1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball team

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1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
CB No. 1
Record68-16 (13-5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Eck Stadium
Seasons
 1988
1990 
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Wichita State  y135 .7226818 .791
No. 22 Indiana State  y137 .6504821 .696
Illinois State  1010 .5002634 .433
Creighton  911 .4503726 .587
Bradley  711 .3893522 .614
Southern Illinois  614 .3002638 .406
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented Wichita State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Shockers played their home games at Eck Stadium. The team was coached by Gene Stephenson in his 12th season at Wichita State.

Contents

The Shockers won the College World Series, defeating the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.

Roster

1989 Wichita State Shockers roster
 

Pitchers

  • 16 Jeff Williams
  • 18 Charlie Giaudrone
  • 21 Greg Brummett
  • 25 Jeff Bluma
  • 26 Phil Mendelson
  • 28 Tyler Green
  • 29 Darrin Paxton
  • 30 Brian Buzard
  • 33 Pat Cedeno
  • 34 Jim Newlin
  • 35 Morgan LeClair
 

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 3 Jim Audley
  • 6 Mike McDonald
  • 7 Jay Haffley
  • 8 Jeff Bonacquista
  • 14 Joey Wilson
  • 19 Todd Dreifort

Catchers

 

Schedule

1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
February 19 Arkansas 1-50-1
February 25 Kearney State 9-01-1
February 25Kearney State10-22-1
February 26Kearney State17-03-1
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
March 3 TCU 16-24-1
March 8 Fort Hays State 11-105-1
March 8Fort Hays State11-06-1
March 9 Loyola Marymount 16-57-1
March 9Loyola Marymount28-08-1
March 11at Oral Roberts 21-39-1
March 12at Oral Roberts11-210-1
March 13at New Mexico 9-311-1
March 14at New Mexico21-412-1
March 15vs. Colorado State 7-413-1
March 15at New Mexico20-214-1
March 16vs. Colorado State23-315-1
March 16at New Mexico28-216-1
March 18 Texas Tech 8-417-1
March 19 Georgia Tech 13-218-1
March 20Georgia Tech7-219-1
March 21Texas Tech16-420-1
March 21Texas Tech8-221-1
March 23 Northern Iowa 29-622-1
March 25vs. Lewis & Clark 10-123-1
March 26vs. Portland State 8-424-1
March 26at Hawaii 2-724-2
March 27vs. Hawaii-Hilo 6-125-2
March 28vs. Fordham 11-126-2
March 29vs. Hawaii-Hilo5-327-2
March 29at Hawaii4-328-2
March 30vs. Portland State6-029-2
March 31vs. Lewis & Clark2-429-3
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
April 1vs. Fordham8-430-3
April 4Oral Roberts4-131-3
April 5Oral Roberts10-932-3
April 8 Indiana State 13-333-31-0
April 8Indiana State1-333-41-1
April 9Indiana State4-1133-51-2
April 10Indiana State7-134-52-2
April 11 Kansas Wesleyan 28-035-5
April 12 Nebraska 3-036-5
April 15 Illinois State 8-737-53-2
April 15Illinois State4-537-63-3
April 16Illinois State26-338-64-3
April 16Illinois State4-638-74-4
April 19 Oklahoma State 6-1138-8
April 20at Kansas 9-239-8
April 22at Bradley 14-340-85-4
April 23at Bradley4-041-86-4
April 25 Kansas State 17-542-8
April 26at Oklahoma State12-443-8
April 27Kansas14-044-8
April 29at Southern Illinois 12-445-87-4
April 29at Southern Illinois1-445-97-5
April 30at Southern Illinois5-246-98-5
April 30at Southern Illinois6-447-99-5
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
May 2at Nebraska15-348-9
May 3at Kansas7-249-9
May 4Kansas6-949-10
May 6 Creighton 11-150-1010-5
May 6Creighton9-251-1011-5
May 7Creighton18-352-1012-5
May 7Creighton4-353-1013-5
May 10 Oklahoma Baptist 12-254-10
May 11 BYU 8-655-10
May 12BYU16-1556-10
May 12BYU3-956-11
May 13BYU3-956-12
Post-season
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 19vs. Southern Illinois16-357-12
May 19vs. Indiana State1-457-13
May 20vs. Southern Illinois5-358-13
May 20vs. Indiana State7-1258-14
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 26vs. Portland 4-059-14
May 27vs. Pepperdine 12-160-14
May 28vs. Michigan 5-1460-15
May 28vs. Fresno State 6-461-15
May 29vs. Michigan3-262-15
May 29vs. Michigan9-563-15
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 2vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 3-164-15
June 4vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium2-464-16
June 6vs. ArkansasRosenblatt Stadium8-465-16
June 7vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium7-466-16
June 9vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium7-467-16
June 10vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium5-368-16

Awards and honors

Jim Audley
Greg Brummett
Pat Cedeno
Todd Dreifort
P.J. Forbes
Mike Lansing
Mike McDonald
Pat Meares
Jim Newlin
Darrin Paxton
Eric Wedge
Bryant Winslow

Shockers in the 1989 MLB Draft

The following members of the Wichita State Shockers baseball program were drafted in the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. [4]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Eric WedgeC3rd83rd Boston Red Sox
Mike LansingSS9th219th Baltimore Orioles
Greg BrummettRHP11th284th San Francisco Giants
Jim NewlinRHP12th299th Seattle Mariners
Mike McDonaldOF29th752nd San Francisco Giants
Brian MorrowOF53rd1317th Seattle Mariners

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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  4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2013.