Missouri State

Background: Yingling joins the Bears as a highly-decorated left-handed hurler who set St. Louis Lindbergh High School's program record for career victories (16) ... Named a Perfect Game Preseason All-American in each of his final two prep seasons, and picked up postseason All-Central Region and honorable mention All-America recognition from PG in 2017 ... Rated by Prep Baseball Report as the top graduating prep left-hander in the state of Missouri, Yingling was a two-time All-Suburban West Conference honoree who went 16-4 with a 1.88 earned run average for his prep career, including a junior year that included 77 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings  that resulted in a second-team Missouri Class 5 All-State nod ... Helped lead the Flyers state semifinal appearance in 2016 ... Went 7-0 with a 1.34 ERA as part of a conference and district championship Lindbergh squad as a sophomore in 2015.

Personal: Dennis Mitchell Yingling is the son of Dean and Carol Yingling ... Born Sept. 6, 1998, in Springfield, Mo. ... Plans to major in business management at MSU.