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The Maneater

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The Maneater

The Student Newspaper of the University of Missouri

The Maneater

Missouri sweeps doubleheader over Iowa, extends shutout streak to nine

Matthew Flores March 21, 2012

The drizzle stayed away just long enough for the No. 10 Tigers to take both games in their doubleheader against Iowa, 8-0 and 2-0, Wednesday at University Field. Missouri’s pitching staff shined again...

Missouri freshmen provide fresh power

Lindsey Davison March 20, 2012

Missouri softball coach Ehren Earleywine gave freshman pinch hitter Kelsi Jones the scorecard to put in her scrapbook after the Tigers’ game against the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday at University Field. Earlier...

Tigers win both sets of doubleheader

Tigers win both sets of doubleheader

Matthew Flores March 18, 2012

Thunder and lightning Saturday led to some impressive fireworks today as the 12th-ranked Missouri softball team shutout Kansas in both sessions of a doubleheader to sweep the weekend series against the...

Missouri softball ends Kansas’ 20-game win streak

Lindsey Davison March 16, 2012

It was a bittersweet day for Missouri sports Friday, as the No. 12 Missouri softball team followed up the men's basketball team's loss in the NCAA Tournament with a 10-0 run-ruling of Kansas in the first...

Tigers, rain dominate at Devine Fieldhouse

Tigers, rain dominate at Devine Fieldhouse

Joe Trezza March 13, 2012

When Missouri freshman designated hitter Kelsi Jones stepped up to bat against Alcorn State with the bases loaded Sunday, she didnʼt dig in. She couldnʼt. With rain pelting down on University Field,...

Tigers complete perfect opener weekend with another sweep

Joe Trezza March 11, 2012

The No. 12 Missouri softball team swept a doubleheader on the final day of the DeMarini Invitational on Sunday. Missouri (16-3) defeated Alcorn State 9-0 and Northern Illinois 8-0 behind heavy hitting...

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...

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...

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...

Black and Gold scrimmage provides first look at Missouri softball

Black and Gold scrimmage provides first look at Missouri softball

Ian Frazer February 11, 2012

To a casual observer, everything must have seemed backward during the No. 5 Missouri softball team’s Black and Gold Intersquad game, which the Black team won 8-0 on Saturday at Dan Devin Pavillion. Redshirt...

Youth movement consumes dominant Missouri softball program

Youth movement consumes dominant Missouri softball program

Seth Boster September 27, 2011

First baseman Kelsea Roth is walking through an empty field with three of her nine freshman teammates. It’s about 9 p.m., but clouds block the moon from illuminating the players' way. The women just...