Indiana State Sycamores | |
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Founded | 1896 |
University | Indiana State University |
Conference | MVC |
Location | Terre Haute, IN |
Head coach | Mitch Hannahs (3rd year) |
Home stadium |
Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Sycamores |
Colors | Royal Blue and White |
College World Series appearances | |
1986 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
2014, 2012, 1995, 1989, 1987, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1979 |
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Conference tournament champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: 1995, 1989, 1986, 1984, 1983, 1979 |
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Conference champions | |
Missouri Valley Conference: Indiana Collegiate Conference: Indiana Intercollegiate Conference: 1949, 1947, 1946, 1930, 1924, 1923 Indiana College Athletic League: 1921, 1920, 1919 |
Missouri Valley Conference:
2012, 1985 (Co-Champions),
1983 (East Division), 1982 (East Division)
Indiana Collegiate Conference:
1966, 1964, 1958, 1957
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 2014. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores have had 12 All-Americans, 24 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.
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.