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Bears know they can count on Jake Burger

Harrison Keegan/News-Leader

In the biggest at-bat of the season so far, Missouri State coach Keith Guttin wasn't worried.

The Bears had climbed back from a 3-0 deficit Thursday against Southern Illinois to tie the game at 3-3, but they needed one more hit to break through.

Enter Jake Burger.

The Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year crushed a grand slam over the left-field wall in the bottom of the seventh inning to spark a 13-3 Bears win.

Guttin said he felt confident when he saw Burger step up to the plate.