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Gallery of a Loss

Posted by olabner on April 15, 2018April 15, 2018 in College, Missouri State, Uncategorized

I don’t think anyone at Missouri State anticipated losing so badly. They lost 16-7 to Oregon State. The Beavs seemed to hit every other pitch. It was already 10-1 in the second inning in game 2 when the rain started….

Home Opener at Hammons

Posted by olabner on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 in College, Missouri State, MVC, Uncategorized

Stressed by my grad school workload, I measured my available hours for the Bears home opener and came up with … as much as I could stand. By the time I got there I didn’t want to leave. I’m feeling…

Jake.

Posted by olabner on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 in AL, Chicago White Sox, Minors, Missouri State, MLB, Uncategorized

I was writing up an interview with Jeremy Eierman, a 21-year-old junior shortstop at Missouri State and highly touted MLB draft prospect. But then I read that Jake Burger had been carted off the field after suffering an Achilles injury….

Fall ball in the cold (October 11, 2017)

Posted by olabner on October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Oft repeated and ever true – there is no bad weather; only bad clothing, as the Norwegians say. The Danes say the key is happiness is low expectations. I found I managed the temperatures in the Arctic, at least when…

Missouri State Fall Ball, deux

Posted by olabner on October 2, 2017October 3, 2017 in College, Missouri State, Photos

Here are some of my favorite horizontal images from the Missouri State exhibition on September 29, 2017. I’m experimenting with upping clarity on action photos. Looking forward to playing with shadows and light on these bright game days! See you…

The end.

Posted by olabner on June 13, 2017June 13, 2017 in College, Grief, Missouri State

After the final out I stood in the dugout and watched TCU celebrate, keeping an eye out for a 6-foot horned frog hopping around the field. Kool and the Gang blared over the PA system, reminding me of dancing at…

I’m not sure what happened: Brian Howard shuts down Missouri State as TCU advances to College World Series

Posted by olabner on June 12, 2017June 12, 2017 in College, Missouri State

Hunter Steinmetz tied the game at 1 with a solo home run – – but that was the final run the Bears scored all year. Unfortunately for them, TCU added seven and will continue to play. I’m still such a…

dylan coleman

Missouri State breaks hearts against TCU: game 1, Ft. Worth Super Regionals

Posted by olabner on June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 in College, Missouri State

“You don’t have a photo well?” I repeated. “Sometimes a photographer can shoot from the dugout if the team is used to you,” a sports information assistant repeated. “Wait, like that section by the dugout?” I said and waved my…

Hogs’ uniforms not enough: Missouri State leaves them in the past and advances to Super Regionals

Posted by olabner on June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 in College, Missouri State

Two days ago Missouri State coaches hit baseballs to their players, fielders taking grounders and catching fly balls on the warning track. The players wore maroon undershirts for the most part, though a handful had already added their ghastly Desert…

van horn

Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn acts like a brat and I get compared to Jesus: perspectives on competitive fire in the rain

Posted by olabner on June 5, 2017June 5, 2017 in College, Missouri State, Photos

First I got compared to Jesus. Then it got weird. Arkansas defeated Missouri State in a 6-hour game punctuated by a rain delay and Hogs coach Dave Van Horn showing his tusks. I stood in the well alongside the Bears…

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