The winningest DII program in the country since 2000. 2-Time National Champions, 22 World Series Appearances, 31 MIAA Championships #RollStable 🤘🏼🐴
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Today, we honor and thank all those who have served our great country. Your courage, selfless sacrifice, and commitment to something bigger than yourself are what make our freedoms possible.
From all of us at Mules Baseball, Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service.
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We’ve got you covered with a hitting drill for practice today 🫡
Coach Crookes (@CrookesKyle) explains how to train both the top and bottom hand to build a more efficient swing. ⬇️
A lot of good things happening with Mules Baseball right now! ⚾️
Want to be a part of it? Come check us out at our upcoming Winter Camps, just over a month away!
Come compete, get better, and see what Stable is all about.
A special piece of hardware celebrating a special run!
Thank you to @jostenschamp for helping bring this year’s World Series rings to life. 3 straight trips to Cary and the 22nd trip in program history!
A tradition worth celebrating!
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Hooks Top Ten Plays #8: An inside the park HOME RUN for Max Holy!
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College Baseball Program of the Day #023: Central Missouri Mules 🐴
202 stolen bases in one season. A program record, on 238 attempts. That was Central Missouri in 2026, and it ended in Cary, North Carolina again.
Central Missouri, an NCAA Division II program in Warrensburg, Missouri, has been one of the most consistent winners in DII baseball for decades.
2026 Season
- 40-17 overall, 20-5 at home
- NCAA-II Central Region champions for the 3rd straight year
- Went 3-0 at the Central Regional in Claremore, then swept No. 5 Augustana (S.D.) 2-0 in the Super Regional at home
- 22nd trip to the NCAA-II College World Series
- Set a new program record with 202 stolen bases, breaking the 197 they swiped in 2024
The Resume
- 2 national championships: 1994 and 2003
- National runner-up in 2021 and 2025
- 22 College World Series appearances and 22 regional titles
- 31 MIAA regular season championships
- In 2024 the Mules set program and MIAA records with 126 home runs, 38 triples, 197 stolen bases and 662 runs
Pro Pipeline
- 42 Mules drafted since 1965, and 89 drafted or signed to pro contracts in program history
- 2026 MLB Draft: RHP Jack Scott (Rockies, Rd 7) and 6-foot-8 RHP Greyson Chappel (Angels, Rd 18)
- 2025 MLB Draft: Nathan Hall (Mets, Rd 6), JD McReynolds (Rangers, Rd 10) and Chase Heath (Cardinals, Rd 20). Those 3 picks were the most of any college program in Missouri that year
- Big leaguers who attended UCM include 2x All-Star Jerry Reuss, Josh Outman and Tommy Layne
- Former Mules are currently in the Astros, Rangers, Cardinals, Mets and Rockies systems
The Staff
- Head coach @CrookesKyle is the winningest coach in program history: 486-164 through 12 seasons, 6 Central Region titles, 2022 ABCA Division II National Coach of the Year, 4x MIAA Coach of the Year and 6x Central Region Coach of the Year
- Recruiting coordinator @Coach_Backhaus3 works with the position players and was the 2024 ABCA Division II National Assistant Coach of the Year
- Pitching coach Eli McFadden came to Warrensburg after serving as a Double-A assistant pitching coach in the Kansas City Royals organization
@Mules_Baseball @ucm_athletics @CrookesKyle @Coach_Backhaus3
National Baseball Recruiting | @NatlBBRecruit
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The debut episode of the KC Baseball Show is HERE‼️
.@BJ_KCSN and @damagehitter are joined by @Mules_Baseball head coach @CrookesKyle and former @KStateBSB standout, seven-year pro, and three-time D-BAT GM of the Year @NateTenbrink for the show’s first episode!
📺 youtu.be/qEMASWKE0p4?is=wHVT…
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A transformational new facility for @Mules_Baseball and @UCMJensSoftball is coming soon ⚾️🥎!
A Groundbreaking Ceremony was held Friday morning for the new Diamond Sports Development Facility at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field.
#teamUCM
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Join us Friday as we break ground on the new 19,000-square-foot Diamond Sports Development Facility, a major step forward for Mules Baseball and Jennies Softball!
The celebration begins at 9:30 a.m. at Crane Stadium/Tompkins Field.
Stick around Crane Stadium for a Mules Baseball scrimmage at 1 p.m., then head down to South Rec for the Jennies Softball scrimmage at 3:30 p.m.
Register to join us: ucmfoundation.givevirtuous.o…
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On Saturday, Oct. 24, @Mules_Baseball will participate in the 2026 Show-Me Diamond Duel at Taylor Stadium in Columbia, Mo.
UCM will face host Mizzou and Southeast Missouri State in a pair of fall exhibition games.
The Show-Me Diamond Duel benefits Special Olympics Missouri.
#teamUCM x #RollStable ucmathletics.com/news/2026/1…
And finishing it off is Coach Brett Bailey (Royals Scout Team Coordinator) talking recruiting and his famous Pre-Game work!
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And a big thank you to Mules BaseballAlum @tburns34 for speaking the importance of strength and conditioning when it comes to pitching!
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This one’s for you, troops. 🫡 🇺🇸
The #21 Mules come through late and take down UCO on Military Appreciation Night!
#teamUCM
A big thank you to all the Alum, Friends, and Supporters of the program for another great day at the Roll Stable Classic!
A big thank you to @FarmsUcm for donating food!
Thank God we’re all Mules!
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