TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State head coach Mitch Hannahs released the teams’ 2019 schedule Wednesday afternoon. The Sycamores will be challenged with one of the toughest slates in the country, including 15 games against Big 10 opponents as well as 15 games against NCAA Tournament participants from a year ago.
QUICK HITS
• 56 games (plus two fall games)
• 19 games at Bob Warn Field
• 15 games against 2018 NCAA Tournament teams
• Dallas Baptist, Jacksonville, Indiana, Missouri State, Purdue, UNC Wilmington, Vanderbilt
• 15 games against Big 10 teams
• Three series against Michigan, Michigan State, Rutgers
• Home-and-Homes with Indiana, Purdue, Illinois
• Midweek games at home with Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Ball State
• Midweek road games at Indiana, Purdue, Illinois, Vanderbilt
• Feb. 15 season opener at Jacksonville
• Mar. 1 home opener against Austin Peay
• Mar. 29 Missouri Valley Conference opener at Missouri State
• Missouri Valley Conference home opener vs. Valparaiso
• MVC home series with Valpo, Southern Illinois and Bradley
• MVC road series at Missouri State, Evansville, Illinois State and Dallas Baptist
• MVC Tournament hosted by Illinois State begins May 21 in Normal
| Date | Opponent | Location | Note |
| Feb. 15-17 | at Jacksonville | Jacksonville, Fla. | Series tied at one; last meeting in 1989 regional in Starkville, Miss. |
| Feb. 22 | at UNC Wilmington | Wilmington, N.C. | Took 2-of-3 in North Carolina in 2014 |
| Feb. 23 | vs Marshall | Wilmington, N.C. | Will be first meeting between the two programs |
| Feb. 24 | vs Iona | Wilmington, N.C. | Will be first meeting between the two programs |
| Feb. 26-27 | at Western Carolina | Cullowhee, N.C. | ISU leads series 1-0; last meeting in 1989 |
| Mar. 1-3 | vs Austin Peay | Terre Haute, Ind. | First home series of the season |
| Mar. 5 | at Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | First game of a home-and-home |
| Mar. 8-10 | at Mercer | Macon, Ga. | A four-game series; last met in 2013 |
| Mar. 13 | vs Purdue | Terre Haute, Ind. | First game of a home-and-home |
| Mar. 15-17 | vs The Citadel | Terre Haute, Ind. | A return series after playing in Charleston, S.C. a year ago |
| Mar. 19 | vs Indiana | Terre Haute, Ind. | Schools separated by 60 miles |
| Mar. 22-24 | vs. Rutgers | Fort Myers, Fla. | A four-game series in Fort Myers, Fla. |
| Mar. 26 | vs Illinois | Terre Haute, Ind. | Illini make their first trip to Bob Warn Field since 2012 |
| Mar. 29-31 | at Missouri State* | Springfield, Mo. | Missouri Valley Conference opener |
| Apr. 3 | at Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | Split series a year ago; ISU leads series 40-31-2 |
| Apr. 5-7 | at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | First game against Michigan State in 20 years |
| Apr. 9-10 | at Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | First meeting with Wolverines since 1986 Midwest Regional; ISU won 7-1 |
| Apr. 12-14 | vs Valparaiso* | Terre Haute, Ind. | First home series with Valpo as an MVC member |
| Apr. 16 | at Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | Second-straight year playing a midweek at Vanderbilt |
| Apr. 19-21 | at Evansville* | Evansville, Ind. | Sycamores lead series 105-64 |
| Apr. 23 | vs Ball State | Terre Haute, Ind. | Final home midweek game of the season |
| Apr. 26-28 | vs Southern Illinois* | Terre Haute, Ind. | Walked off SIU twice in 2018 MVC Tournament |
| 1-May | at Illinois | Champaign, Ill. | First trip to Illinois since 2014 |
| May 3-5 | at Illinois State* | Normal, Ill. | Redbirds won series in Terre Haute, 2-1 in 2018 |
| May 10-12 | at Dallas Baptist* | Dallas, Texas | One of four nationally ranked teams ISU faced in 2018 |
| May 16-18 | vs Bradley* | Terre Haute, Ind. | Average low/high temperature over series in Peoria in 2018 was 22/41 |
| May 21-25 | MVC Tournament | Normal, Ill. | All-time MVC Tournament Record: 69-61 |
| May 31-June 3 | NCAA Regional | Campus Sites | Last NCAA Regional came in 2014 |
| June 7-10 | NCAA Super Regionals | Campus Sites | Never advanced to Super Regional |
| June 15-26 | College World Series | Omaha, Neb. | Last College World Series appearance came in 1986 |
