COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four seniors on the Mizzou softball team have already decided to use their extra year of eligibility for the 2022 season. MU catcher Hatti Moore made her decision to stay official on Wednesday night. Cayla Kessinger, Kim Wert, Brooke Wilmes, and Moore will all be using their “COVID-19 eligibility” to give Mizzou
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Cayla Kessinger plans to return for her extra year of eligibility, according to her father Cory. “Barring any medical issues, she will be back,” He said in a Twitter message Monday night. Kessinger made it official in a social media post on Tuesday night. Kessinger just finished up her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell in a heartbreaking Super Regional finale to James Madison University on Sunday, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers struck first courtesy of a lead off bomb from Brooke Wilmes to put MU up 1-0 in the first inning. However, James Madison responded in the fourth inning, as
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team made a complete turnaround on Saturday evening. A six-run win sent the Super Regional series to the third and deciding game. You can watch the full postgame press conferences with Larissa Anderson, Cayla Kessinger, and Laurin Krings in the video players below. https://youtu.be/lalKgaQ2Rmg https://youtu.be/OoXyQNN73F0 https://youtu.be/ln6_DMhs12s On Friday night,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell in the first game of its home Super Regional, 2-1, against James Madison University on Friday night. You can watch the full interview with Mizzou pitcher Jordan Weber in the video player below. https://youtu.be/h1W-l8XchNQ It was a pitcher’s ball game throughout. MU’s Jordan Weber finished with nine
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team will host Super Regionals this weekend for the first time since 2013. The Tigers will face James Madison for a best of three series starting Friday at 8 p.m. You can hear from head coach Larissa Anderson in the video player above. James Madison is 37-1 on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is headed to its first Super Regional since 2016, courtesy of a no-hit win over Iowa State on Sunday. It was another dominant performance from the Tiger pitching staff, as sophomore Jordan Weber pitched a no-hitter, along with seven strikeouts. https://youtu.be/jRZ0sTWoZr0 It was Mizzou’s first postseason no-hitter since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team cemented their place in the Regional Final with a 4-0 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday afternoon. You can watch full interviews with Larissa Anderson and players in the video players below. https://youtu.be/9sJ-gazHZd4 https://youtu.be/unP1CpsB3xs https://youtu.be/i6D0Dw54huY The Tigers had six hits and two of those were home runs, courtesy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fired on all cylinders in a 8-0 win over the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday night. You can watch full interviews with Mizzou catcher Hatti Moore and pitcher Jordan Weber in the video players below. https://youtu.be/fpyzNYFk6I8 The game started about five hours after its original time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou will allow full capacity at its upcoming NCAA softball regional this weekend. This comes after the NCAA announced it will end its COVID-19 restrictions for championship events. Starting on Thursday – it’s now up to each championship host to abide by its own local health guidelines. https://youtu.be/4eFw3FkT4go MU quickly sold out
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team is the No. 8 overall seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The Tigers will host an NCAA regional for the first time in five years. MU will take on University of Illinois at Chicago in the first game of regional play on Friday at 3:30 P.M. Northern Iowa
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Andrew Kauffman brought on Mizzou athletic director Jim Sterk in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full interview at 10:30 on ABC 17. Sterk discussed a variety of topics, including the recent name, image and likeness legislation. Plus – he talked about capacity limits
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team fell short of its first SEC Championship game in program history, in a 7-6 semifinal loss to top-seeded Florida on Friday. You can watch the full press conference with Larissa Anderson, after the loss, in the video player below. https://youtu.be/wo966mGgawU The Tigers led by one run early on,
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TUSCALOOSA, Alab. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team beat LSU 4-1 on Thursday afternoon to advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals. It’s the Tigers first conference tournament win since 2015. MU pitcher Jordan Weber pitched a complete game two-hitter. The sophomore standout had four strikeouts as well. https://youtu.be/WR3e04uWHJ0 Senior Brooke Wilmes led the Tigers offensively. She
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou freshman phenom Jenna Laird is the SEC freshman of the year. The conference announced its yearly awards on Tuesday, and Mizzou was well represented. In total – MU had five players named to All-SEC teams. Laird was also named First Team All-SEC. The New York native added an All-SEC freshman team
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird is the SEC Freshman of the Week for the fourth time this season. The New York native was a big part of the Tigers series win over No. 17 Tennessee this past weekend. Laird hit safely in all three games. She batted .375 with a home run
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The No. 15 Mizzou softball team finished the regular season with a road series victory over No. 17 Tennessee. The Tigers won the rubber match on Sunday 5-3. MU finished the regular season 37-14 overall and 15-9 in the SEC. The Tigers 15 conference wins matched their most victories since joining the
Continue Reading KNOXVILLE, Tenn (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou and No. 17 Tennessee will battle in a Sunday rubber match, after Mizzou bounced back in a 7-4 victory on Saturday. The Tigers brought back their firepower, after getting shutout for just the third time this season, on Friday night. Five players brought in runs, including seniors Brooke Wilmes,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou softball fell, 4-0, in the first game of its weekend series against No. 17 Tennessee. The Tigers, usually explosive, offense only got one hit courtesy of a Jenna Laird single in the 7th inning. Tennessee pitcher Ashley Rogers went all seven innings and allowed just one hit with five
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) No. 15 Mizzou softball dropped the series with No. 3 Florida, in a 3-2 loss on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers led the entire ball game, up until the 7th inning. The Gators chipped away at freshman pitcher Laurin Krings, until Hannah Adams hit a three-run bomb to take the lead. https://youtu.be/MVy1vq_UEgg Starting
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