# 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.

## 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.
| 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 |

## 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.
* 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.

## 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | 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 | 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 | 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 | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | 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 |
Postseason (3–3) :
State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament (3–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall 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 0-11$^7$ | 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 Washington State | (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