SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State head coach Joey Hawkins announced Thursday the commitments of 11 players, with eight high school standouts and three junior college players set to join the Bears in the 2026-27 school year.
 
Missouri State's newest commitments include:
Simon Baker • 6-4 • 215 • OF/RHP • Cochrane, Alberta • Cochrane High/Gonzaga/Cloud County CC
Adrian Bermudez • 5-9 • 175 • RHP • Miramar, Fla. • West Broward High
Christian Iriotakis • 6-3 • 200 • OF/1B • Toronto, Ontario • St. Michael's College School
Ethan Lindor • 5-10 • 170 • OF • Pembroke Pines, Fla. • West Broward High
Cole Milliken • 5-11 • 180 • IF • Lebanon, Mo. • Lebanon High
Noah Powell • 5-11 • 180 • RHP • Toronto, Ontario • York Mills Collegiate Institute
Nick Riordan • 6-0 • 170 • MIF • Knoxville, Tenn. • Knox Central High
Jett Sutton • 6-4 • 205 • RHP • Marion, Ark. • Marion High/Arkansas State/Mineral Area College
Cole Teltschik • 6-2 • 195 • C • Colorado Springs, Colo. • Discovery Canyon Campus
Brody Wilson • 6-5 • 230 • RHP • Springfield, Mo. • Kickapoo High
Kameron Yearsley • 5-10 • 205 • OF/1B • Yorkville, Ill. • Yorkville High/John A. Logan College

Player Summaries:
 
Simon Baker • 6-4 • 215 • OF/RHP • Cochrane, Alberta • Cochrane High/Gonzaga/Cloud County CC
Baker redshirted in 2025 at Gonzaga and will play the 2026 campaign at Cloud County Community College in Kansas. The western Canada native spent two seasons on the nation's U18 National Team and won MVP honors at the Canadian Futures Showcase in 2023, batting .500 with four runs, three RBIs and three stolen bases at the event. Baker also played volleyball and basketball in high school, earning his conference's defensive player of the year award in basketball in 2023.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Baker:
"One of the best JUCO athletes in the country, Simon will have a chance to impact games in several different ways as a true two-way talent. Offensively he will be a physical left-handed bat with solid plate discipline skills that has the speed to go play CF. On the mound, he gives us an arm with tremendous upside. Already sitting 90-93 with his fastball with an elite slider, we look forward to him throwing a ton of impactful innings next year."

 
Adrian Bermudez • 5-9 • 175 • RHP • Miramar, Fla. • West Broward High
Bermudez and has pitched and hit for the West Broward Bobcats his first three seasons, earning the team's two-way player of the year award following both his sophomore and junior years. He pitched 18 innings and struck out 16 with a 2.70 ERA as a freshman, then struck out 32 in 28 innings with a 1.46 ERA his sophomore year in addition to batting .225. As a junior, Bermudez hit .348 and fanned 31 batters in 31 innings with a 2.40 ERA. He is a high school teammate of fellow signee Ethan Lindor.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Bermudez:
"Adrian is an undersized but athletic right-handed arm who has competed in one of the top baseball states in the country over his high school career. Adrian is a high tempo pitcher who will fill it up with strikes and not be afraid to attack hitters with his arsenal. Adrian is an arm who can really spin the baseball with his slider as his best pitch, and we look forward to getting him into our development system where we feel like he can make some gains quickly."

 
Christian Iriotakis • 6-3 • 200 • OF/1B • Toronto, Ontario • St. Michael's College School
Iriotakis has enjoyed success at the high school, club and provincial levels throughout his career. With the Toronto Mets of the Canadian Premier Baseball League, Iriotakis slashed .403/483/.630 on the 15U team, .370/.477/.622 on the 16U team, and .373/492/.697 with the 17U club. He was selected to the Prospect Games his freshman and sophomore seasons and played for Team Ontario at the Canada Games his junior year, batting .500 in the event. He was also named a top 50 athlete at the Canadian Futures Showcase that year. Iriotakis has helped his high school team to the city finals each year as well. His brother plays baseball at William & Mary.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Iriotakis:
"One of the top hitters in the whole country of Canada, Christian joins us from the Toronto area where we have had a ton of success adding future Bears. Christian is as pure as it comes from the left side of the plate with the bat and has a frame that is physically ready to play at this level. With added strength, he could become an elite power hitter combined with plate discipline at our level. We see Christian making an immediate impact in our lineup as a run producer who can play both corner outfield and first base."

 
Ethan Lindor • 5-10 • 170 • OF • Pembroke Pines, Fla. • West Broward High
Lindor is a two-time all-state selection by the Florida High School Athletic Association in Class 7A. He was West Broward High's offensive MVP his junior season with a .308 average, 27 runs, 19 steals and 17 RBIs on the way to second-team all-state honors. An honorable all-state choice his sophomore year after batting .291 with a .467 on-base percentage, 21 runs, 16 RBIs, 19 stolen bases and a combined 27 walks and HBP. Lindor scored 10 runs and stole six bases in limited plate appearances his freshman year. He is a high school teammate of fellow signee Adrian Bermudez.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Lindor:
"Ethan is an extremely athletic outfielder that has the ability to impact the game on both the bases and on defense with his speed as a separator. Ethan is a player we see really taking off in our offensive development system where he can be a player who possesses very impactful tools. We look forward to him using his experience playing high level Florida high school baseball to his advantage as a freshman."

 
Cole Milliken • 5-11 • 180 • IF • Lebanon, Mo. • Lebanon High
Milliken has hit above .400 all three seasons at Lebanon High, beginning with a .415 season and freshman offensive player of the year honors in 2023. As a sophomore, he batted .409 with 11 doubles, 35 runs and 33 RBIs as Lebanon's varsity rookie of the year. Milliken picked up second-team all-Central Ozark Conference honors his junior season with a .465 average, 51 hits, 20 RBIs ad 35 runs scored.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Milliken:
"No other way to describe Cole other than his pure ability to hit. Someone who is constantly on the barrel as a line drive hitter, Cole can bring a lot to our program as a true bat to ball player. Cole is a local product from Lebanon, Mo., who will fit in nicely as a potential long term utility player who can impact a lineup at any time."

 
Noah Powell • 5-11 • 180 • RHP • Toronto, Ontario • York Mills Collegiate Institute
Another prospect from the Bears' Canadian recruiting pipeline, Powell helped his high school team to a pair of district titles and two city championships during his four seasons. He also earned a spot on the Canadian Junior National Team each of the last two years.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Powell:
"Noah is a very athletic right-handed arm with twitch and plenty of room to grow. He displays a 90-93 mph fastball and has touched 95 over the past year. He combines a sharp slider and a developing changeup with his fastball, and his overall skill set gives Noah a chance to make a huge impact as a freshman arm next year."

 
Nick Riordan • 6-0 • 170 • MIF • Knoxville, Tenn. • Knox Central High
Riordan has accumulated 114 hits and 56 stolen bases through his first three seasons with the Knox Central Bobcats, posting a on-base percentage of .426 or higher each year. He batted .278 with 19 steals as a freshman in helping the club to its first region appearance in 22 years. The Bobcats returned to the region playoffs his sophomore year after he batted .370 with a .496 OBP, four homers and 23 steals as an all-district and all-region selection. He received the same awards as a junior, batting .410 with a .488 OBP, 11 homers and 14 stolen bases.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Riordan:
"Nick is an athlete who shows twitch, speed and bat speed on a baseball field all while still having a ton of physical upside. He possesses a smooth left-handed swing with some natural in-game power with more to come, as well as the ability to be the best athlete on the field while playing in the middle of the diamond. Nick is a multi-tool player who we see making an exciting impact as a freshman." 

 
Jett Sutton • 6-4 • 205 • RHP • Marion, Ark. • Marion High/Arkansas State/Mineral Area College
Sutton will pitch the 2026 season for Mineral Area College in Park Hills, Mo., after two seasons at Arkansas State. He enjoyed a successful prep career at Marion High in Arkansas, winning a state title his junior year and allowing one earned run in 23.1 innings with 30 strikeouts. As a senior, Sutton fanned 45 in 30.1 innings, posting a 1.9 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Sutton:
"Jett potentially has the best slider in the JUCO market this fall. He will bring a powerful arsenal to us with a frame that has a ton of upside. Jett sits 90-94 and has topped 95 with the fastball, his slider is hard with sweeper action to it, and he also has a developing changeup. We see him slotting into our pitching staff as a rotation arm or high-leverage pitcher out of the bullpen next year."

 
Cole Teltschik • 6-2 • 195 • C • Colorado Springs, Colo. • Discovery Canyon Campus
Teltschik has piled up 21 home runs, 33 doubles and 103 RBIs in his first three high school seasons. He earned team MVP honors as a freshman, leading the Thunder with a 4.53 average, .960 slugging percentage, 1.477 OPS, 17 doubles, seven homers and 38 RBIs. He was a MaxPreps Freshman All-American that year and an honorable mention all-state selection in addition to first-team all-Pikes Peak Athletic Conference and first-team all-area laurels. As a sophomore, he hit .393 with and slugged .721 with a 1.289 OPS, driving in 24 runs with five doubles and five homers while helping the Thunder to their first ever playoff win. Teltschik batted .516 and slugged .1.141 with a 1.763 OPS as a junior, picking up first-team all-state, all-conference and all-area honors as the team MVP with nine homers, 41 RBIs and 21 extra-base hits.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Teltschik:
"Cole is the perfect example of what you want in the catching position. He is a hard-nosed ball player who is already advanced physically to take the toll of being a college catcher. Cole flashes advanced receiving and blocking skills behind the plate and will be a right-handed hitter who will blossom in our offensive development system. We're excited to add Cole's leadership ability into our program."

 
Brody Wilson • 6-5 • 230 • RHP • Springfield, Mo. • Kickapoo High
Wilson is coming off a first-team all-Central Ozark Conference junior season during which he tallied 50 strikeouts with a 0.7 earned run average for the Chiefs. He posted a 1.50 ERA as a freshman.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Wilson:
"Brody is a physical right-handed arm from the well-known local program of Kickapoo High School. Brody is one of the fastest rising arms in the state of Missouri with his low slot crossfire fastball that flashes 87-91 and the ability to throw both his breaking ball and changeup for strikes. With Brody's physical frame and strike throwing ability we see him being an exciting arm to build around on our pitching staff."

 
Kameron Yearsley • 5-10 • 205 • OF/1B • Yorkville, Ill. • Yorkville High/John A. Logan College
Yearsley his .351 and slugged .649 as a freshman for John A. Logan College's conference championship club following a standout prep career at Yorkville (Ill.) High). He helped the Foxes to a conference title as a sophomore, then batted .526 his junior year. Yearsley was a first-team all-state pick his senior year after batting .462.
 
Head Coach Joey Hawkins on Yearsley:
"One of the top hitters in the Midwest JUCO region, Kameron will make an immediate impact in the middle of our lineup. Could not be more excited about his blend of both natural contact ability paired with true in-game power which flashed some loud exit velocities this fall. Kameron is an exciting athlete we see slotting into our projected outfield or first base positions next year."