One of the cruelest things you can do to Missouri State head coach Keith Guttin is bring up the final game of the Bears' 2022 NCAA Tournament run.
Holding on to a 12-0 lead over seventh-ranked Oklahoma State after three innings, Missouri State was anything but comfortable when it figured to be short on available arms heading into the remainder of the game. Those fears turned into a five-hour nightmare as the Cowboys came back to win 29-15 in the highest-scoring baseball game in NCAA Tournament history.
Having had one of the best offenses in college baseball, the priority for the offseason was clear.