The Missouri Tigers softball team, picked 11th in the SEC preseason poll with next to no expectations coming from anywhere outside the program, is now 20-2 and sit at no. 5 in the ratings percentage index (RPI), behind just LSU and Georgia. Raise your hand if you had that on your 2024 softball bingo card. I’ll wait.
But this is where we’re at. The Tigers are off to a torrid start, and behind stellar pitching, excellent baserunning, strategic offense, and some good ol’ fashioned power hitting, the Tigers have secured their first season-opening series win since 2020 with a 5-0 shutout on a beautiful but breezy March afternoon at Mizzou Softball Stadium in front of 2,222 faithful fans.