Krings Tosses 12th Perfect Game in Program History

COLUMBIA, Mo. – No. 15/8 University of Missouri softball (16-4) completed a 4-0 weekend, downing Bradley (10-9) by a score of 8-0 in six innings as Laurin Krings tossed a perfect game with 12 strikeouts.

Mizzou jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first. Brooke Wilmes led off the inning with an infield single and then advanced to second after a throwing error by the shortstop. Jenna Laird then hit a ground ball to short that was thrown away, allowing Wilmes to score. Laird was thrown out attempting to reach third.

Laurin Krings struck out six-consecutive batters between the first and third innings, a streak that was broken up by a bunt.

The Tigers’ offense picked right back up in the second inning. With the bases loaded and one out, Casidy Chaumont ripped a double off the center field wall, scoring two. A rundown caused the runner on third to be tagged out. Brooke Wilmes then singled back up the middle to score Chaumont and make it 4-0 for the Tigers.

In the bottom of the third inning, Kara Daly drove a solo home run over the left field wall. She homered in all four games on the weekend after making her Mizzou Softball Stadium debut on Friday.

The Braves’ nearly got a baserunner in the fourth inning. Krings fell behind 2-0 to the leadoff batter, but she we able to snag a sharp ground ball right back up the middle and make the toss over to first. After a popup on the infield, the next batter hit a looping ground ball back up the middle and Jenna Laird was able to move to her left, field it and make a strong throw to first for the third out of the inning.

Krings struck out all three batters in the fifth inning after reaching her only three-ball count of the day against the first batter of the inning. She would then go on to retire all three batters in the sixth inning with the Tigers leading 5-0.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Tigers looked to end the game quickly. Kendyll Bailey led it off with a single into left before Megan Moll ripped a pinch-hit single up the middle before reaching second while the infield was not paying attention. Emma Raabe then walked to load the bases. Casidy Chaumont smacked a line drive through the middle, and because the outfield was playing at the warning track, she turned it into a two-run double. Leading 7-0 with runners on second and third, Brooke Wilmes lined the first pitch that she saw into right field for a walkoff RBI single.

NOTES

Laurin Krings tosses the 12th perfect game in Mizzou softball history. She finished with 12 strikeouts over six innings of work.

Krings struck out 26 of the 40 batters she faced on the weekend.

Mizzou outscored opponents 42-3 on the weekend over four games.

Brooke Wilmes recorded walkoff hits in each win over Bradley at the Mizzou Tournament.

Casidy Chaumont recorded two four-RBI games on the weekend, matching her previous career-high twice. She finished the weekend batting .700 (7-for-10) with three doubles, a home run and nine RBI.

Chaumont extended her hitting streak to nine games. She is batting .652 (15-for-23) with four doubles, three home runs, and 12 RBI while slugging 1.217.

Kara Daly homered in all four games at the Mizzou Tournament after making her Mizzou Softball Stadium debut on Friday. She finished the weekend with a double, four homers and nine RBI.

Daly recorded two extra-base hits in a game for the first time in her career.

Mizzou bats hit 14 home runs over four games at the Mizzou Tournament. Nine different players homered, including two players that hit the first home runs of their collegiate careers (Alex Honnold and Julia Crenshaw).

As a team, Mizzou batted .475 with a .527 on base percentage.

UP NEXT

Mizzou will open SEC play at home against No. 18/17 Tennessee on Friday.

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