COLUMBIA, MO. • It’s a pivotal weekend on the diamond for both Missouri’s softball and baseball teams. The No. 15 softball Tigers (24-6, 3-3 SEC) host their first conference series with No. 16 Tennessee (26-8, 6-3) coming to University Field for games Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The baseball Tigers (15-12, 0-6) play a three-game series at No. 15 Arkansas (18-7, 3-3). Mizzou is 0-9 against the Razorbacks under coach Tim Jamieson and 0-3 since joining the SEC.
First up, Ehren Earleywine’s softball Tigers …
• Thanks to their quirky schedule built around the coldest winter climate in the SEC, Mizzou will play just its fourth home game when the weekend series begins at 6:30 p.