Jayden Pettus

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Co-Editor-in-Chief at The Standard (Springfield, MO)

Co-Editor-in-Chief for The Standard at Missouri State Springfield Cardinals local reporter for https://t.co/DguRgKFiYo

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Missouri State football player Todric Mcgee dead at 21

1 week ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

Missouri State University football senior Todric McGee passed away at a local hospital early Saturday morning, according to a press release by MSU Athletic Communications. Per the release, McGee sustained injuries at his residence on Friday, but details from the incident remain under investigation by local authorities. "Our football family is in shock and in mourning at the loss of (McGee)," said Bears head coach Ryan Beard in the statement.
Baseball Bears shocked by Wichita State, lose three of three

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team was swept by the Wichita State University Shockers in a three-game road series over the weekend. Carrying a three-game winning streak into the weekend, it looked like the Bears’ early-season struggles had gone by the wayside. Unfortunately for the team, the problems they’d faced early on were still prominent factors in the three consecutive losses.
Basketball Bears season, MVC tenure end after elimination from Arch Madness

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State men’s basketball team fell to the Illinois State University Redbirds 70-54 on Thursday, ending the team’s season having played just one game in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. The Bears went out ahead early in the first half with a 7-1 offensive run, but two treys and a layup by Redbirds’ sophomore guard Johnny Kinzinger quickly narrowed the gap just six minutes into the first half.
Baseball Bears top SLU in rain-shortened matinee

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team beat the Saint Louis University Billikens 9-7 on Tuesday afternoon to push its current winning streak to three games. Despite the rainy weather in the area, the game started just 30 minutes behind schedule to a very small crowd of 167 at Hammons Field. The majority of the game was completed, but a thunderstorm swept through the area during the bottom of the eighth, leading to the game’s cancellation.
Baseball Bears take first home series, look to turn page on early struggles

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team took two of three games against the University of Louisiana Monroe Warhawks in its first home series of the 2025 season. The Bears turned around what could’ve been another disastrous weekend — after losing game one of the series in yet another large late-inning collapse — by finishing strong with two straight wins. “It speaks to the toughness of the team,” first-year head coach Joey Hawkins said of the turnaround.
Baseball Bears blow five-run lead, drop fourth straight in extra innings

1 month ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team dropped its fourth straight game Tuesday afternoon on the road against the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles. The team earned a five-run lead early in the game, but the bullpen’s struggles continued as they were unable to hold the Golden Eagles at bay late in the game.
Baseball Bears swept by No. 18 Mississippi State in three-game series

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team dropped three straight to the No. 18-ranked Mississippi State University Bulldogs over the weekend. The team moved to two games below .500 early on in the 2025 season, though the results of the weekend series may not be a very accurate sample of what Bears fans can expect this year, since the team was facing a much tougher-ranked SEC opponent this early on in the campaign.
Baseball Bears take season-opening series at Sam Houston

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

The Missouri State University baseball team opened the 2025 season with a 2-1 series victory against the Sam Houston State University Bearkats last weekend. The series victory marks the first for the team in the Joey Hawkins era, following the retirement of long-time head coach Keith Guttin at the end of last season. Maybe it was love in the air, maybe it was opening-day energy, but it took little time for the Bears’ offense to get started during Friday’s Valentine’s matchup.
MSU announces five finalists for university provost

2 months ago | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

Missouri State University announced Tuesday morning that the Provost Search Committee has chosen five finalists in its search for the next university provost and vice president of academic affairs. The five finalists are Mitchell McKinney, Clarenda Phillips, James Satterfield, Mark Smith and Shawn Wahl. “The search committee chose these five outstanding individuals from a pool of well-qualified candidates,” MSU President Richard “Biff” Williams said in a statement released Tuesday.
Halfway through season, Ice Bears tell different tales

Jan 22, 2025 | the-standard.org | Jayden Pettus

As both teams have now surpassed the halfway mark of the 2024-25 season, the Missouri State University Division I and Division III Ice Bear teams have fared quite differently. The DI Ice Bears, led by Head Coach Tom Winkler, are currently sitting below a .500 winning percentage with a record of 10-12-2 in 24 games. Meanwhile, Head Coach Cody Blevins’ DIII team won its first 11 games and now holds a record of 15-5-1 in 21 games.