Joseph Chris Carter is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs,Cleveland Indians,San Diego Padres,Toronto Blue Jays,Baltimore Orioles,and San Francisco Giants. Carter hit a walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series for the Blue Jays,their second consecutive championship. Carter is one of only two players to end a World Series with a home run,the other being Bill Mazeroski.
Charles Hugh O'Brien is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Oakland Athletics (1985),Milwaukee Brewers (1987–90),New York Mets (1990–93),Atlanta Braves (1994–95),Toronto Blue Jays (1996–97),Chicago White Sox (1998),Anaheim Angels (1998–99) and Montreal Expos (2000).
William Richard Mueller is an American retired professional baseball third baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Mueller's MLB playing career was spent with the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs (2001–2002),Boston Red Sox (2003–2005),and Los Angeles Dodgers (2006). He is currently the hitting coach at Arizona State.
John Robert Mize,nicknamed "Big Jawn" and "The Big Cat",was an American professional baseball player,coach and scout. He played as a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 15 seasons between 1936 and 1953,losing three seasons to military service during World War II. Mize was a ten-time All-Star who played for the St. Louis Cardinals,New York Giants,and the New York Yankees. During his tenure with the Yankees,the team won five consecutive World Series.
Eric Michael Wedge is an American former baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and manager who is currently the head baseball coach at Wichita State University.
Allen Kenneth Watson is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played for several teams between 1993 and 2000,and a current high school baseball coach.
Jeffrey Bryan Hammonds is an American former professional baseball player. Hammonds was an outfielder and played for the Baltimore Orioles (1993–1998),Cincinnati Reds (1998–1999),Colorado Rockies (2000),Milwaukee Brewers (2001–2003),San Francisco Giants (2003–2004) and the Washington Nationals (2005) in Major League Baseball (MLB). Before playing professionally,Hammonds played for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School in Scotch Plains,New Jersey and Stanford University.
Royce Spencer Clayton is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,St. Louis Cardinals,Texas Rangers,Chicago White Sox,Milwaukee Brewers,Colorado Rockies,Arizona Diamondbacks,Washington Nationals,Cincinnati Reds,Toronto Blue Jays,and Boston Red Sox between 1991 and 2007.
Loren Hibbs is an American baseball player and coach. He is currently the Assistant Athletics Director for Baseball Operations and Player Development for Wichita State. He previously has served as the head baseball coach at Charlotte.
The Wichita State Shockers are the athletic teams that represent Wichita State University,located in Wichita,Kansas,in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I,primarily competing in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2017–18 academic year. The Shockers previously competed in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) from 1945–46 to 2016–17;as an Independent from 1940–41 to 1944–45;in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIC) from 1923–24 to 1939–40;and in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC),which is now affiliated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA),from 1902–03 to 1922–23.
The Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program representing Wichita State University in Wichita,Kansas.
Phillip Raymond Stephenson is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played all or parts of four seasons in the majors,from 1989 until 1992.
Gregory Scott "Spike" Brummett is a former right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins in 1993.
The Wichita State Shockers baseball team represents Wichita State University in the sport of baseball. The Wichita State Shockers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and in the American Athletic Conference after 72 seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference.
James Andrew Bluma is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched in 17 games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1996 Kansas City Royals season. Bluma is member of the Sports Hall of Fame at his alma mater,Wichita State University.
Clarence James "Bubber" Jonnard was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Chicago White Sox in 1920,the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1922,the Philadelphia Phillies in 1926,1927 and 1935,and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1929. He played 103 Major League games with 235 at bats,54 hits,no home runs and 20 RBIs. His lifetime batting average was .230,with a .267 on-base percentage and a .268 slugging percentage. As a fielder,he caught 86 games with a fielding percentage of .960. On December 13,1927,he was part of a trade in which the Phillies received pitcher Jimmy Ring and catcher Johnny Schulte from the Cardinals in exchange for Jonnard,infielder Jimmy Cooney and outfielder Johnny Mokan.
Casey Harold Gillaspie is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He played college baseball at Wichita State. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft,and traded to the White Sox in 2017.
Henry "Hank" Ernest Schichtle is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round of the 1964 NFL Draft. He first enrolled at the University of Hawaii before transferring to Coffeyville Community College and lastly Wichita State University. Schichtle attended Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville,Kansas. He was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons,San Francisco 49ers,Waterbury Orbits and BC Lions.
Alec Daniel Bohm is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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.
