AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) Despite a standout performance from pitcher Laurin Krings in the circle, Mizzou could not not hold off a sweep from No. 21 Auburn on Monday night. MU fell 2-1, in a walk off win for Auburn. Freshman Cierra Harrison started the game in the circle for head coach Larissa Anderson, but after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team managed to get back in the win column Wednesday night with a home victory over Drake 7-1. The Tigers were led in the mound by freshman pitcher Cierra Harrison who pitched five complete innings allowing just two hits and recording eight strikeouts. Lauren Krings closed out the final
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COLUMBA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will look to get back in the win column with a midweek match up against Drake, on Wednesday, and then a weekend series at No. 21 Auburn. The Tigers are coming off of a 2-1 series loss to No. 11 Florida over the weekend. Although it wasn’t the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell just short of an upset against No. 11 Florida with a 4-3 loss in Gainesville on Sunday afternoon. With the loss, the Gators won the series 2-1. The Tigers started the game off with multiple lengthy at-bats, forcing Florida pitcher Elizabeth Hightower to toss 50 pitches in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou softball team got shutout in three straight games against No. 16 Kentucky over the weekend, as the Wildcats completed the sweep on Sunday. MU and UK played in a double-header to wrap up the series on Sunday, due to rain moving through Columbia on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 Mizzou softball team lost the first game in the series to No. 16 Kentucky, 5-0, on Friday night at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. The Wildcats held MU to just two hits in the game, as pitcher Stephanie Schoonover threw a complete-game shutout in the UK win. She improved to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 23rd ranked Mizzou softball team took down Kansas City 11-5 Wednesday in the team’s home opener. The Tigers were led on the mound by freshman pitcher Cierra Harrison who pitched five innings allowing just one run on two hits and recording four strikeouts. Closer Taylor Pannell is also a freshman and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will open up the home schedule with a game against Kansas City on Wednesday afternoon, then the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats will come to town for a weekend series on Friday. The Tigers have been on the road for the first month of the season. Head coach Larissa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou softball standout Brooke Wilmes has signed a professional contract with the Smash It Sports Vipers of Women’s Professional Fastpitch. The centerfielder was named to four All-SEC teams and was awarded three NFCA All-Region awards over her career as a Tiger. Over five seasons at MU, Wilmes registered a .345 career
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 24 Mizzou softball team will hit the road for a weekend tournament one last time before conference action begins on March 10. The Tigers are 12-4 to start the season. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company have travelled quite a bit in the first few weeks, hitting tournaments in Florida,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou junior Alex Honnold received her first-ever SEC honor on Monday evening, as the conference named her the co-player of the week. The Tigers went 6-0 on a road trip to Florida over the past week. In that time, Honnold notched a .643 batting average, 1.357 slugging percentages and a .762 on-base
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is building a new identity after graduating several seniors after the 2022 season. Head coach Larissa Anderson said her team’s new motto is ‘never go alone.’ “That’s what they’ve been saying to each other. Like, if you’re going to go to the field to take reps, don’t go
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MIAMI, Fla. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured the Panther Invitational Championship with a 6-4 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday morning. With the win, the Tigers went 5-0 through three days of action. Head coach Larissa Anderson and company downed Butler, Pittsburgh and Florida International University on the three-day road trip. The weekend put MU
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CLEARWATER, Fl. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball team went 3-2 to open at the season at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic with the Tigers biggest win coming against No. 8 Northwestern. “I think what’s most impressive is Jenna Laird’s performance battling .500 out of the shoot,” said head coach Larissa Anderson. “I thought our
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CLEARWATER, Fl. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball lost the 2023 season opener at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic to No. 6 Texas 11-1. The Tigers struggled to put runs on the boards with just five hits on the day, two of which came from Jenna Laird and the lone RBI coming from Alex Honnold.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 23 Mizzou softball is set to kick off the 2023 season Friday in the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida against some steep competition. The Tigers face two ranked opponents in the Classic in No. 6 Texas and No. 8 Northwestern. Head coach Larissa Anderson said this will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 23 ranked Mizzou Softball team hosted its annual Black & Gold Game Saturday at the Devine Pavilion ahead of the start of the 2023 season. The Tigers enter the 2023 season after hosting an NCAA Regional for the second-consecutive year and making the SEC Tournament Championship game for the second
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou shortstop Jenna Laird received another preseason honor on Thursday. The junior was named to the 2023 Preseason All-SEC Softball Team for the second straight year. Laird led the Tigers in 2022 batting .338 with 11 doubles, three triples, 44 runs scored and 22 stolen bases. She had 20 multi-hit games in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Southeastern Conference selected the No. 23 Mizzou softball team to finish eighth in the conference in 2023. MU is coming off of a season where the group hosted an NCAA Regional for the second-consecutive year. The group also made it to the SEC Tournament Championship for the second time in program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday, Mizzou shortstop Jenna Laird was named to the D1Softball Preseason D100 as one of the top 100 players entering the 2023 season. Laird is ranked No. 64 on the preseason list. The junior led the Tigers in 2022 for batting average (.338), doubles (11), triples (3), runs scored (44) and
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