Wichita State University
- Location: Wichita, KS
- Nickname: Shockers
- Conference: American Athletic Conference 2018-present; Missouri Valley Conference 1948-1961, 1964-1970, 1978-2017
- Ballpark: Eck Stadium
College World Series Apperances: 7 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993 & 1996
College World Series title in 1989
College World Series runner-up in 1982, 1991, 1993
MLB Stats of players who are school alumni
Wichita State University was known as Fairmount College until 1926 and Municipal University of Wichita until 1964. The school has sponsored baseball in 1899-1919, 1922-1923, 1948-1961, 1964-1970, and 1978-present.
Coaches[edit]
- Willis Bates, 1906-1908, 1914
- Roy K. Thomas, 1909-1912
- Harry Buck, 1915-1916
- Lamar Hoover, 1917-1919
- Lyle Sturdy, 1948
- Ken Gunning, 1949-1951
- Bob Carlson, 1951
- Norvel Neve, 1951
- Dick Miller, 1952-1953, 1961
- Woody Jensen, 1954-1955
- Jerry Bupp, 1956
- Ray Morrison, 1957-1960
- Larry Van Eman, 1964
- Verlyn Anderson, 1965-1970
- Gene Stephenson, 1978-2013
- Todd Butler, 2014-2019
- Eric Wedge, 2020-present
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
---|---|---|---|
1899 | 0-1 | ||
1900 | |||
1901 | 7-4 | ||
1902 | 8-4 | ||
1903 | 8-6 | ||
1904 | 8-2 | ||
1905 | 9-6-2 | ||
1906 | 9-6 | ||
1907 | 8-9 | ||
1908 | 8-4 | ||
1909 | 4-5 | ||
1910 | 0-6 | ||
1911 | 7-5 | ||
1912 | 12-3-1 | ||
1913 | 2-12 | ||
1914 | 12-7 | ||
1915 | 1-5-1 | ||
1916 | 2-4 | ||
1917 | 1-2 | ||
1918 | 1-0 | ||
1919 | 1-0 | ||
1922 | |||
1923 | |||
1948 | 4-4 | ||
1949 | 4-9 | 0-5 | |
1950 | 4-14 | 1-5 | |
1951 | 4-9 | 1-5 | |
1952 | 3-10 | 0-6 | |
1953 | 1-9 | 0-6 | |
1954 | 4-9 | 2-7 | |
1955 | 4-9 | 3-6 | |
1956 | 4-13 | 1-8 | |
1957 | 7-12 | 2-7 | |
1958 | 17-8 | 2-4 | |
1959 | 15-12 | 2-4 | |
1960 | 15-12 | 3-2 | |
1961 | 9-7 | 0-4 | |
1964 | 8-10 | 0-4 | |
1965 | 7-13 | 4-5 | |
1966 | 10-8-1 | 4-2 | |
1967 | 11-13 | 2-4 | |
1968 | 16-8 | 4-3 | |
1969 | 17-12 | 6-3 | |
1970 | 6-17 | 3-5 | |
1978 | 43-30-1 | MVC | |
1979 | 65-15 | 10-2 | MVC |
1980 | 53-12-1 | 7-1 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1981 | 56-15 | 15-1 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1982 | 73-14 | 16-0 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1983 | 55-18 | 7-1 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1984 | 40-22 | 7-7 | MVC |
1985 | 68-20 | 15-5 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1986 | 45-18 | 12-8 | MVC |
1987 | 59-20 | 13-7 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1988 | 56-16-1 | 16-4 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1989 | 68-16 | 13-5 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1990 | 45-19 | 14-6 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1991 | 66-13 | 21-3 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1992 | 56-11 | 18-3 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1993 | 58-17 | 17-3 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1994 | 45-17 | 19-2 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1995 | 53-17 | 24-8 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1996 | 54-11 | 24-4 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
1997 | 51-18 | 21-7 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1998 | 56-7 | 26-1 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
1999 | 59-14 | 24-7 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2000 | 44-21 | 24-8 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2001 | 42-24 | 21-11 | MVC |
2002 | 47-17 | 23-9 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2003 | 49-27 | 19-13 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2004 | 49-16 | 28-4 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2005 | 51-24 | 16-8 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2006 | 46-2 | 15-9 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2007 | 53-22 | 20-4 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
2008 | 48-17 | 19-5 | MVC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
2009 | 30-27 | 11-7 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2010 | 41-19 | 15-6 | MVC |
2011* | 39-26 | 14-7 | MVC |
2012* | 35-25 | 12-9 | MVC |
2013 | 39-28 | 15-6 | MVC / CWS Regionals |
2014 | 31-28 | 13-8 | MVC |
2015 | 26-33 | 10-11 | MVC |
2016 | 21-37 | 9-12 | MVC |
2017 | 28-30 | 10-11 | MVC |
2018 | 35-21-1 | 9-14-1 | American |
2019 | 28-31 | 9-15 | American |
2020 | 13-2 | 0-0 | |
2021 | 31-23 | 18-13 | American |
* NCAA later revoked many of WSU's wins. Official records now 0-26 (0-6) in 2011 and 5-25 (0-9) in 2012.
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