This is a list of Wichita State Shockers baseball seasons. [1] The Wichita State Shockers baseball program is the college baseball team that represents Wichita State University in the American Athletic Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Wichita State plays their home games at Eck Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.
Wichita State has won one national championship and appeared in seven College World Series.
| National Champions | College World Series berth | NCAA tournament berth | Conference Tournament champions | Conference/Division Regular season Champions |
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| 1899 | Harry Hess | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1901 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1902 | C.P. Clark | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1903 | Student coaches | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | Walter P. Frantz | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | A.F. Holst | 9 | 6 | 2 | .588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | Willis Bates | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1909 | Roy K. Thomas | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .781 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913 | E. Van Long | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | Willis Bates | 12 | 7 | 0 | .632 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1915 | Harry Buck | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917 | Lamar Hoover | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1918 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1919 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| 1948 | Lyle Sturdy | Missouri Valley Conference | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | — |
| 1949 | Ken Gunning | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | DNP | — | |||
| 1950 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | DNP | — | ||||
| 1951 | Ken Gunning/Bob Carlson/Norvell Neve | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 8th | DNP | — | ||
| 1952 | Dick Miller | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 6th | DNP | — | ||
| 1953 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 6th | DNP | — | |||
| 1954 | Forrest Jensen | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | DNP | — | |||
| 1955 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | DNP | — | ||||
| 1956 | Jerry Bupp | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | DNP | — | |||
| 1957 | Ray Morrisson | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | DNP | — | |||
| 1958 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | DNP | — | ||||
| 1959 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1960 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1961 | Dick Miller | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | DNP | NR | |||
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| 1964 | Lanny Van Eman | Missouri Valley Conference | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | DNP | NR | ||
| 1965 | Verlyn Anderson | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | DNP | NR | |||
| 1966 | 10 | 8 | 1 | .553 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1967 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1968 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1969 | 17 | 12 | 0 | .586 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 4th | DNP | NR | |||
| 1970 | 6 | 17 | 0 | .261 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | DNP | NR | ||||
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| 1978 | Gene Stephenson | Missouri Valley Conference | 43 | 30 | 1 | .588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNP | NR |
| 1979 | 65 | 15 | 0 | .813 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | DNP | NR | ||||
| 1980 | 53 | 12 | 0 | .815 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1981 | 56 | 15 | 0 | .789 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | Atlantic Regional | |||||
| 1982 | 73 | 14 | 0 | .839 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1st | College World Series Runner-up | 2 | |||
| 1983 | 55 | 18 | 0 | .753 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | Midwest Regional | |||||
| 1984 | 40 | 22 | 0 | .645 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | DNP | |||||
| 1985 | 68 | 20 | 0 | .773 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1st | 1st | Midwest Regional | |||
| 1986 | 45 | 18 | 0 | .714 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | DNP | |||||
| 1987 | 59 | 20 | 0 | .747 | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | 1st | 1st | West I Regional | |||
| 1988 | 56 | 16 | 0 | .778 | 16 | 4 | 0 | .800 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | |||
| 1989 | 68 | 16 | 0 | .810 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | 1st | National champions | 1 | |||
| 1990 | 45 | 19 | 0 | .703 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .700 | 1st | Midwest Regional | ||||
| 1991 | 66 | 13 | 0 | .835 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | 1st | College World Series Runner-up | 2 | ||
| 1992 | 56 | 11 | 0 | .836 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | |||
| 1993 | 58 | 17 | 0 | .773 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 1st | 1st | College World Series Runner-up | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 45 | 17 | 0 | .726 | 19 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1st | Midwest II Regional | ||||
| 1995 | 53 | 17 | 0 | .757 | 24 | 8 | 0 | .923 | 1st | Midwest I Regional | ||||
| 1996 | 54 | 11 | 0 | .831 | 24 | 4 | 0 | .857 | 1st | College World Series | ||||
| 1997 | 51 | 18 | 0 | .739 | 21 | 7 | 0 | .750 | 1st | South II Regional | ||||
| 1998 | 56 | 7 | 0 | .889 | 26 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1st | 1st | Midwest Regional | |||
| 1999 | 59 | 14 | 0 | .808 | 24 | 7 | 0 | .774 | 1st | 1st | Wichita Regional | |||
| 2000 | 44 | 21 | 0 | .677 | 24 | 8 | 0 | .750 | 1st | 1st | Minneapolis Regional | |||
| 2001 | 42 | 24 | 0 | .636 | 21 | 11 | 0 | .656 | DNP | |||||
| 2002 | 47 | 17 | 0 | .734 | 23 | 9 | 0 | .719 | 1st | 1st | Wichita Regional | |||
| 2003 | 49 | 27 | 0 | .645 | 19 | 13 | 0 | .594 | 1st | Houston Regional | ||||
| 2004 | 49 | 16 | 0 | .754 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .875 | 1st | 1st | Fayetteville Regional | |||
| 2005 | 51 | 24 | 0 | .680 | 23 | 9 | 0 | .719 | 1st | Knoxville Regional | ||||
| 2006 | 46 | 22 | 0 | .676 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | Norman Regional | |||||
| 2007 | 53 | 22 | 0 | .707 | 20 | 4 | 0 | .833 | 1st | Wichita Super Regional | ||||
| 2008 | 48 | 17 | 0 | .738 | 19 | 5 | 0 | .792 | 1st | 1st | Tallahassee Super Regional | |||
| 2009 | 30 | 27 | 0 | .526 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 1st | Norman Regional | ||||
| 2010 | 39 | 26 | 0 | .600 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .714 | 1st | DNP | ||||
| 2011 | 39 | 26 | 0 | .600 | 14 | 7 | 0 | .667 | DNP | |||||
| 2012 [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 25 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 | 3rd | First Round | DNP | |||
| 2013 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 2nd | 1st | Manhattan Regional [lower-alpha 2] | |||
| 2014 | Todd Butler | 31 | 28 | 0 | .525 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | 4th | Semifinals | DNP | ||
| 2015 | 26 | 33 | 0 | .441 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 4th | Semifinals | DNP | |||
| 2016 | 21 | 37 | 0 | .362 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | T-5th | First Round | DNP | |||
| 2017 | 28 | 30 | 0 | .483 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .476 | 5th | Second Round | DNP | |||
| 2018 | American Athletic Conference | 35 | 21 | 1 | .623 | 9 | 14 | 1 | .396 | T-7th | Second Round | DNP | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 31 | 0 | .475 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 8th | Semifinals | DNP | |||
| 2020 | Eric Wedge | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | Not Played | Not Played | 30 | ||
| 2021 | 31 | 23 | 0 | .574 | 18 | 13 | 0 | .581 | 3rd | Second Round | DNP | |||
| 2022 | 21 | 36 | 0 | .368 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | T-6th | First Round | DNP | |||
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