Indiana State baseball won its regional in Terre Haute, Indiana, to advance to the Super Regionals for the first time in program history, but a prior commitment will prevent the Sycamores from hosting the three-game series for the right to play in the College World Series.
The national No. 14 seed, the Sycamores, were set to host TCU, but because they hosted the Indiana Special Olympics For 51, Indiana State will head to Fort Worth, Texas for the three-game series.
An Indiana State baseball cap on a glove during a game between Indiana State and Elon at Walter C. Latham Park on March 1, 2020 in Elon, North Carolina. (Andy Mead/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
It’s a big disappointment for Indiana State Players and the show, but TCU’s fanbase is intensifying in light of the news.
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The «Lupton Drinking Club», which houses a TCU Podcastasked for donations to the Indiana Special Olympics and the numbers have poured in.
Special Olympics announced Tuesday night that more than $25,000 has been raised so far to help support Special Olympics Indiana.
Indiana State Athletics announced its inability to host the Super Regionals on Monday after beating iowa to win the Terre Haute Regional.
«There are a variety of factors that come into play in the competition for resources and personnel,» the Indiana State Athletics said in a statement posted on Twitter. «With the potential for multiple large-scale events occurring in the area simultaneously and due to NCAA limitations on hotel-to-field distance, there is a lack of hotel space to handle the accommodations needed to house the visiting team. , the support staff for the games and the ESPN team that would be present.»
TCU designated hitter Kurtis Byrne, center, celebrates with teammate Anthony Silva, #5, after hitting a solo home run against Arkansas during the eighth inning of an NCAA College Baseball Tournament regional championship game in Fayetteville , Arkansas, on Monday, June 5, 2023. (Andy Shupe/The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)
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Under NCAA rules, host sites must have hotels available for the visiting team within 30 miles of the game site and a minimum of 25 double rooms must be reserved.
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The TCU Horned Frogs mascot joins a fan in cheering during the game against the Florida Gators at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska on June 18, 2017. (Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports)
«Ultimately, the personnel to carry out the event is a factor that we must consider,» the statement continued. «After hosting the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and the Terre Haute Regional in back-to-back weeks, keeping additional staff available who are not already working with Special Olympics has affected our potential workforce for another large-scale operation.»
Indiana State has won 37 of its last 41 games, while TCU heads into the Super Regionals on a 9-game winning streak.