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.
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 1 Pat Meares 2 Mike Jones 5 Mike Lansing 9 P.J. Forbes 11 Tommy Tilma 13 Guy Goodman 15 Bryant Winslow 23 Mike Wentworth 27 Paul Cheatum Outfielders 3 Jim Audley 6 Mike McDonald 7 Jay Haffley 8 Jeff Bonacquista 14 Joey Wilson 19 Todd Dreifort
Catchers 22 Eric Wedge
Schedule
! style="background:#F9D616;color:black;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | February 19 || Arkansas || 1-5 || 0-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || || 9-0 || 1-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 25 || Kearney State || 10-2 || 2-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 26 || Kearney State || 17-0 || 3-1 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 3 || || 16-2 || 4-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || || 11-10 || 5-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 8 || Fort Hays State || 11-0 || 6-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || || 16-5 || 7-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || Loyola Marymount || 28-0 || 8-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 11 || at || 21-3 || 9-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || at Oral Roberts || 11-2 || 10-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 13 || at || 9-3 || 11-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 14 || at New Mexico || 21-4 || 12-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || vs. || 7-4 || 13-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || at New Mexico || 20-2 || 14-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 16 || vs. Colorado State || 23-3 || 15-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 16 || at New Mexico || 28-2 || 16-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 18 || || 8-4 || 17-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 19 || || 13-2 || 18-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 20 || Georgia Tech || 7-2 || 19-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 || Texas Tech || 16-4 || 20-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 21 || Texas Tech || 8-2 || 21-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 23 || || 29-6 || 22-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 25 || vs. || 10-1 || 23-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 26 || vs. || 8-4 || 24-1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 26 || at || 2-7 || 24-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 27 || vs. || 6-1 || 25-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 28 || vs. || 11-1 || 26-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || vs. Hawaii-Hilo || 5-3 || 27-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 29 || at Hawaii || 4-3 || 28-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 30 || vs. Portland State || 6-0 || 29-2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | March 31 || vs. Lewis & Clark || 2-4 || 29-3 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 1 || vs. Fordham || 8-4 || 30-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 4 || Oral Roberts || 4-1 || 31-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 5 || Oral Roberts || 10-9 || 32-3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 8 || || 13-3 || 33-3 || 1-0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 8 || Indiana State || 1-3 || 33-4 || 1-1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 9 || Indiana State || 4-11 || 33-5 || 1-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 10 || Indiana State || 7-1 || 34-5 || 2-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 11 || || 28-0 || 35-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 12 || || 3-0 || 36-5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 15 || || 8-7 || 37-5 || 3-2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 15 || Illinois State || 4-5 || 37-6 || 3-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 16 || Illinois State || 26-3 || 38-6 || 4-3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 16 || Illinois State || 4-6 || 38-7 || 4-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 19 || || 6-11 || 38-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 20 || at || 9-2 || 39-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 22 || at || 14-3 || 40-8 || 5-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 23 || at Bradley || 4-0 || 41-8 || 6-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 25 || || 17-5 || 42-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 26 || at Oklahoma State || 12-4 || 43-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 27 || Kansas || 14-0 || 44-8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 29 || at || 12-4 || 45-8 || 7-4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | April 29 || at Southern Illinois || 1-4 || 45-9 || 7-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || at Southern Illinois || 5-2 || 46-9 || 8-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | April 30 || at Southern Illinois || 6-4 || 47-9 || 9-5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 2 || at Nebraska || 15-3 || 48-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 3 || at Kansas || 7-2 || 49-9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 4 || Kansas || 6-9 || 49-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || || 11-1 || 50-10 || 10-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 6 || Creighton || 9-2 || 51-10 || 11-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Creighton || 18-3 || 52-10 || 12-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 7 || Creighton || 4-3 || 53-10 || 13-5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 10 || || 12-2 || 54-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 11 || || 8-6 || 55-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 12 || BYU || 16-15 || 56-10 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 12 || BYU || 3-9 || 56-11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 13 || BYU || 3-9 || 56-12 || –
! style="background:#F9D616;color:black;"| Post-season
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 19 || vs. Southern Illinois || 16-3 || 57-12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 19 || vs. Indiana State || 1-4 || 57-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 20 || vs. Southern Illinois || 5-3 || 58-13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 20 || vs. Indiana State || 7-12 || 58-14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 26 || vs. || 4-0 || 59-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 27 || vs. || 12-1 || 60-14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | May 28 || vs. || 5-14 || 60-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 28 || vs. || 6-4 || 61-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 29 || vs. Michigan || 3-2 || 62-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | May 29 || vs. Michigan || 9-5 || 63-15
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. Arkansas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 3-1 || 64-15 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 4 || vs. Florida State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 2-4 || 64-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 6 || vs. Arkansas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 8-4 || 65-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 7 || vs. Florida State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7-4 || 66-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 9 || vs. Florida State || Rosenblatt Stadium || 7-4 || 67-16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 10 || vs. Texas || Rosenblatt Stadium || 5-3 || 68-16
Awards and honors Jim Audley College World Series All-Tournament Team All-MVC Second Team
Greg Brummett College World Series Most Outstanding Player All-America Second Team MVC Pitcher of the Year All-MVC First Team
Pat Cedeno All-MVC Second Team
Todd Dreifort College World Series All-Tournament Team
P.J. Forbes All-MVC Second Team
Mike Lansing All-America Second Team All-MVC First Team
Mike McDonald All-America Second Team All-MVC First Team
Pat Meares College World Series All-Tournament Team
Jim Newlin College World Series All-Tournament Team All-MVC Second Team
Darrin Paxton All-America Freshman Team
Eric Wedge College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America First Team MVC Player of the Year All-MVC First Team
Bryant Winslow All-MVC Second Team
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.
Player Position Round Overall MLB TeamEric WedgeC3rd83rdBoston Red SoxMike LansingSS9th219thBaltimore OriolesGreg BrummettRHP11th284thSan Francisco GiantsJim NewlinRHP12th299thSeattle MarinersMike McDonaldOF29th752ndSan Francisco GiantsBrian MorrowOF53rd1317thSeattle Mariners
References