LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured a much-needed big time offensive win over No. 12 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers dominated at the plate from start to finish, as MU run-ruled the Wildcats 13-0 in five innings. Fifth-year senior Kimberly Wert was, once again, the star of the show for Mizzou. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down ABC17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on Tiger Radio Network’s Matt Michaels to talk on things Mizzou diamond sports. You can watch the conversation in the video player above.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team could not capture the series win against No. 13 Georgia on Saturday, falling 3-1 in the rubber match. With the loss, MU dropped to 25-17 overall and 5-9 in the SEC this season. The Tigers finished with just two hits through the entire game, courtesy of a knock
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball hit five home runs on the day to take down the No. 13 Georgia Bulldogs in game two of the series. Jordan Weber pitched a full game for the Tigers having two strikeouts and allowing Georgia to get just three hits on the day. Jenna Laird had two solo home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell to 4-8 in conference play in a 4-3 loss to No. 13 Georgia on Thursday night. Casidy Chaumont got the Tigers within just one run of the Bulldogs, courtesy of a solo home run in the the fifth inning. Brooke Wilmes, Kim Wert, and Chaumont all brought
Continue Reading STARKVILLE, Miss. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou softball avoided getting swept by Mississippi State with an 8-5 win in extra innings on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers are now 24-15 overall and 4-7 in SEC action. Head coach Larissa Anderson’s group led 5-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Bulldogs managed to tie
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team extended the win streak to four games on Wednesday evening, courtesy of a 5-1 win over the Kansas City Roos. The Tiger defense shut down Kansas City early and often throughout the match up. Sophomore pitcher Laurin Krings picked up her 12th victory of the season, tossing nine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU softball’s Kimberly Wert earned SEC Player of the Week honors on Tuesday, following a record-breaking weekend at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. The fifth-year senior batted .538 over the week courtesy of a double, home run, and four RBI. Wert really shined the the Tigers’ sweep over South Carolina. She hit a
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The No. 24 Mizzou softball team beat South Carolina 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. We’ll have full highlights and reaction from MU’s win over the Gamecocks on SportsZone at 9:30 on Fox 22 and 10:30 on ABC 17. The Tigers are now 22-13 overall and 3-5 in the SEC. Up next –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No. 25 Mizzou softball clinched the series win over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of lights out relief pitching from Megan Schumacher. Schumacher threw 4.2 scoreless innings to bring the Tigers to the 7-3 win. The two teams were tied up at three for quite a bit, but MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured its first conference win of the season in a 4-2 victory over the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday night. It was a big night for MU in more ways than one, as the Kim Wert solidified her spot as the program’s all-time home run leader. The super
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 17 Mizzou softball team beat Stanford 5-0 in its final game of the Mizzou Classic on Sunday night. The Tigers went 1-3 in their home tournament, including a 4-3 loss to Ball State on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers are now 19-9 overall. Up next – MU will host Western Illinois
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team opened up play in the Mizzou Classic on Saturday. GAME 1 (12) Northwestern 9 | (17) Mizzou 6 FINAL/10 GAME 2 Stanford 7 | (17) Mizzou 5 FINAL/8 MU will wrap up the Mizzou Classic on Sunday. Game 1: (17) Mizzou vs. Ball State at 3 p.m.Game 2:
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CHAMPAIGN, Il. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball claimed Braggin’ Rights over Illinois with a two-game sweep on Wednesday. The Tigers took the first game 7-6 over the Fighting Illini and followed it up with another win, 10-2 in five innings. Freshman Kara Daly had another huge outing for MU, as the Jefferson City native hit her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou bats could not quite get hot enough to find a win in either game of a doubleheader against No. 18 Tennessee on Sunday afternoon. MU dropped game one of the double-header in run-rule fashion, 14-3 in six innings. Game two was much more of a ball game, as the Tigers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 8 Mizzou softball team will have to wait to open up its first conference series against No. 18 Tennessee, as it had to postpone Friday’s game due to snow. The team said in a press release that the game will be made up in a doubleheader, but that time is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Kara Daly is the SEC freshman of the week after hitting four home runs in three days over the weekend in the Mizzou Tournament. The former Jefferson City star has hit a home run in every home game to start her MU career. She was 7-for-11 with nine RBI
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 8 Mizzou softball team beat Bradley 8-0 in six innings on Sunday to complete a perfect weekend. It was only fitting – Laurin Krings threw a perfect game in the finale. https://youtu.be/o_ngFrjEp5U Krings is just the 12th Mizzou softball player to ever throw a perfect game. She’s the first to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 8 Mizzou softball team won both of its games on Saturday in the Mizzou Tournament. MU beat Bradley 10-1 in six innings. The Tigers also beat St. Thomas 11-2 in five innings. Mizzou is now 15-4 on the season. MU will wrap up the Mizzou Tournament against Bradley on Sunday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both the Mizzou softball and baseball teams came away with wins in their home openers on Friday night. The softball team dominated St. Thomas University in run-rule fashion, 13-0 in five innings. The Tigers tossed a combined no-hitter in the win, while smashing nine extra-base hits. Jordan Weber only pitched for three
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