Missouri State University

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Missouri State
Bears Springfield, MO

Name History:


Fourth District Normal School 1905-19
Southwest Missouri State Teachers College 1919-45
Southwest Missouri State College 1945-72
Southwest Missouri State University 1972-05
Missouri State University 2005-date

Baseball Team History:


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1964 6-12 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1965 5-9 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1966 13-11 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1967 12-13 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1968 12-8 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1969 27-10 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1970 23-13 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1971 21-11 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1972 17-16 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1973 19-11 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1974 21-11 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1975 21-12 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1976 23-13 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1977 24-13 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1978 28-10 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1979 27-18 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1980 32-13 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1981 32-12 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1982 31-14-1 William L. Rowe, Jr.
1983 32-11 Keith E. Guttin
1984 35-22 Keith E. Guttin
1985 24-16 Keith E. Guttin
1986 47-14 Keith E. Guttin
1987 38-14 Keith E. Guttin
1988 41-17 Keith E. Guttin
1989 41-10 Keith E. Guttin
1990 42-15 Keith E. Guttin
1991 40-22 Keith E. Guttin
1992 31-23 Keith E. Guttin
1993 32-23 Keith E. Guttin
1994 31-23 Keith E. Guttin
1995 37-21 Keith E. Guttin
1996 32-25 Keith E. Guttin
1997 35-25 Keith E. Guttin
1998 32-21 Keith E. Guttin
1999 38-19 Keith E. Guttin
2000 24-33 Keith E. Guttin
2001 36-22 Keith E. Guttin
2002 43-21 Keith E. Guttin
2003 40-26 Keith E. Guttin
2004 31-28 Keith E. Guttin
2005 26-29 Keith E. Guttin
2006 33-22 Keith E. Guttin

Major League Players


Name Birthplace Dates Played at College Major League Debut
John M. (Mark) Bailey Springfield, MO 1980-82 4/27/1984
Scott A. Bailes Chillicothe, OH 1981 4/9/1986
William R. Mueller Maryland Heights, MO 1990-93 4/18/1996
Bart S. Evans Springfield, MO 1992 6/16/1998
Matthew W. Cepicky Saint Louis, MO 1997-99 7/31/2002
Jason W. Hart Walnut Creek, CA 1996-98 8/18/2002
Ryan J. Howard Saint Louis, MO 1999-01 9/1/2004
Shaun M. Marcum Kansas City, MO 2002-03 9/6/2005
John P. Rheinecker Belleville, IL 2000-01 4/22/2006
Ross E. Detwiler Saint Louis, MO 2005-07 9/7/2007
Brad G. Ziegler Pratt, KS 2000-03 5/31/2008
Jonathan M. (Matt) Palmer Memphis, TN 2001-02 8/16/2008
Jeffrey M. Gray Texas City, TX 2001-04 9/8/2008
bold member of Missouri State Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:


Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1966-81
Mid-Continent Conference 1984-90
Missouri Valley Conference 1991-date

Highlights:


Ralph W. Terry (DB 8/6/1956), Richard A. Parker (DB 5/4/1990) attended... Robert C. Speake (DB 4/16/1955) played football... Preston M. Ward (DB 4/20/1948), Jerry D. Lumpe (DB 4/17/1956), Norman L. Siebern (DB 6/15/1956) played basketball


Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion 1969-70, 1979...Mid-Continent Conference champion 1986, 1988-90...Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion 1984-89...Missouri Valley Conference champion 2001, 2003...Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion 1996-97


College Division World Series participant 1969-70…College Division World Series 2nd place 1969...Division II World Series participant 1978, 1982... College World Series participant 2002


Division II All-America selections (First-Team)


1970 Ken Watkins (ABCA)
1971 Bill Helfrecht (ABCA)
1974 Robert Blakley (ABCA)

All-America selections (First-Team)


1995 Steve Hacker (ABCA/Collegiate Baseball)
1999 Matt Cepicky (Baseball America/Collegiate Baseball)
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