Spartan Baseball’s Two-Time All-American
Orlando Olivera is among a small percentage of athletes who have found success in a game of failure, and he added consistency to his success by being named first-team All-American twice during his college career. Along the way, he established himself as one of the best players to wear the Spartan uniform.
The Comeback Kid: Carter Mize
Among the sea of transfer students participating in the athletics program at Missouri Baptist University is senior baseball standout Carter Mize, whose transfer story is quite unique compared to many. Carter Mize, who is a senior majoring in communications studies, swings at a pitch during a Spartan baseball game. Mize, who transferred to MBU after […]
COVID-19 Affects Eligibility for Athletes
Coronavirus has suspended life as we know it, and student-athletes’ last remaining games of the 2020 spring season have been taken away. As they mourn losing their opportunity to play, the NAIA has stepped up in a big way, granting all students who lost their season extra eligibility.
MBU to MLB: One Spartan’s Big League Dream Coming True
Josh Fuentes, who played at Missouri Baptist University five years ago, is now the 11th-rated prospect in the Colorado Rockies organization, according to MLB.com, and he looks to continue his success as he got called up to the Big Leagues this week, delivering a base hit in his first-ever Major League at-bat. Photos courtesy of […]
CA-2-The Lou
No. I don’t get homesick, even though I am nearly 2,000 miles from my hometown of Turlock, California. In fact, St. Louis reminds me of California in a weird way. Nothing is the same between the Midwest and the West Coast, but the love I have for them individually is identical. Photos by Trevor Chaney […]
Pieology Takes Pizza to a Fine Science
We all have that one TV show we are obsessed with, the one we love indulging in and binge watching. How does an obsession form and how long is too long to be obsessing with something on a screen?
A New Perspective
New MBU student John Hagan seeks to make a difference in the lives of his baseball teammates. Photo by Jesse Kassebaum
Spartan Baseball’s Fall World Series
The MBU baseball team finished up its fall season with a Spartan’s World Series against each other last week. The Spartan baseball team was divided up into two teams, blue and grey, and the Spartans played a five-game series to see who was the better of the two teams.
MBU Baseball vs. Freed-Hardeman University
The MBU Spartans baseball team hosted a blue-out event Friday, April 17, where fans were encouraged to bring couches to receive free food. Many were in attendance and the Spartans split the double-header with the Freed-Hardeman University Lions.
A Day in the Life of an MBU Baseball Player
Ever wonder what it’s like to travel with a sports team? This video gives you an opportunity to spend a day (or a few) with members of the MBU baseball team as they practice, travel and play.