TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State baseball is set to host No. 11 Indiana Wednesday afternoon at Bob Warn Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET. Tickets can be purchased at the gate or by clicking
HERE.
Fans can watch the action on The Valley On ESPN3 or listen to the call with
Brian Fritz and
Luke Martin via
GoSycamores.com/Watch.
PROMOTIONS
Go see
The Forest at the Fountain on Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m. Stop by to get free blue Square Donuts and bring your IU gear to the table to receive a merchandise ticket. The merchandise ticket is redeemable at the baseball game. If you trade in your IU gear, you get a FREE Forest baseball tee!
Don't have IU gear but still want a tee? We will be selling them for $5 at the Fountain and at the game, along with other Forest gear!
Come out to the game, wear your blue, cheer on the Sycamores and get a voucher for a free hot dog and medium drink during the 3rd and 4th innings! First come first serve for vouchers!
ALL-TIME VS INDIANA
Indiana leads the all-time series with the Sycamores 60-45-1 with each team taking the road game a year ago in midweek action. In the last seven meetings, ISU has taken four games.
KEEPING IT ROLLING
Indiana State is in the midst of a nine-game winning streak – the third longest in the nation -- that includes victories over Austin Peay, Western Illinois, a three-game sweep of The Citadel and a doubleheader sweep of Xavier. Over that period the Sycamores have outscored opponents 60-32 and are hitting .296. The squad has also recorded 32 extra-base hits, including 25 doubles. Leadoff man
Jarrod Watkins has seven doubles during the streak.
MOVING UP THE LIST
Head coach
Mitch Hannahs moved into third all-time in career wins at Indiana State with a pair of victories over Western Illinois, passing Rick Heller. Hannahs sits at 138 wins in five seasons at the helm of the program.
Rank Coach Wins
1 Bob Warn 1,070
2 Paul Wolf 140
3 Mitch Hannahs 138
4 Rick Heller 131
5 Jim Rendel 129
FAST STARTS
Indiana State has been dominant to open games this season, outscoring the opposition 19-5. The Sycamores have outscored opponents in all but one inning this season including a 28-10 advantage in the ninth.
WEAR IT
Sycamore outfielder
Roberto Enriquez has been hit-by-pitch 12 times this season -- to rank third in the nation in the category. Enriquez averages 0.63 hit-by-pitches per game this season (3rd Nationally) and has been hit four-straight games and eight times in the last 10 contests. The junior holds the third-highest on-base percentage on the team at .440.
REACHING BASE
Indiana State junior
Jarrod Watkins has reached base in all 19 games in a Sycamore uniform. He has put together nine multi-hit games, including three three-hit games. Watkins also held the longest hitting streak on the team at 14 games this season – currently at four games following a weekend doubleheader sweep of Xavier.
More…
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