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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 baseball sweeps Charlotte aside to extend win streak to six

Ian Frazer March 10, 2012

In the Missouri baseball team’s Saturday doubleheader against the Charlotte 49ers at Taylor Stadium, the two games produced strikingly similar results. The Tigers overcame early leads and rode strong...

MU freshmen choose Tigers over pros

Ian Frazer March 9, 2012

College baseball varies from basketball and football in one very important way: Major League Baseball teams can draft players straight out of high school, sign them to a contract and send them through...

Missouri baseball bounces back with 10-4 victory over Charlotte

Brandon Grammer March 9, 2012

Missouri baseball learned that revenge tastes sweet after Friday night’s game against the Charlotte 49ers. After badly losing a series with the 49ers last year, the Tigers (6-5) made sure the story...

Home opener offers welcomed relief for tired Tigers

Matthew Flores March 9, 2012

It’s been 27 days and just more than 5,000 miles since the Missouri softball team last took the field in Columbia. The Feb. 11 black and gold exhibition might seem like a whole season away for a team...

Missouri softball outscores opponents 22-1 to sweep doubleheader

Matthew Fairburn March 9, 2012

In the first half of the first inning of the softball DeMarini Invitational, Alcorn State plated a run on Missouri with a sacrifice fly from Rayanna Davis. That run would be the only one the Tigers would...

Missouri bats get the ball rolling in opening weekend

Brandon Grammer March 6, 2012

Missouri baseball hasn’t exactly come out of the gates running. The Tigers, picked to finish fifth in the league by the Big 12 Conference preseason poll, dropped four of their first six games on the...

Missouri evens record with 14-4 victory over Nebraska-Omaha

Ian Frazer March 6, 2012

Freshman Brett Graves’ starting pitching debut for Missouri was not off to a favorable start Tuesday at Taylor Stadium. He had allowed singles to the first two Nebraska-Omaha batters, and a walk loaded...

Missouri cruises to series victory over Ball State

Brandon Grammer March 4, 2012

The Missouri baseball team closed out a three-game series against the Ball State Cardinals with a commanding 9-2 victory Sunday at Taylor Stadium. After dropping their home opener, the Tigers (4-5) responded...

Missouri piles on the runs, trounces Ball State to end three-game skid

Missouri piles on the runs, trounces Ball State to end three-game skid

Ian Frazer March 3, 2012

After managing to score only four runs in its previous four games, the Missouri baseball team wanted offense — in any form — badly entering Saturday's matchup with Ball State at Taylor Stadium. In...

Erwin steps up despite freshman nerves

Matthew Flores March 2, 2012

It was a warm, humid Saturday night in Palm Springs, Calif., and the bases were loaded. Freshman pitcher Bailey Erwin was in the circle for the Missouri Tigers, watching as the four-spot batter for University...

Missouri drops home baseball opener to Ball State

Brandon Grammer March 2, 2012

The Missouri baseball team's 5-2 loss to Ball State was not quite the ideal home opener it had in mind. Squaring off against the Ball State Cardinals, the Tigers were looking to take their minds off a...

With new faces, Tigers aim for familiar places

With new faces, Tigers aim for familiar places

Ian Frazer February 17, 2012

To say the Missouri softball team’s 2011 season ended in heartbreak would be a massive understatement. Thirteen scoreless innings and 19 Chelsea Thomas strikeouts, as well as the Tigers’ season, ended...