TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is back on the road this week for a Tuesday night contest at Bart Kaufman Field as the Sycamores travel to Bloomington, Ind. for a nonconference matchup against Indiana. The game is scheduled for a 6 p.m. first pitch and will be carried live on ESPN+ and B1G+.
 
The Sycamores (18-17) head into the midweek rematch with the Hoosiers after a 3-1 week this past week including wins at Purdue and the series victory at home over Southern Illinois. Indiana (20-16) went 2-2 this past week with a midweek win at home against Ball State, while falling in two of three in the weekend series at Illinois.
 
Indiana took the first game of the season series against the Sycamores back on March 11 in Bob Warn Field as the Hoosiers claimed the 9-4 midweek nonconference win. Indiana scored five runs in the sixth inning of the contest aided by a pair of Sycamore errors over the stretch to claim the early contest.
 
Recapping the Weekend
Indiana State took two of the three games this past weekend at Bob Warn Field as the Sycamores claimed the Friday and Sunday wins over Southern Illinois to secure the Missouri Valley series win. The Sycamores topped SIU on Friday night, 9-7, before falling in Saturday's contest, 16-9. Indiana State rallied back in the final game of the series with a 12-8 win on Sunday afternoon in securing their third MVC series win of the season.
 
Jackson Taylor (.556) and Carter Beck (.500) paced an Indiana State lineup that hit a combined .349 from the plate against the Southern Illinois pitching staff over the weekend. Carlos Pena (.385) added three of Indiana State's five home runs over the series, while Zack Henderson (1.000) and Andrew Ortiz (.750) both connected from the plate in drawing weekend starts against the Salukis.
 
Gavin Morris (1-0, 0.00 ERA) was untouchable for the Indiana State pitching staff as the senior right-hander worked 5.0 scoreless innings across two games against SIU. He finished with four strikeouts, including two key punchouts in the Sycamores' Sunday win over the Salukis.
 
Overall, the Indiana State pitching staff combined for a 9.33 team ERA over the series with a 21:18 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The Sycamores allowed the Salukis to hit .292 from the plate over the three games.
 
Season Overall
Carlos Pena (.370) continues to lead the Indiana State offense on the season as the senior infielder/outfielder enters the week pacing the Sycamores in a number of key offensive categories. He extended his hitting streak to eight games and his on-base streak to 29 consecutive outings while leading Indiana State in hits (50), home runs (11), RBIs (40), and slugging percentage (.719).
 
Jackson Taylor (.333) and Nomar Garcia (.321) lead the Indiana State infielder unit and are among the team's leaders in additional offensive categories while providing punches at both the top and bottom of the Sycamores' order. Garcia is tied for the team lead with nine stolen bases, while Taylor has six doubles and 21 runs scored on the year.
 
Keegan Garis (.302) and Carter Beck (.289) have also been among the team's power threats in the lineup combining for 17 home runs and 63 RBIs, while scoring 69 runs on the season. The Sycamores are hitting .274 overall from the plate as a team with a .465 slugging percentage and .388 on-base percentage.
 
The Sycamores' pitching staff has seen 18 arms take the mound on the year with a combined 5.91 ERA over 301.1 innings pitched. Indiana State has combined to post a 248:165 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .266 opponent batting average on the year.
 
Jacob Spencer (0-1, 9.64 ERA) returned to the mound last week with the midweek start against Purdue, while Jack Armstrong (2-0, 4.05 ERA), Colby Morse (2-2, 5.83 ERA), Carson Seeman (0-0, 5.31 ERA), Zac Laird (0-0, 5.54 ERA) and Aaron Moss (1-0, 7.45 ERA) have all made double-digit relief appearances on the year.
 
Scouting Indiana
Indiana enters the midweek contest with a 20-16 overall record and 10-8 mark in Big Ten competition. The Hoosiers are 10-5 overall at Bart Kaufman Field including winning their last four home games against Michigan State (series sweep) and Ball State (Apr. 8). The Hoosiers are 2-0 against the Missouri Valley this season with wins over Indiana State and Evansville to their credit.
 
IU entered the season coming off a 33-26-1 mark, including a 15-9 record in Big Ten play as the Hoosiers advanced to the 2024 NCAA Knoxville Regional. Last season's success parlayed into this season's preseason recognition as Indiana was selected third overall in the Big Ten's preseason baseball poll with junior outfielder Devin Taylor earning Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year honors.
 
Taylor continues to live up to the billing in the 2025 season with a team-leading .368 batting average with 10 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 44 runs scored. Jake Hanley (.359), Korbyn Dickerson (.352), and Cooper Malamazian (.333) are among the six Hoosiers hitting .300 or better from the plate on the season as IU has connected at a .305 clip as a team on the year. Dickerson is the team's primary power threat with 15 of IU's 58 home runs.
 
Twenty different IU pitchers have taken the mound for the Hoosiers across the 2025 season as Indiana has combined for a 5.67 team ERA over 303.0 innings pitched. Jackson Yarberry (0-0, 9.72 ERA) is projected as the midweek starter for the Hoosiers this week, while six different IU pitchers have recorded double-digit appearances on the season and could be in play on Tuesday night.
 
Series History
Indiana holds the all-time 69-48-1 record against Indiana State dating back to the opponents' first contest back on Mar. 26, 1898. The series has gone the way of the Hoosiers recently with Indiana taking eight of the last 11 contests with the teams last splitting the series in 2024.
 
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