TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State welcomes Belmont to Bob Warn Field this weekend for the final Missouri Valley Conference series in the 2026 regular season as the Sycamores take on the Bruins in a three-game series from May 14-16.
 
Thursday and Friday will feature 6:30 p.m. ET first pitches, while Saturday's series finale will also serve as Senior Day as Indiana State honors the 2026 Senior Class in a pregame ceremony prior to the 2 p.m. first pitch. All three games will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
 
Weekend Promotions/Giveaways
Indiana State is offering $5 general admission tickets in efforts to "Pack The Bob" ahead of the weekend series against the Bruins. Tickets can be purchased either at the gates or online at GoSycamores.com/tickets.

• May 15 Promotion – Baseball Card Giveaway (Set 4), Pack. The. Bob. Rally Towel Giveaway for the first 500 fans.
• May 16 Promotion – Pack. The. Bob. Rally Towel Giveaway for the first 500 fans, Nine Innings of Winning, Kids 18 and under get in free on Saturday. 

Missouri Valley Tournament Implications

• Indiana State heads into the weekend tied with UIC atop the Missouri Valley leaderboard with matching 14-7 records in league play.
• The Sycamores hold the tiebreaker over the Flames courtesy of their 2-1 series win over UIC at Bob Warn Field over April 2-4.
• Murray State currently sits one game back in third place with a 13-8 mark in Valley play and travels to Evansville (12-9). The Racers dropped the season series to both Indiana State (1-2) and UIC (0-3).
• Evansville (12-9), Southern Illinois (12-9), and Illinois State (13-11) have also clinched spots within the Missouri Valley six-team tournament field.
• The group of Indiana State, UIC, Murray State, Evansville, and Southern Illinois all could finish anywhere in spots ranging from first to five due to various tiebreakers still in play pending on how the weekend goes.
• Belmont (9-12), Bradley (5-16), and Valparaiso (4-17) fell short of qualifying for the MVC Tournament Field.

Season Spotlight

• The Indiana State offense features a variety of players sitting among the tops in the Missouri Valley in multiple offensive categories heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
• Mason Roell (.373) is currently fourth in the Valley in batting average and second in on-base percentage (.486), while sitting third overall in slugging percentage at .669. He has posted 21 extra-base hits over the 2026 season with 10 doubles and 10 home runs to go with a triple.
• Carter Beck continues to lead the Valley in RBIs with 54 and runs scored with 57, while sitting fourth in the conference in home runs (13) and second in total extra-base hits (32).
• The Sycamores have three athletes in the top six in runs batted in with Carter Beck (54, 1st), Nick Sutherlin (51, 2nd), and Caden Miller (45, 6th) among the Valley leaders.
• Emil Estrella is also among the tops in the conference sitting second overall with 18 stolen bases to go with a .302 batting average and nine home runs, while also sitting ninth with 41 RBIs.
• The Sycamores lead the Missouri Valley in a number of team offensive categories including doubles (114), scoring (389), home runs (65), extra-base hits (193), walks (244), and defensive double plays (45). Indiana State is also second in on-base percentage (0.388) and second in slugging percentage (.470).
• Overall, the Sycamores' pitching staff have pitched a Valley-high 461.1 innings on the year resulting in a 6.05 ERA with a 402:274 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• Seven different Sycamore pitchers have made at least 15 appearances on the mound this season.

Sycamores in Valley Play

• The Indiana State offense remains the standard in the Missouri Valley this season with a .324 batting average with the team second in the league in doubles (47), while leading the conference with 33 home runs and 85 extra-base hits.
• The Sycamores have added a league-high 175 runs scored, while sitting second overall with 33 stolen bases.
• On the mound, Indiana State is third overall in the conference in team ERA (4.58) over 182.2 innings sitting sixth in total strikeouts (151).
• The Sycamores have three players inside the top 10 in batting average in conference play including Mason Roell (.403, 3rd), Carter Beck (.385, 6th), and Nick Sutherlin (.341, 10th).
• Mason Roell is the Valley's home run leader with eight homers in conference play after going deep this past weekend at Murray State.
• Carter Beck sits tied for second with seven home runs in Valley play. Beck continues to lead the Valley with 28 RBIs in conference games.
• Nick Sutherlin is tied for the conference lead with nine doubles in Valley play.
• Carter Beck also leads the MVC in total runs scored in conference competition with 22 on the year.
• Emil Estrella is first in the conference with eight stolen bases, while Nomar Garcia is second with seven steals and Carter Beck is fifth with six in league play.
• The Indiana State pitching rotation features two of the top arms in the Missouri Valley with Spencer Johnsen (1-0, 2.35 ERA) and Ryan Karst (3-0, 2.27 ERA) both sitting inside the top four in the conference in ERA.
• Ryan Karst is third overall in the Valley in WHIP (1.01).
• Carson Seeman is currently tied for first in the conference in wins in Valley play with a 4-0 record over six appearances and 18.1 innings pitched. The right-handed reliever has posted a 20:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio.

Series History Against Belmont

• Indiana State holds the 10-2 all-time advantage over Belmont dating back to the inaugural contest back in 2014.
• The Sycamores are 7-2 in matchups against the Bruins in Missouri Valley play since Belmont joined the conference in the 2023 season.
• Indiana state won the first seven games in Valley play against Belmont from 2023 to 2025, before the Bruins took the final two games of the series last year in Nashville to break the streak.
• The Sycamores have won all four contests against Belmont in Terre Haute dating back to the first matchup in the 2023 MVC Baseball Tournament, while sweeping the series in 2024.

About Belmont

• Belmont enters the weekend series with a 19-33 overall record including a 9-12 mark in Missouri Valley play on the year.
• The Bruins have posted an 8-14 overall record away from Nashville on the season including Valley series wins at Murray State and Valparaiso.
• Belmont won series against both UIC (2-1, March 27-29) and Murray State (2-1, Apr. 2-4) earlier this season to post a winning record against the teams fighting against Indiana State for the regular season title.
• Charlie Davis has been among the league's leading hitters with a .335 batting average with 15 doubles, five triples, and eight home runs on the year.
• Landon Godsey (.305) is also hitting above the .300 mark at the plate with a team-high nine home runs and 41 RBIs while adding 20 doubles.
• The Belmont pitching staff features nine different pitchers who have made at least three starts on the season while posting a team 6.74 ERA over 438.0 innings.
• The Bruins have recorded a 382:205 strikeout-to-walk ratio while allowing opponents to hit .298 from the plate. 

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