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Missouri softball races into second half of season

Missouri softball races into second half of season

Anne Rogers April 26, 2016

Missouri softball’s Regan Nash was an all-state track performer in her four years of high school. She rounded out her career with two consecutive state titles in the 100-meter dash her junior and senior...

Missouri softball sweeps No. 16 Texas A&M with game three victory

Missouri softball sweeps No. 16 Texas A&M with game three victory

Anne Rogers April 26, 2016

Cheyenne Baxter found out she was the starting pitcher against No. 16 Texas A&M about 30 minutes before game time. The reason? Coach Ehren Earleywine had to water his yard at home, and he was having...

Developing a pro: Tanner Houck poised for a long career

Developing a pro: Tanner Houck poised for a long career

Peter Baugh April 26, 2016

Darrin Houck remembers his son Tanner hobbling around the pitcher's mound. Tanner was pitching in a tournament in Branson for his middle school select team, the Troy Thunder. The first batter he faced...

Takeaways: Mizzou baseball swept for fourth time in 2016

Takeaways: Mizzou baseball swept for fourth time in 2016

Jason Lowenthal April 25, 2016

Missouri baseball suffered its fourth Southeastern Conference sweep of the season this past weekend at the hands of No. 8 South Carolina. The Tigers jumped out to an early 3–0 lead in the series opener...

Missouri baseball falls to under .500 after sweep by South Carolina

Missouri baseball falls to under .500 after sweep by South Carolina

Jason Lowenthal April 24, 2016

Missouri baseball (20–21, 4–14 Southeastern Conference) continued its slide Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 8 South Carolina by a score of 9–2. The Tigers were swept for the fourth time in SEC play...

Errors plague Tigers in 5–1 loss to South Carolina

Peter Baugh April 23, 2016

Before the 2016 season began, hopes were high in the Missouri baseball clubhouse. The pitching duo of senior Reggie McClain and sophomore Tanner Houck seemed poised for a dominant season. Sophomore third...

Missouri implodes against No. 8 South Carolina, falls 8–5

Tyler Kraft April 22, 2016

For the first time since its series against then-No. 15 Arkansas, the Missouri baseball team looked like it was going to beat a ranked team. Then, the sixth inning happened. The Tigers lost 8–5 to No....

Q&A: Mizzou great Kyle Gibson talks about his alma mater and playing in MLB

Q&A: Mizzou great Kyle Gibson talks about his alma mater and playing in MLB

Peter Baugh April 20, 2016

_Kyle Gibson played three seasons for the Missouri baseball team, winning 11 games as a junior in 2009. That summer, he was selected in the first round (22nd overall) of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota...

Missouri softball sweeps Iowa doubleheader in midweek matchup

Missouri softball sweeps Iowa doubleheader in midweek matchup

Anne Rogers April 20, 2016

The Missouri softball team had a quick turnaround from this weekend’s series with Kentucky, traveling to Iowa to play a doubleheader. The Tigers swept the doubleheader, with a first win 7–1 and a second...

Takeaways: Missouri softball dropped its series to Kentucky last weekend

Anne Rogers April 19, 2016

The Missouri softball team dropped its latest Southeastern Conference series to Kentucky last weekend, winning one game on Saturday but losing on Friday and Sunday. The team fought hard to come back in...

Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU

Takeaways: Missouri baseball swept at home by LSU

Jason Lowenthal April 18, 2016

Missouri baseball suffered its third sweep of the season this past weekend at the hands of LSU, but once again put up a good fight in the first two games of the series. Missouri (20–18, 4–11 SEC)...

Missouri softball ties Kentucky series with 9–2 win

Missouri softball ties Kentucky series with 9–2 win

Anne Rogers April 17, 2016

The Missouri softball team regained their momentum as they defeated No. 12 Kentucky 9–2 in the second game of the Southeastern Conference series. The No. 18 Tigers fell just short of a comeback Friday...