# 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.

## 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.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Indiana State | Alma Mater |
| 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
## Schedule and results

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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | — | —* | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV* | RV* | RV |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 25* | 25* | — |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — |
| NCBWA† | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 28 | 28* | 28* | 30 |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.