TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State is back in midweek action on Tuesday, April 14, as the Sycamores welcome Indiana University to Bob Warn Field with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The game will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend and ESPN+.
 
Game Day Promotion

• Indiana State Faculty/Staff Night – Any University Employee with an Indiana State ID can get two free general admission tickets at the field box office on game day

Recapping The Weekend

• Indiana State took two of the three contests against Illinois State this past weekend in Normal, Ill. at Duffy Bass Field as the Sycamores claimed Friday's 11-1 victory and Sunday's 6-1 finale win to claim their fourth consecutive Missouri Valley series.
• The Sycamores hit .276 as a team from the plate with five home runs among 11 extra-base hits against the Redbirds.
• Indiana State was 9-of-11 in stolen base attempts on the week led by Emil Estrella (3-for-3), Carter Beck (2-for-2), and Nomar Garcia (2-for-3) with multiple thefts overall.
• Colin Sander paced the Indiana State offense with a team-high .364 batting average, including a double and triple, while playing perfect defense at second base.
• Emil Estrella had a team-high five hits on the week with a .357 batting average, including a triple, and a solo home run.
• Jeremy Martinez (.333) had four hits and three RBIs over the weekend series.
• Carter Beck (.308) recorded a double and two home runs in the series against Illinois State with his two-homer game coming in Friday night's win.
• Weston Fulk hit .500 over the final two games of the weekend going 4-for-8, including a two-homer game and an RBI double on Sunday afternoon that included five RBIs.
• The Indiana State pitching staff recorded a 2.42 ERA over 26.0 innings pitched over the weekend with the Sycamores limiting the Redbirds to a .276 batting average.
• Ryan Karst (1-0, 1.04 ERA) was the pitching leader over the weekend after going 8.2 innings while striking out four on Friday night.
• Spencer Johnsen (1-0, 1.80 ERA) highlighted Indiana State's final game over the weekend series with a season-high seven strikeouts in the 6-1 win over the Redbirds.
• Colby Morse (0.00 ERA, 1 SV) allowed just one hit over 2.2 innings in two appearances over the weekend, while Justin Hoff, Hunter Small, and Brady Banker all had scoreless outings. 

Season Spotlight

• Mason Roell (.418) continues to lead the Indiana State offense from the plate with 33 hits, 30 runs scored, and 27 RBIs over 25 games played. He's currently tied for second on the team with eight home runs, while connecting on six doubles and a triple.
• Colin Sander (.353) continues to rake atop the Indiana State lineup with 10 extra-base hits and 18 RBIs over 18 games played.
• Carter Beck (.351) saw his season-high 17-game hitting streak end on Sunday afternoon, but the junior outfielder has reached base safely in 20 consecutive games heading into the week. Beck leads Indiana State with 18 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests, while leading the team with nine home runs.
• Emil Estrella (.291) connected on his eighth home run of the 2026 season on Friday night and currently leads the Sycamores with nine stolen bases after swiping three steals this past weekend against Illinois State.
• The Sycamores are hitting .284 as a team from the plate, while leading the Missouri Valley in home runs (47) and doubles (86).
• Indiana State's doubles mark puts the Sycamores eighth in the NCAA Division I standings and eighth in overall doubles per game (2.39).
• The Sycamores are currently 51st in the NCAA in team home runs with 47 on the year.
• Indiana State's pitching staff has posted a 6.62 ERA over 312.2 innings on the mound this season. The Sycamores have allowed opponents to hit .270 from the plate on the year.
• Owen Roberts (0-1, 6.38 ERA), Carson Seeman (3-0, 8.24 ERA), Jack Armstrong (2-2, 4.99 ERA), Hunter Small (1-2, 9.15 ERA), and Breyllin Suriel (1-4, 12.05 ERA) have all recorded wins on the season with double-digit appearances on the mound, while Trevor Fenters (0-0, 7.59 ERA) has made 11 appearances out of the bullpen overall.
• The Sycamores have posted a 278:192 strikeout-to-walk ratio on the season.

Sycamores Against Indiana

• Indiana State claimed the midweek contest against Indiana back on March 24 as the Sycamores topped the Hoosiers 5-4 in Bloomington, Ind. at Bart Kaufman Field.
• The Sycamores rallied for three runs in the top of the eighth inning sparked by Jorge Cartagena's RBI double, before Mason Roell scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. Colin Sander followed up with an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Cartagena to make it a 5-3 contest.
• The Indiana State pitching staff shut down the Hoosiers late with Hunter Small (1-2) and Jack Armstrong (S, 1) going the final two innings to preserve the win.
• Andrew Ortiz connected on a three-hit game, while Carter Beck added a pair of hits and an RBI in the win.
• The Indiana State win pulled the Sycamores' mark to 50-67-1 all-time against the Hoosiers dating back to their inaugural matchup on May 30, 1903.
• Indiana State is 28-28-1 all-time against the Hoosiers in Terre Haute.
• The Hoosiers claimed the win last season at Bob Warn Field with a 9-4 victory on March 11, 2025. 

About the Hoosiers

• Indiana heads into the midweek with a 14-21 overall record, including a 5-14 mark in true away games on the year.
• The Hoosiers have lined up against Bradley, Indiana State, and Evansville, in Valley play so far this season and have posted a 1-2 mark against the MVC this year.
• The Indiana offense is hitting .272 from the plate on the year led by Caleb Koskie's .360 batting average.
• Jake Hanley (.343) leads the Hoosiers in a majority of the offensive statistical categories including home runs (10), RBIs (36), and hits (49).
• Hogan Denny (.341) is also hitting above the .300 mark on the year with 12 doubles and eight stolen bases.
• Indiana's pitching staff has posted a 6.34 ERA over 299.1 innings pitched on the season, allowing opponents to hit .279 from the plate.
• The Hoosiers have posted a 305:174 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

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