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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Laurin Krings struck out 12 while allowing only one run to lead 15-seed Missouri (37-20) to a 3-1 victory over Missouri State (27-19). Brooke Wilmes doubled twice and drove in one to lead the Mizzou offense. RECAP Krings led the way in the circle for the Tigers, recording double-digit strikeouts for the fourth time on the year. …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 2022 Junior College Player of the Year, Sean East, has signed with Mizzou basketball for the upcoming 2022-23 season. East has previous Division 1 experience with playing time at UMass and Bradley, before his success at John A. Logan Junior College. He will have two remaining years of eligibility. “Overall Coach Gates showed nothing but his …

St. Louis, Mo. – For the fifth-straight year, the Columbia College Athletics Department has won the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Presidents’ Cup. “I am thrilled for our players, coaches, and our entire campus community,” said James Arnold, Director of Athletics. “Winning the Presidents’ Cup is a massive honor as it accurately reflects excellence across all sports and speaks to the …

Columbia, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has announced the members of the AMC All-Conference team, Academic All-AMC members, and the Champions of Character Team for softball. The Cougars swept all the major awards and saw five players make First-Team All-Conference and two others named to the Second-Team. Karolina Arbova was named Player of the Year and First-Team All-Conference …

ATHENS, Ga. – Luke Mann launched a pair of home runs while Spencer Miles spun a gem on the mound to spark Missouri baseball to an 11-3 victory over Georgia on Thursday night at Foley Field. Mann reached all six times he stepped to the plate, going 2-for-2 with the two homers, a pair of walks and two hit-by-pitches. The …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The 15-seed University of Missouri Tigers (36-20) open play at the NCAA Columbia Regional Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. CT. Mizzou softball is set to take on Missouri State for an in-state battle on SEC Network with Tori Vidales and Angel Gray on the call. The 2022 Columbia Regional marks the second-consecutive season hosting for Mizzou. The Tigers won …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri track and field will send 22 student-athletes to the NCAA West Prelims next week, it was announced by the NCAA on Thursday. The four-day meet with be held May 25-28 in Fayetteville, Ark. On the women’s side, 14 student-athletes will compete in seven individual events with multiple entries in the triple jump (four) and …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri softball had four players named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Southeast All-Region team, the organization announced on Thursday. Jordan Weber earned second team honors while Jenna Laird, Kimberly Wert and Brooke Wilmes were each named to the third team. Weber led the Tigers to the SEC Tournament final with a pair of shutouts …

Henderson, Tenn. – The Columbia College softball team saw their season come to an end in the NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, after dropping two games to Freed-Hardeman on Wednesday.   (1) Freed-Hardeman def. (3) Columbia, 5-0 The Scoring: T3 (FHU): A two-run home run gave the Lady Lions an early lead (CC 0, FHU 2) T4 (FHU): An RBI …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri baseball (26-22, 8-19 SEC) travels to Georgia (34-18, 14-13 SEC) in the final series of the regular season beginning Thursday night at 5:30 p.m. CT. Game two of the series is set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. CT while Saturday’s finale is slated for a 1 p.m. CT first pitch. All three games of …

NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Missouri men’s golf team wrapped up their 2021-22 campaign Wednesday afternoon after falling short of making the cut at the NCAA Regionals to advance to the final Championship next week. The Tigers finished in 10th place with an overall 21-over 885 (294-296-295). Mizzou was led by junior YuTa Tsai in their 15th program regional appearance. …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Deon Thomas has joined the University of Missouri women’s basketball staff as director of player development, Head Coach Robin Pingeton announced. Thomas, named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association’s prestigious Thirty Under 30 group during the 2019-20 season, comes to Columbia after spending the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach at Saint Louis University.  He will be heavily involved …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – D’Moi Hodge, the 2022 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, has officially joined the Tigers for the upcoming 2022-23 season. Hodge will play for Mizzou in his final year of eligibility.  “We are excited to welcome D’Moi to Mizzou,” Whitten Family Head Coach Dennis Gates said. “He understands the culture we are establishing here and will …