Indiana State Sycamores baseball

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 2023. Their first season was 1896. The Sycamores have had 12 All-Americans, 26 Major Leaguers, and more than 2,070 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, and 2023.

Indiana State Sycamores
2024 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team
Founded1896
UniversityIndiana State University
Head coachMitch Hannahs (11th season)
ConferenceMissouri Valley
LocationTerre Haute, Indiana
Home stadiumBob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameSycamores
ColorsRoyal blue and white
   
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
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

Indiana Collegiate Conference:
1957, 1958, 1964, 1966


Indiana Intercollegiate Conference:
1923, 1924, 1930, 1946, 1947, 1949


Indiana College Athletic League:
1919, 1920, 1921

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.

Past coaches include John Wooden, Bob Warn, former ISU and MiLB'er 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.

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