SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State baseball coach Keith Guttin announced the addition of six players to the 2011 squad Friday. Patrick Drake, Ryan Hafner, Spiker Helms, Jordan Shipers, Conor Smith and Seth Swafford have committed to the Bears and will begin attending Missouri State in the 2010-11 school year.

Patrick Drake, SS/RHP • Webb City, Mo. • Webb City HS

Drake is a 6-2, 185-pound shortstop and pitcher from Webb City High. Drake helped the Cardinals to a 14-7 record last season, hitting .378 with six homers and 21 RBIs on the way to first-team all-area and all-conference honors as a shortstop. Drake led Webb City to a runner-up state finish as a sophomore and earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-area honors as a utility player. Drake also plays quarterback and defensive back for the powerful Webb City football team. He is the younger brother of Brayden Drake, MSU’s starting third baseman from 2006-09 and the 2009 MVC Player of the Year.

Ryan Hafner, RHP • Lee’s Summit, Mo. • Lee’s Summit West HS

A 6-6, 215-pound hurler, Hafner has been a first-team all-conference pitcher the past two seasons while also earning all-conference recognition as a first baseman. Hafner’s team has posted unbeaten 10-0 conference marks the last two seasons. As a junior, Hafner went 5-2 with a 2.02 ERA. He struck out 63 batters and allowed 28 hits in 45 innings.

Spiker Helms, INF • Wildwood, Mo. • St. Francis Borgia HS • Longview Community College

A switch-hitting middle infielder, the 6-foot Helms will join the Bears from Longview Community College in Kansas City. He hit .353 for the Lakers as a freshman, driving in 29 runs with 14 extra-base hits on the way to an all-region selection. At St. Francis Borgia in Washington, Mo., Helms enjoyed a standout high school career in the field and on the mound. He hit .449 with 26 RBIs and 35 runs scored as a senior with a 7-2 pitching mark, 1.84 ERA, 61 strikeouts and a .176 opponent average. As a junior, Helms hit .397 with 21 RBIs and went 4-2 with a 2.50 ERA on the mound. Helms hit .295 with 22 RBIs as a sophomore and posted a 6-0 record and a 1.30 ERA. He was a two-time all-state and three-time all-district choice as a prep.

Jordan Shipers, LHP • Bethany, Mo. • South Harrison HS

A highly sought after prospect whose high school does not play baseball, Shipers has made a name for himself at several prestigious summer and fall tournaments. The 5-11 southpaw struck out 13 batters in five shutout innings last month at the World Wood Bat Association World Championship tournament in Jupiter, Fla., playing as a member of the Sandlot/Midwest Scout Team based out of Oologah, Okla. He nearly pitched a perfect game against Oklahoma at the 2009 Sunbelt Tournament, and pitched in the Area Code Games, one of the nation’s top high school tournaments, in August 2009. Players participated in regional tryouts to be selected for one of the eight teams represented at the tournament in Long Beach, Calif.

Conor Smith, C/IF • Ballwin, Mo. • Parkway West HS

A high school teammate of MSU freshman outfielder Keenen Maddox at Parkway West High in the St. Louis area, Smith hit .388 as a junior with eight homers and 26 RBIs. Half of Smith’s hits went for extra bases as he accumulated an .821 slugging percentage and .518 slugging figure. Smith has been a first-team all-conference pick each of the last two seasons.

Seth Swafford, LHP • Hillsboro, Mo. • Hillsboro HS • Jefferson College

A 6-foot, 185-pound pitcher, Swafford earned all-region and all-conference honors and was named Jefferson College Pitcher of the Year as a true freshman in 2008 before redshirting last season. In 2008, Swafford was 7-1 with a 4.10 ERA, 82 strikeouts and a .202 opponent average in 52.2 innings pitched. He ranked second nationally in strikeouts per nine innings. As a prep at Hillsboro High, he was an all-conference, all-district and all-state choice as well as the Jefferson County MVP.