Missouri State

Honors
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Spring 2023, Spring 2024)
• MVC Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)

Senior/Career Summary
Made 21 appearances with one start in his final season with the Bears...Served as a team captain in 2024...Picked up the first winning decision of his career with 1.2 shutout innings at ULM (Feb. 16) in the season opener...Struck out 15 batters on the season...Season long of two scoreless innings came May 17 against Southern Illinois...For his career, made 32 appearances, pitching 34 innings with 26 strikeouts, a 6.35 ERA, 1-3 record and one save.

2023 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Made season debut with the Bears on April 15 and pitched 15 innings with a 4.20 ERA, 11 strikeouts and one save on the year...Began the year with three straight scoreless outings, including 2.1 hitless frames with a pair of strikeouts in the win over No. 7 Arkansas at Hammons Field (April 25)...Struck out three in two scoreless innings for the save in the series opener at Southern Illinois (May 12)...Yielded one hit in a season-long three innings against Murray State in the MVC Tournament (May 24)...Did not allow a home run.

Background
Spent his freshman season at Tennessee and sophomore year at Crowder College in Neosho, Mo....Redshirted in 2021 for the College World Series bound Vols and made the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll....Helped the Crowder Roughriders to a JUCO World Series appearance and 54-13 record in 2022, going 2-1 on the mound in 16 relief appearances with 22 strikeouts, a .239 opponent average and 5.01 ERA in 23.1 innings...Two-way star at nearby Logan-Rogersville High, where he was an all-district pick in 2018 and 2019 and a second-team all-state selection as junior in 2019...High school senior season was canceled due to COVID-19.

Personal
Reed Metz is the son of David and Jill Metz...Born Feb. 5, 2002, in Springfield, Mo....Sister Emma swam at Missouri State from 2015-18...Management and leadership major.