Spring Sports Archives - Page 52 of 73

Missouri’s pitching staff holds key to success in 2016

Tyler Kraft • February 17, 2016

Sophomore pitcher Tanner Houck is confident. As the No. 1 prospect in the 2017 MLB Draft, as well as Missouri’s lone consensus 2016 All-American and Team USA’s ace, he has every right to be. Now he...

Missouri baseball preps for season opener

Jason Lowenthal • February 14, 2016

When the NCAA Baseball Tournament 64-team field was announced last season, Missouri found itself in a category that leaves a pit in your stomach: first four out. Inevitably, coach Tim Jamieson, set to...

Baseball freshmen will have big opportunities in 2016

Peter Baugh • February 13, 2016

Tanner Houck knows what it’s like to make an impact as a first-year player. The sophomore pitcher had a 3.49 earned run average in 2015 and was a consensus freshman All-American. Going into his second...

Grant Milner hired as Mizzou’s assistant golf coach

Alec Lewis • September 29, 2015

For the first time since 2013, when he talked to the Memphis Tiger Network prior to that year’s NCAA golf tournament, Grant Milner was the focus of an interview. Sitting behind a desk in an office,...

Emma Allen, hailing from England, contributes to Mizzou women’s golf

Theo DeRosa • September 23, 2015

Emma Allen might live an ocean away from her hometown, but she’s never felt more at home. The freshman golfer from Southampton, England, found good old-fashioned Midwestern hospitality upon her first...

Men’s golf underclassmen help secure victory at Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate

Pablo Suarez • September 16, 2015

After a disappointing end to its previous season, the Mizzou men’s golf team teed it up at the Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate behind standout performances from underclassmen and came out victorious....

The National League needs a DH

Andrew McCulloch • September 1, 2015

After a long, brutal summer coming to a close and October on the horizon, baseball’s stretch run is finally upon us. A glut of new, young superstars has permeated Major League Baseball, and it looks...

Missouri redshirt freshman golfer Jimmy Siegfried talks Metro Amateur Win

Alec Lewis • August 26, 2015

For Jimmy Siegfried, the former top-ranked golfer in the Class of 2014, taking his talents to the local University of Missouri was a no-brainer. A redshirt freshman and member of the Tigers’ golf program,...

Tigers team up in Cape Cod

Peter Baugh • July 8, 2015

The moment the baseball hit his bat, Shane Benes knew it was gone. The ball soared over the fence just left of dead center field for a home run. Benes, a rising sophomore, had just notched his first hit...

Missouri assistant steps down from position

Bruno Vernaschi • June 3, 2015

After the most successful season since joining the Southeastern Conference, the Missouri baseball team will be experiencing some changes. Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kerrick Jackson announced...

Mizzou baseball takes giant step forward in 2015

Jason Lowenthal • June 3, 2015

Missouri was one of the surprises of the college baseball season. In preseason polls, the Tigers were projected to finish last in the Southeastern Conference. Behind a trio of talented freshmen and a solid...

2015 Mizzou softball in review

Jason Lowenthal • June 3, 2015

It was another tremendous year for the Missouri softball team, which finished the season 42-16 overall. The Tigers fought to the end for a Southeastern Conference East Division title, reached the NCAA...