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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Tigers drop series to Mississippi State after 5-2 loss

Aaron Reiss April 20, 2014

Ross Mitchell doesn’t scare anyone. Well, at least he doesn’t look like he should. The Mississippi State lefty stands 6 feet 1 inch and weighs 160 pounds. His pants are pulled up a bit above his...

Tigers fall to Mississippi State 3-2 in extras

Aaron Reiss April 19, 2014

When senior designated hitter Eric Anderson walks up to the plate for Missouri, Jay-Z and Linkin Park’s “Encore” plays over Taylor Stadium’s speakers. “Now can I get an encore, do you want more?”...

Stepping up: Genovese improves to lead team

Danielle Lerner April 15, 2014

Corrin Genovese just keeps climbing higher. The junior infielder has been invaluable both offensively and defensively this season, helping the No. 16 Missouri softball team to a (32-10, 9-6 Southeastern...

Francis Howell teammates reunite on Mizzou baseball team

Francis Howell teammates reunite on Mizzou baseball team

Aaron Reiss April 9, 2014

Brett Graves said he can count on one hand the number of errors he’s seen Brett Peel make. This is plausible, since Graves, Missouri’s ace junior pitcher, has been at MU for three years. Peel, a junior...

Missouri softball snags weekend series over Mississippi State

Danielle Lerner April 9, 2014

No. 16 Missouri softball (27-10, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) captured its second conference series win of the year with a 2-1 victory over the weekend at Mississippi State. Prior to the series, coach...

Mizzou baseball squeezes away from sweep

Brandon Kroos April 6, 2014

Senior righty Eric Anderson baffled Georgia on his way to a complete game, carrying Missouri (14-16, 4-8 SEC) over Georgia (18-13, 5-6-1) 4-2. Coming off of a team-wide disappointing performance yesterday,...

Missouri baseball fumbles away second game against Georgia

Brandon Kroos April 6, 2014

Missouri (13-16, 3-8 Southeastern Conference) was overwhelmed by sloppy play and missed opportunities in an ugly, 7-2 loss to Georgia (18-12, 5-5-1). The Tigers stranded nine runners on the day, in part...

Missouri baseball sticks with small-ball tactics

Brandon Kroos April 2, 2014

Home runs used to fly out of NCAA parks four years ago in an era of beefed-up metal bats, but last year, offense reached a 40-year low in NCAA baseball. Since the switch to BBCOR-regulated bats in 2011,...

Tigers sweep Wisconsin-Milwaukee midweek series

Aaron Reiss March 20, 2014

Dillon Everett ran too far. The senior leftfielder rounded third and then some after senior right fielder Eric Anderson hit a ball to right center in the second inning. When a relay throw brought the...

Softball sweeps doubleheader over Illinois State

Danielle Lerner March 19, 2014

No. 18 Missouri softball (18-7, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) swept Illinois State, 4-2 and 5-0, in a double-header at University Field today. Game 1 was a career game for the Tigers. Freshman pitcher...

Mizzou baseball drops series to Tennessee

Brandon Kroos March 19, 2014

Missouri (9-9, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) jumped ahead with a first-game win against Tennessee (17-2, 2-1 SEC), but an inability to salvage a split from a Saturday doubleheader led to a series loss. Missouri...

Tori Finucane showing early signs of success

Alex Schiffer March 19, 2014

How do you replace Chelsea Thomas? The softball season is only a few weeks old, coach Ehren Earleywine and his players have already heard the question: How do you fill the shoes of a four-time All-American? But...