2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 2009 Wichita State Shockers 150 Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley 30-27 11-7 Gene Stephenson 32nd Bret Kemnitz 31st Jim Thomas 17th Eck Stadium MVC championMVC Tournament champion NCAA tournament Regional The 2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented Wichita State University in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Shockers played their home games at Eck Stadium under 32nd year coach Gene Stephenson. Previous season The Shockers entered the year ranked in the top 25. They started off strong winning their first three games, but were swept in their next series against top 10 ranked Long Beach State. After losing those three games the Shockers would win their next 17 games. Through the season the Shockers were ranked as high as fifth. In the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament they would beat both their opponents and would receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament in the Tallahassee Super Regional. Wichita State started in the Stillwater Regional and beat ranked TCU and Oklahoma State. They reached the Super Regional and played against the Florida State Seminoles winning the first, but lost the next two eliminating them from the Tournament. 2008 MLB draft The Shockers had ten players drafted in the 2008 MLB draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ MLB Amateur Draft Picks Baseball-Reference.com Wichita State Shockers Player Position Round Overall MLB Team Conor Gillaspie Third baseman 1s 37 San Francisco Giants Aaron Shafer Pitcher 2 65 Chicago Cubs Anthony Capra Pitcher 4 124 Oakland Athletics Kenny Williams Jr. Outfield 6 180 Chicago White Sox Andy Dirks Outfield 8 253 Detroit Tigers Rob Musgrave Pitcher 14 435 San Diego Padres Matt Smith Pitcher 22 667 Los Angeles Dodgers Dusty Coleman Shortstop 28 844 Oakland Athletics Tyler Weber Catcher 30 913 Detroit Tigers Josh Workman Outfield 38 1153 Detroit Tigers Roster 2008 Wichita State roster Pitchers 3 Logan Hoch - Senior 4 Tyler Fleming - Senior 11 Jordan Cooper - Freshman 15 Cameron Maldonado - RS Freshman 23 Clint Maune - Sophomore 26 Josh Smith - Freshman 27 Dalton Banwart -Freshman 29 Cobey Guy - Junior 32 Max Hutson - RS Senior 35 Brian Flynn - Freshman 36 Tim Kelley - RS Sophomore 41 Charlie Lowell - Freshman Catchers 33 Cody Lassley - RS Junior Infielders 6 Remington Johnson - RS Freshman 7 Taylor Brown - Sophomore 9 Will Baez - Junior 12 Tyler Grimes - Freshman 34 Taylor Gilmore - Junior Mike Williams - Sophomore Outfielders 2 Bret Bascue - RS Junior 13 Ryan Jones - Junior 18 Kevin Hall - Sophomore 20 Mitch Caster - Sophomore 38 Andrew Letourneau - Freshman Utility 8 Josh Rosecrans (UTIL) - Freshman 14 Ryan Engrav (UTIL) - Sophomore 16 Grant Muncrief (3B/P) - Sophomore 17 Justin Kemp (C/P) - Sophomore 21 Chance Sossamon (3B/P) - Freshman 22 Chris O'Brien (1B/OF) - Freshman 25 Johnny Coy (UTIL) - Freshman 31 Clint McKeever (1B/P) - RS Junior Source:2009 Baseball Roster https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/2009 Wichita State University Athletics April 17, 2020 en Preseason Valley Preseason PollWichita State Shockers Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Missouri State 80 (8) 2 Creighton 66 3 Wichita State 63 (1) 4 Southern Illinois 45 5 Bradley 39 6 Indiana State 34 7 Northern Iowa 33 8 Illinois State 28 9 Evansville 17 Preseason All-SEC teams The Shockers had one player selected to the preseason all-Valley team.Shockers Picked Third in Preseason Valley Poll https://goshockers.com/news/2009/2/3/3659907.aspx Wichita State University Athletics April 17, 2020 en Ryan Jones - OF Alumni Game The Alumni Game was played on February 15 between the 2009 team and the Alumni players; such as Derek Schermerhorn (graduated in 2007) and Anthony Capra (Drafted in 2008). The 2009 players won 7–1.Shockers Top Alumni 7-1 https://goshockers.com/news/2009/2/15/3670757.aspx Wichita State University Athletics April 17, 2020 en Schedule and results Legend Wichita State win Wichita State loss PostponementBoldWichita State team member 2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball Game Log Regular season (30–27) February (3–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordFeb. 20 vs. 2009 Temple Owls Temple Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FLFlorida Gulf Coast Tournament W 8-4 Kelley (1-0) Dan Moller (0-1) 1-0 -Feb. 21 vs. 2009 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FLFlorida Gulf Coast Tournament W 6-0 Lowell (1-0) 2-0 -Feb. 22 vs. 2009 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FLFlorida Gulf Coast Tournament L 9-16 Taylor (1-0) Cooper (0-1) 2-1 -Feb. 27 2009 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-3 Hutson (1-0) Straka (0-1) Muncrief (1) 3-1 - March (11–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordMar. 1 North Dakota State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 14-5 Lowell (2-0) 4-1 -Mar. 1 North Dakota State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-0 Cooper (1-1) 5-1 -Mar. 2 2009 BYU Cougars BYU Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-5 Muncrief (1-0) Wortham (0-2) 2,744 6-1 -Mar. 3 BYU Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1-3 Oslund (2-0) Hutson (1-1) Muir (2) 6-2 -Mar. 6 at No. 11 2009 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 5-6 Smith (0-1) 6-3 -Mar. 7 at No. 11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 4-9 Lowell (2-1) 6-4 -Mar. 8 at No. 11 TCU Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX L 3-12 Gerrish (1-0) Cooper (1-2) 6-5 -Mar. 11 2009 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-8 Ridenhour (3-0) Flynn (0-1) 6-6 -Mar. 13 No. 10 2009 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 2-1 Mucrief (2-0) 7-6 -Mar. 14 No. 10 Pepperdine Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-7 Cook (4-0) Sossamon (0-1) Gaudi (3) 7-7 -Mar. 15 No. 10 Pepperdine Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 3-1 Cooper (2-2) Gates (1-1) Smith (1) 3,844 8-7 -Mar. 17 2009 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 21-1 Flynn (1-1) Newton 9-7 -Mar. 17 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 7-10 Newton Banwart (0-1) Wyatt 9-8 -Mar. 18 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-4 Sossamon (1-1) Varnell (1-1) 10-8 -Mar. 20 2009 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-6 Wilk Kelley (1-1) Ruiz (1) 10-9 -Mar. 21 Long Beach State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 7-5 Lowell (3-1) Thompson (0-4) Sossamon (1) 11-9 -Mar. 22 Long Beach State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-1 Cooper (3-2) Gagnon (1-2) 12-9 -Mar. 24 2009 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-512 Kelly (1-0) Kemp (0-1) 12-10 -Mar. 27 at 2009 Bradley Braves Bradley Dozer Park • Peoria, IL W 5-2 Kelley (2-1) Altbach (1-3) 13-10 1-0Mar. 31 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-7 Cooper (4-2) Kansas 22 14-10 - April (9–10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordApr. 1 Kansas Wesleyan Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 11-5 Johnson (1-0) 15-10 -Apr. 3 2009 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-5 Kelley (2-2) 15-11 1-1Apr. 4 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-5 Lowell (4-1) Copeland (2-3) 16-11 2-1Apr. 5 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-0 Cooper (5-2) Maines (5-2) 17-11 3-1Apr. 7 Saint Mary Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 7-2 Maldonado (1-0) Martin (2-3) 2,806 18-11 -Apr. 8 No. 11 2009 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-15 Flynn (1-2) 5,186 18-12 -Apr. 10 2009 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-2 Kelley (3-2) Kapteyn (2-5) 19-12 4-1Apr. 11 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-1 Lowell (5-1) Foley (3-2) 20-12 5-1Apr. 11 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-5 Keegan (1-2) Cooper (5-3) 20-13 5-2Apr. 14 at No. 21 Kansas State Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 5-13 Marshall (1-2) Maldonado (1-1) Kansas 22 20-14 -Apr. 15 No. 21 Kansas State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-4 Ryan (2-1) Flynn (1-3) 5,586 20-15 -Apr. 17 at 2009 Missouri State Bears Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 2-8 Clubb (4-2) Kelley (3-3) Kansas 22 20-16 5-3Apr. 18 at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 8-12 Doyle (2-2) Kemp (0-2) Kansas 22 20-17 5-4Apr. 19 at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 0-2 Meade (6-2) Cooper (5-4) 20-18 5-5Apr. 21 No. 25 2009 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1-4 Flynn(1-4) 20-19 -Apr. 22 at No. 13 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 1-8 Smith (0-2) Kansas 22 20-20 -Apr. 24 2009 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Riverfront Stadium • Cedar Falls, IA W 10-7 Johnson (2-0) Sossamon (2) 21-20 6-5Apr. 25 Northern Iowa Riverfront Stadium • Cedar Falls, IA W 6-3 Cooper (6-4) Kemp (1) 22-20 7-5Apr. 28 Tabor College Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-3 Maune (1-0) Zewe (2-5) 23-20 - May (4–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordMay 1 2009 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 2-0 Kelley (4-3) 24-20 8-5May 2 Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-9 Cooper (6-5) 24-21 8-6May 3 Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-5 Rodriguez (6-1) Lowell (5-2) Shelton (5) 24-22 8-7May 5 Oral Roberts Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 6-713 Maune (1-1) 24-23 -May 6 No. 23 Kansas Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-8 Flynn (1-5) Kansas 22 24-24 -May 9 at 2009 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, IL 24-24 May 9 at Southern Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, IL 24-24 May 1 at Southern Illinois Abe Martin Field • Carbondale, IL 24-24 May 14 2009 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-1 Kelley (5-3) Hauer (1-6) 25-24 9-7May 16 Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-2 Lowell (6-2) Dufek (4-7) Johnson (1) 26-24 10-7May 16 Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 11-17 Cooper (7-5) Hellhake (5-3) 27-24 11-7 Postseason (3–3) State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (3–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordMay (2) Indiana State (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 15-7 Johnson (3-0) Manus (2-2) 3,864 28-24 May (4) Creighton (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-117 Koenigstein (5-0) Hutson (1-2) 3,983 28-25 May (6) Illinois State (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-0 Cooper (8-5) Maines(6-5) 4,061 29-25 May (4) Creighton (3) Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-2 Flynn (2-5) VanLeur (3-4) Sossamon (3) 4,904 30-25 2009 NCAA tournament (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC RecordMay (1) No. 9 Oklahoma (4) L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 4-5 Anderson (3-1) Kelley (5-4) 30-26 May (3) No. 24 2009 Washington State Cougars Washington State (4) L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 2-3 Arnold (8-3) Cooper (8-6) Johnson (10) 30-27 2009 Missouri Valley All Tournament Team Cody Lassley - Catcher Chance Sossamon - Utility Ryan Jones - Designated Hitter Ryan Engrav - Outfield Jordan Cooper - Pitcher MVP - Ryan Engrav2009 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship http://mvc-sports.com/news/2017/5/17/BB_0517174858.aspx?path=baseball Missouri Valley Conference April 17, 2020 en References Wichita State Category:Wichita State Shockers baseball seasons Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Category:Missouri Valley Conference baseball champion seasons