TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State President Dr. Mike Godard announced the hiring of Tracy Archuleta as the Sycamores' 30th head baseball coach in program history on Friday afternoon.
 
Archuleta joins the Sycamores following an 18-year tenure as the head coach at the University of Southern Indiana and a 23-year overall career as a head coach at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels.
 
"Coach Archuleta is a championship-caliber coach and a seasoned professional with a proven track record of winning. He is the right fit for Indiana State University and to lead our baseball team, which has shown for years we can compete with the best in Division I athletics. With the recent hiring of a new Director of Athletics, Nathan Christensen, and now Coach Archuleta, I look forward to the future of Sycamore Athletics," said Dr. Mike Godard, President of Indiana State University.
 
"Coach Archuleta's successful career as a head coach and proven track record of winning games in the NCAA Tournament and National Championships made us stand up and take notice throughout the process," incoming Director of Athletics Nathan Christensen said. "His deep Indiana and Midwest roots were important to continuing to build our program. Both Coach Archuleta and I feel reaching the College World Series is a reality under Tracy's leadership, and we are fired up for him to start here in Terre Haute!"
 
"I'm excited to welcome Coach Archuleta and his family to Indiana State University and look forward to working with him," Interim Athletic Director Angie Lansing said. "He is respected in the baseball community, and I believe he will provide a high-level experience for the student-athletes within our program."
 
Archuleta led the Screaming Eagles for 18 years, including the programs transition to NCAA Division I and to two NCAA Division II national championships since taking the helm in 2007. He also has been recognized as the Division II ABCA National Coach of the Year twice (2010, 2014); the ABCA Midwest Region Coach of the Year five times (2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) and the GLVC Coach of the Year twice (2011, 2014). He was the winningest coach in the history of the program with 571 victories over his tenure.
 
"It is an honor to become the next head baseball coach for the Indiana State Sycamores," Archuleta said. "The rich history of Indiana State is something I am really looking forward to being a part of and I look forward to continuing the momentum that has been built at this great institution. I want to thank President Godard, Nathan Christensen, and Angie Lansing for giving me this opportunity and I'm excited about their vision for ISU. I also want to thank the University of Southern Indiana and the Evansville community for 18 great years. I feel I have left USI Baseball in a great place and wish them the best moving forward."

The Eagles progressed during their second season in the OVC and Division I action in 2024, improving by nine wins to 27-32 overall and finishing over .500 in the conference with a 14-13 mark. USI was fourth during the OVC regular season and finished third in the OVC Baseball Championship that included a win over top-seeded University of Arkansas at Little Rock. USI also grew statistically during the 2024 run raising its team batting average 10 points and lowered its team ERA by nearly two runs.
 
In Archuleta's 18 seasons, USI won two NCAA II national championships and five NCAA II Midwest Regional titles; won three GLVC West crowns and three GLVC East banners; one GLVC Tournament championship; and appeared in six NCAA II Regionals. Archuleta's Eagles also have featured 12 All-Americans, eighth Academic All-American, 34 All-Region performers, and 54 All-GLVC players. Fourteen players were drafted into the MLB ranks with USI alum Darin Mastroianni playing six years with both Toronto and Minnesota (2011-2016).
 
Archuleta came to USI after five seasons at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside that featured a pair of NCAA Division II Tournament appearances and a pair of 40-win seasons. UW-Parkside also advanced to the NCAA II North Central Regional title game in 2005 and was 148-124 (.544) during Archuleta's tenure.

After setting the foundation during his first two years, Archuleta directed the UW-Parkside Rangers into the national spotlight with a 41-18 season in 2004, finishing on top of the GLVC standings and earning the school's first-ever NCAA II Tournament bid. In his tenure at UW-Parkside, Archuleta coached the Rangers first All-American, Regional Player of the Year, GLVC Player of the Year, and he had two players sign professional contracts and 11 players earn All-Region honors. He was tabbed GLVC Coach of the Year in 2004.

Archuleta served as an assistant coach for five seasons at Wayne State College (Nebraska) and Central Missouri State University at the NCAA II level before taking the top spot at UW-Parkside.

At Wayne State, he was the infield coach, hitting coach, and recruiting coordinator on the team that captured its first NSIC championship and NCAA II regional birth in the 2001 season. Archuleta helped guide the team's batting average to 25th in the country (2000) and, in 2001, the squad was third in the country in fielding percentage (.969). In 2001, Wayne State finished 26th in the country with a record of 35-10.

During his tenure at CMSU, the Mules won the regular season conference championship with a record of 20-1 and were ranked as high as fifth in the nation. The team picked up an NCAA tournament bid and finished 16th in the country with a 43-10 mark. Archuleta was CMSU's outfield coach and recruiting coordinator. He also assisted the hitters.

The native of Iliff, Colorado, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver and has a master's degree in education from Wayne State College. He has three children, Mikaela, Alex, and Sam.
 
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