2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team explained

Year:2019
Team:Indiana State Sycamores
Sport:baseball
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:43–18
Conf Record:13–8
Head Coach:Mitch Hannahs
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Brian Smiley
Ac1 Year:10th
Asst Coach2:Brad Vanderglas
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Pascal Paul
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Sycamore Stadium
Champion:MVC Tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament, Nashville Regional

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.

Previous season

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.[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Indiana State		Alma Mater
Head coach 6 Indiana State University (1989)
Brian Smiley Associate head coach 10 University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2007)
Brad Vanderglas Assistant Coach 3 Northern Kentucky University (2013)
Pascal Paul Volunteer Assistant Coach 1 West Virginia University (2014)

Roster

2019 Indiana State Sycamores Roster[2]
 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

! style=";color:white;"|Regular season (36–15)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 15 || 6:00 pm || || at * || || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || W
7–1 || Guerrero
(1–0) || Santana
(0–1) || – || 342 || 1–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 16 || 2:00 pm || || at Jacksonville* || || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || W
13–7 || Liberatore
(1–0) || Palmer
(0–1) || – || 274 || 2–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 17 || 1:00 pm || || at Jacksonville* || || John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL || W
8–3 || Buraconak
(1–0) || Jones
(0–1) || Ridgway
(1) || 217 || 3–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 22 || 4:00 pm || || at * || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || W
1–0 || Polley
(1–0) || Gesell
(0–2) || Grauer
(1) || 803 || 4–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 23 || 10:00 am || || * || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || W
4–1 || Liberatore
(2–0) || Knight
(0–1) || Ward
(1) || || 5–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 24 || 10:00 am || || * || || Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC || W
10–0 || Whitbread
(1–0) || Untracht
(0–1) || – || || 6–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 26 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || at * || || Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC || W
8–4 || Cross
(1–0) || McColloch
(1–1) || Ridgway
(2) || 494 || 7–0 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 27 || 4:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Western Carolina* || || Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC || L
9–10 || Therrian
(1–0) || Giles
(0–1) || Corn
(1) || 387 || 7–1 || – || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 1 || 2:00 pm || || * || || Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN || W
8–1 || Polley
(2–0) || Vial
(0–1) || – || 428 || 8–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 8 || 6:00 pm || || at * || || Claude Smith Field • Macon, GA || W
12–7 || Polley
(3–0) || Gipson
(2–2) || Ridgway
(3) || 369 || 10–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 22 || 7:00 pm || || * || || City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FL || W
3–1 || Grauer
(1–1) || Brito
(3–2) || – || 263 || 17–2 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 26 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || #23 * || || Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN || W
3–1 || Ridgway
(1–0) || Harris
(1–1) || Ward
(4) || 685 || 20–2 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 29 || 4:00 pm || ESPN3 || at || || Hammons Field • Springfield, MO || L
5–611 || Sechler
(2–2) || Grauer
(1–2) || – || 165 || 20–3 || 0–1 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 5 || 6:35 pm || BTN+ || at * || || John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MI || L
0–110 || Diaz
(1–3) || Ward
(2–1) || – || 1,654 || 22–5 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 12 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || || || Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN || W
13–27 || Polley
(5–0) || Tieman
(2–6) || – || 560 || 25–7 || 2–2 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| April 20 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at || || Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN || L
2–6 || Lukas
(5–3) || Cross
(2–1) || Parks
(5) || 227 || 27–9 || 4–3 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| April 26 || 6:30 pm || ESPN3 || || || Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN || W
6–3 || Polley
(6–0) || Hiser
(3–3) || – || 678 || 30–9 || 7–3 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|-|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| May 16 || 6:30 pm || ESPN+ || || || Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN || L
5–9 || Cook
(5–1) || Ward
(5–2) || – || 456 || 34–15 || 11–8 || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|-|-! style=";color:white;"|Postseason (7–3)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| June 2 || 3:00 pm || ESPN3 || (4) || (2) || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W
10–5 || Whitbread
(9–2) || Smith
(7–5) || Ridgway
(5) || 3,289 || 43–17 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| 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|-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      Bold = Indiana State team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | "#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"" represents postseason seeding in the MVC Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Baseball Schedule. Indiana State Sycamores. March 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2019 Baseball Roster. Indiana State Sycamores. March 5, 2020.

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