Indiana State Sycamores | |
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2024 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team | |
Founded | 1896 |
University | Indiana State University |
Head coach | Tracy Archuleta (1st season) |
Conference | Missouri Valley |
Location | Terre Haute, Indiana |
Home stadium | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Sycamores |
Colors | Royal blue and white[1] |
College World Series appearances | |
1986 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1986, 2023 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: 1979, 1983, 1984, 1986 1989, 1995, 2019, 2023 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: 1982 (East Division), 1983 (East Division) 1985, 2012, 2023, 2024 Indiana Collegiate Conference: Indiana Intercollegiate Conference: Indiana College Athletic League: 1919, 1920, 1921 |
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 2024. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores have had 12 All-Americans, 26 Major Leaguers, and more than 2,200 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, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024.
They appeared in the NAIA Baseball World Series in 1958 and won the NAIA "Midwest" District Championship in 1964. In 2013, the 1958 team was honored on the 55th Anniversary of their appearance at the NAIA Baseball World Series.[2]
Past coaches include John Wooden, Bob Warn, former ISU and MiLB'er Paul L. Wolf,[3] Wally Marks and Mitch Hannahs. The Sycamores play their home games at Sycamore Stadium at Bob Warn Field (900).