1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team explained

Year:1969
Team:Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Sport:baseball
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:39–5
Conf Record:7–1
Head Coach:Gene Shell
Hc Year:5th
Champion:District 5 champions
Tourney:College World Series, Runner-Up

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team represented the University of Tulsa in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at . The team was coached by Gene Shell in his 5th season at Tulsa.

The Golden Hurricane lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season|- valign="top" |-! style="" | Postseason|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs || Unknown • Tulsa, OK || 5–4 || 35–3 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | vs Oklahoma State || Unknown • Tulsa, OK || 8–4 || 36–3 || 2–0|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 13 || vs UCLA || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 6–5 || 37–2 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 16 || vs Texas || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 4–2 || 38–2 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 17 || vs || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 2–0 || 39–3 || 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 18 || vs Arizona State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 11–3 || 39–4 || 4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 20 || vs Arizona State || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || 10–1 || 39–5 || 4–1|-

Awards and honors

Steve Caves
Les Rogers

Golden Hurricane in the 1969 MLB Draft

The following members of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball program were drafted in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft.[2]

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
34781Bob Murphy1BNew York Mets

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College World Series Record Book. NCAA.org. April 8, 2019.
  2. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Tulsa . Baseball-Reference . April 8, 2019.