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SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— Drury softball pitcher Kristina Bettis became the program’s first-ever All-American selection when she named to the First Team of the 2022 NCAA-II All-American squad by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.   Bettis went 24-5 with a 1.05 earned run average for the Panthers and shattered the …

MVC Tournament Central | Season Statistics SPRINGFIELD – In a game that included a three and a half-hour rain delay and an overnight suspension due to weather, Missouri State came out on top by a 9-4 final over Illinois State Wednesday in the opening game of the Missouri Valley Conference …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament opener with Illinois State Tuesday has been suspended to Wednesday at 10 a.m. due to rain and field conditions at Hammons Field. The Bears lead 9-4 entering the ninth inning. Illinois State led 4-2 in the top of the fifth before a …

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Drury men’s basketball head coach Chris Foster has announced six more signees for the 2022-23 season. The latest batch of signees includes Adam Moore (F, 6-6, 200, Sr., Quincy Univ./Duchesne HS, St. Charles, Mo.), Preston Cook (G, 6-4, 205, Gr., Auburn Univ./Auburn HS, Auburn, Ala.), Brady O’Connell …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri track and field will send 22 student-athletes to the NCAA West Prelims at the University of Arkansas’ John McDonnell Field. The four-day meet will be held May 25-28. On the women’s side, 14 student-athletes will compete in seven individual events with multiple entries in …

ST. LOUIS – Missouri State track and field was represented by nine student-athletes – Edna Dar, Rochelle Etienne, Calandra Henry, Brooke Jenkins, Shelby Palmer, Sierra Williams, Madison Meredith, Ashley Rolewicz, Claudrice McKoy – on the Missouri Valley Conference Track & Field Scholar-Athlete Team, the league announced Tuesday.   To be selected …

All-MVC Teams SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State’s Drake Baldwin, Spencer Nivens and Grant Wood were named to all-Missouri Valley Conference baseball teams Tuesday, with Baldwin and Nivens appearing on the Second Team and Wood as an honorable mention selection. Baldwin repeats on the second team and is hitting .326 with 14 …

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State Lady Bears head coach Beth Cunningham announced today the addition of three members of her support staff: strength and conditioning coach Nicole Jimenez, director of basketball operations Hailey Diestelkamp and coordinator of basketball video and creative content Angel Whetstone.   Jimenez comes to Springfield after recently …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Women’s Basketball Head Coach Robin Pingeton announced the addition of Katlyn Gilbert, a graduate transfer from the University of Notre Dame.  An Indianapolis, Indiana, native and four-year veteran of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Gilbert brings elite-level experience and versatility to the Tigers.  “We are so excited …

COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri baseball shortstop Josh Day was named a second team All-SEC selection, the conference announced on Monday. Day hit .340 with a career-high seven home runs and 29 RBI to help the Tigers to their best offensive season in the SEC. Day is the first …