LEXINGTON, Ky. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team secured its first conference series win since the beginning of April in an 8-7 win over the No. 12 Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday night. It was a shootout from start to finish, as there were a total of five lead changes along with a combined total of five
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s golf team bowed out the SEC Championships on Saturday afternoon, as the group came up just short against LSU in match play. The Tigers fell in a 3-1-1 match. It was just the second time program history that the Tigers had advanced to the match play portion,
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BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The No. 22 LSU baseball team downed Mizzou 8-6 on Saturday to complete the three-game sweep against Mizzou. Head coach Steve Bieser and company consistently played the other Tigers close, with each loss coming by two runs or less. In Saturday’s loss, Helias Catholic alum Trevor Austin had the game-high four
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (KMIZ) The Mizzou men’s golf team finished in fifth place in the stroke play portion of the SEC Championships, which means the group will advance to match play. The top eight teams will start competing in match play on Saturday, April 23. Father Tolton alum Jack Parker continues to show up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An MU official confirmed with ABC17 Sports that Mizzou guard Jarron ‘Boogie’ Coleman became the eighth Tiger to enter the transfer portal on Friday. Coleman will be looking for his third collegiate home, as he transferred to MU from Ball State ahead of the start of the 2021-22 season. He averaged about
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team dropped game one of its three-game series against No. 22 LSU, 5-3, on Thursday night. MU played the other Tigers close through the opening innings, as Mizzou actually led 2-1 headed into the bottom of the third inning. However, LSU’s Jacob Berry was a problem, as he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates hired his third assistant coach on Thursday afternoon. Former John A. Logan College head coach Kyle Smithpeters will officially join the MU staff. “He is a great teacher, evaluator, and recruiter. I have had a front row seat for 15 years watching him prepare for this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou women’s basketball standout LaDazhia Williams announced her commitment to LSU via Instagram on Wednesday night. It will be the forward’s third SEC school in her collegiate career. Williams first entered the transfer portal near the end of March, along with her former teammates Kiya Dorroh, Aijha Blackwell, and Izzy Higginbottom.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Through a records request on Tuesday, ABC 17 received contract details for Mizzou men’s basketball assistant coaches, Charlton Young and Dickey Nutt. As associate head coach, Young will make $600,000 yearly on a three-year contract that runs through April of 2025. In Nutt’s assistant coach deal, he is signed on with the Tigers for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou baseball hosted Missouri State Tuesday night at Taylor Stadium. Christian Wall pitched most of game for the Tigers and Reece Lang started the game pitching for Missouri State. Tigers got things started in the bottom of the third inning with Luke Mann hitting a two-run home run to put MU on
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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 baseball team won its second SEC series of the season, courtesy of a 10-6 win over Kentucky on Saturday. The Tigers trailed 6-0 at the start of the game, however, the MU bats came alive and put up an eight-run third inning to take the lead. Luke Mann, Torin Montgomery,
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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) In his month at Mizzou, Dennis Gates has received six commitments including landing a point guard one Friday. Sean East, who earned JUCO Player of the Year Honors at John A. Logan College, announced his commitment to the Tigers Friday. The 6-foot-3 guard had 20.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game
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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 baseball team started of its three-game series against Kentucky with a 15-6 loss on Thursday night. The Tigers led in the second inning courtesy of a three-run homer from Torin Montgomery, however, the offense could not find a way to surge past the Wildcats. Rock Bridge alum Spencer Miles tossed
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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
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Mizzou standout Aijha Blackwell confirmed with ABC17 Sports that she has narrowed down her options to three schools after entering the transfer portal in March. The news was first reported by World Exposure Report WBB on Wednesday. Blackwell said she is between South Carolina, Ole Miss, and Baylor. She adds that
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FORT WORTH, Texas. (KMIZ) The Mizzou gymnastics team’s historic season came to a close on Thursday night, as the Tigers finished just short of a final four berth in the NCAA Championships. In the second semifinal of the day, only the top two teams would move on to the finals. MU put up a score
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