2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball team

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.

2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball
MVC champion MVC Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, Regional
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
2009 record	30-27 (11-7 Missouri Valley)
Head coach	Gene Stephenson (32nd season)
Assistant coaches	Bret Kemnitz (31st season) Jim Thomas (17th season)
Home stadium	Eck Stadium

2009 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Missouri State  ‍‍‍	17	–	5		.773			34	–	20		.630
Indiana State  ‍‍‍	15	–	7		.682			30	–	21		.588
Wichita State†  ‍‍‍	11	–	7		.611			30	–	27		.526
Creighton  ‍‍‍	14	–	9		.609			31	–	25		.554
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍	11	–	9		.550			24	–	28		.462
Illinois State  ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			24	–	23		.511
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			21	–	26		.447
Evansville  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			23	–	30		.434
Bradley  ‍‍‍	4	–	17		.190			17	–	31		.354
† – Conference champion As of April 17, 2020; Rankings from Baseball America

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.[1]

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:[2]

Preseason

Valley Preseason Poll
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.[3]

• Ryan Jones - OF

Alumni Game

The Alumni Game was played on February 15th 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.[4]

Schedule and results

Legend
	Wichita State win
	Wichita State loss
	Postponement
Bold	Wichita 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 Record Feb. 20 vs. Temple Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament W 8-4 Kelley (1-0) Dan Moller (0-1) 1-0 - Feb. 21 vs. Florida Gulf Coast Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament W 6-0 Lowell (1-0) 2-0 - Feb. 22 vs. Central Michigan Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament L 9-16 Taylor (1-0) Cooper (0-1) 2-1 - Feb. 27 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 Record Mar. 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 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 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 Kansas Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-8 Ridenhour (3-0) Flynn (0-1) 6-6 - Mar. 13 No. 10 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 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 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 Oral Roberts Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-5^12 Kelly (1-0) Kemp (0-1) 12-10 - Mar. 27 at Bradley Dozer Park • Peoria, IL W 5-2 Kelley (2-1) Altbach (1-3) 13-10 1-0 Mar. 31 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 Record Apr. 1 Kansas Wesleyan Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 11-5 Johnson (1-0) 15-10 - Apr. 3 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-5 Kelley (2-2) 15-11 1-1 Apr. 4 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 10-5 Lowell (4-1) Copeland (2-3) 16-11 2-1 Apr. 5 Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-0 Cooper (5-2) Maines (5-2) 17-11 3-1 Apr. 7 Saint Mary Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 7-2 Maldonado (1-0) Martin (2-3) 2,806 18-11 - Apr. 8 No. 11 Oklahoma Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-15 Flynn (1-2) 5,186 18-12 - Apr. 10 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-2 Kelley (3-2) Kapteyn (2-5) 19-12 4-1 Apr. 11 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 6-1 Lowell (5-1) Foley (3-2) 20-12 5-1 Apr. 11 Evansville Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-5 Keegan (1-2) Cooper (5-3) 20-13 5-2 Apr. 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 Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 2-8 Clubb (4-2) Kelley (3-3) Kansas 22 20-16 5-3 Apr. 18 at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 8-12 Doyle (2-2) Kemp (0-2) Kansas 22 20-17 5-4 Apr. 19 at Missouri State Hammons Field • Springfield, MO L 0-2 Meade (6-2) Cooper (5-4) 20-18 5-5 Apr. 21 No. 25 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 Northern Iowa Riverfront Stadium • Cedar Falls, IA W 10-7 Johnson (2-0) Sossamon (2) 21-20 6-5 Apr. 25 Northern Iowa Riverfront Stadium • Cedar Falls, IA W 6-3 Cooper (6-4) Kemp (1) 22-20 7-5 Apr. 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 Record May 1 Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 2-0 Kelley (4-3) 24-20 8-5 May 2 Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 4-9 Cooper (6-5) 24-21 8-6 May 3 Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 3-5 Rodriguez (6-1) Lowell (5-2) Shelton (5) 24-22 8-7 May 5 Oral Roberts Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 6-7^13 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 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 Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-1 Kelley (5-3) Hauer (1-6) 25-24 9-7 May 16 Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 5-2 Lowell (6-2) Dufek (4-7) Johnson (1) 26-24 10-7 May 16 Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 11-1^7 Cooper (7-5) Hellhake (5-3) 27-24 11-7
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (3-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record MVC Record May Indiana State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 15-7 Johnson (3-0) Manus (2-2) 3,864 28-24 May Creighton Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS L 0-11^7 Koenigstein (5-0) Hutson (1-2) 3,983 28-25 May Illinois State Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS W 4-0 Cooper (8-5) Maines(6-5) 4,061 29-25 May Creighton 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 Record May No. 9 Oklahoma L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK L 4-5 Anderson (3-1) Kelley (5-4) 30-26 May No. 24 Washington State 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 Engrav[5]

References

1. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks". Baseball-Reference.com.
2. "2009 Baseball Roster". Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
3. "Shockers Picked Third in Preseason Valley Poll". Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
4. "Shockers Top Alumni 7-1". Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
5. "2009 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.