With Omaha, Indiana and Washington visiting mid-Missouri, Mizzou Softball Stadium should feature high-quality softball this upcoming weekend.
Not only that, the Tigers are doing it with potentially greener pastures ahead, as their No. 7 seed gives them a shot at hosting Super Regional, which they also did in 2021. Should they make it there, they'd face the winner of the Durham Regional, which features No. 10 Duke, Morgan State, Utah and South Carolina.
The back-to-back Summit League champions are a very similar to Missouri in terms of roster construction and style of play. Meyer's list of accolades and mind-boggling stats could probably reach Columbia from Omaha with room to spare. Nicknamed the "Queen of K's", Meyer has torn through the Summit League since she became the team's top starter in 2022. The Summit League Pitcher of the Year is the conference's all-time leader in strikeouts with 1,017 and has registered 55 complete games, 26 shutouts, 35 games with at least 10 strikeouts and a 1.53 average ERA over the past three seasons.
While OU knocked off numerous high-major teams in Nebraska, Arizona State and Purdue , the Sun Devils and Boilermakers were among the worst high-major teams in the nation this season. And although the sample size is small, the Mavericks were also smacked around against tough competition. However, Holman was an off-speed pitcher; with Meyer, a fireballer, the Tigers have proven that they can handle heat at the plate. The game against SEMO also presented a unique set of circumstances; it was a mid-week game before a big road series against Arkansas that upcoming weekend, which head coach Larissa Anderson admitted after the game could've been a reason for the team's struggles that afternoon.
If the Tigers want to take two out of three 11 years later, they'll likely have to face a pack of Huskies that's not as formidable as it once was, but is still absolutely capable of exiting Columbia victorious. The solid hitting is also fairly spread out. Five players have hit at least seven home runs, eight players have at least 30 hits, and eight players bat at least .300 . The Huskies have also shown an ability to register huge offensive innings, as 22 half-innings have seen them score four or more runs. One of those instances came against Maryland on Feb. 29, when Washington completed a six-run comeback to defeat the Terrapins that was capped off with a walk-off grand slam by Johnson.
The Hoosiers barely made it to the Big Dance. They were one of the last four teams in, but the main reasons for their admission make them an interesting Wild Card.
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