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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball made a new addition on Wednesday picking up South Carolina transfer infielder Maddie Gallagher. Gallagher played her first two collegiate seasons for the Gamecocks in Columbia, South Carolina. In 2022, she started and played in all 56 games, mostly at second base. Gallagher hit .292 while leading the team with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou Athletics launched a one-of-a-kind ticket program where both students and athletes can earn a profit on Friday afternoon. The new initiative will allow students to make money selling single-game tickets to any sporting event on campus. Students who sign up will earn 20 percent commission on any ticket sold. The program
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball coach Larissa Anderson named Alivia Forshey as the team’s volunteer assistant coach. Anderson said Forshey will work primarily with the hitters and the outfielders. “Alivia is an up-and-coming future coaching star in our sport.” Anderson said. Forshey served as an assistant coach at Toledo during the 2022 season after spending
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Larissa Anderson named Jeff Cottrill from Oklahoma State the new hitting coach for the Mizzou softball team Monday. “He brings tremendous experience coming off three consecutive trips to the Women’s College World Series and a Big 12 championship while at Oklahoma State. I know that Jeff will make an immediate impact on
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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) The 2022 season is the first year that the Rawling’s Gold Glove Awards have been used in collegiate softball and Mizzou was awarded two, shortstop Jenna Laird and left fielder Casidy Chaumont. Mizzou is the only program to have multiple gold glove winners. The sophomore shortstop, Laird, finished the year with a
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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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