the NCAA Tournament’s Norman Regional — which will host only four teams — Missouri softball may very well see the tournament’s No. 4 overall seed Oklahoma at...

How Missouri softball spent its 12 days off before the NCAA Tournament

How Missouri softball spent its 12 days off before the NCAA Tournament

Bennett Durando May 18, 2018

There was no questioning the fate of Kayli Kvistad’s towering fly, even before it reached its apex over right field in the seventh inning of Missouri’s Sunday matinee against the Florida Gators on...

Climactic weekend set with Tennessee will decide Missouri’s SEC tournament fate

Climactic weekend set with Tennessee will decide Missouri’s SEC tournament fate

Jerry Duggan May 16, 2018

Missouri baseball’s back is against the wall. Entering this final week of the regular season, it was a loser of eight of its last 10 Southeastern Conference games. The Tigers have lost all their steam...

Missouri softball squeaks into 12th straight NCAA Tournament

Missouri softball squeaks into 12th straight NCAA Tournament

Gavin White May 14, 2018

The anxious wait, the conference record vs. RPI debate and all the speculation is over for Missouri softball; the Tigers have earned a bid for the 2018 NCAA tournament. In the tournament’s televised...

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

SEC, NCAA Tournament chances dwindle as Sunday walk-off steals series from Missouri

Jerry Duggan May 13, 2018

The Missouri Tigers entered the weekend with seven remaining regular season games on the schedule, six of which were Southeastern Conference matchups. They were one game behind the Tennessee Volunteers...

For these two Missouri athletes, Eastern Europe is home, but Columbia is where the track is

For these two Missouri athletes, Eastern Europe is home, but Columbia is where the track is

Owen Krucoff May 12, 2018

Eastern Europe and mid-Missouri don’t have much in common. Separated by language, culture and, of course, distance, it isn’t always easy to find people who have spent significant time in both areas. Unless...

The making of Montes de Oca

The making of Montes de Oca

Adam Cole May 11, 2018

Often times in baseball, the most athletic person on the field is the shortstop. It takes a great deal of skill to do what shortstops do. For example, keeping oneself under enough control to cut off a...

Florida’s sweep keeps Missouri softball out of SEC Tournament — which it’s hosting

Florida’s sweep keeps Missouri softball out of SEC Tournament — which it’s hosting

Hannah Hoffmeister May 8, 2018

The Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament will start Wednesday, May 9 at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia. In a 13-team conference, the top 12 in the standings qualify, excluding only one school. The...

Missouri outfielder Cade Bormet in stable condition after collision with wall

Bennett Durando May 3, 2018

Missouri baseball freshman Cade Bormet is in stable condition at University Hospital after crashing into the wall in right field during Thursday night’s game. Bormet broke multiple bones in his face...

Down eight, Missouri rallies, prevails 17-16 in five-hour classic at Iowa

Down eight, Missouri rallies, prevails 17-16 in five-hour classic at Iowa

Missouri’s 11-10 series finale loss at Kentucky on Sunday had everything. The Tigers had their apparent game-winning grand slam wiped out by, well, a game-winning grand slam that erased their late three-run...

Bats come alive but Missouri drops two of three at Kentucky

Jerry Duggan May 1, 2018

Last weekend, Missouri took two of three at home from a highly touted Vanderbilt squad. Then, the team turned in a dominant effort in a decisive 8-2 victory over Missouri State on Tuesday. The last week...

“Coaches always say his control is so good, he can hit a gnat’s butt”: With confidence and command, Plassmeyer emerges as ace of Missouri pitching staff

“Coaches always say his control is so good, he can hit a gnat’s butt”: With confidence and command, Plassmeyer emerges as ace of Missouri pitching staff

Jerry Duggan May 1, 2018

Michael Plassmeyer has never been a guy who wowed the opposition with his pitch arsenal; he relied on pinpoint command instead. However, coaches and teammates attest that as he hones his repertoire and...