SPRINGFIELD – Jake McCutcheon collected four hits and 11 total bases to lead a Missouri State offense that totaled 16 runs for the second consecutive day in a 16-8 win over Bradley Saturday afternoon at Hammons Field.
McCutcheon homered twice, doubled and singled for the most total bases by a Bear since Joey Polak had 12 in a three-homer game on April 5, 2019, and MoState (9-12, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference) won its first two conference games for the first time since 2019.
Missouri State scored in each of the first four innings, getting an RBI single from Taeg Gollert in the first and another from Carter Bergman in the second for a 2-0 lead…