Before a mid-March game when Missouri State baseball was set to open a three-game series against Southern Illinois Edwardsville, Nick Rodriguez arrived at Hammons Field to find that he was slotted to ...

After turning in one of the great seasons in Missouri State baseball history, Nick Rodriguez has been selected in the 2025 MLB Draft. The Los Angeles Angels picked Rodriguez in the 10th round with the ...

After having a rough fall season during his freshman year, Nick Rodriguez found himself as a bullpen catcher at Charleston Southern. With professional baseball aspirations, the shortstop knew he was ...

Hello everyone, I’m Dan Lucy on the Ozarks First digital desk. The post season has started for the Missouri State baseball Bears. MoState is the second seed in the Valley tournament which is being ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo–A couple of Bears heard their names called by Major League Baseball. The 2025 draft concluded Monday with 16 more rounds of picks. And ten was the lucky number for a couple of Missouri ...

It took Nick Rodriguez four seasons before he could wear his preferred jersey number. Coincidently his No. 5, became the number of consecutive state championships won by St. Thomas Aquinas. They won ...