2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team

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.

2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball
MVC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Nashville Regional
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record43–18 (13–8 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Smiley (10th season)
  • Brad Vanderglas (3rd season)
  • Pascal Paul (1st season)
Home stadiumSycamore Stadium
2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist  ‍†‍‍y 14–7 .66743–20 .683
Illinois State  ‍†‍‍y 14–7 .66736–26 .581
No. 23 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–8 .61943–18 .705
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52431–19 .620
Evansville  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52424–29 .453
Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47620–36 .357
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .28614–36 .280
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .23826–29 .473


† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 16, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

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.[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Indiana State		Alma Mater
Mitch HannahsHead coach6Indiana State University (1989)
Brian SmileyAssociate head coach10University of Arkansas at Little Rock (2007)
Brad VanderglasAssistant Coach3Northern Kentucky University (2013)
Pascal PaulVolunteer Assistant Coach1West Virginia University (2014)

Roster
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
2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball game log[4]
Regular season (36–15)
February (7–1)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
February 156:00 pmat Jacksonville*John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FLW
7–1		Guerrero
(1–0)		Santana
(0–1)		–3421–0–Stats
Story
February 162:00 pmat Jacksonville*John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FLW
13–7		Liberatore
(1–0)		Palmer
(0–1)		–2742–0–Stats
Story
February 171:00 pmat Jacksonville*John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FLW
8–3		Buraconak
(1–0)		Jones
(0–1)		Ridgway
(1)		2173–0–Stats
Story
February 224:00 pmat UNC Wilmington*Brooks Field • Wilmington, NCW
1–0		Polley
(1–0)		Gesell
(0–2)		Grauer
(1)		8034–0–Stats
Story
February 2310:00 amMarshall*Brooks Field • Wilmington, NCW
4–1		Liberatore
(2–0)		Knight
(0–1)		Ward
(1)		5–0–Stats
Story
February 2410:00 amIona*Brooks Field • Wilmington, NCW
10–0		Whitbread
(1–0)		Untracht
(0–1)		–6–0–Stats
Story
February 264:00 pmESPN+at Western Carolina*Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NCW
8–4		Cross
(1–0)		McColloch
(1–1)		Ridgway
(2)		4947–0–Stats
Story
February 274:00 pmESPN+at Western Carolina*Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NCL
9–10		Therrian
(1–0)		Giles
(0–1)		Corn
(1)		3877–1–Stats
Story
March (14–3)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
March 12:00 pmAustin Peay*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
8–1		Polley
(2–0)		Vial
(0–1)		–4288–1–Stats
Story
March 21:00 pmAustin Peay*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
3–210		Ward
(1–0)		Martinez
(0–1)		–3879–1–Stats
Story
March 86:00 pmat Mercer*Claude Smith Field • Macon, GAW
12–7		Polley
(3–0)		Gipson
(2–2)		Ridgway
(3)		36910–1–Stats
Story
March 92:00 pmat Mercer*Claude Smith Field • Macon, GAW
7–3		Liberatore
(3–0)		Hall
(2–2)		Ward
(2)		67711–1–Stats
Story
March 1012:00 pmat Mercer*Claude Smith Field • Macon, GAW
9–4		Whitbread
(2–0)		Graveno
(1–2)		Ridgway
(4)		35212–1–Stats
Story
March 134:00 pmESPN+Purdue*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
4–3		Cross
(2–0)		Peterson
(1–3)		Grauer
(2)		65313–1–Stats
Story
March 161:00 pmThe Citadel*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
5–1		Polley
(4–0)		Connolly
(2–2)		–14–1–Stats
Story
March 164:30 pmThe Citadel*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
4–2		Liberatore
(4–0)		Merritt
(2–3)		–78915–1–Stats
Story
March 171:00 pmESPN+The Citadel*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
8–0		Whitbread
(3–0)		Spence
(2–2)		–34516–1–Stats
Story
March 194:00 pmESPN+Indiana*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INL
14–15		Scott
(1–0)		Grauer
(0–1)		Lloyd
(3)		1,10816–2–Stats
Story
March 227:00 pmRutgers*City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FLW
3–1		Grauer
(1–1)		Brito
(3–2)		–26317–2–Stats
Story
March 236:00 pmRutgers*City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FLW
7–5		Giles
(1–1)		Gerace
(0–3)		Ward
(3)		24218–2–Stats
Story
March 241:00 pmRutgers*City of Palms Park • Fort Myers, FLW
4–3		Whitbread
(4–0)		Parkinson
(0–1)		Grauer
(3)		17819–2–Stats
Story
March 266:00 pmESPN+#23 Illinois*Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
3–1		Ridgway
(1–0)		Harris
(1–1)		Ward
(4)		68520–2–Stats
Story
March 294:00 pmESPN3at Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL
5–611		Sechler
(2–2)		Grauer
(1–2)		–16520–30–1Stats
Story
March 311:00 pmESPN3at Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOL
5–611		Juenger
(1–2)		Guerrero
(1–1)		–20–40–2Stats
Story
March 314:00 pmESPN3at Missouri StateHammons Field • Springfield, MOW
12–07		Whitbread
(5–0)		Cruikshank
(0–1)		–1,00321–41–2Stats
Story
April (11–5)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
April 36:00 pmBTN+at Purdue*Alexander Field • West Lafayette, INW
4–3		Ward
(2–0)		Johnson
(0–2)		Grauer
(4)		1,43022–4–Stats
Story
April 56:35 pmBTN+at Michigan State*John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MIL
0–110		Diaz
(1–3)		Ward
(2–1)		–1,65422–5–Stats
Story
April 64:00 pmBTN+at Michigan State*John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MIW
2–1		Liberatore
(5–0)		Tyranski
(0–6)		Grauer
(5)		1,53623–5–Stats
Story
April 71:00 pmBTN+at Michigan State*John H. Kobs Field • East Lansing, MIL
0–6		Sleeman
(2–1)		Whitbread
(4–1)		–1,43823–6–Stats
Story
April 95:00 pmat #27 Michigan*Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIW
8–710		Ward
(3–1)		Weiss
(2–2)		Grauer
(6)		44224–6–Stats
Story
April 105:00 pmBTN+at #27 Michigan*Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIL
4–66		Weisenburger
(1–0)		Klein
(0–1)		–36924–7–Stats
Story
April 126:30 pmESPN+ValparaisoSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
13–27		Polley
(5–0)		Tieman
(2–6)		–56025–72–2Stats
Story
April 131:00 pmValparaisoSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
8–0		Liberatore
(6–0)		Fields
(2–4)		–26–73–2Stats
Story
April 134:00 pmValparaisoSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
11–5		Ward
(4–1)		Rhodehouse
(1–1)		–89827–74–2Stats
Story
April 167:30 pmSECN+at #6 Vanderbilt*Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL
1–7		Hickman
(5–0)		Guerrero
(1–2)		–2,81027–8–Stats
Story
April 206:00 pmESPN+at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INL
2–6		Lukas
(5–3)		Cross
(2–1)		Parks
(5)		22727–94–3Stats
Story
April 211:00 pmESPN+at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INW
8–2		Liberatore
(7–0)		Croner
(5–4)		–28–95–3Stats
Story
April 214:00 pmESPN+at EvansvilleCharles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, INW
6–4		Grauer
(2–2)		Parks
(1–2)		–22829–96–3Stats
Story
April 266:30 pmESPN3Southern IllinoisSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
6–3		Polley
(6–0)		Hiser
(3–3)		–67830–97–3Stats
Story
April 2712:00 pmESPN3Southern IllinoisSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
7–2		Liberatore
(8–0)		Givens
(3–6)		–63231–98–3Stats
Story
April 281:00 pmESPN3Southern IllinoisSycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
7–4		Ward
(5–1)		Yeager
(2–2)		Grauer
(7)		56732–99–3Stats
Story
May (4–6)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 17:00 pmBTN+at Illinois*Illinois Field • Champaign, ILL
2–5		Sefcik
(2–1)		Klein
(0–2)		Acton
(15)		61332–10–Stats
Story
May 36:00 pmESPN+at Illinois StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL
3–4		Headrick
(6–3)		Grauer
(2–3)		–31632–119–4Stats
Story
May 43:00 pmESPN+at Illinois StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
13–1		Liberatore
(9–0)		Lindgren
(4–4)		–55433–1110–4Stats
Story
May 52:00 pmESPN+at Illinois StateDuffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
6–1		Whitbread
(6–1)		Walker
(3–7)		Ward
(5)		36834–1111–4Stats
Story
May 107:30 pmat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
2–128		Martinson
(7–3)		Polley
(6–1)		–82834–1211–5Stats
Story
May 119:30 pmESPNUat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
1–8		Johnson
(8–2)		Liberatore
(9–1)		–80134–1311–6Stats
Story
May 123:00 pmat Dallas BaptistHorner Ballpark • Dallas, TXL
3–7		Carraway
(4–1)		Whitbread
(6–2)		Hines
(3)		68634–1411–7Stats
Story
May 166:30 pmESPN+BradleySycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INL
5–9		Cook
(5–1)		Ward
(5–2)		–45634–1511–8Stats
Story
May 176:30 pmESPN+BradleySycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
12–8		Liberatore
(10–1)		Olson
(1–2)		–42835–1512–8Stats
Story
May 182:00 pmESPN+BradleySycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, INW
10–2		Whitbread
(7–2)		Lund
(5–4)		–54036–1513–8Stats
Story
Postseason (7–3)
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 227:30 pmESPN+(4) Evansville(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
7–0		Polley
(7–1)		Lukas
(5–6)		–37–15–Stats
Story
May 238:00 pmESPN+at (2) Illinois State(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILL
7–10		Anderson
(3–0)		Ward
(5–3)		Gilmore
(11)		69437–16–Stats
Story
May 2412:00 pmESPN+(8) Southern Illinois(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
4–1		Whitbread
(8–2)		Steidl
(3–4)		Guerrero
(1)		38–16–Stats
Story
May 2410:00 pmESPN+at (2) Illinois State(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
10–6		Ward
(6–3)		Wicklund
(4–4)		–39–16–Stats
Story
May 253:00 pmESPN+(1) Dallas Baptist(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
9–5		Moralis
(1–0)		Reeves
(1–1)		Grauer
(8)		40–16–Stats
Story
May 257:15 pmESPN+(1) Dallas Baptist(3)Duffy Bass Field • Normal, ILW
16–38		Ridgway
(2–0)		Towns
(2–2)		–32641–16–Stats
Story
DateTime (ET)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallMVC
May 311:00 pmESPN3(3) McNeese State(2)Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNW
6–5		Polley
(8–1)		McLemore
(1–1)		Grauer
(9)		3,24842–16–Stats
Story
June 17:00 pmESPN3at (1) Vanderbilt(2)Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL
5–8		Rocker
(9–5)		Liberatore
(10–2)		Eder
(3)		3,62642–17–Stats
Story
June 23:00 pmESPN3(4) Ohio State(2)Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNW
10–5		Whitbread
(9–2)		Smith
(7–5)		Ridgway
(5)		3,28943–17–Stats
Story
June 29:00 pmESPN3at (1) Vanderbilt(2)Hawkins Field • Nashville, TNL
1–12		Hickman
(8–0)		Guerrero
(1–3)		–3,62643–18–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.

Rankings
See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]——*RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RVRV*RV*RV
Baseball America[6]———————————————2525*25*—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]RV——————————————30———
NCBWA†[8]——RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV2828*28*30
D1Baseball[9]———————————————2323*23*23

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. "2018 Baseball Schedule". Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. "2019 Baseball Roster". Indiana State Sycamores. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
  6. Baseball America College: Top 25
  7. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  8. NCBWA Division I poll
  9. D1Baseball poll
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