That’s the rallying cry for the Missouri softball team, a program that lost its coach in January then lost a lot of games over the next four months. Luckily, though, they lost to the right people.
Starting Friday, the Tigers make their 12th consecutive appearance in the 64-team NCAA tournament, and with a record of 28-27, they have their gauntlet of a regular-season schedule to thank. Among the 32 at-large teams in the tournament, Missouri’s 28 wins are tied for last with Oregon State and Wisconsin. No team in has more losses than MU’s 27.
But Missouri played the nation’s No.