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Hockey roots give Kelly an edge at the plate

Jack Witthaus • March 15, 2013

“Hey, big spender!” The bass blares from his walk-up song, shaking the metal bleachers, as junior Dylan Kelly smoothly walks to the dish Tuesday afternoon against Jackson State at Taylor Stadium....

Missouri gives up 5 runs in ninth, lose 8-3 to San Francisco

Jack Witthaus • March 10, 2013

The overcast weather should have been a warning. In a game marred with mistakes, the Tigers (3-7, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) used six pitchers and committed three errors en route to an 8-3 loss to the...

Tigers play 3-game series in SEC opener against Texas A&M

Joyce Peng • March 8, 2013

Coach Ehren Earleywine describes the upcoming series against the Texas A&M Aggies as "a great rivalry." The No. 5 Missouri softball team (9-1) will face off against the No. 7 Aggies (22-1) in its SEC...

Tigers rack up first two wins

Jack Witthaus • March 8, 2013

On Wednesday, the Missouri baseball squad (2-6, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) pulled the brooms out of the closet at Taylor Stadium. After losing their first two series of the year, the Tigers took both...

Bailey Erwin leaves Missouri softball

Matt Muenzberg • March 4, 2013

Just ten games into the season, sophomore pitcher Bailey Erwin has left the Missouri softball team and will transfer from MU. "I can confirm that Bailey Erwin is no longer a member of our program. We...

Men place eighth, women place ninth in SEC Indoor Track

Jacob Scholl • February 26, 2013

This weekend was full of firsts for the Tiger track and field team. Missouri competed in its first-ever Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.,...

Baseball looks to bounce back from 0-3 start against Memphis

Jack Witthaus • February 22, 2013

You wouldn’t expect the Missouri baseball team (0-3, 0-0 Southeastern Conference) to sport an upbeat attitude after getting swept away in their opening series against Southern Mississippi last weekend. At...

Softball opens season in Santa Barbara

Matt Muenzberg • February 15, 2013

The overarching storyline of the 2012-13 Missouri sports year is undoubtedly the schools move to the Southeastern Conference, but softball coach Ehren Earleywine hasn’t exactly gotten caught up in the...

Missouri baseball enters first SEC season with stacked pitching rotation

Connor Casey • February 15, 2013

Missouri baseball went out on top last year. In the team's final season of the Big 12 conference, the Tigers went on a five-game winning streak and won the Big 12 championship for the first time in school...

Track team breaks records in Washington, Arkansas

Jacob Scholl • February 12, 2013

The Missouri Tigers broke records and won medals this weekend at the Husky Invite in Seattle, Wash. and at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark., home of the No. 1-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Freshman...

Tigers softball ranked seventh in preseason poll

Joyce Peng • February 8, 2013

The frigid, biting weather that enveloped fans as they trekked their way to Mizzou Arena is finally gone as spring arrives and softball season comes back to life. After reaching the NCAA Super Regional...

The journey of a ‘Midwest guy’: Alec Rash’s path to Missouri

Ian Frazer • November 27, 2012

Four hundred and fifteen feet is a long, long way to throw a baseball. If you were to stand at the south end zone of Faurot Field and chuck it that far, it would sail through the goal post and land at...