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
National champions Missouri Valley Conference champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
CB	No. 1
Record	68-16 (13-5 MVC)
Head coach	Gene Stephenson (12th year)
Home stadium	Eck Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Wichita State  ‍†‍‍y	13	–	5		.722			68	–	18		.791
No. 22 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y	13	–	7		.650			48	–	21		.696
Illinois State  ‍‍‍	10	–	10		.500			26	–	34		.433
Creighton  ‍‍‍	9	–	11		.450			37	–	26		.587
Bradley  ‍‍‍	7	–	11		.389			35	–	22		.614
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍	6	–	14		.300			26	–	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 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

1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball game log
Regular season
February Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record February 19 Arkansas 1-5 0-1 – February 25 Kearney State 9-0 1-1 – February 25 Kearney State 10-2 2-1 – February 26 Kearney State 17-0 3-1 –
March Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record March 3 TCU 16-2 4-1 – March 8 Fort Hays State 11-10 5-1 – March 8 Fort Hays State 11-0 6-1 – March 9 Loyola Marymount 16-5 7-1 – March 9 Loyola Marymount 28-0 8-1 – March 11 at Oral Roberts 21-3 9-1 – March 12 at Oral Roberts 11-2 10-1 – March 13 at New Mexico 9-3 11-1 – March 14 at New Mexico 21-4 12-1 – March 15 vs. Colorado State 7-4 13-1 – March 15 at New Mexico 20-2 14-1 – March 16 vs. Colorado State 23-3 15-1 – March 16 at New Mexico 28-2 16-1 – March 18 Texas Tech 8-4 17-1 – March 19 Georgia Tech 13-2 18-1 – March 20 Georgia Tech 7-2 19-1 – March 21 Texas Tech 16-4 20-1 – March 21 Texas Tech 8-2 21-1 – March 23 Northern Iowa 29-6 22-1 – March 25 vs. Lewis & Clark 10-1 23-1 – March 26 vs. Portland State 8-4 24-1 – March 26 at Hawaii 2-7 24-2 – March 27 vs. Hawaii-Hilo 6-1 25-2 – March 28 vs. Fordham 11-1 26-2 – March 29 vs. Hawaii-Hilo 5-3 27-2 – March 29 at Hawaii 4-3 28-2 – March 30 vs. Portland State 6-0 29-2 – March 31 vs. Lewis & Clark 2-4 29-3 –
April Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record April 1 vs. Fordham 8-4 30-3 – April 4 Oral Roberts 4-1 31-3 – April 5 Oral Roberts 10-9 32-3 – April 8 Indiana State 13-3 33-3 1-0 April 8 Indiana State 1-3 33-4 1-1 April 9 Indiana State 4-11 33-5 1-2 April 10 Indiana State 7-1 34-5 2-2 April 11 Kansas Wesleyan 28-0 35-5 – April 12 Nebraska 3-0 36-5 – April 15 Illinois State 8-7 37-5 3-2 April 15 Illinois State 4-5 37-6 3-3 April 16 Illinois State 26-3 38-6 4-3 April 16 Illinois State 4-6 38-7 4-4 April 19 Oklahoma State 6-11 38-8 – April 20 at Kansas 9-2 39-8 – April 22 at Bradley 14-3 40-8 5-4 April 23 at Bradley 4-0 41-8 6-4 April 25 Kansas State 17-5 42-8 – April 26 at Oklahoma State 12-4 43-8 – April 27 Kansas 14-0 44-8 – April 29 at Southern Illinois 12-4 45-8 7-4 April 29 at Southern Illinois 1-4 45-9 7-5 April 30 at Southern Illinois 5-2 46-9 8-5 April 30 at Southern Illinois 6-4 47-9 9-5
May Date Opponent Score Overall record MVC record May 2 at Nebraska 15-3 48-9 – May 3 at Kansas 7-2 49-9 – May 4 Kansas 6-9 49-10 – May 6 Creighton 11-1 50-10 10-5 May 6 Creighton 9-2 51-10 11-5 May 7 Creighton 18-3 52-10 12-5 May 7 Creighton 4-3 53-10 13-5 May 10 Oklahoma Baptist 12-2 54-10 – May 11 BYU 8-6 55-10 – May 12 BYU 16-15 56-10 – May 12 BYU 3-9 56-11 – May 13 BYU 3-9 56-12 –
Post-season
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Date Opponent Score Overall record May 19 vs. Southern Illinois 16-3 57-12 May 19 vs. Indiana State 1-4 57-13 May 20 vs. Southern Illinois 5-3 58-13 May 20 vs. Indiana State 7-12 58-14
NCAA tournament: West II Regional Date Opponent Score Overall record May 26 vs. Portland 4-0 59-14 May 27 vs. Pepperdine 12-1 60-14 May 28 vs. Michigan 5-14 60-15 May 28 vs. Fresno State 6-4 61-15 May 29 vs. Michigan 3-2 62-15 May 29 vs. Michigan 9-5 63-15
NCAA tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall record June 2 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 3-1 64-15 June 4 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 2-4 64-16 June 6 vs. Arkansas Rosenblatt Stadium 8-4 65-16 June 7 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 7-4 66-16 June 9 vs. Florida State Rosenblatt Stadium 7-4 67-16 June 10 vs. Texas Rosenblatt Stadium 5-3 68-16

Awards and honors

Jim Audley

• College World Series All-Tournament Team^[2]
• All-MVC Second Team^[3]

Greg Brummett

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player^[2]
• All-America Second Team^[3]
• MVC Pitcher of the Year^[3]
• All-MVC First Team^[3]

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 Wedge	C	3rd	83rd	Boston Red Sox
Mike Lansing	SS	9th	219th	Baltimore Orioles
Greg Brummett	RHP	11th	284th	San Francisco Giants
Jim Newlin	RHP	12th	299th	Seattle Mariners
Mike McDonald	OF	29th	752nd	San Francisco Giants
Brian Morrow	OF	53rd	1317th	Seattle Mariners