TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State heads to Dayton, Ohio this weekend and Nischwitz Stadium as the Sycamores take on Wright State in a three-game weekend series spanning April 17-19. All three games will be carried live on 105.5 The Legend, while Sunday's contest will be on ESPN+.
 
Recapping The Midweek

• Indiana State fell in the midweek contest on Tuesday night against Indiana as the Sycamores dropped a high-scoring 17-12 game at Bob Warn Field.
• The Sycamores hit five home runs in the Tuesday night contest with Nick Sutherlin (two), Caden Miller, Caleb Niehaus, and John Curl all driving the ball over the wall on a windy day at The Bob.
• The two-homer game against Nick Sutherlin marked his second multi-homer contest of the 2026 season and the Sycamores' ninth time a player has hit at least two home runs in the same game this season.
• Indiana State went out to a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the first as Nick Sutherlin, Caden Miller, and Caleb Niehaus all homered in the first inning. It marked the third time the Sycamores have hit at least three home runs in the same inning in the 2026 season.
• The Sycamore offense came back to life late in the contest as Indiana State mounted a rally back from a 15-5 deficit in the sixth inning.
• Jeremy Martinez, Colin Sander, and Carter Beck all connected on RBI singles, while Nick Sutherlin homered for the second time in a four-run sixth inning to make it a 15-9 game.
• The Sycamores added runs late on a Caleb Niehaus RBI fielder's choice, while Emil Estrella added an RBI single, before John Curl's ninth inning solo home run capped the scoring.
• Five different Indiana State players recorded multi-hit efforts in the game with Nick Sutherlin and Emil Estrella both posting three-hit games on Tuesday.
• Caden Miller added his second triple of the season, while Colin Sander and Carter Beck both doubled in the loss.
• Carson Seeman, Brady Banker, and Jaxon Sparks all helped slow the Indiana offense on the mound combining for 5.1 innings, allowing eight hits and three runs while striking out three.

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 (.351) continues to rake atop the Indiana State lineup with 11 extra-base hits and 19 RBIs over 19 games played.
• Carter Beck (.353) saw his on-base streak hit 21 consecutive games following Tuesday night's contest against Indiana. Beck leads Indiana State with 19 multi-hit games and nine multi-RBI contests, while leading the team with nine home runs.
• The Sycamores are hitting .286 as a team on the season with 52 total home runs and 89 total doubles, both tops among the Missouri Valley teams in 2026.
• Indiana State's doubles mark puts the Sycamores sixth in the NCAA Division I standings and eighth in overall doubles per game (2.41).
• Indiana State is currently 29th overall in the NCAA in total hits (372) and 40th in total home runs (52). The Sycamores are also 48th overall in runs scored with 286.
• Following Caden Miller's triple last night, the Sycamores currently sit 17th in the NCAA with 12 triples overall as a team.
• Indiana State's pitching staff has posted a 6.88 ERA over 321.2 innings on the mound this season. The Sycamores have allowed opponents to hit .277 from the plate on the year.
• Ty Brooks (5-2, 3.98 ERA) and Ryan Karst (2-1, 3.14 ERA) have established themselves in the weekend rotation over the course of the 2026 season with both leading the team in a majority of the statistical categories.
• Ty Brooks leads the way with 52.0 innings pitched and a 1.12 WHIP, while posting a team-high 36 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .214.
• Ryan Karst is coming off a career performance this past weekend at Illinois State where the right-hander went 8.2 innings in the 11-1 win over the Redbirds. Karst is third on the team with 28.2 innings pitched, while posting a 25:11 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• Spencer Johnsen (1-0, 6.91 ERA) is coming off a career-high 5.0 innings pitched with seven strikeouts in the Sunday win over Illinois State. Jack Armstrong (2-2, 4.99 ERA) and Owen Roberts (0-1, 7.20 ERA) have also posted weekend starts on the year.

Sycamores Against Wright State

• Indiana State and Wright State have lined up 13 times over their respective program histories dating back to the inaugural matchup on May 4, 1979, when the Sycamores claimed the 5-4 win in Terre Haute.
• The Sycamores hold the 10-3 all-time advantage over the Raiders including posting seven-game winning streak against Wright State spanning 1979-1997.
• The last weekend series between Indiana State and Wright State came back in the 2022 season in Dayton, Ohio, with the Raiders claiming two of the three games played over March 10-13 at Nischwitz Stadium.
• Indiana State and Wright State's most recent contest came back on June 2, 2023, when the Sycamores hosted the Raiders in the first game of the 2023 Terre Haute Regional.
• Indiana State rallied back to top the Raiders, 6-5, as Grant Magill delivered a two-out, two-run single down the right field line to cap a three-run rally in the bottom of the eighth to secure the win. 

About the Wright State

• Wright State heads into the week with a Wednesday night contest at Dayton, before hosting the Sycamores over Friday-Sunday.
• The Raiders have a 17-15 record on the season, 11-1 in Horizon League play, and a 10-4 record at home in Nischwitz Stadium.
• Wright State features signature wins at both Georgia and Tennessee to date this season.
• The Raiders received four first-place votes and 24 total points in being named the Horizon League preseason favorites.
• Wright State returned All-Conference players Braylen Blomquist, JP Peltier, Hunter Warren, Cam Allen, Cam Gilkerson, Gus Gregory, J.J. Thompson, and Malachi Paplanus all back on the field in 2026.
• Keegan Holmstrom leads the Raiders with a .422 batting average on the season, while JP Peltier (.302) has a team-high 17 doubles, six home runs, and 31 RBIs.
• Hunter Warren (.370) is also among the team's power hitters with six home runs, 29 RBIs, and seven doubles.
• Overall, the Raiders are hitting .280 from the plate as a team with a .428 slugging percentage and .371 on-base percentage.
• Chet Lax (6-0, 3.04 ERA), Griffen Paige (2-4, 5.36 ERA), and Cam Allen (3-3, 5.75 ERA) have been among the weekend rotation for the Raiders to date this year.
• Griffin Page has a team-high 41 strikeouts over 43.2 innings, while Lax has posted a 38:10 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 47.1 innings.
• Cam Allen has allowed a .195 batting average over 36.0 innings and a 1.11 WHIP on the year.
• Wright State has posted a combined 5.17 ERA over 276.2 innings with a 254:163 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

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