No matter how the Fayetteville Regional plays out, the Missouri State Bears will need to seek vengeance if they want to reach the College World Series.
Missouri State’s road to the college baseball Super Regionals passes through Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Oral Roberts University. The common denominator? All three teams defeated Missouri State during the 2017 regular season.
Missouri State (40-17) opens NCAA Tournament play Friday at 2 p.m. against Oklahoma State (30-25).
Bears head coach Keith Guttin sees all three opponents as quality foes, but continues to stress a “one game at a time” approach he stuck with all season.