Missouri State

2025 (Redshirt Freshman)
Pitched in 20 games with one start...Logged 13.2 innings with 10 strikeouts and a 9.22 ERA...Ended the year with six consecutive scoreless outings beginning April 18...Fanned a pair in two hitless innings at Wichita State (March 7) for season highs in both categories...Kept the opposition from scoring in 12 of 20 appearances.

2024 (Freshman)
Redshirt season at Missouri State while recovering from injury.

Background
All-state selection at Logan-Rogersville High his senior season as a classmate of fellow Bear Curry Sutherland...Went 7-0 with a 0.84 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 33.1 innings...Also batted .385 with 14 RBI in 18 games in the lineup for a club that held the No. 1 ranking in the state for much of the season...Played for Hartville (Mo.) High to begin his prep career, where he earned Class 3 first-team all-state honors as a utility player his sophomore and junior seasons...As a junior, struck out 89 hitters in 51 innings with a 1.23 ERA, adding a .466 average with five homers, 13 doubles, 30 runs scored and 39 RBI on the offensive side...Went 3-1 with a 0.56 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 50 innings his sophomore season, adding a .396 batting average with 38 RBI....Rated as the No. 6 lefty in Missouri’s 2023 class.

Personal
Brody McNiel is the son of Cody and Karissa McNiel...Born May 3, 2004 in Springfield, Mo....Majoring in sport and park administration.