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Louisville, Ky. – For the first time in her career, Columbia College softball player Lexi Dickerson has been named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First-Team All-America.  Dickerson started 24 games in the circle for the Cougars, posting the fifth-lowest ERA in the NAIA (1.03). She finished the year with an 18-2 record and had 163 strikeouts in 142.1 innings pitched. …

Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College Esports team saw their season end in the round of 8 in the College League of Legends Championship with a 0-2 loss to defending League of Legends Champions, Maryville University, in a best of three series on Thursday. Final Score Game 1: Columbia 4/16/13 | Maryville 16/4/44 Final Score Game 2: Columbia 11/29/22 | Maryville 29/11/68 Season Record: Columbia …

Mizzou softball’s season may have had a bitter end, but do the Tigers have enough program momentum to make return trips to the Super Regionals? Eric Blum of the Columbia Daily Tribune joined us to discuss the future for the softball program, as well as a key recruiting period for Mizzou football this summer. Listen to the full conversation here:

OMAHA, Neb. – A total of 12 current, former and incoming Mizzou swimmers will compete at this week’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wave I meet, set for June 4-7 at CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, Neb. USA Swimming divided the team trials into two waves this year, with Wave I set for June 4-7 and Wave II scheduled for June …

Columbia, Mo. – College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has announced the 2020-21 Academic All-District® Women’s Soccer Team members selected by CoSIDA. The award recognizes top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.   Jewel Morelan and Abigail Meyer were both selected to the First-Team in District Three. Morelan scored a team-high 13 goals …

St. Louis, Mo. – The American Midwest Conference (AMC) has released the 2021 AMC Baseball Gold Glove award winners. Kenny Piper (catcher) and Kole Ficken (third base) were honored. Piper finished the year with a fielding percentage of .994 behind the plate and allowed just one passed ball. In addition, he threw out 20 base stealers. Ficken made just ten …

Can the Royals find the right combination of pitching and hitting to stay in a playoff hunt? The Athletic’s Royals beat writer Alec Lewis joined us to discuss that, as well as the offensive outburst by Andrew Benintendi and the concerns going forward for Adalberto Mondesi. Listen to the full conversation here:

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced the 2021 NCAA Division I All-Americans on Wednesday. Mizzou Softball Outfielder Brooke Wilmes was named to the Third Team. It is Wilmes’ first All-American honor. The Tigers have not had an NFCA All-American since 2016 when Emily Crane was named to the First Team and Sami Fagan was named to the …

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Redshirt freshman Mitch Weber (Saint Clair, Minn.) was named Southeastern Conference Male Co-Newcomer of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon. Newcomer of the Year is a special award for the 2021 season provided to athletes who had their freshman seasons cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. It recognizes individuals who would normally be a sophomore based …

Columbia, Mo. – Former Mizzou head coach Gary Pinkel and all-purpose player Jeremy Maclin are included on the 2022 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced by the National Football Foundation (NFF) on Wednesday. The 2022 ballot will include 78 players and seven coaches from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and …

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (June 2, 2021) – The members of the Southeastern Conference’s Return to Activity and Medical Guidance Task Force, a group of volunteer medical professionals appointed by each of the SEC’s member universities who helped provide continuing guidance as the SEC conducted intercollegiate athletics competition during the 2020-21 academic year, have been named recipient of the Michael L. Slive …

What does the Miles Mikolas injury setback mean for the Cardinals’ rotation going forward? The Injury Expert Will Carroll joined The Big Show to discuss that, as well as injury concerns for Harrison Bader, Adalberto Mondesi and others. Listen to the full conversation here:

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Softball’s season comes to an end after falling to James Madison by a score of 7-2 in the final game of the Columbia Super Regional. The Tigers were able to jump on the board first in the contest. Jordan Weber retired the side in order in the first and Brooke Wilmes led off the bottom half …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Facing elimination, Mizzou Softball took control of the contest early by putting up six runs in the second inning. The Tigers never looked back and took the game by a score of 7-1 over James Madison to force the third game of the Columbia Super Regional. Each team went down in order in the first inning, but …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Mizzou Track & Field will be represented by five field athletes at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., after advancing out of the NCAA West Preliminary Championships held Wednesday to Saturday. The Tiger’s first qualifier came on Thursday afternoon with freshman Skylar Ciccolini (Lewistown, Pa.) finishing fourth overall in the women’s javelin with a 53.84m. Her …