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2009 Norman Regional
Capsules compiled by Christina De Nicola,
Duncan Phillips, Sean Ryan, Phil Stanton
1. Oklahoma Sooners
Norman, Oklahoma
At-large bid from Big 12
2009 record: 17-10,
41-18 (second in Big 12)
Head coach: Sunny
Golloway (Oklahoma Christian College, 1984)
Record at school:
168-96-1, five years
Overall record:
503-252-1, 13 years
Assistant coaches: Tim
Tadlock, Mike Bell
Team offense: .322 BA,
491 R, 87 HR, .530 SLG%, .412 OB%, 65/91 SB
Team pitching: 4.91
ERA, 516.2 IP, 538 H, 186 BB, 457 K
Top hitters: J.T. Wise
(.374/17/61/13 2B), Garrett Buechele (.359/4/38/14 2B), Bryant
Hernandez (.357/11/60/10-16 SB), Jamie Johnson (.351/12/42/18-20
SB), Casey Johnson (.325/7/44/10 2B), Matt Harughty
(.286/8/42/12-16 SB), Aaron Baker (.278/13/51/15 2B)
Top pitchers: Ryan Duke
(3-1, 15 SV, 2.78, 32.1 IP, 23 H, 10 BB, 39 K), Andrew Doyle
(8-4, 3.89, 88 IP, 83 H, 21 BB, 63 K), Antwonie Hubbard (2-2,
4.09, 33 IP, 29 H, 19 BB, 32 K), Michael Rocha (5-2, 4.24, 57.1
IP, 54 H, 21 BB, 41 K), Chase Anderson (2-1, 5.56, 45.1 IP, 43
H, 18 BB, 54 K), Garrett Richards (8-4, 6.55, 66 IP, 73 H, 37
BB, 75 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2008 (2-2 in Tempe Regional)
Notes: For the first
time in school history, Oklahoma had both the Big 12 Player of
the Year (J.T. Wise) and the Big 12 Freshman of the Year
(Garrett Buechele) in the same season. Head Coach Sunny Golloway
won the 500th game of his career on May 15 against Texas A&M,
6-5. Five different Sooners have hit in 10 or more consecutive
games this season. With 15 saves, Ryan Duke has moved into
second-place for career saves at Oklahoma, trailing only Jeff
Bajenaru (20).
2. Arkansas Razorbacks
Fayetteville, Arkansas
At-large bid from SEC
2009 record: 14-15,
34-22 (fourth in SEC West)
Head coach: Dave Van
Horn (Arkansas, 1988)
Record at school:
269-156, 7 years
Overall record:
854-396, 21 years
Assistant coaches: Todd
Butler, Dave Jorn, Chris Curry
Team offense: .267 BA,
338 R, 66 HR, 59/83 SB
Team pitching: 4.65
ERA, 496 IP, 500 H, 210 BB, 437 K
Top hitters: Scott
Lyons (.313/7/38/11 2B), Ben Tschepikow (.307/8/38/15-20 SB),
Chase Leavitt (.306/1/30/10-14 SB), Andy Wilkins (.294/15/40/12
2B), Collin Kuhn (.268/3/16), Zach Cox (.266/9/29/11 2B), Brett
Eibner (.225/10/28)
Top pitchers: Stephen
Richards (5-1, 9 SV, 1.11 ERA, 32.1 IP, 20 H, 15 BB, 46 K), Mike
Bolsinger (4-4, 1 SV, 3.35 ERA, 51 IP, 38 H, 23 BB, 57 K), Brett
Eibner (4-4, 3.90 ERA, 60 IP, 48 H, 27 BB, 58 K), Dallas Keuchel
(7-3, 4.14 ERA, 87 IP, 91 H, 25 BB, 61 K), TJ Forrest (2-6, 5.73
ERA, 59.2 IP, 63 H, 25 BB, 44 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2008 (0-2 at Stanford Regional)
Notes: The Razorbacks
are in the NCAA Tournament for the eighth straight season.
Arkansas is 6-1 this season in extra-inning games. The
Razorbacks averaged 7,879 fans per home game. They set a Baum
Stadium record with 11, 014 in attendance and 11,434 tickets
sold on April 8 against top-ranked Arizona State. On April 6,
Collegiate Baseball ranked Arkansas No. 1, its first No. 1
ranking in program history.
3. Washington State Cougars
Pullman, Washington
At-large bid from Pac-10
2009 Record: 19-8,
31-23 (second in Pac-10)
Head coach: Donnie
Marbut (Portland State, 1997)
Record at school:
146-135, 5 years
Overall record:
146-135, 5 years
Assistant coaches:
Travis Jewett, Gregg Swenson, Gabe Boruff
Team offense: .278 BA,
341 R, 53 HR, .427 SLG%, .364 OB% , 42-61 SB
Team pitching: 4.36
ERA, 477.1 IP, 519 H, 176 BB, 423 K)
Top hitters: Alex Burg
(.355/7/34/10 2B), Jared Prince (.350/6/36/12 2B), Greg Lagreid
(.344/5/40/13 2B), Garry Kuykendall (.306/1/17/9-13 SB), Matt
Argyropoulos (.268/4/25), Shea Vucinigh (.234/6/25/8-10 SB),
Derek Jones (.232/11/35)
Top pitching: Matt Way
(8-4, 2.49 ERA, 101.1 IP, 82 H, 31 BB, 114 K), Jeremy Johnson
(6-1, 9 SV, 2.83 ERA, 57.1 IP, 46 H, 11 BB, 61 K), David Stilley
(3-2, 4.47 ERA, 52.1 IP, 62 H, 16 BB, 38 K), Chad Arnold (7-3,
4.71, 72.2 IP, 76 H, 41 BB, 66 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
1990 (2-2 in West II Regional)
Notes: The Cougars are
making their 15th NCAA Tournament appearance and first in 19
years. WSU had reached the College World Series four times, most
recently in 1976. The Cougars finished second to Texas in 1950
in the fourth College World Series and the first in Omaha.
Former Cougars who have played in the major leagues include John
Olerud, Ron Cey, Aaron Sele and Scott Hatteberg. Other famous
alums include broadcaster Keith Jackson and cartoonist Gary
Larson, creator of the Far Side.
4. Wichita State Shockers
Wichita, Kansas
Automatic bid – won Missouri Valley Championship
2009 Record: 11-7,
30-25 (third in MVC)
Head coach: Gene
Stephenson (Missouri, 1968)
Record at school:
1,683-575-3, 32 years
Overall record:
1,683-575-3, 32 years
Assistant coaches:
Brent Kemnitz, Jim Thomas, Jerod Goodale
Team offense: .277 BA,
300 R, 511 H, .365 OBP, .391 SLG
Team pitching: 4.27
ERA, 489 IP, 278 R, 501 H, 183 BB, 490 K
Top hitters: Taylor
Brown (.351/0/13), Clint McKeever (.344/6/42/18 2B), Tyler
Grimes (.294/5/26/13-15 SB), Cody Lassley (.277/4/25/16 2B),
Ryan Jones (.276/6/33/14-18 SB), Will Baez (.261/2/30/15-20 SB)
Top pitchers: Tim
Kelley (5-3, 2.64 ERA, 88.2 IP, 76 H, 20 BB, 96 K), Jordan
Cooper (8-5, 2.73 ERA, 89 IP, 84 H, 19 BB, 81 K), Charlie Lowell
(6-2, 2.95 ERA, 64 IP, 55 H, 33 BB, 63 K), Chance Sossamon (1-1,
3 SV, 4.50 ERA, 28 IP, 25 H, 18 BB, 33 K)
Last NCAA appearance:
2008 (3-0 in Stillwater Regional, 1-2 in Tallahassee Super
Regional)
Notes: Wichita State is
making its 27th NCAA appearance, all in the past 30 years. WSU
has not been to the College World Series since 1996, its longest
drought during Stephenson’s 31-year tenure. The Shockers have
made seven trips to Omaha and won the national championship in
1989. WSU has won 17 MVC tourney titles, including eight of the
past 11. First baseman Clint McKeever was named first team
all-MVC, while pitcher Tim Kelley was second team and shortstop
Tyler Grimes was honorable mention. Former WSU players who
played in the major leagues include Joe Carter, Charlie O’Brien,
Eric Wedge, Darren Dreifort, Doug Mirabelli, Braden Looper,
Casey Blake and Mike Pelfrey.
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