Missouri State first baseman Justin Paulsen and pitchers Doug Still and Jordan Knutson added their names to a distinguished list of Bears with their selections in the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, as the San Francisco Giants tabbed Still in the 11th round (336th overall), before the Detroit Tigers picked Knutson in the 24th round (725th overall) and the San Diego Padres took Paulsen in the 39th round (1,158th overall) on the final day of the 40-round amateur draft Wednesday afternoon.
Behind an early offensive surge and a shutdown pitching performance from Brian Howard, TCU handed Missouri State a season-ending 8-1 setback Sunday evening to wrap up the Fort Worth Super Regional title at Lupton Stadium.
Missouri State rode Jeremy Eierman’s tie-breaking two-run homer and a shutdown pitching performance from three hurlers to a 3-2 victory over Arkansas to clinch the Fayetteville Regional crown and the program’s second NCAA Super Regional berth in three seasons Monday evening at Baum Stadium.
Using a four-run eighth-inning rally in a steady downpour, top-seeded Arkansas overcame a late deficit to force a deciding game at the Fayetteville Regional with an 11-10 victory over Missouri State early Monday morning at Baum Stadium.
Jeremy Eierman’s two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth handed Missouri State a 6-5 walk-off victory over Oklahoma State in the opening round of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional Friday afternoon at Baum Stadium.