2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team

American college baseball season

2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball

MVC Tournament champions

NCAA tournament, Nashville Regional

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 43–18 (13–8 MVC)
Head coach|

* Mitch Hannahs (6th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Brian Smiley (10th season)
* Brad Vanderglas (3rd season)
* Pascal Paul (1st season)

Home stadium| Sycamore Stadium

Seasons

<- 2018

2020 ->

2019 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 24 Dallas Baptist ‍†‍‍y | 14 | - | 7 |  | .667 |  |  | 43 | - | 20 |  | .683
Illinois State ‍†‍‍y | 14 | - | 7 |  | .667 |  |  | 36 | - | 26 |  | .581
No. 23 Indiana State ‍‍‡‍y | 13 | - | 8 |  | .619 |  |  | 43 | - | 18 |  | .705
Bradley ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 10 |  | .524 |  |  | 31 | - | 19 |  | .620
Evansville ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 10 |  | .524 |  |  | 24 | - | 29 |  | .453
Missouri State ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 11 |  | .476 |  |  | 20 | - | 36 |  | .357
Valparaiso ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 15 |  | .286 |  |  | 14 | - | 36 |  | .280
Southern Illinois ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 16 |  | .238 |  |  | 26 | - | 29 |  | .473

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

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

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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

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### Coaching staff

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Name | Position | Seasons at
Indiana State | Alma Mater

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Mitch Hannahs | 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

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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

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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

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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

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2019 Indiana State Sycamores baseball game log[4]

Regular season (36–15)

February (7–1)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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February 15 | 6:00 pm |  | at Jacksonville* |  | John Sessions Stadium • Jacksonville, FL | W
7–1 | Guerrero
(1–0) | Santana
(0–1) | – | 342 | 1–0 | – | Stats
Story
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
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
February 22 | 4:00 pm |  | at UNC Wilmington* |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | W
1–0 | Polley
(1–0) | Gesell
(0–2) | Grauer
(1) | 803 | 4–0 | – | Stats
Story
February 23 | 10:00 am |  | Marshall* |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | W
4–1 | Liberatore
(2–0) | Knight
(0–1) | Ward
(1) |  | 5–0 | – | Stats
Story
February 24 | 10:00 am |  | Iona* |  | Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC | W
10–0 | Whitbread
(1–0) | Untracht
(0–1) | – |  | 6–0 | – | Stats
Story
February 26 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Western Carolina* |  | Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | W
8–4 | Cross
(1–0) | McColloch
(1–1) | Ridgway
(2) | 494 | 7–0 | – | Stats
Story
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

March (14–3)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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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

April (11–5)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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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

May (4–6)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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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)

MVC tournament (5–1)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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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

NCAA tournament (2–2)

| Date | Time (ET) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall | MVC

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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.

## Rankings

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See also: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| Final
Coaches'[5]| —| —*| | RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| RV*| RV*| RV
Baseball America[6]| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 25| 25*| 25*| —
Collegiate Baseball^[7]| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 30| —| —| —
NCBWA†[8]| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| 28| 28*| 28*| 30
D1Baseball[9]| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 23| 23*| 23*| 23

^ 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.

## References

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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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