Missouri State Bears baseball

The Missouri State Bears baseball team represents Missouri State University, which is located in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears are an NCAA Division I college baseball program that competes in the Missouri Valley Conference. They began competing in Division I in 1983 and joined the Missouri Valley Conference in 1991 after seven seasons with the Mid-Continent Conference.

Missouri State Bears
2024 Missouri State Bears baseball team
Founded1964 (1964)
UniversityMissouri State University
Head coachJoey Hawkins (1st season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationSpringfield, Missouri
Home stadiumHammons Field
(Capacity: 8,000)
NicknameBears
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
College World Series appearances
2003
NCAA regional champions
2003, 2015, 2017
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
Conference tournament champions
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1997, 2015, 2018, 2022
Regular season conference champions
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018

The Missouri State Bears play all home games on campus at John Q. Hammons Field. Under the direction of former head coach Keith Guttin, the Bears have played in 12 NCAA Tournaments, and they reached the College World Series in 2003. Over their 29 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, they have won six MVC regular-season titles and four MVC tournaments.

Since the program's inception in 1964, 20 Bears have gone on to play in Major League Baseball, highlighted by three-time All-Star and 2006 NL MVP Ryan Howard.

Missouri State in the NCAA Tournament

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Year Record Pct Notes
1987 0–2 .000 West II Regional
1995 0–2 .000 West Regional
1996 2–2 .500 Central I Regional
1997 2–2 .500 Central Regional
1999 2–2 .500 Fayetteville Regional
2002 2–2 .500 Lincoln Regional
2003 5-3 .625 College World Series 7th Place, Columbus Super Regional Champions, Lincoln Regional Champions
2012 1–2 .333 Coral Gables Regional
2015 4–2 .667 Fayetteville Super Regional, hosted Springfield Regional
2017 3-3 .500 Forth Worth Super Regional, Fayetteville Regional Champions
2018 1–2 .333 Oxford Regional
2022 1–2 .333 Stillwater Regional
TOTALS
23-26 .469

References

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  1. ^ "Colors - Identity Standards - Missouri State University". February 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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