Extra Points: Six Tigers named to All Big 12 team

Six Missouri softball players were named to the All-Big 12 Conference Team and four earned Academic All-Big 12 honors.

Senior shortstop Heather Kunkel and junior outfielder Janessa Roening were first-team selections. Sophomore outfielder Leanne Bowers, sophomore catcher Kathy Masterson, redshirt freshman outfielder Micaela Minner and freshman first baseman Amanda Renth made the second team. Bowers, Kunkel and Masterson first team Academic All-Big 12 and sophomore pitcher Erica Peterson was on the second team.

MU SWIMMING

Bobby Sundvold, the nephew of former Tiger basketball standout Jon Sundvold, is among 11 Tigers recruits.

Brad Hubbard, from Louisville Ky., Ted Harris, from Greenville, Ill., Jake Hoffman from Sugarland, Texas, Byron Carlisle from Frisco, Texas, Danny Harty, from Ankey, Iowa, Matt Dahlke, from Marshalltown, Iowa, Andrew Mondul, from St. Charles, Ill., Andy Ottum, from Eau Claire, Wisc., Eric Smith, from O’Fallon and Brett Olsen from Quincy, Ill., will join Bobby Sundvold, from Ames, Iowa, on next year’s team.

HICKMAN AND ROCK BRIDGE BASEBALL

Rain postponed Wednesday’s game between the Kewpies and Bruins at Taylor Stadium. If the weather and field conditions permit, the teams will play at 5 p.m. today at Rock Bridge.