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The 2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team represented Indiana State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season . The Sycamores played their home games at Sycamore Stadium as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference . They were led by head coach Mitch Hannahs , in his 6th season at Indiana State.
The 2018 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team notched a 29–22 (11–10) regular season record and finished tied for third in the MVC Conference standings. The Sycamores reached the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament , where they were defeated by Missouri State in the semifinals. Indiana State did not receive an at-large bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball tournament .[ 2]
2019 Indiana State Sycamores Roster [ 3]
Pitchers
7 - Zach Frey - Junior
9 - Tyler Ward - Senior
10 - Evan Giles - RS Junior
15 - Austin Moralis - Junior
22 - Tristan Weaver - Junior
26 - Tyler Whitbread - Senior
27 - Ross Kramer - Junior
28 - Triston Polley - Senior
30 - Geremy Guerrero - Junior
32 - Collin Liberatore - RS Junior
35 - Jake Ridgway - Sophomore
36 - Austin Cross - Junior
37 - Tyler Grauer - Junior
38 - Max Klein - Freshman
40 - Will Buraconak - Junior
Catchers
12 - Max Wright - Junior
13 - Spencer Wiskus - Junior
Infielders
1 - Jordan Schaffer - RS Sophomore
2 - Jarrod Watkins - Senior
5 - Jake Means - Senior
6 - Clay Dungan - Senior
8 - Dominic Cusumano - Freshman
11 - Nolan Brimbury - RS Junior
18 - Joe Boyle - RS Senior
19 - Mitch Barrow - Junior
20 - Hunter Lewis - Senior
23 - Dane Tofteland - RS Senior
25 - Romero Harris - RS Senior
Outfielders
3 - Luke Fegen - Senior
16 - Brandt Nowaskie - RS Junior
17 - Roby Enriquez - Senior
21 - CJ Huntley - Senior
24 - Ellison Hanna II - Junior
29 - Nick Barrett - RS Freshman
34 - Chris Ayers - Senior
Schedule and results [ edit ]
2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball game log[ 4]
Regular season (36–15)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MVC
March 1
2:00 pm
Austin Peay *
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 8–1
Polley (2–0)
Vial (0–1)
–
428
8–1
–
Stats Story
March 2
1:00 pm
Austin Peay*
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 3–210
Ward (1–0)
Martinez (0–1)
–
387
9–1
–
Stats Story
March 8
6:00 pm
at Mercer *
Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA
W 12–7
Polley (3–0)
Gipson (2–2)
Ridgway (3)
369
10–1
–
Stats Story
March 9
2:00 pm
at Mercer*
Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA
W 7–3
Liberatore (3–0)
Hall (2–2)
Ward (2)
677
11–1
–
Stats Story
March 10
12:00 pm
at Mercer*
Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA
W 9–4
Whitbread (2–0)
Graveno (1–2)
Ridgway (4)
352
12–1
–
Stats Story
March 13
4:00 pm
ESPN+
Purdue *
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 4–3
Cross (2–0)
Peterson (1–3)
Grauer (2)
653
13–1
–
Stats Story
March 16
1:00 pm
The Citadel *
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 5–1
Polley (4–0)
Connolly (2–2)
–
14–1
–
Stats Story
March 16
4:30 pm
The Citadel*
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 4–2
Liberatore (4–0)
Merritt (2–3)
–
789
15–1
–
Stats Story
March 17
1:00 pm
ESPN+
The Citadel*
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 8–0
Whitbread (3–0)
Spence (2–2)
–
345
16–1
–
Stats Story
March 19
4:00 pm
ESPN+
Indiana *
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
L 14–15
Scott (1–0)
Grauer (0–1)
Lloyd (3)
1,108
16–2
–
Stats Story
March 22
7:00 pm
Rutgers *
City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FL
W 3–1
Grauer (1–1)
Brito (3–2)
–
263
17–2
–
Stats Story
March 23
6:00 pm
Rutgers*
City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FL
W 7–5
Giles (1–1)
Gerace (0–3)
Ward (3)
242
18–2
–
Stats Story
March 24
1:00 pm
Rutgers*
City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FL
W 4–3
Whitbread (4–0)
Parkinson (0–1)
Grauer (3)
178
19–2
–
Stats Story
March 26
6:00 pm
ESPN+
#23 Illinois *
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 3–1
Ridgway (1–0)
Harris (1–1)
Ward (4)
685
20–2
–
Stats Story
March 29
4:00 pm
ESPN3
at Missouri State
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
L 5–611
Sechler (2–2)
Grauer (1–2)
–
165
20–3
0–1
Stats Story
March 31
1:00 pm
ESPN3
at Missouri State
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
L 5–611
Juenger (1–2)
Guerrero (1–1)
–
20–4
0–2
Stats Story
March 31
4:00 pm
ESPN3
at Missouri State
Hammons Field • Springfield, MO
W 12–07
Whitbread (5–0)
Cruikshank (0–1)
–
1,003
21–4
1–2
Stats Story
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MVC
April 3
6:00 pm
BTN+
at Purdue*
Alexander Field • West Lafayette, IN
W 4–3
Ward (2–0)
Johnson (0–2)
Grauer (4)
1,430
22–4
–
Stats Story
April 5
6:35 pm
BTN+
at Michigan State *
John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI
L 0–110
Diaz (1–3)
Ward (2–1)
–
1,654
22–5
–
Stats Story
April 6
4:00 pm
BTN+
at Michigan State*
John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI
W 2–1
Liberatore (5–0)
Tyranski (0–6)
Grauer (5)
1,536
23–5
–
Stats Story
April 7
1:00 pm
BTN+
at Michigan State*
John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI
L 0–6
Sleeman (2–1)
Whitbread (4–1)
–
1,438
23–6
–
Stats Story
April 9
5:00 pm
at #27 Michigan *
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
W 8–710
Ward (3–1)
Weiss (2–2)
Grauer (6)
442
24–6
–
Stats Story
April 10
5:00 pm
BTN+
at #27 Michigan*
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
L 4–66
Weisenburger (1–0)
Klein (0–1)
–
369
24–7
–
Stats Story
April 12
6:30 pm
ESPN+
Valparaiso
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 13–27
Polley (5–0)
Tieman (2–6)
–
560
25–7
2–2
Stats Story
April 13
1:00 pm
Valparaiso
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 8–0
Liberatore (6–0)
Fields (2–4)
–
26–7
3–2
Stats Story
April 13
4:00 pm
Valparaiso
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 11–5
Ward (4–1)
Rhodehouse (1–1)
–
898
27–7
4–2
Stats Story
April 16
7:30 pm
SECN+
at #6 Vanderbilt *
Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
L 1–7
Hickman (5–0)
Guerrero (1–2)
–
2,810
27–8
–
Stats Story
April 20
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN
L 2–6
Lukas (5–3)
Cross (2–1)
Parks (5)
227
27–9
4–3
Stats Story
April 21
1:00 pm
ESPN+
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN
W 8–2
Liberatore (7–0)
Croner (5–4)
–
28–9
5–3
Stats Story
April 21
4:00 pm
ESPN+
at Evansville
Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN
W 6–4
Grauer (2–2)
Parks (1–2)
–
228
29–9
6–3
Stats Story
April 26
6:30 pm
ESPN3
Southern Illinois
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 6–3
Polley (6–0)
Hiser (3–3)
–
678
30–9
7–3
Stats Story
April 27
12:00 pm
ESPN3
Southern Illinois
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 7–2
Liberatore (8–0)
Givens (3–6)
–
632
31–9
8–3
Stats Story
April 28
1:00 pm
ESPN3
Southern Illinois
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 7–4
Ward (5–1)
Yeager (2–2)
Grauer (7)
567
32–9
9–3
Stats Story
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MVC
May 1
7:00 pm
BTN+
at Illinois*
Illinois Field • Champaign, IL
L 2–5
Sefcik (2–1)
Klein (0–2)
Acton (15)
613
32–10
–
Stats Story
May 3
6:00 pm
ESPN+
at Illinois State
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
L 3–4
Headrick (6–3)
Grauer (2–3)
–
316
32–11
9–4
Stats Story
May 4
3:00 pm
ESPN+
at Illinois State
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 13–1
Liberatore (9–0)
Lindgren (4–4)
–
554
33–11
10–4
Stats Story
May 5
2:00 pm
ESPN+
at Illinois State
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 6–1
Whitbread (6–1)
Walker (3–7)
Ward (5)
368
34–11
11–4
Stats Story
May 10
7:30 pm
at Dallas Baptist
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
L 2–128
Martinson (7–3)
Polley (6–1)
–
828
34–12
11–5
Stats Story
May 11
9:30 pm
ESPNU
at Dallas Baptist
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
L 1–8
Johnson (8–2)
Liberatore (9–1)
–
801
34–13
11–6
Stats Story
May 12
3:00 pm
at Dallas Baptist
Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
L 3–7
Carraway (4–1)
Whitbread (6–2)
Hines (3)
686
34–14
11–7
Stats Story
May 16
6:30 pm
ESPN+
Bradley
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
L 5–9
Cook (5–1)
Ward (5–2)
–
456
34–15
11–8
Stats Story
May 17
6:30 pm
ESPN+
Bradley
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 12–8
Liberatore (10–1)
Olson (1–2)
–
428
35–15
12–8
Stats Story
May 18
2:00 pm
ESPN+
Bradley
Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN
W 10–2
Whitbread (7–2)
Lund (5–4)
–
540
36–15
13–8
Stats Story
Postseason (7–3)
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MVC
May 22
7:30 pm
ESPN+
(4) Evansville
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 7–0
Polley (7–1)
Lukas (5–6)
–
37–15
–
Stats Story
May 23
8:00 pm
ESPN+
at (2) Illinois State
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
L 7–10
Anderson (3–0)
Ward (5–3)
Gilmore (11)
694
37–16
–
Stats Story
May 24
12:00 pm
ESPN+
(8) Southern Illinois
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 4–1
Whitbread (8–2)
Steidl (3–4)
Guerrero (1)
38–16
–
Stats Story
May 24
10:00 pm
ESPN+
at (2) Illinois State
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 10–6
Ward (6–3)
Wicklund (4–4)
–
39–16
–
Stats Story
May 25
3:00 pm
ESPN+
(1) Dallas Baptist
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 9–5
Moralis (1–0)
Reeves (1–1)
Grauer (8)
40–16
–
Stats Story
May 25
7:15 pm
ESPN+
(1) Dallas Baptist
(3)
Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL
W 16–38
Ridgway (2–0)
Towns (2–2)
–
326
41–16
–
Stats Story
Date
Time (ET)
TV
Opponent
Rank
Stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Overall
MVC
May 31
1:00 pm
ESPN3
(3) McNeese State
(2)
Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
W 6–5
Polley (8–1)
McLemore (1–1)
Grauer (9)
3,248
42–16
–
Stats Story
June 1
7:00 pm
ESPN3
at (1) Vanderbilt
(2)
Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
L 5–8
Rocker (9–5)
Liberatore (10–2)
Eder (3)
3,626
42–17
–
Stats Story
June 2
3:00 pm
ESPN3
(4) Ohio State
(2)
Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
W 10–5
Whitbread (9–2)
Smith (7–5)
Ridgway (5)
3,289
43–17
–
Stats Story
June 2
9:00 pm
ESPN3
at (1) Vanderbilt
(2)
Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN
L 1–12
Hickman (8–0)
Guerrero (1–3)
–
3,626
43–18
–
Stats Story
Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Indiana State team member
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "()" represents postseason seeding in the MVC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.