By Barbara Maningat View this article on KBIA Sports Extra No. 19 Texas A&M served up some solid competition, defeating No. 10 Missouri softball team in a tight three-game series at College Station. Missouri ended their 17-game winning streak in Game 1 Friday with a 2-1 loss, but hope struck when the Tigers took the 6-5 winContinue reading “Tigers forced to play Aggie ball, Texas A&M issues first series loss”
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Missouri softball ends Kansas rivalry with three shutout victories
Story by Barbara Maningat With two wins on Sunday, the No. 12 Missouri softball team took a three-game series from Big 12 rival Kansas by a combined score of 24-0. The games took the all-time border war record to 63-40 in favor of Missouri. The Tigers have recorded seven straight shutout victories and are onContinue reading “Missouri softball ends Kansas rivalry with three shutout victories”
Mizzou defeats Kansas for 13-game winning streak
By Barbara Maningat Missouri softball kicked off Big 12 conference play with another run-rule victory, defeating rival Kansas 10-0. Chelsea Thomas got the win, giving her a 9-1 record on the season. She pitched four and one-third shutout innings before allowing one hit in the top of the fifth. Lindsey Muller led the team andContinue reading “Mizzou defeats Kansas for 13-game winning streak”
No. 12 Missouri softball sweeps Demarini Invitational with six run-rule victories
Story by Barbara Maningat View this article on KBIA Sports Extra Power hitting pushed No. 12 Missouri softball to close out an undefeated record at the DeMarini Invitational with its fifth and sixth straight run-rule victories against Alcorn State, 9-0, and Northern Illinois, 8-0. Against the Alcorn State Braves, Kelsi Jones joined Lindsey Ubrun as the secondContinue reading “No. 12 Missouri softball sweeps Demarini Invitational with six run-rule victories”
Mizzou softball seniors leading the team by example
By Barbara Maningat and Kelsie Heneghan With 10 freshmen on the Missouri softball team, the Tigers look to seniors Ashley Fleming and Kristin Nottelmann for leadership. Coach Ehren Earleywine has not asked either of the players to step-up, but his seniors have taken charge with the motto, “lead by example.” As the team’s 2011 topContinue reading “Mizzou softball seniors leading the team by example”
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