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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

Missouri’s Sykes emerges as both player, personality

Missouri’s Sykes emerges as both player, personality

Lindsey Davison April 27, 2012

After dropping two of three games at No. 5 Oklahoma last weekend, the No. 10 Missouri softball team (34-10, 11-7 Big 12 Conference) found itself in a situation it wasn’t in last season. Losing seven...

Champagne delivers consistency on base paths

Champagne delivers consistency on base paths

Brandon Grammer April 24, 2012

In baseball and every other sport, an obvious, fundamental concept rules the game and reeks with John Madden-like undertones: the team that scores the most wins the game.
 In order to score, one has...

Missouri completes sweep of Kansas State with 7-0 shutout

Ian Frazer April 24, 2012

The Missouri baseball team has made a habit of playing games down to the wire, often while behind. The team’s 4-3 walk-off win Saturday and its string of tight losses against Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas...

Missouri completes sweep of Kansas State with 7-0 shutout

Missouri completes sweep of Kansas State with 7-0 shutout

Ian Frazer April 22, 2012

In their 7-0 win over Kansas State on Sunday, the Missouri baseball team took control of the game immediately and, through strong pitching and situational hitting, kept it out of fully out of reach. And...

Tigers walk off in 4-3 victory over Kansas State

Brandon Grammer April 21, 2012

The story seemed to be repeating itself once more. Yet again, MU baseball found itself trailing by a small margin heading into the bottom of the ninth, just as it had to Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Baylor. But...

Holovach energizes depleted Tiger pitching

Brandon Grammer, Ian Frazer April 20, 2012

The plan for the Missouri baseball team’s pitching staff this season was that it was going to be headed up by junior Eric Anderson and sophomore Rob Zastryzny. It seemed obvious, as Zastryzny was named...

Missouri ends losing streak with 13-4 win over Kansas State

Ian Frazer April 20, 2012

The Missouri baseball team reversed its recent losing ways Friday at Taylor Stadium, cruising past Kansas State 13-4. Entering Friday's series-opening matchup, Missouri (19-17, 409 Big 12 Conference)...

Missouri, Oklahoma prep for Big 12 showdown

Missouri, Oklahoma prep for Big 12 showdown

Matthew Flores April 20, 2012

After Wednesday’s drubbing of Western Illinois, the No. 10 Missouri Tigers (33-8, 10-5 Big 12 Conference) sit just a game and a half back of the first-place and No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (36-6, 11-3 Big...

Hudson, Missouri blast Western Illinois 8-0

Hudson, Missouri blast Western Illinois 8-0

Matthew Flores April 18, 2012

Junior Nicole Hudson ended Wednesday’s contest against Western Illinois at University Field by launching the first pitch she saw for a three-run homer over the right centerfield wall, giving the No....

Fleming’s growth peaks with USA Player of the Week award

Fleming’s growth peaks with USA Player of the Week award

Matthew Flores April 13, 2012

She’s crushed eight home runs, batted in 32 runs and has a stellar .392 average — all bests on the No. 9 Missouri softball team. It’s been nothing short of a phenomenal senior campaign for outfielder...

Midseason déjà vu: Underperformances hurt Tigers again

Brandon Grammer April 13, 2012

Seated among the rows of black plastic seats of Taylor Stadium, watching as the sun arcs its path toward the left-hand bleachers and scours the field with the golden M’s of Tiger baseball helmets, one...

Tiger bats slump in 2-0 loss to Texas Tech

Matthew Flores April 13, 2012

On a gray evening at University Field, the No. 9 Missouri Tigers saw their offensive firepower confounded by Texas Tech, losing game one of the weekend series 2-0. The loss, Missouri’s seventh of the...