COLUMBIA, Mo. — Close to two months into its season, Missouri softball is a tough nut to crack.
The Tigers entered 2025 with the goal of hosting an NCAA Tournament regional for the fourth time in the past five seasons, and really, getting beyond that to host a super regional series for the second year in a row.
Nonconference play had some highs, like beating Duke 10-3 for revenge against the team that eliminated Mizzou in last year’s super regional. But then losses started to pile up — more than were expected anyway.
MU, which only lost 14 games last regular season, sits 18-16 now with 21 games to go.