Missouri State

SPRINGFIELD – Visiting Jacksonville State won the rubber match of the weekend Conference USA series against Missouri State by an 11-4 final Sunday afternoon at Route 66 Stadium.
 
On a day when the Bears honored their 2026 seniors prior to the game, Jax State took control with a four-run second inning to hand Mo State is first home series loss in the last two seasons.
 
Two bunt singles followed by a three-run homer set the tone for the Gamecocks (38-10, 20-4) in the second inning, though the Bears (27-17, 15-9) responded in the bottom half with a 425-foot home run by Caden Bogenpohl (6^th) and Carter Bergman sac fly to make it 4-2.
 
The teams exchanged runs in the fourth and fifth frames, with the Bears scoring on additional sac flies by Bergman and Bogenpohl to make it 6-4 in favor of Jax State.
 
The Gamecocks scored twice more in the sixth and seventh frames and added another run in the eighth for the 11-4 final margin as the Bears struggled to push runs across against the fifth-ranked ERA in the country.
 
Logan Fyffe and Jax Ryan collected two hits apiece with Fyffe swatting his 19^th double of the season. Bogenpohl scored twice, and Bryce Cermenelli's hitting streak ended at 26 games, the fourth-best in program history.
 
The pitching staff issued a season-high 10 walks and hit two batters.
 
The Bears remain at home for an 11 a.m. Tuesday contest with Kansas State.