Location Terre Haute, IN Colors Royal Blue and White Head coach Mitch Hannahs | Nickname Sycamores Founded 1896 League Division I (NCAA) | |
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University Indiana State University Home stadium Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000) Conference Missouri Valley Conference | ||
Indiana state sycamores baseball 5 batting against wichita state shockers
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 2012. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores have had 12 All-Americans, 17 Sycamore Major Leaguers, and more than 1,900 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 and 2014.
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- Indiana state sycamores baseball 5 batting against wichita state shockers
- Division I NCAA Tournament results
- Conference reg season
- Conference Tournament 4
- Defensive Player of the Year 1
- MVC Newcomer of the Year 3
- MVC Freshman of the Year 1
- Hits
- Sycamores in MLB
- Halls of Fame
- References
They appeared in the NAIA Baseball World Series in 1958 and won an NAIA District Championship in 1964. In 2013, the 1958 team was honored on the 55th Anniversary of their appearance at the NAIA Baseball World Series.
Past coaches include John Wooden, Bob Warn, Paul L. Wolf, and Wally Marks. The Sycamores play their home games at Sycamore Stadium at Bob Warn Field (900) and are coached by Mitch Hannahs; Hannahs was named as the 29th Head Coach on July 25, 2013 and returns to his alma mater following a 9-year stint as the Head Coach at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois. Hannahs was an assistant at Indiana State from 1995–1999 and the 2001 season. An All-American 2B for the Sycamores, Hannahs spent three seasons (1989–1991) in the Milwaukee Brewers system, spending two seasons in AA-ball with the El Paso Diablos of the Texas League.
Division I NCAA Tournament results
The Sycamores have appeared in 9 NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. Their combined record is 8–18.
Conference (reg. season)
Conference Tournament (4)
Defensive Player of the Year (1)
MVC Newcomer of the Year (3)
MVC Freshman of the Year (1)
Hits
Sycamores in MLB
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. 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. 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. Long-time college basketball coach Ron Felling was a 2-year letterman for the Sycamores.
24 former Sycamore baseball players have played in the Major Leagues or Negro Major Leagues. They are: