{ { Infobox college baseball team
|name = Indiana State Sycamores
|current = 2023 Indiana State Sycamores baseball team
|founded = 1896
|logo = Indiana State Sycamores logo.svg
|logo_size = 250
|university = Indiana State University
|conference = Missouri Valley
|division =
|location = Terre Haute, Indiana
|coach = Mitch Hannahs
|tenure = 10th
|stadium = Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium
|capacity = 2,000
|nickname = Sycamores
|national_champion =
|cws = 1986
|regional_champ = 1986, 2023
|ncaa_tourneys =1979, 1983, 1984, 1986, 19871989, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2023 |conference_tournament = Missouri Valley Conference: 1979, 1983, 1984, 19861989, 1995, 2019, 2023 |conference_champion = Missouri Valley Conference:1982 (East Division), 1983 (East Division)1985 (Co-Champions), 2012, 2023
Indiana Collegiate Conference:1957, 1958, 1964, 1966Indiana Intercollegiate Conference:1923, 1924, 1930, 1946, 1947, 1949
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 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.
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.
Division I NCAA tournament results
The Sycamores have appeared in 12 NCAA Division I Baseball Championships. Their combined record is 14–22; they won the 1986 Mideast Regional and the 2023 Terre Haute Regional; they reached Regional Finals in 1989 and 2019.
National awards (2)
All-Americans (17)
Most Valuable Player
Conference (reg. season) 2012 Jeremy Lucas, C Missouri Valley Conference 2023 Lane Miller, RHP Missouri Valley Conference
Conference Tournament (6) 1979 Wallace Johnson, 2B Missouri Valley Conference 1986 Dave Travis, DH Missouri Valley Conference 1989 Larry Russell, OF Missouri Valley Conference 1995 Jeff Leaman, 3B/P Missouri Valley Conference 2019 Chris Ayers, OF/DH Missouri Valley Conference 2023 Randal Diaz, IF Missouri Valley Conference
All-Conference (113) Only players selected for the conference first team are displayed; for second team and honorable mention, please consult the Indiana State baseball media guide at www.gosycamores.com
All-Indiana Collegiate Conference (35)
All-Missouri Valley Conference (87)
Conference specialty (12)
Pitcher of the Year (2) Geremy Guerrero – 2021 Connor Fenlong – 2023
Defensive Player of the Year (3) Tyler Wampler – 2014 Jake Means – 2019 Grant Magill – 2023
MVC Newcomer of the Year (5) Rich Angell – 1998 Clint Barmes – 2000 Tim Brewer – 2005 Collin Liberatore – 2019 Aaron Beck – 2021
MVC Freshman of the Year (2) Mitch Stetter – 2000 Ryan Keaffaber – 2014
Career leaders
Batting average
Bird appeared in one game for the baseball team, going 1-for-2 with 2 RBI.
Hits
Bob Zeihen holds the National NCAA career record for triples (32)