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Brooke Wilmes powers Mizzou with NCAA Regional victory over Missouri State
By Keith Farner
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Brooke Wilmes went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, run scored and 2 doubles as Missouri knocked off Missouri State, 3-1, on Friday afternoon in an opening game of the NCAA Regional.
Kimberly Wert and Hatti Moore each chipped in 2 more hits for Mizzou, as the Tigers also got a solid performance in the circle from Laurin Krings. Krings went 7 innings and allowed just 6 hits and registered 12 strikeouts with just 1 walk.
It was the ninth straight win over Missouri State for the Tigers although the 2 teams have not met since 2015. The Bears came into the postseason as champions of the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time in 11 years.
The win continued solid play from Mizzou which carried over from the SEC Tournament when Mizzou reached the SEC Tournament Final for the second time in program history.
Jordan Weber and Krings combined to shut out Auburn, Alabama and Tennessee en route to the title game. Jenna Laird batted .462 over the 4 games with 3 multi-hit efforts, including an RBI double for the only run of the game against Auburn.
Tigers on top! After @WilmesBrooke doubles, she comes around to score on an RBI groundout from @kendyll_leighhh!
B3 – MIZ 1, MSU 0 pic.twitter.com/YEzJ9R5ByA
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 20, 2022
.@MaddieSnider6 scores from second on an error!
B3 – MIZ 2, MSU 0 pic.twitter.com/gZFVahCM6J
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 20, 2022
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
