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Flames rally late to beat Mo State in Valley tourney
EVANSVILLE, Ind.–Keith Guttin and his Missouri State Bears opened up play in the Valley post season tournament Tuesday afternoon. The Bears owned a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs when Illinois-Chicago would rally. Pinch hitter Jack Snyder belted a grand slam that put the Flames in front. Illinois-Chicago holds […]
Cards snap four-game skid with walk-off win against Midland
SPRINGFIELD–Tink Hence tied a career-high with nine strikeouts in six innings of work, and Jacob Buchberger’s walk-off base hit in the bottom of the 9th helped the Springfield Cardinals snap their four-game losing streak. The Cardinals 3-2 victory against the Rockhounds gave them their first win of the six-game series with Midland. The series wraps […]
Glendale baseball back in state quarterfinals with chance to make first semifinal since 1978
A year after throwing a no-hitter in a district championship victory, Glendale senior pitcher Drew Wedgeworth was hit hard in the first inning and found himself in an early two-run deficit but he didn't panic. This year's Falcons have a deep enough lineup to where everyone in the dugout knew...
Belmont beats Bears, sends Guttin into retirement
EVANSVILLE, Ind.–Legendary Missouri State baseball coach Keith Guttin’s coaching career finally reached the final out. Belmont beat the Bears in Wednesday afternoon’s elimination game at the Valley post season tournament 6-4. Guttin walked out of the dugout for the last time with 1,396 victories. Nick Rodriguez belted a two-run homer for Missouri State and Cody […]
MVC Baseball Tournament bracket: Full TV schedule, standings before 2024 championship
Missouri State will hope to recapture the magic it caught in 2022 when it made a run from the first day of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament before winning it all and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. After an 18-11 loss to Southern Illinois to wrap up the regular season on Saturday, the Bears locked up the eight-seed in the MVC Tournament, which begins Tuesday in Evansville, Indiana. ...
Guttin’s goodbye, Bears Senior Day spoiled with loss to Salukis
SPRINGFIELD–The final home game of Keith Guttin’s illustrius 42-year career in maroon and white was filled with love, tears, smiles, and appreciation. However, it ended with a 7-run loss, as Southern Illinois defeated Missouri State 18-11 in the Bears regular season finale to spoil Guttin’s so-long and Senior Day. Watch the video above to see […]
Missouri State to Conference USA: Art Hains, Wyatt Wheeler break down Bears move to FBS
Missouri State recently announced it's leaving the Missouri Valley Conference for Conference USA as a full member beginning in the 2025-16 athletics season. Such a move brings many different storylines including Missouri State's investment into football, the financials of a move, what it means for the basketball programs and what the future of the Missouri Valley Conference will look like.
Missouri State celebrates Keith Guttin and the baseball family he created
Love filled the Hammons Field concourse with over 100 former Missouri State baseball players waiting to walk onto the field. There was a Bears game to follow but the regular season finale was secondary on this day at the ballpark. A brotherhood formed over decades of wearing maroon and white waited for the opportunity to honor the man who connected them all over the last four decades. ...
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