Indiana State Sycamores | |
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2024 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team | |
Founded | 1896 |
University | Indiana State University |
Head coach | Tracy Archuleta (1st season) |
Conference | Missouri Valley |
Location | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Home stadium | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Sycamores |
Colors | Royal blue and white [1] |
College World Series appearances | |
1986 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1986, 2023 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 1989, 1995, 2019, 2023 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: 1982 (East Division), 1983 (East Division) 1985, 2012, 2023, 2024 Indiana Collegiate Conference: Contents
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference: Indiana College Athletic League: 1919, 1920, 1921 |
The Indiana State Sycamores baseball team is the NCAA Division I baseball program of Indiana State University, located in Terre Haute, Indiana. It is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 2024. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores have had 12 All-Americans, 26 Major Leaguers, and more than 2,200 victories. The team's most successful season was in 1986, when the team appeared in the College World Series and finished with a record of 48–21. The Sycamores have appeared in the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 1979, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024.
They appeared in the NAIA Baseball World Series in 1958 and won the NAIA "Midwest" District Championship in 1964. In 2013, the 1958 team was honored on the 55th Anniversary of their appearance at the NAIA Baseball World Series. [2]
Past coaches include John Wooden, Bob Warn, former ISU and MiLB'er Paul L. Wolf, [3] Wally Marks and Mitch Hannahs. The Sycamores play their home games at Sycamore Stadium at Bob Warn Field (900).
The Sycamores have appeared in 13 NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. Their combined record is 16–26; they won the 1986 Mideast Regional and the 2023 Terre Haute Regional; they reached Regional Finals in 1989, 2019 and 2024.
Year | Result | Games |
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1979 | Midwest Regional | 0–2 |
1983 | Mideast Regional | 0–2 |
1984 | Mideast Regional | 1–2 |
1986 | Mideast Regional | 3–0 |
1986 | College World Series | 0–2 |
1987 | Central Regional | 1–2 |
1989 | South Regional | 2–2 |
1995 | Midwest II Regional | 1–2 |
2012 | Eugene Regional | 0–2 |
2014 | Bloomington Regional | 0–2 |
2019 | Nashville Regional | 2–2 |
2021 | Nashville Regional | 1–2 |
2023 | Terre Haute Regional | 3–0 |
2023 | Fort Worth Super Regional | 0–2 |
2024 | Lexington Regional | 2–2 |
Year | Player | Organization |
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2010 | Ryan Strausborger, CF | Rawlings Gold Glove [4] |
2023 | Grant Magill, C | Rawlings Gold Glove [5] |
Year | Player | Organization |
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1963 | Harlan Lautenschlager, IF | NAIA |
1985 | John Howes, P | Baseball America |
1979 | Wallace Johnson, 2B | CoSIDA NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship |
1981 | Marty Martino, 2B | CoSIDA Academic All-American |
1986 | Paul Frye, OF | Collegiate Baseball |
1989 | Mitch Hannahs, 2B | ABCA, Baseball America |
1990 | Chad McDonald, 3B | ABCA, Collegiate Baseball |
1991 | Mike Farrell, P/1B | Collegiate Baseball |
1992 | John LaMar, OF | ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball |
1993 | Casey Whitten, P | ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball |
1995 | Todd Tatlock, DH | ABCA, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA |
1996 | Dan Olson, OF | ABCA, NCBWA |
2014 | Ryan Keaffaber, SP | Louisville Slugger |
2016 | Tyler Ward, SP | Louisville Slugger |
2021 | Geremy Guerrero, SP | ABCA, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, NCBWA |
2022 | Randal Diaz, 3B | Collegiate Baseball |
2023 | Connor Fenlong, SP | ABCA, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, NCBWA |
Only players selected for the conference first team are displayed; for second team and honorable mention, please consult the Indiana State baseball media guide at www.gosycamores.com
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Name | Average |
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Larry Bird* (1979) | .500 |
Todd Tatlock (1994–95) | .423 |
Wallace Johnson (1977–79) | .422 |
Rob Barker (1981–83) | .399 |
Pete Piskol (1978–82) | .396 |
Paul Frye (1984–86) | .383 |
Name | Hits |
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Bob Zeihen* (1985–88) | 290 |
Mitch Hannahs (1986–89) | 274 |
Steve Ruckman (1990–93) | 257 |
Dan Roman (1984–87) | 253 |
Pete Piskol (1978–82) | 250 |
Name | HRs |
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Boi Rodriguez (1985–87) | 48 |
Dan Frye (1989–92) | 39 |
Mike Eberle (1984–87) | 37 |
Tyler Thompson (1995–98) | 32 |
Dan Olson (1994–96) | 30 |
Name | Wins |
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Mike Gardiner (1984–87) | 30 |
John Howes (1982–86) | 29 |
Mike Farrell (1988–91) | 27 |
Casey Whitten (1991–93) | 27 |
Paul Quizner (1983–86) | 25 |
Blaine Ilsley (1983–85) | 25 |
Randy Keaffaber (1990–93) | 25 |
Brad Finken (1994–97) | 25 |
Name | ERA |
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Jim Ridenour (1977–78) | 3.03 |
Casey Whitten (1991–93) | 3.04 |
Dave Thomas (1977–78) | 3.09 |
Blaise Ilsley (1983–85) | 3.20 |
Jim Rasmussen (1977–78) | 3.32 |
Name | Strikeouts |
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Casey Whitten (1991–93) | 299 |
Mike Gardiner (1983–86) | 296 |
Brad Finken (1994–97) | 275 |
Blake Ilsley (1983–85) | 274 |
Mitch Stetter (2000–03) | 254 |
While long-time baseball great Tommy John is an alumnus of Indiana State; he did not play baseball for the Sycamores as he attended classes around his professional baseball schedule. Future New York Yankees-great, Don Mattingly, declined his baseball scholarship from Coach Bob Warn after he was drafted by the New York Yankees.
Bill Hayes had 2 "cups-of-coffee" in the majors but would go on to a long career as a Minor League manager before beginning a 15-year coaching career with the San Francisco Giants, winning 3x World Series Championships (2010, 2012, 2014); in Dec 2014, he was named 1st-base coach for the Giants. [9] Long-time college basketball coach Ron Felling was a 2-year letterman for the Sycamores.
In addition, basketball legend Larry Bird appeared in two games for the Sycamores, in the spring of 1979, following the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Indiana State has placed over 75 Sycamores in the Minors, of which 27 have reached the Major Leagues or Negro Major Leagues. They are by order of appearance:
Years | Coach (Alma Mater) | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Notes |
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1976–2006 | Bob Warn (Southern Illinois) | 1,070 | 745 | 5 | .598 | 1986 College World Series, 7 NCAA bids, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995 Conference Titles |
2014–2024 | Mitch Hannahs (Indiana State) | 355 | 214 | 1 | .624 | 5 NCAA bids; 2023, 2024 Conference Titles |
1938–1941, 1956–1967 | Paul Wolf (Indiana State) | 140 | 113 | 5 | .552 | 1958 NAIA World Series, 4-time Coach of the Year, 1957, 1958, 1964, 1966 Conference Titles |
2010–2013 | Rick Heller (Upper Iowa) | 132 | 96 | 0 | .583 | 2012 NCAA tournament, 2012 MVC Coach of the Year |
1968–1975 | Jim Rendel (Earlham, {Ind.}) | 129 | 141 | 0 | .478 | |
1929–1931, 1934–1937, 1942, 1946–1947, 1949–1955 | Wally Marks (Chicago) | 108 | 81 | 2 | .571 | 1930, 1946, 1948, 1949 Conference Titles |
2007–2009 | Lindsay Meggs (UCLA) | 77 | 79 | 0 | .493 | 2009 Coach of the Year |
1924–1928 | Art Strum (Wisconsin-LaCrosse) | 41 | 16 | 0 | .719 | 1924 Conference Title |
1918–1923 | Birch Bayh (Indiana State) | 40 | 13 | 1 | .750 | 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923 Conference Titles |
1913–1917 | Alfred Westphal (unknown) | 24 | 24 | 1 | .500 | |
1932–1933 | Jack Hannah (unknown) | 18 | 8 | 0 | .692 | |
1948 | John Wooden (Purdue), (Indiana State)* | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | |
1912 | Bert Wiggins (unknown) | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | |
1910 | Jesse A. Wood (Indiana State) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | |
1896-1909; 1911; 1918; 1944 | Others | 50 | 59 | 0 | .460 | |
1896–present | All-time | 2,189 | 1,595 | 15 | .578 |
Coach | Year(s) | Conf |
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Paul Wolf | 1958, 1963, 1966, 1967 | Indiana Collegiate [10] |
Bob Warn | 1979, 1983, 1984 | Missouri Valley [11] |
Lindsay Meggs | 2009 | Missouri Valley [11] |
Rick Heller | 2012 | Missouri Valley |
Mitch Hannahs | 2023 | Missouri Valley |
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