NEW YORK, N.Y. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou pitcher and Fatima alum Austin Troesser is going to the next level. The New York Mets drafted Troesser with the No. 135 overall pick on Monday. The 21-year-old played for the Tigers for three seasons, after graduating from Fatima High School. He finished his MU career with a 4.98
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CHICAGO, Ill. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou pitcher Zach Franklin got drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2023 MLB Draft on Monday. The righty went with the No. 299 overall pick in the 10th round. Franklin came to Columbia as a sixth-year transfer from Western Carolina. In his Tiger career, he tallied 59 strikeouts over
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Less than four weeks after taking over the Mizzou baseball team, head coach Kerrick Jackson has added MU fall of famer Tim Jamieson and two others to his staff. On top of the addition of Jamieson, Jackson will also be assisted by Jabari Brown and former Tiger outfielder Bryson LeBlanc. Jamieson returns to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates landed his first 2024 commitment on Thursday in four-star guard Antonio “T.O.” Barrett. The 6-foot-5 Oklahoma native helped lead Edmond North High School to a 27-2 overall record this season and a Class 6A state championship. Barrett is planning to transfer to Link Academy in Branson,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou’s new baseball coach, Kerrick Jackson, in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. Jackson comes on the show, just 22 days after he was hired to take the helm of the Tiger baseball team. He said he’s hit the ground running, so far, and
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou baseball coach Steve Bieser landed a new head coaching job about a month after being let go from the University of Missouri. Bieser is the new head coach at Jacksonville State University, the program announced on Saturday. Bieser spent the past seven years at the helm of Tiger baseball. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou pitcher Logan Lunceford announced that he will be returning to Mizzou for the 2024 season, despite entering his name into the transfer portal at the beginning of June. Lunceford was one of three key pitchers to enter the portal after MU fired former head coach Steve Bieser. Chandler Murphy and Austin
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team officially has a new head coach. Mizzou Athletics introduced Kerrick Jackson in a press conference on Monday morning at Taylor Stadium. You can watch the full introductory press conference below. https://youtu.be/ZY_03UNSZLM “It’s not very often you can say goal accomplished,” an emotional Jackson said, as he stepped up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou’s new baseball coach Kerrick Jackson signed a five-year contract worth $3.625 million with the Tigers, according to a copy of that contract obtained by ABC 17. The 49-year-old will make a guaranteed $675,000 in his first season. Each year after, his salary will increase by $25,000. The salary maxes out in
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Watch the introductory news conference live. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics announced that former Memphis head coach Kerrick Jackson will be Tiger baseball’s next head coach. The St. Louis-native will be officially introduced on MU’s campus in a few days. The news comes less than a week after MU fired former head coach Steve Bieser.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on the co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show,’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou infielder Trevor Austin is set to enter the transfer portal, a team spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday night. The news comes just three days after MU Athletics fired head coach Steve Bieser. The Helias alum led the Tiger attack at the plate in 2023. Through his junior season, he registered 36 RBI
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The national search for a new Mizzou baseball coach is on. MU Athletics fired head coach Steve Bieser, after seven seasons in Columbia, on Sunday afternoon. The department said that the terms of Bieser’s contract, which runs through July of 2024, will still be honored. Bieser just wrapped up his seventh and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There will be six new members of the Mizzou Athletics Hall of Fame, after the department announced the 2023 class on Friday. You can find the full list of former Tiger athletes joining the hall below. Justin Gage – Football Karissa Schweizer – Cross Country/Track and Field Nick Adcock – Track and
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HOOVER, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team could not find a way to hold off the Auburn bats in a 10-4 loss in the first round of the conference tournament on Tuesday night. It was MU’s first SEC Tournament appearance since 2019. The Columbia-based Tigers got off to a solid start in the loss, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou third baseman and Missouri native, Luke Mann had been selected as a member of the All-SEC Second Team after a historic fifth season in the black and gold. At the end of the regular season, Mann is leading the Tigers in hitting with an average of .318. He’s also brought in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17’s Chanel Porter brought on the SEC baseball analyst and former Mizzou baseball catcher Dylan Kelly in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. The Mizzou baseball team just wrapped up its regular season and now are preparing to enter the SEC tournament as the 12th seed to play Auburn in the
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AUBURN, Al. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team finished the regular season with a tough series at Auburn falling all three games, including 9-7 in the series finale on Saturday after a late eighth inning spark from the home team. MU held a 7-4 lead going into the bottom of the eighth, but a five run
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AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball lost both games in Friday’s doubleheader against Auburn, dropping MU to 10-18 in conference play in 2023. With Auburn’s two wins, the Alabama-based Tigers have secured the series win. The day started with a 4-0 shutout victory at the hands of Auburn’s Chase Allsup and Tanner Bauman on the hill.
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AUBURN, Al. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team is on the road this weekend for their final regular season SEC series at Auburn. Game one was set for Thursday at 6 p.m., but was postponed due to rain. This means that the two teams will now play a doubleheader on Friday with game one starting at
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