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Mizzou wins, one step away from another Women’s College World Series

1 Comment Posted by on May 19, 2013

Chelsea Thomas shuts out Hofstra for a second time

Nicole Hudson (8) is congratulated by teammates Mackenzie Sykes (4) and Jenna Marston (26) after scoring. Missouri beat Hofstra 5-0 in the second game Sunday, May 19, 2013, to win the regional tournament at University Field in Columbia, Mo. Missouri will host the Super Regional tournament. Photo by Karen Mitchell

Nicole Hudson (8) is congratulated by teammates Mackenzie Sykes (4) and Jenna Marston (26) after scoring. Missouri beat Hofstra 5-0 in the second game Sunday, May 19, 2013, to win the regional tournament at University Field in Columbia, Mo.

Missouri needed both games on Sunday to defeat Olivia Galati and the Hofstra Pride.

With Nicole Hudson in the pitching circle, the Tigers were unable to score a run, losing 10-0 in five innings. Missouri managed just four hits while Hofstra had nine.

By Sunday’s second game, Galati had pitched every inning of their four other games, throwing 459 pitches in 34 innings and Missouri was able to take advantage of her fatigue. Missouri’s Kelsea Roth and Nicole Hudson hit home runs in the 5-0 win.

This will be the sixth straight Super Regional tournament for Missouri, hosting No. 11 Washington in a best-of-three series that will start either Thursday or Friday.

Washington hosted the Seattle Regional, beating Portland State and Hawaii twice to win the regional.

Missouri beat the Huskies in their 2011 super regional.

The winners of the four Super Regional tournaments advance to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. Those games start on May 30.

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With little offense, Missouri beats Hofstra 1-0 in regional game

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 18, 2013

By Karen Mitchell

Chelsea Thomas pitches with Hofstra's lead-off hitter Chloe Fitzgerald watching from second base. Thomas was able to hold on for the shut-out victory.

Chelsea Thomas pitches with Hofstra’s lead-off hitter Chloe Fitzgerald watching from second base. Thomas was able to hold on for the shut-out victory.

Even though the Hofstra Pride jumped on Missouri pitcher Chelsea Thomas from the very first batter, Thomas was able to get timely strike outs to earn the 1-0 shutout in the Columbia Regional Saturday.

Thomas, who did not pitch in Friday’s game, struck out seven, walked two and allowed eight hits in the win. Missouri’s defense put up one run on one hit, benefiting from a Hofstra error.

Princess Krebs scored the run for the Tigers in the bottom of the third inning. Krebs reached first on an error, was advanced to second on a bunt by Carlie Rose and scored on a hit by Emily Crane.

Hoftstra won its game against Stony Brook 6-0 to advance to Sunday’s game with Missouri in the double-elimination tournament. If Missouri loses the 1 p.m. game, the two teams will play again for a scheduled 4:30 p.m. game.

If Missouri wins the Regional it will host the Super Regional next weekend.

Friday, May 17
Hofstra 2, Oregon State 0
Missouri 3, Stony Brook 0
Saturday, May 18
Missouri 1, Hofstra 0
Oregon State 6, Stony Brook 0
Hofstra 8, Oregon State 4

Sunday, May 19
1 p.m.: Missouri (37-11) vs. Hofstra (45-12)
4:30: Missouri vs. Hofstra (if necessary)

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Green-Beckham looking to breakout in his sophomore season for Mizzou

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 11, 2013

By The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — Production did not live up to the hype last fall for Dorial Green-Beckham, the teenage sensation already known better by his three initials before arriving at Missouri.

Dorial Green-Beckham (15) runs for yards after the catch against Kentucky.

Dorial Green-Beckham (15) runs for yards after the catch against Kentucky in 2012.

This year, the Tigers are hoping, will be DGB’s true coming-out party.

Freshman year was a mixed bag for the player rated the No. 1 prospect in the nation by several services. Immediately plugged into the mix rather than taking a redshirt year, he was not the difference-maker that Tigers needed on a 5-7 team.

Missouri anticipates a player in the mold of Julio Jones and A.J. Green — long, lean, rugged speedsters who hit the ground running in the SEC and became top 10 NFL draft picks and pro stars after three years in college.

But Green-Beckham wasn’t all that last year. He made just one start in the fall, finished fourth on the team with 28 receptions and got limited playing time.

“The only goal that I’ve got,” Green-Beckham said, “is to be the best player I can be and push myself, no matter what.”

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Mizzou’s Thomas and Marston earn SEC Pitcher and Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 7, 2013

By Karl Roskamp

Missouri's starting pitcher, Chelsea Thomas, during the first inning against Evansville on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Thomas earned her 1,000th strike out in the game and earned the win. Photo by Karen Mitchell

Missouri’s Chelsea Thomas capped off an award winning year by being named pitcher of the year. Photo by Karen Mitchell

Missouri pitcher Chelsea Thomas and catcher Jenna Marston were named Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, respectively, as voted by SEC head coaches.

Thomas and Marston also earned First Team All-SEC honors and Thomas was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.

Thomas led Missouri with a 13-4 record with a 1.70 ERA in league play, putting her first and second in the SEC in those categories respectively.  She had a league-best 19 conference starts and held SEC opponents to a .176 batting average. In her career, Thomas has been elected Pitcher of the Year for her conference three times, First Team All Conference three times and All Defense once.

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Mizzou’s Thomas earns record fifth Pitcher of the Week honor this season

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 6, 2013

By Karl Roskamp

Missouri pitcher Chelsea Thomas delivers a pitch. She threw a complete game and allowed one earned run, but ended up losing for the fourth time this season on April 13, 2013.

Missouri pitcher Chelsea Thomas delivers a pitch on April 13, 2013.

The Southeastern Conference named Missouri senior Chelsea Thomas the SEC Pitcher of the Week for the fifth time this season on Monday afternoon.

The award gives Thomas a tie with former Tennessee pitcher Monica Abbott for the most SEC Pitcher of the Week recognitions in one season.  Abbott achieved the feat in 2005.  The award gives Thomas 17 Pitcher of the Week awards for her career.

Thomas pitched her 11th complete game no-hitter of her career in a 2-0 win over No. 4 Tennessee.  It was the first time Tennessee had been no-hit since 2002.  Thomas totaled seven strikeouts, three walks and one hit-by-pitch and improved her season record to 20-4.  The win gives her 13 conference wins this season, the most in the SEC.

Thomas will take the circle again at the SEC Tournament against No. 22 Arkansas on Thursday at 3 p.m. at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

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Mizzou’s Chelsea Thomas recognized for community service.

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 6, 2013

By Karl Roskamp

Pitcher Chelsea Thomas is already a two-time All-American and an Academic All-District honoree. Now, she is also a member of the Southeastern Conference’s Community Service team.

The SEC announced the annual team that recognizes athletes who give back to their community in superior service efforts. One player from each softball team in the conference is selected to be part of the team, one of 21 community service teams the conference sponsors.

Thomas was recognized for planning the Mizzou Moves pilot program, which teaches elementary school students in the Columbia area about exercise and healthy eating. In addition, she teaches Missouri’s Court Appointed Special Advocates clinics, showing softball and baseball skills to attendees. She has also spoken at the Tiger Village Retirement Home and organized the softball team’s annual “Christmas Adopt-A-Family” gifts.

Thomas is expected to take the field again on Thursday in the SEC Tournament. No. 11 Missouri will face No. 22 Arkansas at 3 p.m. at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Ky.

The 2013 SEC Softball Community Service Team is as follows:
Ryan Iamurri, Junior, Alabama
Hope McLemore, Senior, Arkansas
Baylee Stephens, Senior, Auburn
Kelsey Horton, Senior, Florida
Maya Branch, Senior, Georgia
Kara Dill, Senior, Kentucky
Allison Falcon, Junior, LSU
Brittany Broome, Senior, Ole Miss
Jessica Cooley, Senior, Mississippi State
Chelsea Thomas, R-Senior, Missouri
Julie Sarratt, R-Sophomore, South Carolina
Melissa Brown, Senior, Tennessee
Allison Garrett, Junior, Texas A&M

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Mizzou to face Arkansas in SEC Tournament

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 6, 2013

By Karl Roskamp

It’s been a winding journey for No. 11 Missouri as it gears up to play No. 22 Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Missouri has dealt with transfers, injuries and erratic weather en route to a three-seed in the SEC tournament.  The culmination of those factors has lead to the Tigers being a tired team.

“This time of the year, you’re so exhausted,” coach Ehren Earleywine said during a teleconference Monday afternoon.

Earleywine is taking a hands off approach to the tournament.  He plans on having players rest and study film, rather than practicing in Lexington. “If you don’t have it now, you won’t have it then,” Earleywine said.

Despite the factors leading to a tired team, players should not be overwhelmed playing in a new conference tournament.  First, Tennessee co-coach Karen Weekley called the Tigers “SEC ready” based on the team’s high-caliber of coaching, hitting and pitching.

Secondly, Missouri did not have the tournament on its radar.

“At the start of the year, it was not one of our goals to win the SEC Tournament,” Earleywine said.

Earleywine is focused on the Super Regional and sees the tournament as a tune-up.  If he had his way, there wouldn’t even be a conference tournament.

“I’m not a fan of the SEC Tournament, or any post-season conference tournament,” Earleywine said, describing it as “anticlimactic” and fatiguing.

Fatigue was a major factor in Missouri’s previous series against Arkansas, when the Razorbacks took two out of three games at University Field on national television.  The Tigers will play on Thursday May 8, at 3 p.m. at John Cropp Stadium.

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Mizzou baseball struggles at Texas A&M, fighting to make SEC tourney

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 6, 2013

By John Guminski

The Missouri baseball team endured another tough weekend, dropping all three games to Texas A&M (25-22, 10-13 Southeastern Conference) in College Station, Texas.

The Tigers struggled at the plate, hitting .194 for the weekend and leaving 25 runners on base. They also committed six errors in the field, with four coming in the ninth inning of the Saturday game.

The sweep moved Missouri (15-28, 7-17) in the wrong direction if they hope to make the conference tournament. Missouri has six games remaining on its SEC schedule with three at Alabama and three at home against Kentucky.

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Hudson’s grand slam spurs Mizzou to victory

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 5, 2013

By Karl Roskamp and Peter Terpstra 

The No. 11 Missouri Tigers found themselves in a deep hole Sunday afternoon but were able to dig themselves out, beating No. 4 Tennessee 12-8 in a halted game at University Field.

“That’s one of the coolest games I’ve ever been apart of as a player or a coach,” coach Ehren Earleywine said.

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Mizzou’s Thomas throws no-hitter as Tigers split doubleheader

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 5, 2013

By Karl Roskamp

With 1,540 people packed into University Field and many more watching the nationally-televised game, Chelsea Thomas pitched a no-hitter to lead No. 11 Missouri to a 2-0 victory in game one against No. 4 Tennessee.

“It’s pretty crazy.  It was a really fun night.  I’ll remember this night for a while,” Thomas said.

The game was her first solo no-hitter of the season and the eleventh of her career. The caliber of competition makes the performance even more special according to coach Ehren Earleywine.

“It’s as good as I can remember because Tennessee lights it up offensively,” he said.  “It was in front of a nice crowd, and it was an important game.  I thought it was extraordinary.”

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