Mizzou Diamond Sports Links
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Next Stop: Tucson
MUtigers.com: Tiger Baseball Headed to Tucson Regional
Mizzou Network: Baseball Selection Show Reactions
SimmonsField.com: MU's NCAA Regional Destination: Tucson, AZ
The Trib: Missouri to play in Tucson Regional
The Missourian: Missouri headed to Tucson for NCAA Tournament
KC Star: Mizzou baseball team gets spot in Arizona regional
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou will face Arizona
PowerMizzou: Tigers are Tucson bound
Dallas Morning News: Longhorns' Augie Garrido: Missouri winning Big 12 tourney, auto bid into NCAA tourney dealt 'final blow' to Texas tourney chances
SimmonsField.com: MizzouTube: ChampsKBIA Sports: Surprising win and surprising loss for Mizzou baseball and softball
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Time To Get To Work On 2013
The Trib: MU softball team forced to stew in its own juices"I’ve been scratching my head all season long," Earleywine said. "We’ve worked so tirelessly with these girls on their mechanics and their mental approach. I think the most frustrating part from a coach’s perspective is that you know they’re capable of having a pretty good mechanical swing. Obviously, every hitter is going to have some things wrong. But if you just line them up in batting practice and watch them hit, they’re pretty sound across the board.
"But when they get into games, I don’t know what happens. I guess it’s the panic button, but they change. They either get jumpier or longer or they try to swing harder or they stride a different direction. That’s the hurtful part, because you know you’ve created this kid that has a very good swing, but they’re not allowing themselves to be successful because of the panic." […]
The problem was offense. Earleywine admitted that he was reduced to counting down the at-bats until Fleming’s turn at the plate, because it seemed preposterous that Missouri might string three hits together. Even when MU scored five runs in Game 2, it was the result of exuberant baserunning and botched throws. Missouri’s 12th-inning outburst began with dropped third strike and turned on a not-so-classic three-run fielder’s choice.
At times this season, Missouri's No. 3 hitter was the Tiger's only offense. She proved that when she hit a walkoff, ninth-inning home run in the Columbia regional against DePaul that gave the Tigers a 1-0 victory and sent them to the title game.
"It's unfortunate, but all day long you're going, 'When's Ashley up?'" Earleywine said after Sunday's games. "It's going to be tough to lose that kid, especially the way she's played these last two seasons. ... We'd like to keep her forever, but what are you going to do?" […]
Fleming was never the vocal presence of this young team, but to a player, everyone considered her a leader. She simply led by example. The lefty with the sweet swing from Silex, who thrived in pressure situations, showed young starters like Kayla Kingsley how to overcome early struggles to become a productive player. She also showed them what she believes are the truly important parts about being a Missouri Tiger.
Football Links
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A Football Nerd's Dream
CBS Sports (Bruce Feldman): Q&A Talking 'Smart Football' with Chris B. Brown -
PLAYoff?
Senator Blutarsky: It's so easy...
SEC
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SEC Meetings
The Trib (Dave Matter): Greetings from Destin -
The New SEC
Team Speed Kills: SEC 2012: The New SEC -
Scheduling
ESPN.com (CBB Blog): Figuring out SEC schedule
EXPANSIONAPALOOZA™ 2012
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Part Two
Bring On The Cats: Conference Realignment: What Matters In Realignment (Post 2) -
The Big 12 Still Has Big 12 Tendencies
Blatant Homerism: Whoa, DeLoss, light a match (and forget about Notre Dame) -
SECEXPANSIONAPALOOZA™ 201_
Senator Blutarsky: What we should be talking about with SEC expansion -
EXPANSIONAPALOOZA™ 1991
Dallas Morning News: Former LSU athletic director: Texas A&M inquired about a move to the SEC in 1991
Other
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Really Nice Pieces From Yesterday
SB Nation YouTube: Veterans' Favorite Sports Memories
Shutdown Corner: Things to know about NFL men who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam