Sitting high atop our perch in Mizzou Softball Stadium press box on Saturday night to report on Missouri (36-13, 9-10 SEC) vs. Mississippi State (30-14, 9-10 SEC), something different emerged in the dugout. We are used to seeing a very light on their feet sort of dugout this season. It’s fun over there. The vibes, as Jalen Brunson once said, “immaculate.”
There’s dancing, there’s chanting — “Heyyyy Abby, Abby Hayyyyyyy” — there’s a constant flurry of movement and no sitting down, there’s makeshift headsets made from Gatorade cups, there’s appealing to HCLA for candy like a mob of meerkats.