2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team explained

Year:	2009
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	East
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	28–26
Conf Record:	12–18
Head Coach:	Gary Henderson
Stadium:	Cliff Hagan Stadium

The 2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the sport of baseball during the 2009 college baseball season. The Wildcats competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium, on the university's Lexington, Kentucky campus. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his first season at Kentucky.

Roster

Coaches

Name	Title	First Season at UK	Alma Mater
Gary Henderson^[1]	Head coach	2003	San Diego State University (1980)
Brad Bohannon^[2]	Assistant head coach	2005	Berry College (1998)
Brian Green^[3]	Assistant coach	2009	New Mexico State University (1997)
Keith Vorhoff^[4]	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2008	Missouri Valley College (2004)

Players

Number	Players	Position	Year	Hometown (High School)
2	Brian Suedrick	C	Sophomore	Dayton, OH (Wayne)
3	Neiko Johnson	INF	Sophomore	Stone Mountain, GA (Redan)
4	Michael Williams	C	Freshman	Knoxville, TN (Farragut)
5	Chris McClendon	INF	Senior	Lufkin, TX (Lufkin)
6	Spencer Korus	INF/OF	Senior	Olympia, WA (Olympia)
7	Kristi Jim	INF	Sophomore	Lexington, KY (Lexington Christian)
8	Andy Stevens	INF	Freshman	Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain)
9	Tyler Henry	RHP	Junior	Chattanooga, TN (Red Bank)
10	Chris Rusin	LHP	Senior	Canton, MI (Divine Child)
11	Gunner Glad	INF/OF/RHP	Junior	Tahlequah, OK (Tulsa Union)
12	Marcus Nidiffer	C	Junior	Bristol, TN (Tennessee)
13	Bryan Rose	OF	Sophomore	Renssalaer, NY (Columbia)
14	Nick Kennedy	RHP	Junior	Los Angeles (Arcadia)
15	Logan Darnell	LHP	Sophomore	Joelton, TN (Goodpasture)
16	Duran Ferguson	RHP	Sophomore	Kingsport, TN (Dobyns-Bennett)
17	Alex Meyer	RHP	Freshman	Greensburg, IN (Greensburg)
18	Troy Frazier	OF	Junior	Louisville, KY (Pleasure Ridge Park)
19	Sean Bouthilette	RHP	Freshman	Elizabethtown, KY (Elizabethtown)
21	Will Campbell	INF/OF	Junior	Bellevue, WA (Bishop Blanchet)
22	James Paxton	LHP	Junior	Ladner, British Columbia (Delta Secondary School)
23	Mike Kaczmarek	LHP	Sophomore	Tinley Park, IL (Victor J. Andrew)
24	Chad Wright	OF	Freshman	Paducah, KY (Heath)
25	Brock Wright	OF	Junior	Paducah, KY (Heath)
28	Chase Greene	RHP	Freshman	Nicholasville, KY (West Jessamine)
29	Chris Bisson	INF	Sophomore	Ottawa, Ontario (Beatrice-Desloges)
30	Braden Kapteyn	QB/WR	Freshman	Lansing, IL (Illiana Christian)
31	Navarro Hall	OF	Freshman	Kennesaw, GA (Kennesaw Mountain)
34	Clint Tilford	RHP	Junior	Paducah, KY (Heath)
40	Jonathan Huff	RHP	Senior	Amarillo, TX (Canyon Randall)
44	Cory Farris	C/OF	Freshman	Florence, KY (Boone County)
46	Keenan Wiley	OF	Junior	Richmond, KY (Madison Central)
47	TJ Daugherty	C	Freshman	Owensboro, KY (Apollo)

Schedule/Results

|- align="center"| 1 || February 20 || Troy || 8–3 || Myrtle Beach, SC || James Paxton (1–0) || Jason Walls (0–1) || Nick Kennedy (1) || 107 || 1–0 || 0–0 |- align="center"| 2 || February 21 || James Madison || 8–3 || Myrtle Beach, SC || Sean Bouthilette (1–0) || Alex Valadja (0–1) || None || 145 || 2–0 || 0–0|- align="center"| 3 || February 21 || #22 Coastal Carolina || 1–4 || Myrtle Beach, SC || Austin Fleet (1–0) || Clint Tilford (0–1) || Nick McCully (1) || 936 || 2–1 || 0–0|- align="center"| 4 || February 22 || #22 Coastal Carolina || 5–14 || Myrtle Beach, SC || Cody Wheeler (1–0) || Chris Rusin (0–1) || None || 676 || 2–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 5 || February 27 || Western Micgigan || 16–5 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || James Paxton (2–0) || Morrison (0–2) || Alex Meyer (1) || 1539 || 3–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 6 || March 1 || Western Michigan || 15–4 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || Chris Rusin (1–1) || Stroud (0–2) || Braden Kapteyn (1) || 1410 || 4–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 7 || March 3 || Western Michigan || 12–6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || Logan Darnell (1–0) || Hall (0–1) || None || 1556 || 5–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 8 || March 4 || Eastern Kentucky || 9–8 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || Braden Kapteyn (1–0) || Chris Hord (0–1) || None || 1620 || 6–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 9 || March 6 || Indiana State || 12–4 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 7–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 10 || March 7 || Indiana State || 5–0 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 8–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 11 || March 8 || Indiana State || 9–6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 9–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 12 || March 10 || Georgetown (KY) || 12–5 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 10–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 13 || March 11 || Indiana || 8–7 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 11–2 || 0–0|- align="center"| 14 || March 13 || #3 LSU || 3–5 || Alex Box Stadium || || || || || 11–3 || 0–1|- align="center"| 15 || March 14 || #3 LSU || 1–3 || Alex Box Stadium || || || || || 11–4 || 0–2|- align="center"| 16 || March 15 || #3 LSU || 5–2 || Alex Box Stadium || || || || || 12–4 || 1–2|- align="center"| 17 || March 16 || Nicholls State || Cancelled || Thibodeaux, LA || || || || || || |- align="center"| 19 || March 17 || New Orleans || 5–4 || New Orleans, LA || || || || || 13–4 || 1–2|- align="center"| 20 || March 20 || Vanderbilt || 3–1 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 14–4 || 2–2|- align="center"| 21 || March 21 || Vanderbilt || 6–2 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 15–4 || 3–2|- align="center"| 22 || March 22 || Vanderbilt || 2–4 || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || 15–5 || 3–3|- align="center"| 23 || March 24 || West Virginia || || Hawley Field || || || || || || |- align="center"| 24 || March 25 || Cincinnati || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || || |- align="center"| 25 || March 27 || South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || || |- align="center"| 26 || March 28 || South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 27 || March 29 || South Carolina || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 28 || March 31 || Marshall || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 29 || April 3 || Ole Miss || || Swayze Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 30 || April 4 || Ole Miss || || Swayze Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 31 || April 5 || Ole Miss || || Swayze Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 32 || April 7 || Western Kentucky || || || || || || || |||- align="center"| 33 || April 8 || Western Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 34 || April 10 || Georgia || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 35 || April 11 || Georgia || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 36 || April 12 || Georgia || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 37 || April 14 || Louisville || || Jim Patterson Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 38 || April 17 || Mississippi State || || Dudy Noble Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 39 || April 18 || Mississippi State || || Dudy Noble Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 40 || April 19 || Mississippi State || || Dudy Noble Field || || || || || |||- align="center"| 41 || April 21 || Lipscomb || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 42 || April 22 || Evansville || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 43 || April 24 || Alabama || || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 44 || April 25 || Alabama || || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 45 || April 26 || Alabama || || Sewell-Thomas Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 46 || April 28 || Louisville || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 47 || May 1 || Tennessee || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 48 || May 2 || Tennessee || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 49 || May 3 || Tennessee || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 50 || May 8 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 51 || May 9 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 52 || May 10 || Auburn || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 53 || May 12 || Morehead State || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 54 || May 14 || Florida || || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 55 || May 15 || Florida || || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium || || || || || |||- align="center"| 56 || May 16 || Florida || || Alfred A. McKethan Stadium || || || || || |||-|- align="center" | 57 || || || || Regions Park || || || || || || |-|- align="center"| 58 || June 13 || || || Rosenblatt Stadium || || || || || || |-

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre- season	Feb. 25	Mar. 3	Mar. 10	Mar. 17	Mar. 24	Mar. 31	Apr. 7	Apr. 14	Apr. 21	Apr. 28	May 5	May 12	May 19	May 26	June 3	June 10	Final Poll
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25)	26^[5]
Baseball America (Top 25)	NR
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)	19^[6]
NCBWA (Top 30)^\| style="background:#FFF;" \| 23^[7] \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \|- style="text-align:center;"! Rivals.com (Top 25)^[8] \| style="background:#FFF;" \| NR\| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \|- \| colspan="19" \| NR = Not Ranked\|} References

Notes and References

http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/henderson_gary00.html=Gary Henderson Profile @ UKAthletics.com
http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/bohannon_brad00.html=Brad Bohannon Profile @ UKAthletics.com
http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/green_brian00.html=Brian Green Profile @ UKAthletics.com
http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/vorhoff_keith00.html=Keith Vorhoff Profile @ UKAthletics.com
Web site: NCAA College Rankings and Polls – ESPN.
Web site: www.secsports.com – LSU No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's Preseason Poll . 2008-12-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122192617/http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=5&url_article_id=11981&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 . 2009-01-22 . dead .
Web site: www.secsports.com – NCBWA Releases 2009 Preseason Division I Poll . 2009-01-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090122235903/http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=5&url_article_id=12049&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 . 2009-01-22 . dead .
http://collegebaseball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627294 Rivals.com Top 25