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After a close call, MU softball wins Columbia regional

They watched the ball roll to the shortstop, who promptly shuffled the ball to second base. This was it, the Missouri Tigers thought, the conclusion of a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Illinois State in the championship game of the Columbia Regional on Sunday.

Only, it wasn’t over yet — and Missouri catcher Jenna Marston knew it. The Illinois State batter hit Marston’s mitt during her swing, so while her Missouri teammates celebrated, Marston simply hung back while the umpire correctly awarded the batter first because of catcher’s inference.

“She definitely got some of my glove,” said Marston, who added that she stuck her hand out too far. “I knew it right away. The umpire did, too.”

And while No. 9 Missouri went on win the game by the same score anyway — thanks in large part to another spectacular effort by star pitcher Chelsea Thomas — it wasn’t without some anxiety. The umpire’s call put runners on first and second with two outs, and a Missouri error all of a sudden loaded the bases for an Illinois State team that needed only a run to tie.

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Basketball

Schedule

11/7, MU 88, Central Missouri 70
11/11, MU 83, SEMO 68
11/14, MU 81, Mercer 63
11/17, MU 83, Niagara 52
11/21, MU 87, Notre Dame 58
11/22, MU 92, Cal 53
11/27, MU 88, Binghamton 59
12/2, MU 90, Northwestern State 56
12/6, MU 81, Villanova 71
12/10, MU 84, Navy 59
12/15, MU 104, Kennesaw State 67
12/18, MU 94, William & Mary 56
12/22, MU 78, Illinois 74
12/30, MU 75, Old Dominion 68
1/3, MU 87, Oklahoma 49
1/7, Kansas State 75, MU 59
1/11, MU 76, Iowa State 69
1/14, MU 84, Texas 73
1/16, MU 70, Texas A&M 51
1/21, MU 89, Baylor 88
1/25, Oklahoma State 79, MU 72
1/28, MU 63, Texas Tech 50
1/30, MU 67, Texas 66
2/4, MU 74, KU 71
2/6, MU 71, Oklahoma 68
2/11, MU 72, Baylor 57
2/15, MU 83, Oklahoma State 65
2/18, MU 71, Texas A&M 62
2/21, K-State 78, MU 68
2/25, KU 87, MU 86
2/29, MU 78, Iowa State 72
3/3, MU 81, Texas Tech, 59

Campus Corner

Former KU guard Nooner joins KU women's staff

May 17, 4:39 PM

The Kansas women’s basketball program is adding a little “Noonball” to the equation. Former KU guard Terry Nooner, a Kansas City native, is joining head coach Bonnie Henrickson’s staff as an assistant coach