1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball team

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.

1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
CBNo. 1
Record68-16 (13-5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumEck Stadium
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Wichita State  ‍†‍‍y 13–5 .72268–18 .791
No. 22 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–7 .65048–21 .696
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50026–34 .433
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45037–26 .587
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38935–22 .614
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30026–38 .406
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1989[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
February 19Arkansas1-50-1–
February 25Kearney State9-01-1–
February 25Kearney State10-22-1–
February 26Kearney State17-03-1–
March
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
March 3TCU16-24-1–
March 8Fort Hays State11-105-1–
March 8Fort Hays State11-06-1–
March 9Loyola Marymount16-57-1–
March 9Loyola Marymount28-08-1–
March 11at Oral Roberts21-39-1–
March 12at Oral Roberts11-210-1–
March 13at New Mexico9-311-1–
March 14at New Mexico21-412-1–
March 15vs. Colorado State7-413-1–
March 15at New Mexico20-214-1–
March 16vs. Colorado State23-315-1–
March 16at New Mexico28-216-1–
March 18Texas Tech8-417-1–
March 19Georgia Tech13-218-1–
March 20Georgia Tech7-219-1–
March 21Texas Tech16-420-1–
March 21Texas Tech8-221-1–
March 23Northern Iowa29-622-1–
March 25vs. Lewis & Clark10-123-1–
March 26vs. Portland State8-424-1–
March 26at Hawaii2-724-2–
March 27vs. Hawaii-Hilo6-125-2–
March 28vs. Fordham11-126-2–
March 29vs. Hawaii-Hilo5-327-2–
March 29at Hawaii4-328-2–
March 30vs. Portland State6-029-2–
March 31vs. Lewis & Clark2-429-3–
April
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
April 1vs. Fordham8-430-3–
April 4Oral Roberts4-131-3–
April 5Oral Roberts10-932-3–
April 8Indiana State13-333-31-0
April 8Indiana State1-333-41-1
April 9Indiana State4-1133-51-2
April 10Indiana State7-134-52-2
April 11Kansas Wesleyan28-035-5–
April 12Nebraska3-036-5–
April 15Illinois State8-737-53-2
April 15Illinois State4-537-63-3
April 16Illinois State26-338-64-3
April 16Illinois State4-638-74-4
April 19Oklahoma State6-1138-8–
April 20at Kansas9-239-8–
April 22at Bradley14-340-85-4
April 23at Bradley4-041-86-4
April 25Kansas State17-542-8–
April 26at Oklahoma State12-443-8–
April 27Kansas14-044-8–
April 29at Southern Illinois12-445-87-4
April 29at Southern Illinois1-445-97-5
April 30at Southern Illinois5-246-98-5
April 30at Southern Illinois6-447-99-5
May
DateOpponentScoreOverall recordMVC record
May 2at Nebraska15-348-9–
May 3at Kansas7-249-9–
May 4Kansas6-949-10–
May 6Creighton11-150-1010-5
May 6Creighton9-251-1011-5
May 7Creighton18-352-1012-5
May 7Creighton4-353-1013-5
May 10Oklahoma Baptist12-254-10–
May 11BYU8-655-10–
May 12BYU16-1556-10–
May 12BYU3-956-11–
May 13BYU3-956-12–
Post-season
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 19vs. Southern Illinois16-357-12
May 19vs. Indiana State1-457-13
May 20vs. Southern Illinois5-358-13
May 20vs. Indiana State7-1258-14
DateOpponentScoreOverall record
May 26vs. Portland4-059-14
May 27vs. Pepperdine12-160-14
May 28vs. Michigan5-1460-15
May 28vs. Fresno State6-461-15
May 29vs. Michigan3-262-15
May 29vs. Michigan9-563-15
DateOpponentSite/stadiumScoreOverall record
June 2vs. ArkansasRosenblatt Stadium3-164-15
June 4vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium2-464-16
June 6vs. ArkansasRosenblatt Stadium8-465-16
June 7vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium7-466-16
June 9vs. Florida StateRosenblatt Stadium7-467-16
June 10vs. TexasRosenblatt Stadium5-368-16

Awards and honors
Jim Audley
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-MVC Second Team[3]
Greg Brummett
Pat Cedeno
  • All-MVC Second Team[3]
Todd Dreifort
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
P.J. Forbes
  • All-MVC Second Team[3]
Mike Lansing
  • All-America Second Team[3]
  • All-MVC First Team[3]
Mike McDonald
  • All-America Second Team[3]
  • All-MVC First Team[3]
Pat Meares
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
Jim Newlin
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-MVC Second Team[3]
Darrin Paxton
  • All-America Freshman Team[3]
Eric Wedge
  • College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]
  • All-America First Team[3]
  • MVC Player of the Year[3]
  • All-MVC First Team[3]
Bryant Winslow
  • All-MVC Second Team[3]

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 WedgeC3rd83rdBoston Red Sox
Mike LansingSS9th219thBaltimore Orioles
Greg BrummettRHP11th284thSan Francisco Giants
Jim NewlinRHP12th299thSeattle Mariners
Mike McDonaldOF29th752ndSan Francisco Giants
Brian MorrowOF53rd1317thSeattle Mariners

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  2. "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  3. "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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