2009 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2009 Kansas State Wildcats baseball Kansas State Wildcats baseball logo.svg 150 Big 12 Conference Big 12 20 22 43–18–1 14–11–1 Brad Hill Andy Sawyers Sean McCann Tointon Family Stadium The 2009 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team represented Kansas State University in the NCAA Division I college baseball season of 2009. It was the 109th baseball season in school history.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3659522 Season preview 2009-02-02 https://archive.today/20130127152605/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3659522 2013-01-27 dead The team's head coach was Brad Hill who was in his sixth season at Kansas State. He was previously the head coach at Central Missouri State before coming to Manhattan in 2004. Kansas State made the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. The team finished the season by setting the school's record for wins, eight more than the previous school record of 35 in 1976.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3226&SPID=222&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3745430 Season recap 2009-06-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20090607221335/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3226&SPID=222&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3745430 2009-06-07 dead Preseason The Wildcats, who recorded the most conference victories and its highest conference finish (tied for sixth) since 2002, return five pitchers who combined for 21 starts last season. The Wildcats will have junior A.J. Morris along with seniors Lance Hoge and Todd Vogel, while sophomore Thomas Rooke, who tied for fifth in school history with 25 appearances out of the bullpen last year, could be called upon to start some games this year for the Wildcats. Offensively, K-State returns four of its top five hitters from a year ago, including junior infielder Justin Bloxom and senior outfielder Dane Yelovich. Bloxom led K-State in virtually every offensive category last season, including batting average (.288), hits (63), RBI (49), triples (2), total bases (105), total plate appearances (252), at bats (219), games played (58) and games started (57). Yelovich finished with a .286 average and stole 18 bases, good for fourth in the Big 12 Conference. Alongside Bloxom in the infield is expected to be sophomore Carter Jurica at second base, converted outfielder Jason King at third, while senior Drew Biery will man shortstop for the second-consecutive year. The outfield will feature Yelovich in center field, while fellow senior, Jordan Cruz, will return to right field after beginning the 2008 season as the starter. Left field will be a battle between junior Adam Muenster and true freshman Nick Martini. Muenster, who will be a switch-hitter this season, could also see time at second base. Rob Vaughn, a two-year starter at catcher, returns for his senior campaign, while a pair of juniors, Daniel Dellasega and David Masters will also see playing time behind the plate. Season Regular season Head Coach Brad Hill, in his sixth season at K-State, earned Big 12 Coach of the Year honors as he guided Kansas State to a 39-win season, including 14 conference victories to finish fourth in the league, all school bests. The team also earned their highest ranking in school history as they were number 10 in the Baseball America Top 25 earlier in the season. A.J. Morris won Big 12 pitcher of year, the first Wildcat ever to do so.http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3740686 Big 12 Awards 2009-05-20 https://archive.today/20130127183833/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=3740686 2013-01-27 dead Morris finished the regular season as the Big 12 leader in both wins (12) and ERA (1.61). He was also first in innings pitched (100.2), third in opponent batting average (.203) and tied for fifth in strikeouts (91). Morris became the first player in school history to be named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy. Brad Hill became the first Kansas State coach since Mike Clark in 1990 to be named conference coach of the year. Carter Jurica earned second-team accolades from the coaches after leading the conference's top hitting team with a .366 average, which was third in the Big 12 individually. Jurica also finished the regular season third in stolen bases (21), fourth in hits (78), and fifth in both runs scored (57) and on-base percentage (.442). Seniors Drew Biery and Jordan Cruz, junior Justin Bloxom, sophomore Jason King and freshman Nick Martini were each named honorable mention All-Big 12. Kansas State was tied for 12th nationally with 39 wins. Kansas State has recorded 136 steals this season, the second-most in school history. The Wildcats have recorded 20 triples this season, which are tops in the Big 12, and the most by a K-State team since 1997. Conference tournament The Wildcats earned a berth in the Big 12 baseball tournament for the second year in a row. The tournament was held at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Kansas State first beat Kansas by a score of 5–4. They then beat Baylor, 9–4. They faced Texas next for the right to play in the tournament championship. The Wildcats fell short, 2–4.Conference tourny result NCAA tournament The Wildcats earned their first ever berth in the NCAA baseball tournament.First tourny birthSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes They competed in the Houston Regional, with Rice University playing host, at Reckling Park. The other teams were Rice, Xavier, and Sam Houston State. They lost the regional final against Rice. Roster  Pitchers Jame Allen Matt Applegate Kayvon Bahramzdeh Josh Crockett Ryan Daniel Ben Heairet (L) Dustin Hobbs Lance Hoge (L) Kyle Hunter (L) Chad Jasman Mark Joukoff Justin Lindsey Evan Marshall A. J. Morris Thomas Rooke (L) Todd Vogel Catchers Daniel Dellasega David Masters Cameron Welch Rob Vaughn Infielders Drew Biery Justin Bloxom Jake Brown Matt Giller Randon Henika Carter Jurica Jason King Outfielders Nick Cocking Jordan Cruz Mike Kindel Nick Martini Adam Muenster Jimmy Risi Dan Rumsey Dane Yelovich  Baseball – 2008 Roster & Bios Coaches Name Title First Season at K-State Alma materBrad HillHead Coach2004Emporia State (1985)Andy SawyersHitting Coach2009Nebraska (1998)Sean McCann Pitching Coach2004St. Francis (1993)Craig RingeVolunteer Assistant Coach2008Central Missouri (2002) Coaches Schedule background:purple;color:#fff; 2009 Kansas State Wildcats baseball Game Log y background:purple;color:#fff; Regular season # Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1 || February 20 || at Houston || 16–2 || Cougar Field || Morris || Musick ||  || 1,231|| 1–0 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2 || February 21 || at Houston || 9–2 || Cougar Field || Hoge || Ray ||   || 1,165 || 2–0 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 3 || February 22 || at Houston || 2–3 (10) || Cougar Field || Dempsay || Marshall ||  || 1,143 || 2–1 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 4 || February 26 || vs Pacific || 7–4 || Tony Gwynn Stadium || Morris || Holscher ||   || 73 || 3–1 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 5 || February 27 || vs Nevada || 10–2 || Tony Gwynn Stadium || Hoge || Bautista ||   || 71 || 4–1 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 6 || February 28 || vs #11 San Diego || 1–2 || Tony Gwynn Stadium || DeNault || Applegate ||   || 117 || 4–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 7 || March 1 || at San Diego State || 5–4 (10) || Tony Gwynn Stadium || Applegate || Skipper ||   || 419 || 5–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 8 || March 3 || Creighton || 12–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Morris || Dufek ||  || 730 || 6–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 9 || March 6 || Niagara || 12–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Hoge || Kellar ||   || 1,252 || 7–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 10 || March 6 || Niagara || 9–8 || Tointon Family Stadium || Daniel || Morari ||   || 1,252 || 8–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 11 || March 7 || Niagara || 12–2 || Tointon Family Stadium || Bahramzadeh || Candelmo ||   || 916 || 9–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 12 || March 8 || Niagara || 15–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Vogel || Sikorski ||   || 397 || 10–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 13 || March 10 || at #4 Arizona State || 6–2 || Surprise Stadium || Morris || Leake || Allen || 4,375 || 11–2 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 14 || March 11 || at #4 Arizona State || 1–12 || Surprise Stadium || Spence || Hoge || Swagerty || 5,770 || 11–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 15 || March 13 || Butler || 8–4 || Tointon Family Stadium || Rooke || Sokolowski ||   || 514 || 12–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 16 || March 14 || Butler || 14–2 || Tointon Family Stadium || Bahramzadeh || Wagoner ||   || 888 || 13–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 17 || March 14 || Butler || 15–3 || Tointon Family Stadium || Vogel || Ochs ||   || 888 || 14–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 18 || March 15 || Butler || 13–2 || Tointon Family Stadium || Morris || Sinkiewicz ||   || 661 || 15–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 19 || March 17 || Texas San Antonio || 5–4 || Tointon Family Stadium || Applegate || Selsor || Allen|| 1,074 || 16–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 20 || March 18 || Texas San Antonio || 5–4 || Tointon Family Stadium|| Allen || Clarke ||   || 685 || 17–3 || 0–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 21 || March 20 || #13 Oklahoma || 9–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Morris || Doyle ||   || 818 || 18–3 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 22 || March 21 || #13 Oklahoma || 11–12 || Tointon Family Stadium || Seng || Marshall ||   || 1,499 || 18–4 || 1–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 23 || March 22 || #13 Oklahoma || 4–29 || Tointon Family Stadium || Rocha || Bahramzadeh ||   || 1,101 || 18–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 24 || March 24 || Northwestern || 4–3 || Tointon Family Stadium || Rooke || Jensen ||   || 672 || 19–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 25 || March 25 || Northwestern || 12–8 || Tointon Family Stadium || Hobbs || Morgan ||   || 534 || 20–5 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 26 || March 27 || at #8 Baylor || 7–1 || Baylor Ballpark || Morris || Volz ||   || 2,642 || 21–5 || 2–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 27 || March 28 || at #8 Baylor || 2–3 || Baylor Ballpark || Verrett || Hoge || Miller || 2,687 || 21–6 || 2–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 28 || March 29 || at #8 Baylor || 6–7 || Baylor Ballpark || Kempf || Hunter || Pinckard || 2,657 || 21–7 || 2–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 29 || April 1 || at Creighton || 1–5 || Creighton Sports Complex || Nihsen || Daniel ||   || 633 || 21–8 || 2–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 30 || April 3 || at Nebraska || 15–1 || Haymarket Park || Hoge || Roualdes ||   ||   || 22–8 || 3–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 31 || April 3 || at Nebraska || 9–3 || Haymarket Park || Morris || Rose ||   || 4,634 || 23–8 || 4–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 32 || April 4 || at Nebraska || 5–3 || Haymarket Park || Vogel || Hauptmann || Allen || 1,594 || 24–8 || 5–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 33 || April 9 || #15 Texas A&M || 2–4 || Tointon Family Stadium || Raley || Allen ||   || 713 || 24–9 || 5–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 34 || April 10 || #15 Texas A&M || 6–4 || Tointon Family Stadium || Morris || Wilson || Rooke || 1,247 || 25–9 || 6–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 35 || April 11 || #15 Texas A&M || 4–3 || Tointon Family Stadium || Rooke || Fleece ||   || 1,746 || 26–9 || 7–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 36 || April 14 || Wichita State || 13–5 || Tointon Family Stadium || Marshall || Maldonado ||   || 2,416 || 27–9 || 7–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 37 || April 15 || at Wichita State ||4–3 || Eck Stadium || Daniel || Flynn || Rooke || 5,586 || 28–9 || 7–5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 38 || April 17 || Missouri || 3–4 || Tointon Family Stadium || Gibson || Rooke ||   || 3,008 || 28–10 || 7–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 39 || April 18 || Missouri || 6–11 || Tointon Family Stadium || Fick || Hunter ||   || 1,955 || 28–11 || 7–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 40 || April 19 || Missouri || 11–5 || Tointon Family Stadium || Marshall || Tepesch || Rooke || 1,440 || 29–11 || 8–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 41 || April 24 || at #2 Texas || 4–2 || UFCU Disch-Falk Field || Morris || Wood ||   || 5,473 || 30–11 || 9–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 42 || April 25 || at #2 Texas || 5–4 (12) || UFCU Disch-Falk Field || Applegate || Jungmann ||   || 6,344 || 31–11 || 10–7 |- style="text-align:center;" | 43 || April 26 || at #2 Texas || 6–6 || UFCU Disch-Falk Field ||   ||   ||   || 5,552 || 31–11–1 || 10–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 44 || April 28 || North Dakota || 10–2 || Tointon Family Stadium || Hunter || Biermaier ||   || 1,149 || 32–11–1 || 10–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 45 || April 29 || North Dakota || 22–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Daniel || Baumgartner ||   || 988 || 33–11–1 || 10–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 46 || May 1 || at #26 Oklahoma State || 5–3 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium || Hoge || Oliver || Rooke ||   || 34–11–1 || 11–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 47 || 1 May|| at #26 Oklahoma State || 4–3 (6) || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium || Morris || Lyons ||   || 276 || 35–11–1 || 12–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 48 || May 4 || BYU || 9–8 (10) || Tointon Family Stadium || Rooke || Muir ||   || 1,197 || 36–11–1 || 12–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 49 || May 5 || BYU || 11–3 || Tointon Family Stadium || Daniel || Toole ||   || 1,640 || 37–11–1 || 12–7–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 50 || May 8 || Texas Tech || 0–6 || Tointon Family Stadium || Karns || Morris ||   || 3,651 || 37–12–1 || 12–8–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 51 || May 9 || Texas Tech || 6–12 || Tointon Family Stadium || Ramos || Hoge ||   || 2,577 || 37–13–1 || 12–9–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 52 || May 10 || Texas Tech || 9–5 || Tointon Family Stadium || Vogel || Head ||   || 1,263 || 38–13–1 || 13–9–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 53 || May 15 || Kansas || 4–1 || Tointon Family Stadium || Morris || Hall ||   || 4,280 || 39–13–1 || 14–9–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 54 || May 16 || at Kansas || 3–9 || Hoglund Ballpark || Walz || Hoge ||   || 2,438 || 39–14–1 || 14–10–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 55 || May 17 || at Kansas || 7–17 (7) || Hoglund Ballpark || Ridenhour || Vogel ||   || 2,639 || 39–15–1 || 14–11–1 |- y background:purple;color:#fff; Big 12 Tournament # Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big 12 T Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1 || May 20 || #24 Kansas || 5–4 || Bricktown Ballpark || Allen || Selik ||   || 4,129 || 40–15–1 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2 || May 21 || Baylor || 9–4 || Bricktown Ballpark || Morris || Kempf ||   || 4,583 || 41–15–1 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 3 || May 23 || #5 Texas || 2–4 || Bricktown Ballpark || Jungmann || Applegate ||  || 5,720 || 41–16–1 || 2–1 |- y background:purple;color:#fff; NCAA tournament: Regionals # Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT Record |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 1 || May 29 || Xavier || 16–8 || Reckling Park || Hoge || Richard ||   || 2,893 || 42–16–1 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;" | 2 || May 30 || #6 Rice || 7–6 || Reckling Park || Morris || Berry||   || 4,169 || 43–16–1 || 2–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 3 || May 31 || #6 Rice || 0–8 || Reckling Park || Wall || Vogel ||   || 3,298 || 43–17–1 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 4 || June 1 || #6 Rice || 4–13 || Reckling Park || Reckling || Rooke ||   || 4,589 || 43–18–1 || 2–2 |- |- | 2009 Schedule Awards and honors Player Award/Honor A.J. Morris Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Brad Hill Big 12 Coach of the Year A.J. Morris First Team All-American Wildcats in the 2009 MLB draft The following members of the 2009 Kansas State Wildcats baseball team were drafted in the 2009 MLB draft. Player Position Round Overall MLB Team A.J. Morris Pitcher 4th 112 Washington Nationals Justin Bloxom Left Field 11th 322 Washington Nationals Drew Biery Third Base 22nd 657 San Francisco Giants Gerardo Esquivel* Pitcher 24th 740 Chicago Cubs Rob Vaughn Catcher 30th 913 Chicago White Sox Lance Hoge Pitcher 36th 1,094 New York Mets *2009 Signee See also Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Wildcats baseball Tointon Family Stadium Brad Hill References External links Official Kansas State Wildcats baseball page Category:Kansas State Wildcats baseball seasons Kansas State Wildcats Baseball Team, 2009 Kansas State Category:2009 in sports in Kansas