by Bill Pollock | May 18, 2011 | Sports Features
For the second time as Mizzou’s head coach, Ehren Earleywine was selected as the Big 12 Coach of the Year. Redshirt sophomore Chelsea Thomas was picked as the league’s Pitcher of the Year. Senior Megan Christopher was dubbed co-Defensive Player of the Year. Earning...
by Bill Pollock | May 16, 2011 | Sports Features
For the third year in a row the Missouri Tigers will host an NCAA softball regional. After sweeping Iowa State and getting Baylor to beat Texas, the Tigers claimed the Big 12 championship and now they will Indiana, Illinois State and DePaul next weekend. The Tigers...
by Bill Pollock | May 16, 2011 | Sports Features
After wrapping up their sixth Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title Saturday, the Missouri State softball team received word Sunday evening that they will match-up against Tulsa, Friday (May 20) to open the 2011 NCAA Division I Softball Championship. The Bears...
by Bill Pollock | May 15, 2011 | Sports Features
After sweeping Iowa State on Saturday to gain at least a share of the 2011 Big 12 Championship, the Tigers got a little help from the Baylor Bears on Sunday, who knocked off the Texas Longhorns and gave Missouri the outright Big 12 title. Baylor defeated Texas by a...
by Bill Pollock | May 14, 2011 | Sports Features
Missouri State (29-23) exploded for four runs in the top of the sixth to help the Bears to a 7-4 victory over Drake here Saturday in the championship game of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The victory marked the club’s sixth MVC Tournament title and...