D1Baseball.com – Indiana State's Randal Diaz and Matt Jachec were recognized among the tops in their position heading into the 2023 season as D1Baseball announced its preseason player rankings.
 
Diaz was ranked 28th among the shortstops across the country, while Jachec was 66th among starting pitchers as recognized by the organization.
 
Diaz, a Toa Alta, Puerto Rico native, was a 2022 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-American following a strong freshman campaign with the Sycamores. The rising sophomore finished the year with a .304 batting average with a team-high 25 extra-base hits including 17 doubles and seven home runs. He led the Sycamores with 37 RBI and added 33 RBI while lining up around the infield in his inaugural campaign.
 
He finished the season with 17 multi-hit games and a team-high nine multi-RBI contests last season. His year was highlighted by a trio of three-hit games against Indiana, Evansville, and Dallas Baptist.
 
Jachec, a preseason CBN Third Team All-American, returns to headline the Sycamore pitching staff after a standout 2022 year. The Hampshire, Ill. native posted the lowest ERA by a starting pitcher in the Missouri Valley (2.88) while finishing second in the MVC with 97.0 innings pitched. He finished up with a Valley-leading nine wins on the mound while sitting sixth in the conference with 80 strikeouts (28 looking).
 
His control on the mound was a major factor to his success as he led the Valley in only surrendering nine walks on the year to sit among the NCAA leaders in both strikeout-to-walk ratio (8.89, 4th in NCAA) and walks allowed per nine innings (0.84, 3rd in NCAA).
 
Indiana State Baseball Season Tickets
Season tickets for the 2023 Indiana State baseball season are on sale now as the Sycamores continue to gear up for the upcoming season. ISU will play 19 games at Bob Warn Field this season starting on March 17-19 with a weekend series against Michigan State.
 
Overall, the Sycamores home schedule features nonconference contests against Michigan State (Mar. 17-19), Purdue (Mar. 28), Indiana (Apr. 4), Illinois (May 2), and Ball State (May 9). The conference slate features Valparaiso (Mar. 24-26), Illinois State (Apr. 7-9), Southern Illinois (Apr. 21-23), and Murray State (May 12-14).
 
Those seeking more information on season tickets or MVC Baseball Championship tickets can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Austin Bishop by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Austin.Bishop@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu. Fans have the opportunity to also buy season tickets online by clicking HERE.
 
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