Mizzou softball in mournful senior weekend
For the very first time because 2006 (besides 2020), it looks like the Missouri Tigers will send off their senior class without a postseason appearance.This year’s senior crew led by Julia Crenshaw and Kara Daly, in addition to Mya Dodge, Jayci Kruse and Taylor Lessens, will end their Tiger careers early than any other in a non-shortened season in practically 20 years as Missouri enters the final series of the routine season today versus Georgia.” Senior weekend is always incredibly emotional,”Missouri coach Larissa Anderson stated.
“We have five incredible seniors, 3 that have actually been here all 4 years of their career, which I’m exceptionally happy with. … I can’t say enough about them, in specific, with Crenshaw and Daly being Missouri kids born and raised in Jeff City(and )St. Louis. I indicate, they’ve always wanted to be a Tiger and for them to go through the adversity that they faced this year with some injuries and having the ability to finish their career on our own home field, in their uniform is something I’m incredibly pleased with and pleased with them.”The Tigers entered their last series with a record of 23-29, and even with a sweep of the Bulldogs, would require to a minimum of reach the SEC Competition championship to end the year with a record better than.500 and get approved for the NCAA Tournament.They opened the final series with 4-2, late comeback win on Thursday, marking the first series-opening win of the season and giving senior Mya Dodge a moment to keep in mind with a pinch-hit, go-ahead crowning achievement in the bottom of the 6th.”It would be nice to be able to leave your mark by yourself field on senior day, to be able to go out with a
win,”Anderson said.” I indicate, have that great feeling around their families and our fan base. They, everyone, deserves it and to be able to have that success and being able to commemorate would be a bit more.”That event will not include the expectation of a playoff run as it so frequently has in recent Missouri softball seasons, but it will feature something new. Following the longstanding football custom of seniors getting a rock from the’M’on the berm, the softball elders will now get a
rock from their new’M’in center field.”I believe it’s just extremely cool to see it all develop, “Anderson stated.”From it being a little dream a couple years ago to the North End
Zone at Faurot Field being able to make some modifications, to get the rocks from Faurot and make our own rock’M’ and have that tradition that our players are the ones that put the rock in the’M ‘themselves and being able to take one home with them. It suggests more, it’s simply that included respect and ownership, I would state, that you can take Mizzou with you when you leave here and what it truly suggests to be a Tiger. “The Tigers have not had the success they desired this season. They have not won an SEC series and haven’t been over.500 because dropping their first SEC game of the season to Kentucky, leaving Missouri 10-10. But the Tigers have actually been close in a lot of games this season, losing eight games by just one run and 9 more by two runs, consisting of six one-run losses to ranked groups and 2 to groups ranked No. 1.”
(2024)was really, really effective, however statistically, extremely similar, “Anderson said.”But they understood how to win which’s the distinction. You may have the exact same batting average and the same slugging portion
and the exact same on base portion, however when players know how to win, then they’re getting it at the right times. This team didn’t, didn’t know how to be able to win and be able to capitalize and make the most of those opportunities. … You need to gain from every single experience that you have.”Now the younger players will have one more series and however many SEC Tournament games the Tigers will themselves into to keep learning and getting ready for next year, as this year’s seniors bid farewell to a program they have actually given their all to.