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Tigers feel the heat in 6-1 loss to LSU

Matthew Flores • May 26, 2012

Who’s afraid of Chelsea Thomas? Apparently not the Louisiana State University Tigers. Thomas (26-8), the No. 9 Missouri Tigers’ redshirt junior ace who has asserted herself as one of the country’s...

Missouri takes fifth straight regional crown with 2-1 victory

Matthew Flores • May 20, 2012

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh, redshirt junior pitcher Chelsea Thomas knew she needed to slam the door on Illinois State’s (37-23) rally. On a 1-2 count, Thomas (26-7) blew a pitch...

Fleming’s walk-off blast gives Missouri 1-0 win over DePaul

Matthew Flores • May 19, 2012

It was only fitting. In a game that took 100 minutes to complete, it was over after just one swing. Senior right fielder Ashley Fleming drove the first ball she saw in the bottom of the ninth over the...

Tigers topple Redbirds 6-0 in NCAA regional opener

Matthew Flores • May 18, 2012

With all eyes on the Columbia-hosted NCAA regional, the No. 9-seeded Missouri Tigers (43-12) opened their hopeful NCAA tournament run with a 6-0 win against the Illinois State Redbirds (35-21). Redshirt...

Unsatisfied Missouri splits double-header with Murray State

Lindsey Davison • May 2, 2012

The No. 10 Missouri softball team (38-11, 14-7 Big 12 Conference) split a double-header Wednesday evening at University Field against Murray State, winning the first game 5-4 and losing the second game...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Tigers roll to sweep of Baylor behind Thomas, Roth

Joe Trezza • April 3, 2012

The first swing Kelsea Roth took against Baylor starting pitcher Courtney Repka on Sunday afternoon was short and quick and resulted in a towering drive down that hooked just foul as it cleared the left-field...

Tigers route Bears to claim series sweep

Joe Trezza • April 1, 2012

The No. 15 Missouri softball team defeated No. 18 Baylor 7-0 on Sunday at University Field to complete a three-game weekend sweep of the Bears and improve to 7-2 in Big 12 play. Chelsea Thomas tossed...