COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson picked up a name from the transfer portal on Tuesday, as former Texas Tech outfielder Payton Jackson announced her commitment to Mizzou on social media. Jackson had a standout junior season for the Red Raiders. She batted .336 with five home runs and 21 RBIs through the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Just days after SEC coaches gathered into Florida, Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz me with the media to go over his updates roster and the topics of those coaches meetings. Mizzou has 37 total newcomers this summer, 15 of which are from the state of Missouri. MU released that full list of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Shortly following Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates’ bat signal on Thursday, former Cleveland State center Mabor Majak announced his commitment to MU on social media. The 7’2″ center is the third former Viking to join Gates’ Mizzou roster. Guards D’Moi Hodge and Tre Gomillion have both already officially signed with the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team’s late season run came to an end on Sunday in a 1-0 loss to Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final. You can watch the full press conference with head coach Larissa Anderson and Kim Wert in the video player below. https://youtu.be/sQ4HcSPbkUs It only took one solo home run
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the newest addition to the ABC17 Sports team, Chanel Porter, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It took two games on Saturday, but the Mizzou softball team will meet Arizona in the NCAA Regional Final on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers fell to the Arizona Wildcats in the first game of the day, 2-0, however a standout performance from sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings propelled MU to a win over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will have to get past the winner of the Missouri State/Illinois elimination game in order to have a spot in the Regional Final on Sunday. The Tigers fell to Arizona, 2-0, in the first game of the day on Saturday. Junior pitcher Jordan Weber put up a solid
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou standout Casidy Chaumont is officially going pro. The USA Pride selected the outfielder with the 12th and final pick of the inaugural Women’s Professional Fastpitch College Draft. Chaumont has had quite a career for the Tigers after transferring from Louisiana ahead of the start of the 2020 season. The SEC put
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team put up another lights out pitching and defensive performance in a 3-1 win over Missouri State on Friday. Sophomore Laurin Krings had a shutout going until the 6th inning when Missouri State sent one in on a shot to center field. She tossed for a complete game with
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COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) For the second-straight season, the No. 15-seeded Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional at its home stadium. The Tigers will meet Missouri State, Arizona, and Illinois in the home regional. You can watch extended highlights of Mizzou’s practice ahead of the NCAA Regional in the video player below. https://youtu.be/Kh3vF6b-uVI Mizzou’s
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HENDERSON, TENN. (KMIZ) The Columbia College Cougar softball team advance to the next round of the NAIA tournament after getting the win Tuesday afternoon against Friends University. The Cougars won 5-0 which marks their second straight shutout in Tennessee and the 25th straight win this season. The bats of Columbia College were led by a
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UPLAND, IND. (KMIZ) The Columbia College baseball team’s season came to an end Tuesday afternoon after they fell to the home team Taylor University in the elimination game of the NAIA Opening Round. The Cougars got off to a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning with Devyn Lopez driving in two runs on a single
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the KTGR’s Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) For the second-consecutive season, the Mizzou softball team will host an NCAA Regional in Columbia. You can watch full interviews with head coach Larissa Anderson, Brooke Wilmes and Jordan Weber in the player below. https://youtu.be/BunZ_T2bYhA Head Coach Larissa Anderson on Mizzou softball hosting NCAA Regional https://youtu.be/DWOu_FYSLY4 Brooke Wilmes on Mizzou softball hosting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team could not hang on to an early lead as the group fell to the Florida Gators in the series rubber match, 4-3. Carter Rustad was handed the loss on the bump, dropping him to 3-2 this season. He pitched for about five innings with five strikeouts and four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team evened up the series with Florida, courtesy of a 5-3 senior day win on Saturday afternoon. https://youtu.be/x9dqVvghi0I Torin Montgomery lifted up a three-run home run in the fifth inning to help propel the Tigers to the win. Montgomery was 3-for-5 at the plate with three RBI and two
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell 4-0 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Tigers’ first SEC Championship appearance since 2013. The first-seeded Razorbacks outhit seventh-seeded Mizzou 11 to two through the loss. Sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings was charged with the loss. She threw for one inning and allowed one earned run. Megan Schumacher
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team did not start its final home series of the season on a high note, as the group fell 13-1 to the Florida Gators on Friday. Head coach Steve Bieser dug deep into the bullpen in the loss. Six Tiger pitchers made an appearance on the bump at Taylor
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Despite about a two hour rain delay, the Mizzou softball team put up its third-straight shutout in the SEC Tournament to get a 3-0 win over Tennessee on Friday. The seventh-seeded Tigers took a two-run lead over the third-seeded Volunteers courtesy of two solo home runs from Kimberly Wert and Hatti Moore.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team broke Alabama softball’s 21-game win streak in conference tournament opening games courtesy of a 3-0 win on Thursday. It is the first time the defending conference champs have lost its opening game since 1999. Laurin Krings tossed a complete game shutout in the circle for MU with three
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