Missouri State is in unfamiliar territory going into the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.
Yes, they’re playing the tournament at Hammons Field, but they’re also coming off of a loss in the Missouri Valley Conference for the first time since last season’s championship game of the Missouri Valley tournament.
But strangely enough, a loss might just be what the Bears needed to get their focus back.
“I think it was a good loss for us,” junior third baseman Jake Burger said while looking up real quick, realizing what he just said. “I mean, no loss is a good loss, but it kinda locked us back in for the tournament.