May 20, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Jack Witthaus at 1:35 p.m. May 20, 2013 (0 comments)
After an unforgiving first year in the Southeastern Conference, Missouri baseball eked its way into the SEC tournament, securing the final 12th seed. The Tigers (18-31, 10-20 SEC) will face No. 5 Mississippi State (40-16, 16-14 SEC) in Hoover, Ala. at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Junior ace Rob Zastryzny is slated to start the game. The highly touted southpaw owns a 2-9 record with a 3.64 ERA. Overall, Missouri is 0-1 against Mississippi State, falling to ...
Posted to Sports Blog by Joyce Peng at 1:23 p.m. May 20, 2013 (0 comments)
No. 6 Missouri (38-12) won 5-0 in the Columbia region’s deciding game seven over Hofstra (46-13) to secure the Tigers’ sixth consecutive regional title and advance to the super-regional round. Sophomore first baseman Kelsea Roth and senior left fielder Nicole Hudson both hit home runs to help the Tigers earn the victory. In the first of the double elimination series, the Tigers lost 10-0 to the Pride. Hofstra scored nine runs in the bottom of ...
May 18, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Joyce Peng at 11:56 p.m. May 18, 2013 (0 comments)
Senior centerfielder Jenna Marston provided all the offense in No. 6 Missouri’s 3-0 win over Stony Brook Friday. Marston’s three-run homer in the fifth pushed the Tigers (36-11) past the Seawolves (35-24) in the first round of the Columbia regional of the NCAA tournament. “Not exactly happy about our performance, obviously we didn't swing the bats very well, and it was tight,” Missouri coach Ehren Earleywine said. “But at the end of the day we ...
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 5:16 p.m. May 18, 2013 (0 comments)
Missouri softball won its second straight game despite a second straight poor hitting performance, beating Hofstra (44-12) 1-0 Saturday afternoon at University Field. The win advances No. 6 Missouri (37-11) to the regional final, where it will have to win one of two games to advance to the super regional. “I don’t know if there are softball gods or not, but I do understand (Hofstra's) feeling of frustration because they were the better team today," ...
May 14, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Jacob Bogage at 5:44 p.m. May 14, 2013 (0 comments)
The wait for the return of Missouri and Kansas' famed "Border Showdown" has finally shortened. After MU jumped from the Big 12 Conference to the Southeastern Conference in 2012, any speculation as to when the state schools, rivals since the Civil War, would meet again was put on hold. Enter the Big 12/SEC Challenge that will pit men's basketball teams from both conferences against one another in a nationally televised series. Missouri will open the ...
May 12, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 10:56 p.m. May 12, 2013 (0 comments)
Once thought impossible by coach Ehren Earleywine, the Missouri softball team is in line to host a super regional. Missouri earned the No. 6 seed, meaning University Field will host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament if the Tigers advance that far. Missouri (35-10) will host Stony Brook (31-22), Hofstra (40-11) and Oregon State (32-20) in the double-elimination regional starting on Friday. If the Tigers advance, the winner of the Seattle regional, which ...
May 11, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 9:47 p.m. May 11, 2013 (0 comments)
Just four hours after throwing a complete game shutout against No. 4 Tennessee, senior Chelsea Thomas went back to the circle. No. 3 Florida (51-7, 13-3 Southeastern Conference) chased Thomas from the game after a shaky second inning and the Gators went on to win 10-4, taking their third SEC tournament championship. Thomas surrendered just one hit in her two innings pitched, but it was a two-run homer to Florida’s Kelsey Horton. The home run ...
May 9, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 5:30 p.m. May 9, 2013 (0 comments)
In last Sunday’s win over Tennessee, eight of No. 8 Missouri’s runs crossed the plate via home run. Thursday, Missouri got a little more creative, using a single, a double, a triple and a pair of sacrifice flies as well as a home run to manufacture scoring in the team’s five-inning 8-0 win over No. 21 Arkansas (34-18, 12-11 Southeastern Conference) in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament in Lexington, Ky. Junior left fielder Mackenzie ...
May 7, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 1:05 p.m. May 7, 2013 (0 comments)
Senior pitcher Chelsea Thomas was named 2013 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year on Wednesday morning. Her teammate, senior catcher Jenna Marston, was named 2013 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Both were named first team All-SEC. This marks the third straight pitcher of the year award for Thomas, following 2011 and 2012 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year titles. Although the end result remains impressive, the 2013 season, filled with questions of Thomas’ health, statistically ...
May 3, 2013
Posted to Sports Blog by Matt Muenzberg at 3:55 p.m. May 3, 2013 (0 comments)
Hard work on the diamond and in the classroom has paid off for three Missouri softball players, getting named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 First Team. Senior pitcher Chelsea Thomas, senior catcher Jenna Marston and junior outfielder Mackenzie Sykes were named to the team Friday. The team is chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America and honors players for a combination of academic and athletic achievement. This marks the third All-District ...