Missouri State has had a roster full of baseball greats in the program's 53-year history.
Ryan Howard, Bill Mueller, Matt Cepicky, Scott Bailes, Ross Detwiler, Shawn Marcum and Brad Ziegler are among those who used big college careers with the Bears as a springboard to careers in the big leagues.
As the Bears prepare for Friday’s season opener against Rhode Island, they may have the best player in the history of the program manning third base.
Jake Burger is a junior who has made the Missouri Valley Conference his personal playground since arriving on campus in the fall of 2014 from CBC High School in Chesterfield.