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Hesse, Leamy headline Springfield Sports HOF Class of 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Springfield Sports Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2024 Tuesday. The class consists of six people and the Hillcrest high school baseball program under coach Dick Birmingham. Included in the class, a pair of Missouri State coaching legends: Holly Hesse, won 922 softball games in 36 seasons. And Jon Leamy coached Bears […]
Springfield area high school baseball Class 1-4 district championship results
Springfield area district championships for Classes 1-4 were completed on Wednesday night and they featured a handful of upsets including to a few of the area's state-ranked teams. For updated schedules, visit MSHSAA.org for the latest. Norwood 3, Dora 0 — Class 1, District 4 ...
Springfield high school baseball Class 5-6 districts preview, top players, predictions
Missouri high school baseball Classes 5 and 6 begin postseason play this week with championship games scheduled for Saturday afternoon. Updated schedules can be found on MSHSAA.org. Rain could impact games throughout the week. Here are our predictions and players to watch for each Springfield area district. ...
Mississippi State baseball live score updates vs. Missouri: Bulldogs' final SEC series
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State baseball enters its final series of the regular season with plenty to play for. MSU (34-18, 15-12 SEC) welcomes Missouri (22-30, 8-19) to Dudy Noble Field for a three-game set that opens on Thursday. It's a crucial series for the Bulldogs as they look to climb the SEC standings before the conference tournament, but also an important one because of NCAA Tournament implications. ...
2024 HERO Sports FCS Preseason Top 25
The 2024 FCS season is 100 days away. As anticipation builds, we look ahead to the upcoming year with our preseason Top 25. The HERO Sports FCS staff of Sam Herder, Daniel Steenkamer, and Zach McKinnell did individual Top 25s. Each slot was given a point total, and the three rankings were combined and ordered by total points.
Missouri State says it’s ‘time to think big and be bold’ with leap to Conference USA
Missouri State celebrated its upcoming new era of college athletics when it held a formal press conference detailing its impending move to Conference USA. The Bears, who have competed in the Missouri Valley Conference since 1990, will join CUSA as a full-league member before the 2025-26 season. The school announced its transition to the FBS conference on Friday morning.
Midland hands Springfield its third straight loss
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Midland RockHounds handed Springfield its third straight loss 6-4 Tuesday afternoon at Hammons Field. Midland scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning to put the RockHounds in front 4-0. Springfield’s Mike Antico cut that lead in half with a two run single in the bottom of the fourth. But Midland […]
Guttin says move to C-USA is good for Bears baseball
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–There’s been a lot of talk the last week or so about Missouri State’s move into Conference USA. A majority of the sports are moving, led by Bears football. The baseball program will be getting a new slate of rivals. And Wednesday the dean of Missouri State baseball, Keith Guttin talked about the move […]
Missouri State coach Keith Guttin trying his best to downplay his final weekend at Hammons
The farewell tour that Keith Guttin didn't ask for will end this weekend when he says "goodbye" to the place he's called home over the last 42 seasons. Guttin and Missouri State announced the 2024 season would be the legendary Missouri State baseball coach's last hoping it would help recruits to know that a succession plan was in place. He got more than he hoped for as he was honored at many away venues.
RockHounds hand Springfield its fifth straight loss
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–Remember back a month ago when the Texas League season started? The Springfield Cardinals set a franchise record with a nine game winning streak to start the campaign. That’s a distant memory, and Thursday night the Cardinals were trying to snap a four game losing streak. And a win would keep Springfield all alone […]
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