Missouri Southern State University

• Location: Joplin, MO
• Nickname: Lions
• Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1993-present; Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1990-1992; Central States Intercollegiate Conference 1977-1989, NAIA District 16 1972-1976
• Division: II
• Ballpark: Joe Becker Stadium

Division-II College World Series runner-up in 1991

NAIA College World Series runner-up in 1978

The school was founded in 1937 as Joplin Junior College and was known as Missouri Southern State College from 1977 to 2003 and Missouri Southern State University-Joplin from 2003 to 2005.

Head Coaches

• Ed Wuch - 1972-1976
• Warren Turner - 1977-2007
• Bryce Darnell - 2008-Present

People who went here

• Bryce Darnell, college coach
• Ken Grundt, pitcher
• Ken Henderson, college coach
• Fred Landers, minor league infielder
• Steve Luebber, pitcher

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1972	11-13
1973	13-13
1974	33-19
1975	33-15		NAIA District Tournaments
1976	30-20-1		NAIA District Tournaments
1977	15-29	1-9
1978	24-16		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1979	29-24		NAIA District Tournaments
1980	29-30		NAIA District Tournaments
1981	31-26		NAIA District Tournaments
1982	23-24
1983	15-24		NAIA District Tournaments
1984	22-22		NAIA District Tournaments
1985	33-25	4-2	NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments
1986	36-27		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1987	38-22		NAIA District Tournaments / NAIA Area Tournaments / NAIA CWS
1988	23-26		NAIA District Tournaments
1989	36-22		NAIA District Tournaments
1990	25-15	13-1	Division II Regionals
1991	48-13	13-2	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1992	44-13	10-2	Division II Regionals Division II CWS
1993	19-21-1	11-6-1
1994	31-17	12-3
1995	43-13	17-3	Division II Regionals
1996	32-23	12-6
1997	27-23-1	12-10
1998	21-20	12-8
1999	11-32	5-16
2000	32-23-1	17-11
2001	36-20	21-7	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2002	29-20	17-9	MIAA
2003	27-23	15-15
2004	20-28	10-17
2005	24-28	15-15
2006	11-39	6-24
2007	18-32	11-24
2008	19-33	16-20
2009	35-20	24-10	MIAA
2010	28-26	20-18	MIAA
2011	24-26	20-24
2012	32-19	23-17	MIAA
2013	34-22	23-16	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2014	24-26	17-23
2015	40-14	26-6	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2016	32-20	22-17	MIAA
2017	29-26	18-18	MIAA
2018	27-23	15-21
2019	35-21	23-10	MIAA / Division II Regionals
2020	16-5	3-3
2021	30-12	22-11	MIAA
2022	29-23	17-16	MIAA
2023	45-17	25-8	MIAA / Division II Regionals