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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team will now be opening up the season in a rare week night game against Louisiana Tech. MU will kick off against the Bulldogs on Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. “Opening up 2022 in front of a primetime national television audience on ESPNU is a tremendous way to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made his second hire official on Thursday morning. David “Dickey” Nutt will join Mizzou’s staff, bringing more than 30 years of experience to the sidelines. The hire comes just about a week after Gates made his inaugural hire in associate head coach Charlton Young. “David “Dickey” Nutt is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team made its way to a 9-1 win in a windy mid-week matchup against Western Illinois. Helias alum Trevor Austin had himself a game. The sophomore brought in a career-high three RBI courtesy of a three run homer in the fourth inning. The Tigers bats did work, as MU
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates started off the week bringing in a familiar face to join him at Mizzou. Senior Tre Gomillion played under Gates during his time at Cleveland State and announced Monday that he will be following him to Columbia. The 6’4″ guard has played the past three seasons at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC17’s Nathalie Jones brought on Mizzou gymnastics coach Shannon Welker ahead of his team’s trip to Forth Worth, Texas for the NCAA Championships in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch the full conversation in the video player above.
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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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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (KMIZ) The Mizzou baseball team fell to No. 1 Tennessee on Sunday, 4-3, which kept the Volunteers perfect in conference play this season, 12-0. With the loss, head coach Steve Bieser’s group fell to 18-11 overall and 3-9 in SEC action. Freshman right-handed pitcher Drew Beam was efficient for Tennessee on the bump,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made his inaugural hire official on Friday morning, as he and newly named associate head coach Charlton “C.Y.” Young hosted a press conference. https://youtu.be/bZqIkKhN2Rk “He’s over-qualified to be an associate head coach in thee SEC,” Gates said. Young will bring more than 25 years of coaching
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou men’s basketball’s highest ranked recruit in the last five years, Aidan Shaw, is officially back on board. The forward announced his re-commitment to MU on Wednesday afternoon. ABC17’s Nathalie Jones spoke to Shaw exclusively on Thursday afternoon, one day after his recommitment. You can find that full conversation in the video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mizzou head basketball coach Dennis Gates has officially pegged Charlton “C.Y.” Young as the first member of his staff. Young will serve as the associate head coach. The former Florida State assistant will comes to Columbia with nearly 30 years of coaching experience, including one previous job as a head coach. Young
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