Missouri State University

• Location: Springfield, MO
• Nickname: Bears
• Conference: Conference USA 2026- ; Missouri Valley Conference 1991-2025; Association of Mid-Continent Universities 1984-1990; Division-I Independent 1983; Division-II Independent 1982; Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1966-1981
• Ballpark: Hammons Field

College World Series Appearances: 1 2003

Missouri State University was known as Southwest Missouri State College through 1972 and Southwest Missouri State University through 2004. Missouri State has had only two coaches in the program's history

Division II College World Series runner-up in 1969

Players who went here

Coaches

• Bill Rowe, 1964-1982
• Keith Guttin, 1983-2024
• Joey Hawkins, 2025-present

Assistant Coaches

• Jim Brady
• Paul Evans, 1989-2022
• Keith Guttin, 1979-1981
• Joey Hawkins, 2023-2024
• Matt Lawson, 2018-2021
• Craig Massoni, 2020

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1964	6-12
1965	5-9
1966	13-11	4-6
1967	12-13	4-5
1968	12-8	3-4
1969	27-10	11-1	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1970	23-13	9-3	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1971	21-11	8-4
1972	17-16	5-7
1973	19-11	4-6
1974	21-11	8-4
1975	21-12	10-5
1976	23-13	11-5
1977	24-13	9-5	Division II Regionals
1978	28-10	11-4	Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1979	27-18	6-2	Division II Regionals
1980	32-13	11-1	Division II Regionals
1981	32-12	12-0
1982	31-14-1		Division II Regionals / Division II CWS
1983	32-11
1984	35-22		AMCU
1985	24-16	5-3	AMCU
1986	47-14	11-1	AMCU
1987	38-14	7-3	AMCU / CWS Regionals
1988	41-17	12-0	AMCU
1989	41-10	8-2	AMCU
1990	42-15	11-0	Mid-Con
1991	40-22	14-10	MVC
1992	31-23	10-11	MVC
1993	32-23	14-6	MVC
1994	31-23	13-7	MVC
1995	37-21	18-13	MVC / CWS Regionals
1996	32-25	18-11	MVC / CWS Regionals
1997	35-25	16-10	MVC / CWS Regionals
1998	32-21	19-13	MVC
1999	38-19	18-11	MVC / CWS Regionals
2000	24-33	15-17	MVC
2001	36-22	22-10	MVC
2002	43-21	19-13	MVC / CWS Regionals
2003	40-26	19-11	MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS
2004	31-28	19-12	MVC
2005	26-29	10-14
2006	33-22	15-8	MVC
2007	23-34	7-17	MVC
2008	40-17	18-6	MVC
2009	34-20	17-5	MVC
2010	21-34	6-15	MVC
2011	33-23	11-9	MVC
2012	40-22	13-7	MVC / CWS Regionals
2013	31-23	12-9	MVC
2014	26-31	9-12	MVC
2015	49-12	18-3	MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2016	38-21	7-13	MVC
2017	43-20	18-1	MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals
2018	40-17	18-3	MVC / CWS Regionals
2019	20-36	10-11	MVC
2020	9-8	0-0
2021	21-23	11-13	MVC
2022	31-29	8-13	MVC / CWS Regionals
2023	33-23	18-9	MVC
2024	23-34	11-16	MVC