COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team moved up to No. 15 in the latest USA Today/NFCA coaches poll. That’s MU’s highest ranking since 2016. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 12 in other polls released this week. MU is coming off a road series win over No. 8 Arkansas. Mizzou is 34-11
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team lost to No. 8 Arkansas 8-4 on Monday night, but the Tigers are still coming home with a series win. Arkansas started the game hot. The Razorbacks were up 6-0 after the first two innings. The Tigers’ bats didn’t get going until the fourth inning when
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FAYETEVILLE, Ark (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team dominated the No. 8 Arkansas Razorbacks in a 10-1 win on Saturday afternoon, which also clinched the series win. Lauren Krings captured the win for MU in the circle, finishing with five strikeouts over five innings pitched. She also allowed no earned runs against one of
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball teamed fell in the rubber match with Florida on Sunday, 9-4. The Tigers had to go deep until their bullpen, as Georgia put up two four-run innings to cement the series win. The starter, Zach Hise with three strikeouts over five innings pitched. The freshman did give up eight
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team is still vying for the series win over Georgia, after the Bulldogs tied the series in a 7-5 extra innings win on Saturday. The Tigers got off to a quick start, with a 2-0 lead. However, scoring began in the fourth inning for the Bulldogs and it didn’t
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team took down Georgia, 6-4, in the series opener on Friday evening. The win snapped a six-game losing skid for Steve Bieser’s group. Pitching had been the struggle for the Tigers throughout the season, however, it came together against the Bulldogs. Seth Halvorsen had six strikeouts over seven innings
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The Mizzou wrestling team is moving back to the Big 12 Conference for the 2021-2022 season, according to a tweet from the Mizzou Wrestling Twitter account.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson officially signed to play football for Mizzou on Wednesday night. He’ll be a preferred walk-on for the Tigers. Jackson said it’s always been his dream to play for his home town school. That’s part of the reason he chose to walk-on with the Tigers. “I’m ready
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 18 Mizzou softball team will no longer host UMKC on Wednesday afternoon. According to a release – the game was canceled due to “limited roster concerns within the Roos program.” MU and UMKC were originally supposed to play on Tuesday, but that game pushed back due to bad weather. Up
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou softball standout Jenna Laird earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for the third time this season on Tuesday afternoon. The New York native drove in the game-winning run on Sunday to clinch a three-game series sweep over Mississippi State. Laird went 6-for-13 in MU’s four games last week. She hit
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Rock Bridge running back Bryce Jackson has committed to play football for Mizzou. He will sign as a preferred walk-on at a ceremony on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Bryce thanked his family, coaches and teammates in a social media post Tuesday afternoon. Jackson will be one of four Rock Bridge standouts signing
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team will not make the trip to Springfield to meet Missouri State, on Tuesday, due to a positive COVID-19 case within the Bears’ program. The game will not be rescheduled. Instead, the Tigers will turn their attention to the three-game series with Georgia at home on April 23-25.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou soccer’s only head coach, Bryan Blitz, said he will remain a super fan of all Mizzou Athletics, but added it was time to step away from head coaching. Blitz told his team on Sunday afternoon, before having a meeting with athletic director Jim Sterk. He is stepping away after 26 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Mizzou softball freshman Jenna Laird came to Mizzou from a tight-knit, softball-loving family in East Meadow, New York. In her debut season with the Tigers, head coach Larissa Anderson said she has made an immediate impact with the team. ABC17’s Nathalie Jones details just how Laird became the player and person she
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team captured the series sweep over Mississippi State, in a 6-5 win over the Bulldogs on Sunday. The Tigers battled for the win, as Mississippi State tied it up at five in the final frames. However, freshman Jenna Laird singled up the middle, which allowed senior Imani Myint to
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Bryan Blitz, the only coach in Mizzou soccer’s history, is stepping down to spend more time with his family, according to Mizzou Athletic Director Jim Sterk. The program said Blitz informed Mizzou of his decision on Sunday. “I have run my race, after 25 years it is time for me to step
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Mizzou softball team improved to 31-10 with a double-header sweep over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers played two Saturday games, due to inclement weather on Friday night. In the first game of the day, everything went Mizzou’s way. Freshman Jenna Laird put up three of the team’s five points,
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team fell short of its first Sweet 16 run since 2017, following a loss to No. 9 Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes took down the Tigers in straight sets, 3-0, on Thursday afternoon. OSU opposite hitter Emily Londot come off of the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou basketball coach Cuonzo Martin addressed the transfer frenzy surrounding his program and all of college hoops in a news conference on Wednesday. You can watch the full news conference in the video player below. https://youtu.be/OESTEtzdrlU According to several reports – the NCAA will allow football and basketball players to transfer one
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OMAHA, Neb. (KMIZ) The Mizzou volleyball team swept South Dakota, 3-0, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday. Senior Kylie Deberg finished with a match-high of 16 kills, along with 10 digs. You can watch the full postgame interviews with Deberg and setter Andrea Fuentes in the video players below. https://youtu.be/KJbmnGx-pcY https://youtu.be/wDU_kyzOBFg
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