Playing with a new purpose, the Bears found different ways to win ballgames as they stayed undefeated in Missouri Valley play.
Missouri State (30-13, 11-0) came from behind in both games to sweep Evansville.
As if the Bears weren’t motivated enough already, the season-ending injury to senior second baseman Aaron Meyer gave them that extra push on their road to Omaha, Nebraska.
“We already had enough motivation,” senior first baseman Justin Paulsen said after Missouri State’s Tuesday win over Missouri. “It sucks that he had to go down like that for us to get even more motivation, but it’s just one of those things where we have to rally behind that.