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Mizzou Links: Terry Beckner Jr. is all clear, Softball adds an All-Sun Belt hitter

PowerMizzou confirms that Terry Beckner Jr. is all clear and will enroll at Mizzou this fall. Plus: Mizzou adds transfer Chloe Rathburn from South Alabama, and a Mizzou signee is projected to go in the top 100 of the MLB Draft.

By Bill Connelly

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TERRY BECKNER HIGHLIGHTS, THAT'S WHAT.

It appears to be officially official now.

As for 2016...
PowerMizzou: Tiger targets throughout Rivals250

Of the in-state prospects, Mizzou fans should be the most interested in number 143 ranked A.J. Taylor. He has Mizzou in his group of top schools with Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska and Kansas. He will be announcing his college decision on August 1st and at this time Mizzou appears to be in good shape with the talented four-star athlete.

PowerMizzou: [3-star Topeka tackle] Teven Jenkins talks Mizzou visit

And here are some highlights for Mr. Jenkins...

Mizzou Tigers pennant Pssh, Earleywine probably cheated to get her, right?

MUTIGERS.COM: Chloe Rathburn Joins Mizzou Softball Squad

Two-time All-Sun Belt honoree Chloe Rathburn is transferring from the South Alabama softball program and will attend and play softball at the University of Missouri, as announced today by Mizzou Head Softball Coach Ehren Earleywine.

Rathburn, a 5-foot-8 catcher/infielder from Mission Viejo, Calif. (Capistrano Valley High School), was a first-team All-Sun Belt selection at designated player in 2015 after she led South Alabama with a .371 batting average, and a school-record 53 runs batted in. ... Rathburn started all 53 games for South Alabama in 2015, including 27 at DP, to go with 26 starts at catcher. The right-handed batter added 15 doubles and four home runs to her ledger last season, while she had a solid 27-to-17 walks-to-strikeouts ratio and a .461 on-base percentage.

She had 15 doubles and 17 strikeouts. Nice.

The Trib: MU softball team adds proven hitter via transfer market
Post-Dispatch: Mizzou softball adds seasoned hitter

Mizzou Tigers pennant Rooting against draftees

Now comes that awkward time of the year where we root against Mizzou baseball signees! "You're pretty good, kid. Hope you're very disappointed with where you're drafted and how much you're offered!"

Post-Dispatch: Alton's Hudson stands tall on mound

Standing atop a 10-inch pitcher’s mound, 6-foot-8 Bryan Hudson is an imposing sight for high school hitters, even before he begins his motion and his hand releases a baseball from roughly nine feet above ground level.

And if Hudson is throwing his nasty curveball, it is apt to drop to a hitter’s ankles, a phenomenon that helped the Alton High senior accumulate more than 300 career strikeouts. [...]

Hudson is listed at No. 71 on mlb.com‘s list of the top draft prospects, and he is No. 100 as rated by Baseball America. And it’s that curve that gets talked about everywhere.

"The only thing promised to me right now is going to Mizzou," Hudson said. "Me and my adviser have talked about it and have a set (dollar) number. It’s not a matter of what round. If it’s not what I want, I’m going to Mizzou."

Mizzou Tigers pennant Today in out-of-context Wes Clark tweets

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