With undoubtedly the largest crowd of the season on hand at Mizzou Softball Stadium (numbers had not been released as of this publishing), mostly clad in black & gold, the Missouri Tigers opened their Columbia Regional against cross-state rivals, Missouri State. Laurin Krings was tabbed to start for the Tigers — it was “purely matchup based” according to Coach Anderson — and she did not disappoint. Specs worked around a few jams, but overall was HIGHLY effective, stymieing the Bears left and right with her devastating off speed pitches. Specs had everything working for her on Friday afternoon, the defense was again terrific, and the Tiger offense really seemed to have their way with Missouri State starter, Steffany Dickerson (1.