ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Carter Beck, Mason Roell, and Colby Morse headline nine Indiana State baseball players honored on the Missouri Valley Baseball postseason All-Conference team as announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.
 
Beck (OF), Roell (3B), and Morse (RP) were all honored on the Missouri Valley's First Team, while Nick Sutherlin (1B) and Ryan Karst (SP) were both recognized on the Second Team. Caden Miller (C), Emil Estrella (OF), and Carson Seeman (RP) were named to the Honorable Mention squad. Beck and Nomar Garcia (SS) were both selected to the All-Defensive team.
 
Beck, honored as the Missouri Valley's Joe Carter Player of the Year, received First Team honors for the second time in his collegiate career as voted on by the league's head coaches. The Sycamore outfielder put together a historic campaign for the Sycamores sitting among the Missouri Valley leaders in batting average (.348), hits (80), RBIs (56), runs scored (60), doubles (17), home runs (14), on-base percentage (.448), slugging percentage (.622), and stolen bases (12).
 
The Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada native recorded a team-high 27 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI contests over the 2026 season and has reached base safely in 54 of the team's 55 games played. Beck enters the postseason having reached base in 39 consecutive contests. He added a .981 fielding percentage with assists against both Illinois and UIC on the season in center field in adding All-Defensive recognition.
 
Roell receives First Team honors for the first time in his career after finishing second in the MVC in batting average (.372), third in on-base percentage (.483), and fourth in slugging percentage (.654). His numbers were even better in conference play hitting .395 from the plate while leading the MVC in home runs (8) and slugging percentage (.753).
 
Roell posted 17 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI contests and added his first grand slam of the 2026 campaign on May 1 at Southern Illinois, with the eighth-inning blast proving to be the difference in the 8-5 win. He added multi-homer games against both Valparaiso (Mar. 28) and UIC (Apr. 2), while adding five-RBI contests at both Valparaiso and Southern Illinois. He added a season-high five runs scored on February 21 against Brown.
 
Morse receives First Team recognition for the first time in his career after sitting among the league's top relievers in the 2026 season. The Harrisburg, Ill. native finished with 25 appearances on the mound out of the bullpen, posting a 4-2 overall record and three saves, while recording a 4.39 ERA. He added a 43:22 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
 
Morse was at his best in conference play posting a 2-1 record over 12 appearances with two saves and a 2.35 ERA. He was fourth on the team with 23.0 innings pitched, while finishing second with 26 strikeouts and a .210 opponent batting average. He recorded multiple appearances off the mound in conference play against Illinois State, Evansville, Southern Illinois, Murray State, and Belmont, including a 3.0-inning, seven strikeout game in the 4-3 win over Evansville on April 24, while adding 3.0 innings and two strikeouts in the 8-5 victory over Southern Illinois.
 
Sutherlin receives Second Team honors for the first time in his career after finishing among the Valley leaders in RBIs (53) and home runs (nine), while adding 14 doubles over 54 starts. He recorded 16 multi-hit games and was third on the Sycamores with 12 multi-RBI contests over the 2026 season. Sutherlin highlighted his year with a four-hit game against Bradley on March 22, while adding a two-homer, seven-RBI game, including his first grand slam of the season on March 15 against Gonzaga.
 
Karst receives Second Team honors for the first time in his career after leading the Missouri Valley in WHIP (1.12), while posting a 3-0 record and a 2.34 ERA over seven starts in conference play. The Elm Grove, Wis. native posted a 3.28 overall ERA over 57.2 innings while allowing opponents to hit .213 from the plate. He highlighted his year with a career-high 8.2 innings pitched in the April 10 win over Illinois State, while adding a career-high nine strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work on April 24 against Evansville.
 
Miller receives Honorable Mention honors for the first time in his career after posting a .284 batting average with 55 hits, 15 doubles, seven home runs, and 46 RBIs over 54 starts in the 2026 season. The Lockport, Ill. native recorded 17 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI contests and boasted a 26-game on-base streak that spanned March 20 against Bradley to May 3 at Southern Illinois. Miller highlighted his season with a pair of three-hit games, while driving in five RBI on March 31 against Purdue.
 
Estrella receives Honorable Mention honors for the first time in his career after posting a .311 batting average over 54 games played, while sitting second on the team with 73 hits. He added 14 doubles, a team-high three triples, and nine RBIs, while also becoming the first Sycamore to post 20 stolen bases since 2010. The Santiago, Dominican Republic native highlighted his season with a pair of two-homer games, including hitting two grand slams on March 22 in the comeback win over Bradley, while adding 20 multi-hit games.
 
Seeman receives Honorable Mention honors for the first time in his career after sitting tied for the Missouri Valley lead with seven wins on the mound, while posting a 5.73 ERA over 37.2 innings. Seeman was nearly unhittable in conference play posting a 4-0 record over eight appearances with a 22:3 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 20.2 innings. The Auburn, California native highlighted his year going 4.2 innings allowing one hit while striking out three in the April 3 win over UIC, while adding a stretch of seven wins in 10 appearances spanning March 22 against Bradley to May 3 at Southern Illinois.
 
Garcia receives All-Defensive honors for the first time in his career as the Sycamore shortstop lined up in 48 games over the 2026 season. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native was the Missouri Valley leader in assists (142) and was key to Indiana State leading the conference in double plays turned with 48 on the year. Garcia added a .230 batting average and was third on the Indiana State team with 10 stolen bases on the year.
 
The Sycamores head to Murray, Ky. to take on the winner of No. 3 Murray State and No. 6 Illinois State on Thursday, May 21, in the second day of the 2026 Missouri Valley Baseball Tournament Championships.
 
Follow the Sycamores
For the latest information on the Sycamore Baseball team, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.  Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from both the App Store and the Google Play Store.