2009 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season play of college baseball in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 20, 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2009 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of Omaha, Nebraska, at Rosenblatt Stadium. It concluded on June 24, 2009, with the final game of the best of three championship series. LSU defeated Texas two games to one to claim their sixth championship.

2009 NCAA Division I baseball season
Duration	February 20–June 24, 2009
Number of teams	302
Preseason No. 1	LSU
Tournament
Duration	May 29–June 24, 2009
Most conference bids	ACC (7)
College World Series
Duration	June 13–June 24, 2009
Champions	LSU (6th title)
Runners-up	Texas (33rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Paul Mainieri (1st title)
MOP	Jared Mitchell (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I for the 2009 season. Three programs, Bryant, North Dakota, and SIU Edwardsville, joined from Division II.^[1][2][3] The two other Division I members, Oregon and Cal State Bakersfield, were new varsity baseball programs.^[4][5]

Dropped programs

Hawaii-Hilo, which had competed as a Division I independent, dropped to Division II.^[6]

Conference changes

Main article: NCAA Division I conference realignment § 2008-2009

The Big South Conference added two new members. Gardner–Webb, previously of the Atlantic Sun Conference, and Presbyterian, previously a Division I independent, both joined the conference.^[7]

Two conferences add a single member. Oregon's new program joined the Pacific-10 Conference.^[4] Samford left the Ohio Valley Conference to join the Southern Conference.^[7]

Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II Northeast-10 Conference; North Dakota, from the Division II North Central Conference; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference; and Cal State Bakersfield, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball.^[1][2][5]

Preseason rankings

After a 49–19 season in 2008, the LSU Tigers were ranked #1 prior to the season. Defending World Series champion Fresno State was ranked #19.

Conference standings

America East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Albany 15 9 .625 26 31 1 .457 Binghamton 13 7 .650 30 22 .577 Stony Brook 14 10 .583 29 23 .558 Vermont 14 10 .583 22 33 .400 Maine 13 11 .542 30 21 .588 Hartford 7 15 .318 15 32 .319 UMBC 4 18 .182 9 36 .200	Atlantic 10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Dayton 21 6 .778 34 19 .642 Rhode Island 19 6 .760 37 20 1 .647 Xavier 18 9 .667 39 21 .650 Charlotte 16 11 .593 31 22 .585 Massachusetts 16 11 .593 27 26 .509 Fordham 16 11 .593 22 31 .415 Saint Louis 12 13 .480 30 25 .545 George Washington 11 15 .423 11 33 .389 Richmond 11 16 .407 22 25 .468 Temple 11 16 .407 17 33 .340 St. Bonaventure 9 17 .346 24 25 .490 Saint Joseph's 9 17 .346 16 30 1 .351 La Salle 9 18 .333 19 30 .388 Duquesne 7 19 .269 14 41 .255	Atlantic Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Atlantic Florida State 19 9 .679 45 18 .714 Clemson 19 11 .633 44 22 .667 Boston College 13 15 .464 34 26 .567 Maryland 10 20 .333 27 27 .500 North Carolina State 10 20 .3333 25 31 .446 Wake Forest 6 24 .200 22 30 .423 Coastal North Carolina 19 10 .655 48 18 .727 Georgia Tech 17 10 1 .625 38 19 1 .664 Miami (FL) 18 12 .600 36 22 .621 Virginia 16 11 1 .589 49 15 1 .762 Duke 15 15 .500 35 24 .593 Virginia Tech 12 17 .414 32 21 .604
Atlantic Sun Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Florida Gulf Coast 23 7 .767 36 18 .667 Kennesaw State 20 9 .690 30 22 .577 Jacksonville 19 11 .633 37 22 .627 Lipscomb 17 13 .567 24 32 .429 Stetson 16 14 .533 27 30 .474 Belmont 15 15 .500 28 29 .491 North Florida 15 15 .500 23 31 .426 Mercer 12 15 .444 23 23 .500 East Tennessee State 10 20 .333 25 28 .472 Campbell 7 19 .269 27 24 .529 South Carolina Upstate 7 23 .233 17 37 .315	Big East Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Louisville 19 7 .731 47 18 .723 South Florida 18 9 .667 34 25 .576 West Virginia 17 10 .630 37 18 .673 St. John's 16 11 .593 30 22 .577 Notre Dame 15 12 .556 35 23 .603 Connecticut 14 13 .519 36 24 .600 Pittsburgh 13 13 .500 28 21 .571 Seton Hall 13 14 .481 25 24 .510 Cincinnati 13 14 .481 29 29 .500 Georgetown 8 18 .308 16 32 .333 Rutgers 8 19 .296 22 31 .415 Villanova 6 20 .231 20 28 .417	Big South Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Coastal Carolina 21 5 .808 47 16 .746 Winthrop 18 9 .667 35 25 .583 Liberty 17 9 .654 33 21 .611 Radford 16 9 .640 26 24 .520 Gardner–Webb 13 14 .481 25 25 .500 High Point 11 12 .478 21 32 .396 VMI 10 15 .400 18 35 .340 Charleston Southern 10 15 .400 16 37 .302 Presbyterian 7 19 .269 13 38 .255 UNC Asheville 5 21 .192 9 42 .176
Big Ten Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Ohio State 18 6 .750 42 18 .700 Minnesota 17 6 .739 40 18 .690 Indiana 16 7 .696 32 27 .542 Illinois 16 8 .667 34 20 .630 Michigan State 13 11 .542 23 31 .426 Purdue 11 12 .478 24 26 .480 Michigan 9 15 .375 30 25 .545 Penn State 8 16 .333 25 26 .490 Northwestern 5 17 .227 12 35 .255 Iowa 4 19 .174 14 35 .286	Big West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct UC Irvine 22 2 .917 45 15 .750 Cal State Fullerton 17 7 .708 47 16 .746 Cal Poly 14 10 .583 37 21 .638 UC Riverside 12 12 .500 33 20 .623 UC Santa Barbara 11 13 .458 28 23 .549 Long Beach State 11 13 .458 25 29 .463 Pacific 9 15 .375 21 32 .396 Cal State Northridge 7 17 .292 24 32 .429 UC Davis 5 19 .208 13 42 .236	Big 12 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas 17 9 1 .648 50 16 1 .754 Oklahoma 17 10 .630 43 20 .683 Kansas 16 12 .571 37 24 .607 Missouri 16 12 .571 35 27 .565 Kansas State 14 11 1 .558 43 18 1 .702 Texas A&M 14 13 .519 37 24 .607 Texas Tech 12 15 .444 24 32 .429 Baylor 10 16 .385 30 26 .536 Oklahoma State 9 16 .360 33 24 .579 Nebraska 8 19 .296 25 28 1 .472
Colonial Athletic Association Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct George Mason 19 5 .792 42 14 .750 Georgia State 12 9 .571 36 22 .621 Northeastern 13 11 .542 28 24 .538 Old Dominion 13 11 .542 22 27 .449 UNC Wilmington 10 8 .556 31 23 .574 James Madison 12 11 .522 30 24 .556 Delaware 11 10 .524 27 20 .574 Towson 12 12 .500 28 25 .528 William & Mary 9 14 .391 24 25 .490 Virginia Commonwealth 8 16 .333 20 26 .435 Hofstra 6 18 .250 11 32 .256	Conference USA Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Carolina 17 7 .708 46 20 .697 Rice 16 8 .667 43 18 .705 Tulane 13 11 .542 34 25 .576 Houston 13 11 .542 27 31 .466 Southern Miss 12 12 .500 40 26 .606 UAB 11 12 .478 31 26 .544 Marshall 9 15 .375 21 32 .396 Central Florida 9 15 .375 22 35 .386 Memphis 7 16 .304 21 32 .396	Horizon League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Illinois-Chicago 17 6 .739 27 23 .540 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 14 9 .609 26 27 .491 Wright State 14 12 .538 32 30 .516 Valparaiso 12 11 .522 25 24 .510 Cleveland State 12 13 .480 19 31 .380 Youngstown State 10 14 .417 16 35 .314 Butler 6 20 .231 11 39 .220
Ivy League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Lou Gehrig Princeton 10 10 .500 18 19 .486 Cornell 10 10 .500 17 23 .425 Columbia 7 13 .350 11 32 .256 Penn 5 15 .250 16 23 .410 Red Rolfe Dartmouth 16 4 .800 26 18 .591 Brown 15 5 .750 24 19 1 .557 Harvard 10 10 .500 13 28 .317 Yale 7 13 .350 13 24 .351	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Manhattan 18 6 .750 35 18 .660 Canisius 16 8 .667 36 22 .621 Marist 15 9 .625 31 28 .525 Rider 14 10 .583 26 23 .531 Niagara 14 10 .583 20 35 .364 Fairfield 10 14 .417 20 27 .426 Siena 9 15 .375 15 35 .300 Saint Peter's 7 17 .292 17 37 .315 Iona 5 19 .208 6 40 1 .138	Mid-American Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Bowling Green 18 8 .692 27 22 .551 Ohio 18 9 .667 26 24 .520 Kent State 17 9 .654 41 17 .707 Miami (OH) 15 12 .556 30 25 .545 Akron 12 15 .444 18 33 .353 Buffalo 6 20 .231 19 35 .352 West Ball State 14 10 .583 26 25 .510 Toledo 14 12 .538 23 29 .442 Eastern Michigan 13 14 .481 25 35 .417 Central Michigan 12 15 .444 25 30 .455 Northern Illinois 10 16 .385 19 34 .358 Western Michigan 9 18 .333 14 35 .286
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Bethune-Cookman 16 2 .889 32 28 .533 Delaware State 10 8 .556 16 25 1 .393 Florida A&M 9 8 .529 19 30 .388 Norfolk State 9 9 .500 22 23 .489 North Carolina A&T 9 8 .529 21 34 .382 Maryland-Eastern Shore 9 9 .500 14 42 .250 Coppin State 0 18 .000 0 29 .000	Missouri Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Missouri State 17 5 .773 34 20 .630 Indiana State 15 7 .682 30 21 .588 Wichita State 11 7 .611 30 27 .526 Creighton 14 9 .609 31 25 .554 Southern Illinois 11 9 .550 24 28 .462 Illinois State 11 11 .500 24 23 .511 Northern Iowa 7 15 .318 21 26 .447 Evansville 7 17 .292 23 30 .434 Bradley 4 17 .190 17 31 .354	Mountain West Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Texas Christian 15 5 .750 40 18 .690 New Mexico 15 8 .652 37 20 .649 San Diego State 15 9 .625 41 23 .641 Brigham Young 14 8 .636 30 24 .556 Nevada-Las Vegas 9 15 .375 26 32 .448 Utah 8 16 .333 28 31 .475 Air Force 3 18 .143 12 37 .245
Northeast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Wagner 16 9 .640 30 21 .588 Sacred Heart 16 10 .615 29 27 1 .518 Central Connecticut 16 11 .593 26 22 .542 Monmouth 15 11 .577 32 25 .561 Mount St. Mary's 15 11 .577 23 25 .479 Quinnipiac 11 17 .393 18 34 .346 Fairleigh Dickinson 11 17 .393 16 34 .320 Long Island 6 20 .231 10 39 .204	Ohio Valley Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Eastern Illinois 13 4 .765 33 14 .702 Murray State 13 8 1 .614 31 21 1 .594 Southeast Missouri State 12 10 .545 25 23 .521 Morehead State 12 10 .545 19 32 .373 Tennessee Tech 10 11 1 .477 30 23 1 .565 Jacksonville State 10 13 .435 31 26 .544 Eastern Kentucky 10 13 .435 24 24 .500 Austin Peay State 7 12 .368 22 30 .423 Tennessee–Martin 9 15 .375 19 30 .388	Pacific-10 Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Arizona State 21 6 .792 51 14 .785 Washington State 19 8 .704 32 25 .561 Oregon State 15 12 .556 37 19 .661 UCLA 15 12 .556 27 29 .482 Arizona 13 14 .481 30 25 .545 Stanford 13 14 .481 30 25 .545 USC 13 14 .481 28 28 .500 Washington 13 14 .481 24 29 .453 California 9 18 .333 24 29 .453 Oregon 4 23 .148 14 42 .250
Patriot League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Army 13 7 .650 36 21 .632 Bucknell 13 7 .650 21 25 .457 Holy Cross 11 7 .611 22 27 .449 Lafayette 9 11 .450 24 29 .453 Navy 8 12 .400 20 26 1 .436 Lehigh 4 14 .222 11 36 1 .240	Southeastern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Florida 19 11 .633 42 22 .656 South Carolina 17 13 .567 40 23 .635 Georgia 15 15 .500 38 24 .613 Vanderbilt 12 17 .414 37 27 .578 Kentucky 12 18 .400 28 26 .518 Tennessee 11 19 .367 26 29 .473 West LSU 20 10 .667 56 17 .767 Ole Miss 20 10 .667 44 20 .688 Alabama 18 11 .621 37 21 .638 Arkansas 14 15 .483 41 24 .631 Auburn 11 19 .367 31 25 .554 Mississippi State 9 20 .310 25 29 .463	Southern Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Elon 23 4 .852 41 18 .695 Georgia Southern 20 8 .714 42 17 .712 The Citadel 20 10 .667 37 22 .627 Western Carolina 19 10 .655 35 22 .614 College of Charleston 17 13 .567 35 22 .614 Appalachian State 15 13 .536 33 21 .611 Davidson 11 16 .407 18 31 .367 Furman 10 20 .333 24 31 .436 Samford 9 21 .300 17 35 .327 UNC Greensboro 7 21 .250 20 29 .408 Wofford 7 22 .241 17 32 .347
Southland Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Southeastern Louisiana 21 12 .636 37 22 .627 Lamar 20 13 .606 38 22 .633 Northwestern State 18 13 .581 26 26 .500 Central Arkansas 10 21 .323 22 30 .423 McNeese State 10 22 .312 21 30 .412 Nicholls State 8 23 .258 17 31 .354 West Texas State 24 7 .774 41 17 .707 Texas-San Antonio 20 12 .625 32 24 .571 Texas-Arlington 19 13 .594 28 26 .519 Sam Houston State 18 14 .562 36 24 .600 Stephen F. Austin 14 18 .438 23 32 .418 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 9 23 .281 17 38 .309	Southwestern Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct East Mississippi Valley State 15 5 .750 17 25 .405 Jackson State 16 10 .615 26 21 .553 Alcorn State 11 9 .550 15 18 .455 Alabama A&M 10 12 .455 10 27 .270 Alabama State 3 18 .143 3 25 .107 West Southern 18 8 .692 30 17 .638 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 13 11 .542 17 24 .415 Grambling State 10 13 .435 16 36 .308 Texas Southern 10 14 .417 16 30 .348 Prairie View A&M 9 15 .375 13 25 .342	Summit League Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Oral Roberts 16 2 .889 33 15 .688 Southern Utah 15 7 .682 27 24 .529 South Dakota State 17 10 .630 26 30 .464 Centenary 16 10 .615 30 19 .612 North Dakota State 10 14 .417 15 27 .357 Oakland 10 18 .357 19 34 .358 Western Illinois 8 16 .333 10 32 .238 IPFW 6 21 .222 13 38 .225
Sun Belt Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Middle Tennessee 21 8 .724 44 18 .710 Western Kentucky 21 8 .724 40 20 .667 Troy 18 10 .643 33 23 .589 Florida International 18 12 .600 32 23 .582 Louisiana-Lafayette 14 15 .483 27 30 1 .474 South Alabama 13 16 .448 25 30 .455 Louisiana-Monroe 12 17 .414 32 27 .542 Florida Atlantic 12 17 .414 30 26 .536 New Orleans 12 18 .400 22 33 .400 Arkansas State 12 18 .400 20 30 .400 Arkansas-Little Rock 7 21 .250 16 34 .320	Western Athletic Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct San Jose State 15 7 .682 40 20 .667 Louisiana Tech 13 11 .542 27 22 .551 New Mexico State 12 12 .500 40 17 .702 Fresno State 12 12 .500 32 30 .516 Hawaii 11 12 .478 32 26 .552 Nevada 10 13 .435 25 31 .446 Sacramento State 8 14 .364 23 27 .460	West Coast Conference Conf Overall Team W L T Pct W L T Pct Gonzaga 14 7 .667 36 18 .667 Loyola Marymount 13 8 .619 30 29 .508 Pepperdine 12 9 .571 31 23 .574 San Francisco 12 9 .571 28 28 .500 San Diego 11 10 .524 29 25 .537 Saint Mary's 9 12 .429 28 27 .509 Portland 7 14 .333 23 26 .469 Santa Clara 6 15 .286 19 34 .358
Division I Independents Team W L T Pct Dallas Baptist 38 17 .691 Bryant 30 22 .577 Longwood 26 22 .542 Le Moyne 24 23 .511 NYIT 19 29 1 .398 Savannah State 13 21 .382 Utah Valley 18 35 .340 Northern Colorado 14 35 .286 SIU Edwardsville 14 37 .275 Cal State Bakersfield 13 37 .260 Houston Baptist 12 36 .250 North Dakota 8 26 .235 Texas-Pan American 12 41 .226 North Carolina Central 5 34 .128 NJIT 4 33 .108 Chicago State 2 36 .053

Key

Team won the conference tournament and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament

Conference does not have conference tournament, so team won the autobid for finishing in first

Team received at-large bid to NCAA tournament

College World Series

Main article: 2009 College World Series

The 2009 season marked the sixty third NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with LSU claiming their sixth championship with a two games to one series win over Texas in the final.

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	2	Cal State Fullerton	6
		Arkansas	10
							Arkansas	1
						3	LSU	9
		Virginia	5
	3	LSU	9
											3	LSU	14	-
												Arkansas	5	-
	2	Cal State Fullerton	5
		Virginia	7
							Virginia	3*
							Arkansas	4*
																	3	LSU	711	1	11
																	1	Texas	6	5	4
	1	Texas	7
		Southern Miss	6
						1	Texas	10
						5	Arizona State	6
	5	Arizona State	5*
	4	North Carolina	2*
											1	Texas	4	-
											5	Arizona State	3	-
		Southern Miss	4
	4	North Carolina	11
						4	North Carolina	5
						5	Arizona State	12

Award winners

All-American teams

Main article: 2009 College Baseball All-America Team

Major player of the year awards

• Dick Howser Trophy: Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State^[8]
• Baseball America: Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State^[8]
• Collegiate Baseball: Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State^[8]
• American Baseball Coaches Association: Mike Leake, Arizona State^[8]
• Golden Spikes Award Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State^[8]

Major coach of the year awards

• American Baseball Coaches Association: Paul Mainieri, LSU^[8]
• Baseball America: Paul Mainieri, LSU^[8]
• Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year: Paul Mainieri, LSU^[8]

Other major awards

• Johnny Bench Award (Catcher of the Year): J. T. Wise, Oklahoma^[8]
• Baseball America Freshman Of The Year: Anthony Rendon, Rice^[8]