SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Single-game tickets and eight-game mini-plans for Missouri State's 23-game 2017 home baseball schedule will go on sale Monday, Feb. 13, through the MSU Athletics Box Office.
Highlighting the home portion of MSU's schedule will be three-game non-conference series against Central Arkansas (March 3-5) and Memphis (March 17-19), as well as midweek games regional rivals Oral Roberts (March 28), Kansas (April 4), Arkansas (April 11) and Missouri (April 25). The Bears will host four Missouri Valley Conference weekend series, beginning with a three-game league-opening set against Bradley (March 31-April 2) and continuing with match-ups against Dallas Baptist (April 7-9), Wichita State (April 21-23) and Indiana State (May 12-14).
Bears' single-game tickets are priced at $5 for the general public, $2.50 for Missouri State faculty and staff, $2 for students and $4 per adult ($2 for children) for groups of 20 or more for the 2017 season. All children ages 12 and under will require a $2 ticket for admission. Eight-game mini-plans, which allow fans to the opportunity to customize their own ticket package by selecting seats to eight home games of their choice, will also be available for $32 per person.
Season-ticket packages are also on sale, with lower-level reserved chairback seats available for $100 to the general public, $50 for Missouri State faculty and staff and $20 for students. Students must show a valid and current BearPass Card along with a student ticket to gain entry to Hammons Field. Missouri State is also offering complimentary season-long admission for up to two children (ages 12 and under) with the purchase of two 2017 season tickets.
The Bears, who finished with a 38-21 season record last spring, will welcome back 15 letterwinners, including six position starters and the bulk of a deep 2016 pitching staff. Junior third baseman
Jake Burger returns after earning All-America honors each of his first two seasons as a Bear, as does senior closer
Bryan Young and three-year regulars
Blake Graham and
Aaron Meyer.
Missouri State will christen its 2017 campaign Feb. 17 in Lake Charles, La., where it will take on Rhode Island to open play at the Lake View Classic.
For additional season ticket information or to place your order in person, visit the Old Missouri Bank Ticket Window at JQH Arena during normal box office hours, call (417) 836-7678 or (888) 476-7849 (toll-free). Requests may also be placed online through MissouriStateBears.com, or by calling (417) 836-8899.
