Missouri State

Background: Kyle Boschert played the first two seasons of his college career at Jefferson College in Hillsboro, Mo., for head coach and former MSU assistant Sam Carel ... Boschert pitched in 18 games in 2007, finishing with a 9-4 record and 2.66 ERA with 65 strikeouts over 71 innings ... Went 7-2 on the hill with a 2.60 ERA as a freshman in 2006 ... At St. Charles (Mo.) High School, Boschert went 9-2 with a 1.60 ERA as a senior and 7-2 with a 2.20 ERA his junior season, striking out 169 batters in his final two years ... He was a first-team all-state selection after his senior year and earned first-team all-district nods his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Kyle David Boschert was born October 25, 1986, to David and Cindy Boschert in St. Charles, Mo. ... He has one sister, Amy ... Academic major is general business.