2009 Wichita State Shockers baseball team explained

Sport:	baseball
Year:	2009
Team:	Wichita State Shockers
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	Missouri Valley
Record:	30-27
Conf Record:	11-7
Head Coach:	Gene Stephenson
Hc Year:	32nd
Asst Coach1:	Bret Kemnitz
Ac1 Year:	31st
Asst Coach2:	Jim Thomas
Ac2 Year:	17th
Stadium:	Eck Stadium
Champion:	MVC champion MVC Tournament champion
Tourney:	NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:	Regional

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.

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]

	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
	Outfield	8	253	Detroit Tigers
Rob Musgrave	Pitcher	14	435	San Diego Padres
Matt Smith	Pitcher	22	667	Los Angeles Dodgers
	Shortstop	28	844	Oakland Athletics
Tyler Weber	Catcher	30	913	Detroit Tigers
Josh Workman	Outfield	38	1153	Detroit Tigers

Preseason

Valley Preseason Poll
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 15 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.		Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament	W 8-4	Kelley (1-0)	Dan Moller (0-1)				1-0	-
Feb. 21	vs.		Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament	W 6-0	Lowell (1-0)					2-0	-
Feb. 22	vs.		Swanson Stadium • Fort Myers, FL Florida Gulf Coast Tournament	L 9-16	Taylor (1-0)	Cooper (0-1)				2-1	-
Feb. 27				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			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			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			Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	L 0-8	Ridenhour (3-0)	Flynn (0-1)				6-6	-
Mar. 13	No. 10		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			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			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			Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	L 3-5¹²	Kelly (1-0)	Kemp (0-1)				12-10	-
Mar. 27	at			W 5-2	Kelley (2-1)	Altbach (1-3)				13-10	1-0
Mar. 31			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			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		Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	L 0-15		Flynn (1-2)			5,186	18-12	-
Apr. 10			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				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			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		Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	L 1-4		Flynn(1-4)				20-19	-
Apr. 22	at No. 13 Oklahoma			L 1-8		Smith (0-2)		Kansas 22		20-20	-
Apr. 24				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			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 6-7¹³		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									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			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 11-1⁷	Cooper (7-5)	Hellhake (5-3)				27-24	11-7

Postseason (3–3)

State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (3–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	MVC Record
May	(2) Indiana State	(3)	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 15-7	Johnson (3-0)	Manus (2-2)			3,864	28-24
May	(4) Creighton	(3)	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	L 0-11⁷	Koenigstein (5-0)	Hutson (1-2)			3,983	28-25
May	(6) Illinois State	(3)	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	W 4-0	Cooper (8-5)	Maines(6-5)			4,061	29-25
May	(4) Creighton	(3)	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	(1) No. 9 Oklahoma	(4)	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 4-5	Anderson (3-1)	Kelley (5-4)				30-26
May	(3) No. 24	(4)	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]

Notes and References

Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks. Baseball-Reference.com.
Web site: 2009 Baseball Roster . Wichita State University Athletics . April 17, 2020 . en.
Web site: Shockers Picked Third in Preseason Valley Poll . Wichita State University Athletics . April 17, 2020 . en.
Web site: Shockers Top Alumni 7-1 . Wichita State University Athletics . April 17, 2020 . en.
Web site: 2009 State Farm MVC Baseball Championship . Missouri Valley Conference . April 17, 2020 . en.