KEVIN JENISON

GoSycamores.com

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Indiana State Sycamores and the Butler Bulldogs are set to do battle at Victory Field in Indianapolis on Wednesday, April 23.  First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. (ET). Victory Field is the home of the Indianapolis Indians, the Triple A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. It is also the current home of former Sycamore catcher Nevin Ashley.

General admission tickets ($5.00 per ticket) are available and can be purchased through Victory Field. To purchase tickets, call the Victory Field Box Office at (317) 269-3545 or visit them in-person at 501 West Maryland Street, Indianapolis, Ind., 46225. Ticket information can also be obtained through Butler Athletics Ticket Office at (317) 940-3647.

The Indiana State Alumni Association and Sycamore Athletic Fund will be located at the Victory Bell in right field where they encourage fans to gather with fellow Sycamores to support Indiana State baseball.

This will be the third time this season that Indiana State has played in a Minor League ballpark with the Sycamores 3-1 in games played in those venues.

The Sycamores opened the season playing at Charlotte Sports Park, the spring training home of the Tampa Bay Rays and the home of the Rays' Class A Advanced affiliate, the Charlotte Stone Crabs. Although Indiana State lost that season opening game to the Auburn Tigers (4-0), the Sycamores did win their next 12 games including three at New Orleans Zephyr Field, home of the New Orleans Zephyrs who are the Triple A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. Indiana State took on the University of New Orleans Privateers in the venue, opening with an 8-7 win in 14 innings and taking the next two games of the series 10-3 and 11-4.

Indiana State is taking a three game winning streak and a 24-10 record overall to Buffalo, N.Y., this weekend as they take on the Canisius College Golden Griffins (20-13) in a three game series. The Sycamores return home to host Purdue next Tuesday before travelling to Indianapolis for the game against Butler.

Purdue (8-24) defeated Butler 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday as the Bulldogs fell to 14-21 on the season. Butler will host Xavier in a three-game Big East Conference series over the weekend.