0-1: "We got to play"

On Deck: The Collegiate Cactus Classic continues on Saturday when the Tigers will play a pair of games. MU will take on Washington at 4 p.m. CT before facing New Mexico State at 8 p.m. CT. Mizzou and Gonzaga will meet again on Sunday at Noon CT.

■ Missouri loses in baseball (Columbia Tribune)

“We got to play,” MU Coach Tim Jamieson said. “We got a lot of people involved, and we know what things we need to focus on. There were a few situations where if we can make the play, runs don’t score.”

■ Opening Day lineup:

1. Russ Lafleur, LF
2. Blake Brown, CF
3. Brett Nicholas, 3B
4. Jonah Schmidt, RF
5. Aaron Senne, 1B
6. Jesse Santo, SS
7. Kale Gaden, DH
8. Ryan Ampleman, C
9. Mike Liberto, 2B

P Jeff Scardino

■ Few return for Missouri baseball team (Columbia Missourian)

“This year’s team is a lot different than last year’s team,” Missouri coach Tim Jamieson said. “Sometimes when you have veteran groups, they kind of settle in. Last year’s team, I thought took some things for granted early in the year. And quite frankly, we weren’t as good as people thought we were. That had a lot to do with our slow start last year.”

■ Questions abound as MU opens in '10 (TigerExtra.com)

“I don’t know if we’ll have the same lineup for the first half of the year,” senior outfielder/first baseman Aaron Senne said. “Just get guys in and see who can handle it and run with it from there. It’s going to be kind of exciting.”

■ Rural grad Aaron Crow preps for Spring Training with Royals (WIBW.com) is an audio clip of an interview with Crow.