The 1989 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented

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in the

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. The Shockers played their home games at

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. The team was coached by

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in his 12th season at Wichita State. The Shockers won the

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, defeating the

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule

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, , 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 , ,

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Awards and honors

;Jim Audley * College World Series All-Tournament Team * All-MVC Second Team ;Greg Brummett *

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* 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.

References

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