2008 Wichita State Shockers baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 2008 Wichita State Shockers 150 Missouri Valley Conference Missouri Valley 13 12 48-17 19-5 Gene Stephenson 31st Bret Kemnitz Jim Thomas Eck Stadium MVC championMVC Tournament champion NCAA tournament Super Regional The 2008 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented Wichita State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Shockers played their home games at Eck Stadium under 31st year coach Gene Stephenson. Previous season The 2007 Wichita State Shockers baseball team finished the year 53-22 overall and 20–4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Shockers had their own Super Regional. In the first game, Wichita State would lose 6–7 to New Orleans. In the losers' bracket they would beat Oral Roberts 11–4, a rematch win against New Orleans 7–3, and would beat Arizona in the next two games 4-3, then 3–0 in the Regional Finals. In the Super Regionals, the Shockers would lose to UC Irvine 0-1, then 2–3. 2007 MLB draft The Shockers had ten players drafted in the 2007 MLB draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/ MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from Baseball-Reference.com Wichita State Shockers Player Position Round Overall MLB team Pete Kozma* Shortstop 1 18 St. Louis Cardinals Jon Gilmore* Infield/Pitcher 1-s 33 Atlanta Braves Derek Norris* Catcher 4 130 Washington Nationals Travis Banwart Pitcher 4 150 Oakland Athletics Damon Sublett Second baseman 7 244 New York Yankees Matt Brown Outfield 13 407 Cleveland Indians Noah Krol Pitcher 17 541 Detroit Tigers Josh Workman Second baseman 23 722 Minnesota Twins Kenneth Williams Outfield 32 971 Colorado Rockies Kyle Touchatt Pitcher 34 1026 Baltimore Orioles Tyler Fleming Pitcher 39 1179 Texas Rangers Ronnie Morales Pitcher 45 1342 Chicago White Sox Nick Cobler Pitcher 49 1431 Minnesota Twins Peter Kozma was expected to play for Wichita State, but was drafted and signed with the St. Louis Cardinals.https://goshockers.com/news/2006/11/16/691530.aspx WSU Signs Ten Baseball Players in Early Period Wichita State Athletics Jon Gilmore was expected to play for Wichita State, but was drafted and signed with the Atlanta Braves. Derek Norris was expected to play for Wichita State, but was drafted and signed with the Washington Nationals. Players in bold are signees drafted from high school, community colleges that will attend Wichita State or attendees that will stay for the 2008 season. Roster 2008 Wichita State roster Pitchers 3 Logan Hoch - Junior 4 Tyler Fleming - Junior 15 Cameron Maldonado - Freshman 21 Matt Smith - Junior 23 Clint Maune - Freshman 26 Any Womack - Senior 27 Tyson Fugett -Sophomore 29 Rob Musgrave - Senior 32 Max Huston - Senior 35 Anthony Capra - Junior 36 Tim Kelley - RS Freshman 41 Aaron Shafer - Junior 42 Khol Nanney - RS Senior Catchers 12 Tyler Weber - Senior Infielders 1 Kyle Sisney - RS Freshman 7 Taylor Brown - Freshman 19 Roberto Rios - Junior 22 Josh Workman - RS Junior 34 Conor Gillaspie - Junior Outfielders 2 Bret Bascue - RS Sophomore 9 Andy Dirks - Senior 11 Kenny Williams Jr. - RS Junior 13 Ryan Jones - Sophomore 18 Kevin Hall - Freshman Utility 6 Remington Johnson (1B/P) - Freshman 8 Dusty Coleman (INF/P) - Sophomore 14 Ryan Engrav (UTIL) - Freshman 16 Grant Muncrief (3B/P) - Freshman 17 Justin Kemp (C/P) - Freshman 20 Mitch Caster (OF/P) - Freshman 31 Clint McKeever (1B/P) - RS Sophomore 33 Cody Lassley (UTIL) - RS Sophomore 38 Tyler Hill (UTIL) - Junior Source:2008 Baseball Roster https://goshockers.com/sports/baseball/roster/2008 Wichita State University Athletics April 12, 2020 en Schedule and results Legend Wichita State win Wichita State loss PostponementBoldWichita State team member 2008 Wichita State Shockers baseball game log Regular season (41–15) February (3–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordFeb. 22 2008 Fordham Rams Fordham No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-3 Nanney (1-0) Mack (0-1) 1-0 Feb. 24 Fordhamhttps://goshockers.com/news/2008/2/24/1395759.aspx Sunday Baseball Game Cancelled Wichita State Athletics No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 1-0 Feb. 24 Fordham No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 1-0 Feb 25 Northwestern College No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-1 Shafer (1-0) Burlea (1-1) 2-0 Feb. 26 Emporia State No. 20 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-3 Kelley (1-0) 3-0 Feb. 29 at No. 10 2008 Long Beach State Dirtbags Long Beach State No. 20 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 2-312 Vincent Womack(0-1) 3-1 March (17–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordMar. 1 at No. 10 Long Beach State No. 20 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 5-8 Worley Shafer (1-1) Roberts 3-2 March 2 at No. 10 Long Beach State No. 20 Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 3-8 Thompson Kelley (1-1) 3-3 Mar. 4 Le Moyne No. 25 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-8 Nanney (2-0) 4-3 Mar. 8 2008 Harvard Crimson Harvard No. 25 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 16-3 Musgrave (1-0) 5-3 Mar. 8 Harvard No. 25 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 11-1010 Fleming (1-0) 6-3 Mar. 9 Harvard No. 25 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 13-2 Capra (1-0) 7-3 Mar. 12 2008 Washington State Cougars Washington State No. 24 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-4 Fleming (2-0) Way (0-1) 8-3 Mar. 14 2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU No. 24 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-1 Musgrave (2-0) 9-3 Mar. 15 TCU No. 24 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 3-2 Shafer (2-1) 10-3 Mar. 16 TCU No. 24 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-1 Capra (2-0) 11-3 Mar. 18 at 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts No. 20 J. 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Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK 11-3 Mar. 22 at 2008 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State No. 20 Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W 12-17 Musgrave (3-0) 12-3 1-0Mar. 22 at Illinois State No. 20 Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W 6-4 Shafer (3-1) 13-3 2-0Mar. 23 at Illinois State No. 20 Duffy Bass Field • Normal, IL W 7-2 Capra (3-0) 14-3 3-0Mar. 25 Binghamton No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-2 Kelley (2-1) 15-3 Mar. 26 Binghamton No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 13-8 Maune (1-0) 16-3 Mar. 28 2008 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 14-3 Musgrave (4-0) 17-3 Mar. 29 North Dakota State No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-17 Shafer (4-1) 18-3 Mar. 29 North Dakota State No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 8-17 Capra (4-0) 19-3 Mar. 30 North Dakota State No. 16 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-5 Nanney (3-0) 20-3 April (13–8) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordApr. 1 at 2008 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas No. 12 Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS W 7-3 Kelley (3-1) 21-3 Apr. 2 Oral Roberts No. 12 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-8 Nanney (4-0) 22-3 Apr. 4 2008 Missouri State Bears Missouri State No. 12 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-710 Fleming (2-1) 22-4 3-1Apr. 5 Missouri State No. 12 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 19-88 Shafer (5-1) 23-4 4-1Apr. 6 Missouri State No. 12 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-5 Capra (5-0) 24-4 5-1Apr. 8 at 2008 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State No. 9 Frank Myers Field at Tointon Family Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 4-3 Kelley (4-1) Nanney (1) Kansas Now 22 25-4 Apr. 9 Oklahomahttps://goshockers.com/news/2008/4/9/1436717.aspx WSU-OU Baseball Game Cancelled Wichita State Athletics No. 9 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS 25-4 Apr. 12 vs. 2008 Creighton Bluejays Creighton No. 9 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 3-7 Musgrave (4-1) Kansas Now 22 25-5 5-2Apr. 13 vs. Creighton No. 9 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 11-3 Shafer (6-1) CSTV 26-5 6-2Apr. 13 vs. Creighton No. 9 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 3-2Capra (6-0) Nanney (2) 27-5 7-2Apr. 15 at No. 9 Nebraska No. 7 Haymarket Park • Lincoln, NE L 0-3 Bird (2-1) Kelley (4-2) Kansas Now 22 27-6 Apr. 17 Tabor College No. 7 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-1 Maune (2-0) 28-6 Apr. 18 2008 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois No. 7 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W' 10-07 Musgrave (5-1) 29-6 8-2Apr. 19 Southern Illinois No. 7 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-3 Shafer (6-2) 29-7 8-3Apr. 20 Southern Illinois No. 7 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 8-3 Capra (7-0) 30-7 9-3Apr. 22 Kansas No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-4 Fleming (3-1) Nanney (3) Kansas Now 22 31-7 Apr. 23 at No. 13 2008 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State No. 14 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK L 3-5 Hoch (0-1) Kansas Now 22 31-8 Apr. 25 at 2008 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State No. 14 Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 14-7 Shafer (7-2) 32-8 10-3Apr. 26 at Indiana State No. 14 Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN W 11-2 Musgrave (6-1) 33-8 11-3Apr. 27 at Indiana State No. 14 Sycamore Stadium • Terre Haute, IN L 7-8 Coleman (0-1) 33-9 11-4Apr. 29 Kansas State No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 2-3 Nanney (4-1) 33-10 Apr. 30 at 2008 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma No. 14 L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 11-1210 Kemp (0-1) Kansas Now 22 33-11 May (8–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordMay 2 2008 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-1 Musgrave (7-1) 34-11 12-4May 3 Northern Iowa No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-3 Shafer (8-2) Nanney (4) 35-11 13-4May 4 Northern Iowa No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-5 Hoch (1-1) 36-11 14-4May 6 2008 Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 9-10 Kemp (0-2) 36-12 May 7 No. 3 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State No. 14 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 1-6 Kelley (4-3) Kansas Now 22 36-13 May 9 at 2008 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville No. 14 Charles H. Braun Stadium • Evansville, IN W 15-8 Musgrave (8-1) Taylor (2-5) Kansas Now 22 37-13 15-4May 10 at Evansville No. 14 Charles H. Braun • Evansville, IN L 3-6 Foley (5-4) Shafer (8-3) Kansas Now 22 37-14 15-5May 11 at Evansville No. 14 Charles H. Braun • Evansville, IN W 16-37 Capra (8-0) 38-14 16-5May 13 Oral Roberts No. 22 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-12 Minissale (2-3) Kelley (4-4) 38-15 May 15 2008 Bradley Braves Bradley No. 22 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-08 Musgrove (9-1) Wright (3-6) Kansas Now 22 39-15 17-5May 16 Bradley No. 22 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 9-3 Shafer (9-3) Scahill (4-5) 40-15 18-5May 17 Bradley No. 22 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 21-57 Capra (9-0) 41-15 19-5 Postseason (7–2) Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordMay 22 Southern Illinois No. 23 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 12-07 Musgrave (10-1) 42-15 May 23 Missouri State No. 23 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 20-37 Shafer (10-3) 43-15 May 24 Missouri State No. 23 Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 12-10Nanney (5-1) 44-15 Stillwater Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordMay 30 No. 18 TCU No. 21 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 8-5 Musgrave (11-1) Lockwood (7-2) 45-15 May 31 at No. 5 Oklahoma State No. 21 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 5-3 Shafer (11-3) 46-15 Jun. 1 No. 5 Oklahoma State No. 21 Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 11-710 Hoch (2-1) 47-15 Tallahassee Super Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record MVC recordJun. 6 at No. 2 Florida State No. 13 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL W 10-7 Musgrave (12-1) Villanueva (7-3) Capra (1) ESPN2 48-15 Jun. 7 at No. 2 Florida State No. 13 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4-14 Fairel (12-2) Shafer (11-4) ESPN2 48-16 Jun. 8 at No. 2 Florida State No. 13 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 4-11 Capra (9-1) ESPN 48-17 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I baseball rankings year 17 DI Baseball Rankings - D1Baseball.com Top 25 NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/d1baseballcom-top-25 www.ncaa.com April 13, 2020 en College Top 25 https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/college-baseball-top-25/ Baseball America April 13, 2020 Collegiate Baseball Div 1 Poll 12-18-18 - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper http://baseballnews.com/collegiate-baseball-div-1-poll-12-18-18/ baseballnews.com April 13, 2020 NCBWA > News > Division I Poll https://sportswriters.net/ncbwa/news/2019/poll190204.html sportswriters.net April 13, 2020 10 20 9 10 19 20 7 10 21 25 23 17 16 24 27 15 11 20 24 15 11 16 16 13 5 12 8 8 6 9 5 5 7 7 5 6 8 14 7 8 10 14 9 11 15 14 15 13 14 22 19 18 14 23 20 18 14 21 18 16 14* 13 11 12 14* 13 12 15 13 13 12 15 References Wichita State Category:Wichita State Shockers baseball seasons Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Category:Missouri Valley Conference baseball champion seasons