Bears Tie Record with 10 Steals, Beat Memphis 13-12

Sunday, March 8

Springfield

1:00 p.m.

Missouri State University

10-5

Memphis

3-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Memphis	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	1	12	14	2
Missouri State	7	1	0	0	2	0	3	0	X	13	11	4

Bears Tie Record with 10 Steals, Beat Memphis 13-12

March 08, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

By: MSU Athletics Communications

SPRINGFIELD – Missouri State tied a school record with 10 stolen bases and held on to an early 10-1 lead Sunday afternoon with a 13-12 victory over Memphis to complete a second consecutive series sweep at Hammons Field.

It was the Bears' trademark power game early that led to a seven-run first inning, with three-run shots by Curry Sutherland and Gabe Roessler followed by a Jax Ryan RBI single that made it 7-1.

Taeg Gollert stole home in the second and Ryan added a two-run double for a 10-1 advantage in a fifth inning during which the Bears (10-5) stole five bags.

The Tigers (3-12) roared back with a two-run homer in the sixth and a six-run seventh to close to 10-9.

Charlie Carter led off the bottom of the seventh with a solo home run, then Ryan stole his third bag of the game before Gollert added a two-run single for 13-9. Ryan became the first Bear with three steals since 2021, while Carter and Jackson Beaman also swiped two bases in helping Mo State to the record-tying 10 thefts that previously occurred in 1985 and 1986.

Memphis scored two more in the eighth and got a two-out solo homer in the ninth before Tyler Charlton eventually nailed down his first save of the year.

Owen Slater (2-1) threw six strong innings in the start, allowing two earned runs and striking out a career-high seven batters.

Ryan had three hits and three RBIs, while Gollert, Logan Fyffe and Carter notched two-hit games. Caden Bogenpohl walked twice to tie Spencer Johnson for second on the school's career list with 133.

Missouri State hits the road for a 3 p.m. Tuesday contest at SEMO before opening Conference USA play with a Marh 13-15 series at Liberty.

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BSB vs. Memphis on March 8, 2026. Brian Long/Missouri State University

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Slater, Owen (2-1)

L: David Case (1-3)

S: Charlton, Tyler (1)

Memphis

Batting:

2B: Freddy Rodriguez 1 ; Shane Cox 1

HR: Shane Cox 1 ; Michael Gupton 1

RBI: Javon Hernandez 1 ; Freddy Rodriguez 2 ; Shane Cox 1 ; Michael Gupton 4 ; Jack Little 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Javon Hernandez 1 ; James Smith IV 1 ; Shane Cox 3 ; Webb Watson 2 ; Michael Gupton 3 ; Jack Little 1 ; Parker Price 1

SB: Javon Hernandez 1 ; Freddy Rodriguez 1 ; Shane Cox 1 ; Michael Gupton 1

HBP: Javon Hernandez 1 ; Webb Watson 1 ; Parker Price 1

Missouri State

Batting:

2B: Ryan, Jax 1

HR: Sutherland, Curry 1 ; Roessler, Gabe 1 ; Carter, Charlie 1

RBI: Ryan, Jax 3 ; Sutherland, Curry 3 ; Gollert, Taeg 2 ; Roessler, Gabe 3 ; Carter, Charlie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Ryan, Jax 2 ; Bogenpohl, Caden 1 ; Sutherland, Curry 2 ; Gollert, Taeg 1 ; Fyffe, Logan 1 ; Beaman, Jackson 2 ; Roessler, Gabe 1 ; Carter, Charlie 3