D1BASEBALL – Indiana State shortstop Randal Diaz was listed among the nation's best at the NCAA Division I level according to the preseason D1Baseball positional rankings as the website continues to unveil its top-50 players at each position heading into the 2024 season.
 
Diaz (No. 21 shortstop) joins teammates Grant Magill (No. 42 catcher) and Josue Urdaneta (No. 44 second baseman) on the list following a standout season for Indiana State featuring ISU's first trip to an NCAA Super Regional, as well as winning the MVC regular season, championship, and the NCAA Terre Haute Regional.
 
Diaz was named the 2023 Missouri Valley Baseball Championships Most Outstanding Player pacing the Sycamores with a .455 batting average over the five games at Bob Warn Field and finishing with a team-high 10 hits and six runs while driving in three RBIs. The shortstop added a .727 slugging percentage and a .520 on-base percentage as ISU's leadoff batter in the tournament.
 
The Toa Alta, Puerto Rico native posted multi-hit games in four of ISU's five tournament contests and scored runs in four different games to pace a Sycamore offense that outscored its opponents 39-12 in the postseason. Diaz connected on a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give ISU a 2-0 lead over Evansville in the championship game. He followed up in the top of the ninth with an RBI single to provide the final margin in the Sycamores' 6-0 win.
 
Diaz was one of three Indiana State players to line up in all 62 games in the 2023 season, earning 61 starts. He finished third on the team with a .297 batting average with a team-high 74 hits over 249 at-bats, leading the Sycamores with 15 doubles and three triples, while finishing third with 10 home runs. He scored 47 runs while driving in 36 RBIs.
 
Adept at the leadoff position in the order, Diaz enters the 2024 season on a 20-game on-base streak.
 
D1Baseball will continue to announce their player positional rankings heading into the start of the 2024 season.
 
Season tickets are now on sale for the 2024 Indiana State season with ticket details below.
 
2024 Baseball Season Ticket Information
Reserved chairback season tickets can be purchased for $99. General admission season tickets will go on sale as well with adult ($72), seniors ($54), and youth ($40) tickets also being available for purchase. There will be a $5 surcharge added to those wanting tickets printed.
 
Sycamore baseball season tickets will also be available for purchase at home ISU men's and women's basketball starting this weekend.
 
ISU Baseball single game tickets will go on sale in the coming weeks.
 
Those seeking more information on season tickets can contact Assistant Manager of Athletic Ticketing Grant Manning by phone at 812-237-8972 or via email at Grant.Manning@indstate.edu, or by filling out the form linked here. Fans have the opportunity to also buy season tickets online by clicking HERE.
 
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