1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
CBNo. 1
Record68-16 (13-5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEck Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Wichita State  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 68 – 18   .791
No. 22 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7   .650 48 – 21   .696
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 26 – 34   .433
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 37 – 26   .587
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 35 – 22   .614
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 26 – 38   .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.

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
Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record
February 19 Arkansas 1-5 0-1 –
February 25 Kearney State 9-0 1-1 –
February 25 Kearney State 10-2 2-1 –
February 26 Kearney State 17-0 3-1 –
March
Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record
March 3 TCU 16-2 4-1 –
March 8 Fort Hays State 11-10 5-1 –
March 8 Fort Hays State 11-0 6-1 –
March 9 Loyola Marymount 16-5 7-1 –
March 9 Loyola Marymount 28-0 8-1 –
March 11 at Oral Roberts 21-3 9-1 –
March 12 at Oral Roberts 11-2 10-1 –
March 13 at New Mexico 9-3 11-1 –
March 14 at New Mexico 21-4 12-1 –
March 15 vs. Colorado State 7-4 13-1 –
March 15 at New Mexico 20-2 14-1 –
March 16 vs. Colorado State 23-3 15-1 –
March 16 at New Mexico 28-2 16-1 –
March 18 Texas Tech 8-4 17-1 –
March 19 Georgia Tech 13-2 18-1 –
March 20 Georgia Tech 7-2 19-1 –
March 21 Texas Tech 16-4 20-1 –
March 21 Texas Tech 8-2 21-1 –
March 23 Northern Iowa 29-6 22-1 –
March 25 vs. Lewis & Clark 10-1 23-1 –
March 26 vs. Portland State 8-4 24-1 –
March 26 at Hawaii 2-7 24-2 –
March 27 vs. Hawaii-Hilo 6-1 25-2 –
March 28 vs. Fordham 11-1 26-2 –
March 29 vs. Hawaii-Hilo 5-3 27-2 –
March 29 at Hawaii 4-3 28-2 –
March 30 vs. Portland State 6-0 29-2 –
March 31 vs. Lewis & Clark 2-4 29-3 –
April
Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record
April 1 vs. Fordham 8-4 30-3 –
April 4 Oral Roberts 4-1 31-3 –
April 5 Oral Roberts 10-9 32-3 –
April 8 Indiana State 13-3 33-3 1-0
April 8 Indiana State 1-3 33-4 1-1
April 9 Indiana State 4-11 33-5 1-2
April 10 Indiana State 7-1 34-5 2-2
April 11 Kansas Wesleyan 28-0 35-5 –
April 12 Nebraska 3-0 36-5 –
April 15 Illinois State 8-7 37-5 3-2
April 15 Illinois State 4-5 37-6 3-3
April 16 Illinois State 26-3 38-6 4-3
April 16 Illinois State 4-6 38-7 4-4
April 19 Oklahoma State 6-11 38-8 –
April 20 at Kansas 9-2 39-8 –
April 22 at Bradley 14-3 40-8 5-4
April 23 at Bradley 4-0 41-8 6-4
April 25 Kansas State 17-5 42-8 –
April 26 at Oklahoma State 12-4 43-8 –
April 27 Kansas 14-0 44-8 –
April 29 at Southern Illinois 12-4 45-8 7-4
April 29 at Southern Illinois 1-4 45-9 7-5
April 30 at Southern Illinois 5-2 46-9 8-5
April 30 at Southern Illinois 6-4 47-9 9-5
May
Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record
May 2 at Nebraska 15-3 48-9 –
May 3 at Kansas 7-2 49-9 –
May 4 Kansas 6-9 49-10 –
May 6 Creighton 11-1 50-10 10-5
May 6 Creighton 9-2 51-10 11-5
May 7 Creighton 18-3 52-10 12-5
May 7 Creighton 4-3 53-10 13-5
May 10 Oklahoma Baptist 12-2 54-10 –
May 11 BYU 8-6 55-10 –
May 12 BYU 16-15 56-10 –
May 12 BYU 3-9 56-11 –
May 13 BYU 3-9 56-12 –
Post-season
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
Date Opponent Score Overall record
May 19 vs. Southern Illinois 16-3 57-12
May 19 vs. Indiana State 1-4 57-13
May 20 vs. Southern Illinois 5-3 58-13
May 20 vs. Indiana State 7-12 58-14
Date Opponent Score Overall record
May 26 vs. Portland 4-0 59-14
May 27 vs. Pepperdine 12-1 60-14
May 28 vs. Michigan 5-14 60-15
May 28 vs. Fresno State 6-4 61-15
May 29 vs. Michigan 3-2 62-15
May 29 vs. Michigan 9-5 63-15
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record
June 2 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 3-1 64-15
June 4 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 2-4 64-16
June 6 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 8-4 65-16
June 7 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 7-4 66-16
June 9 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 7-4 67-16
June 10 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 5-3 68-16

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]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Eric Wedge C 3rd 83rd Boston Red Sox
Mike Lansing SS 9th 219th Baltimore Orioles
Greg Brummett RHP 11th 284th San Francisco Giants
Jim Newlin RHP 12th 299th Seattle Mariners
Mike McDonald OF 29th 752nd San Francisco Giants
Brian Morrow OF 53rd 1317th Seattle Mariners

References

  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Individual Honors" (PDF). GoShockers.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
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