
ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist baseball third baseman Jo Jo Taylor signed his first professional baseball contract with the Rockford Aviators on Tuesday. He is expected to take the field for the first time late this week.

ST. LOUIS – Missouri Baptist starting pitcher Ethan Gibbons and shortstop Patrick Johnson were named NAIA All-Americans on Monday after helping to guide the Spartans to their first Avista-NAIA World Series. Gibbons was named to the All-American First Team while Johnson was named an honorable mention.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Missouri Baptist baseball made its first run into the Avista-NAIA World Series in 2013, capping off a the most successful baseball season in University history.

LEWISTON, Idaho - (Box Score) After allowing nine runs in two innings, Missouri Baptist University was eliminated by Lee University (Tenn.) at the NAIA World Series on Tuesday. Lee posted 12 runs on 13 hits on the way to a 12-2 victory.

LEWISTON, Idaho – The No. 9-seeded Missouri Baptist University will meet the No. 2-seed Lee University on Tuesday, May 28 at 5:00 p.m. CST on the fourth day of competition in the 2013 Avista-NAIA World Series.