Free State senior pitcher Trevor Munsch helped the Firebirds to a state title as a junior, but before he tries to lead FSHS to back-to-back championships, he decided where he will play at the next level.

Munsch, who was 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA for the Firebirds in his junior season, committed to pitch at the University of Oklahoma.

“Happy to announce that I will continue my baseball career at the University of Oklahoma,” Munsch tweeted Saturday. “Boomer Sooner!”

Munsch chose the Sooners after also receiving an offer from the University of Arkansas.

Despite posting stellar numbers on the mound, Munsch overcame some adversity in his junior campaign. Munsch, a 6-foot-4, 160-pounder who throws in the mid-80s, missed a month last season because of a mild elbow strain in his throwing arm after earning a win in Free State’s season opener.

He was able to rebound from the injury, though, to contribute in a big way to the Firebirds’ state title run.

Munsch tossed a complete game in FSHS’ state semifinal win over Olathe South, limiting the Falcons to one run on five hits and one walk, while striking out six over seven innings. The southpaw also went the distance in the Firebirds’ mercy-rule victory against Olathe North in the regional semifinals.

“Baseball is a game of failure,” FSHS coach Mike Hill said. “Anytime that you can have successes, in his case those complete games in the playoffs, they can provide you confidence. It allows you to better deal with the natural lulls within the game. It certainly, I think, is beneficial to him and beneficial to our program.”

The FSHS senior will join the Oklahoma program in the fall of 2016. The Sooners went 34-27 (13-11 in the Big 12) last spring, and have reached the NCAA Tournament in six of the past eight seasons. Hill believes Munsch will fit in well with the Sooners.

“Being a left-hander, It never hurts. It’s the commodity of baseball: good, strong starting left-handed pitching,” Hill said.

“He certainly fits the mold of what colleges are looking for. He’s really good right now, but I think it a couple of years with the added strength and size, he’s going to do even more than he currently is. He’s going to be a terrific pitcher.”