TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State baseball welcomes nationally ranked Illinois to Bob Warn Field Tuesday evening for midweek action. First pitch between the Sycamores and the No. 25-ranked Illini is set for 6 p.m. Fans can follow the action live on ESPN Plus, listen to the game on GoSycamores.com with
Luke Martin and
Brian Fritz on the call or follow along on Twitter (
@IndStBaseball). For ticket information, call (812) 237-3737 or order tickets online
HERE.
SYCAMORES OFF TO BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY
Sixth year head coach
Mitch Hannahs has his squad off to the best start in program history at 19-2. The Sycamores opened the season with seven-straight victories before recording nine-straight to open the month of March. Indiana State is 8-1 on the road, 6-1 at home and 5-0 in neutral site contests this season. In 1990, the Sycamores opened the season 13-1.
DUNGAN NAMED MVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dungan led the Sycamores with a .611 average at the plate over the last four games including a 4-for-5 outing against Indiana in midweek action. The lefty fell just a double short of the cycle against the Hoosiers, finishing with a pair of solo home runs, a triple and a single. Over the week, Dungan recorded at lead two base hits in each game to finish 11-for-18 at the plate. He led the team with a 1.056 slugging percentage and a .632 on-base percentage while scoring six runs and driving in two from his leadoff spot. The Yorktown, Indiana native was perfect in the field on 18 chances and 2-for-2 on stolen base opportunities.
LOOKING AT THE TREES
The Sycamores have seen their team average slowly climb this season, now hitting .293 as a squad.
Roby Enriquez leads the Sycamores with a .391 average while four other ISU batters are hitting above .300 on the year. Indiana State has the 22nd-best team ERA in collegiate baseball at 3.10 through the first third of the season. Senior
Tyler Whitbread leads all pitchers with a 1.74 ERA in five starts while sophomore
Jake Ridgway holds a 2.05 ERA after 12 appearances out of the bullpen. All three Indiana State weekend starters have ERA's under 3.50.
LOOKING AT THE FIGHTING ILLINI
Illinois enters the play at 17-4 after a weekend sweep of Illinois State. The Fighting Illini are led by Grant Van Scoy at the plate with a .380 batting average in 15 starts. Michael Massey (.355) and Kellen Sarver(.343) also provide strong bats in the order. Ty Weber leads all Illinois starters with a 1.52 ERA in four starts. As a team, Illinois holds a 3.34 ERA.
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