2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record28–26 (12–18 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hagan Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 Florida x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 42 – 22   .656
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 40 – 23   .635
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 – 13   .536 38 – 24   .613
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 12 – 17   .414 37 – 27   .578
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 28 – 26   .519
Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 26 – 29   .473
Western
No. 1 LSU x‍†‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 56 – 17   .767
No. 13 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 20 – 10   .667 44 – 20   .688
Alabama ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 37 – 21   .638
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 34 – 22   .607
Auburn ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 31 – 25   .554
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 20   .310 25 – 29   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Baseball America

The 2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Kentucky in the sport of baseball during the 2009 college baseball season. The Wildcats competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Cliff Hagan Stadium, on the university's Lexington, Kentucky campus. The team was coached by Gary Henderson, who was in his first season at Kentucky.

Roster

Coaches

Name Title First Season at UK Alma Mater
Gary Henderson[1] Head coach 2003 San Diego State University (1980)
Brad Bohannon[2] Assistant head coach 2005 Berry College (1998)
Brian Green[3] Assistant coach 2009 New Mexico State University (1997)
Keith Vorhoff[4] Volunteer Assistant Coach 2008 Missouri Valley College (2004)

Players

Number Players Position Year Hometown (High School)
2 Brian Suedrick C Sophomore Dayton, OH (Wayne)
3 Neiko Johnson INF Sophomore Stone Mountain, GA (Redan)
4 Michael Williams C Freshman Knoxville, TN (Farragut)
5 Chris McClendon INF Senior Lufkin, TX (Lufkin)
6 Spencer Korus INF/OF Senior Olympia, WA (Olympia)
7 Kristi Jim INF Sophomore Lexington, KY (Lexington Christian)
8 Andy Stevens INF Freshman Fort Collins, CO (Rocky Mountain)
9 Tyler Henry RHP Junior Chattanooga, TN (Red Bank)
10 Chris Rusin LHP Senior Canton, MI (Divine Child)
11 Gunner Glad INF/OF/RHP Junior Tahlequah, OK (Tulsa Union)
12 Marcus Nidiffer C Junior Bristol, TN (Tennessee)
13 Bryan Rose OF Sophomore Renssalaer, NY (Columbia)
14 Nick Kennedy RHP Junior Los Angeles (Arcadia)
15 Logan Darnell LHP Sophomore Joelton, TN (Goodpasture)
16 Duran Ferguson RHP Sophomore Kingsport, TN (Dobyns-Bennett)
17 Alex Meyer RHP Freshman Greensburg, IN (Greensburg)
18 Troy Frazier OF Junior Louisville, KY (Pleasure Ridge Park)
19 Sean Bouthilette RHP Freshman Elizabethtown, KY (Elizabethtown)
21 Will Campbell INF/OF Junior Bellevue, WA (Bishop Blanchet)
22 James Paxton LHP Junior Ladner, British Columbia (Delta Secondary School)
23 Mike Kaczmarek LHP Sophomore Tinley Park, IL (Victor J. Andrew)
24 Chad Wright OF Freshman Paducah, KY (Heath)
25 Brock Wright OF Junior Paducah, KY (Heath)
28 Chase Greene RHP Freshman Nicholasville, KY (West Jessamine)
29 Chris Bisson INF Sophomore Ottawa, Ontario (Beatrice-Desloges)
30 Braden Kapteyn QB/WR Freshman Lansing, IL (Illiana Christian)
31 Navarro Hall OF Freshman Kennesaw, GA (Kennesaw Mountain)
34 Clint Tilford RHP Junior Paducah, KY (Heath)
40 Jonathan Huff RHP Senior Amarillo, TX (Canyon Randall)
44 Cory Farris C/OF Freshman Florence, KY (Boone County)
46 Keenan Wiley OF Junior Richmond, KY (Madison Central)
47 TJ Daugherty C Freshman Owensboro, KY (Apollo)

Schedule/Results

2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball Game Log
Regular Season
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
1 February 20 Troy 8–3 Myrtle Beach, SC James Paxton (1–0) Jason Walls (0–1) Nick Kennedy (1) 107 1–0 0–0
2 February 21 James Madison 8–3 Myrtle Beach, SC Sean Bouthilette (1–0) Alex Valadja (0–1) None 145 2–0 0–0
3 February 21 #22 Coastal Carolina 1–4 Myrtle Beach, SC Austin Fleet (1–0) Clint Tilford (0–1) Nick McCully (1) 936 2–1 0–0
4 February 22 #22 Coastal Carolina 5–14 Myrtle Beach, SC Cody Wheeler (1–0) Chris Rusin (0–1) None 676 2–2 0–0
5 February 27 Western Michigan 16–5 Cliff Hagan Stadium James Paxton (2–0) Morrison (0–2) Alex Meyer (1) 1539 3–2 0–0
6 March 1 Western Michigan 15–4 Cliff Hagan Stadium Chris Rusin (1–1) Stroud (0–2) Braden Kapteyn (1) 1410 4–2 0–0
7 March 3 Western Michigan 12–6 Cliff Hagan Stadium Logan Darnell (1–0) Hall (0–1) None 1556 5–2 0–0
8 March 4 Eastern Kentucky 9–8 Cliff Hagan Stadium Braden Kapteyn (1–0) Chris Hord (0–1) None 1620 6–2 0–0
9 March 6 Indiana State 12–4 Cliff Hagan Stadium 7–2 0–0
10 March 7 Indiana State 5–0 Cliff Hagan Stadium 8–2 0–0
11 March 8 Indiana State 9–6 Cliff Hagan Stadium 9–2 0–0
12 March 10 Georgetown (KY) 12–5 Cliff Hagan Stadium 10–2 0–0
13 March 11 Indiana 8–7 Cliff Hagan Stadium 11–2 0–0
14 March 13 #3 LSU 3–5 Alex Box Stadium 11–3 0–1
15 March 14 #3 LSU 1–3 Alex Box Stadium 11–4 0–2
16 March 15 #3 LSU 5–2 Alex Box Stadium 12–4 1–2
17 March 16 Nicholls State Cancelled Thibodeaux, LA
19 March 17 New Orleans 5–4 New Orleans, LA 13–4 1–2
20 March 20 Vanderbilt 3–1 Cliff Hagan Stadium 14–4 2–2
21 March 21 Vanderbilt 6–2 Cliff Hagan Stadium 15–4 3–2
22 March 22 Vanderbilt 2–4 Cliff Hagan Stadium 15–5 3–3
23 March 24 West Virginia Hawley Field
24 March 25 Cincinnati Cliff Hagan Stadium
25 March 27 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium
26 March 28 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium
27 March 29 South Carolina Cliff Hagan Stadium
28 March 31 Marshall Cliff Hagan Stadium
29 April 3 Ole Miss Swayze Field
30 April 4 Ole Miss Swayze Field
31 April 5 Ole Miss Swayze Field
32 April 7 Western Kentucky
33 April 8 Western Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium
34 April 10 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium
35 April 11 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium
36 April 12 Georgia Cliff Hagan Stadium
37 April 14 Louisville Jim Patterson Stadium
38 April 17 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field
39 April 18 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field
40 April 19 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field
41 April 21 Lipscomb Cliff Hagan Stadium
42 April 22 Evansville Cliff Hagan Stadium
43 April 24 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium
44 April 25 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium
45 April 26 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium
46 April 28 Louisville Cliff Hagan Stadium
47 May 1 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium
48 May 2 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium
49 May 3 Tennessee Cliff Hagan Stadium
50 May 8 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium
51 May 9 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium
52 May 10 Auburn Cliff Hagan Stadium
53 May 12 Morehead State Cliff Hagan Stadium
54 May 14 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
55 May 15 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
56 May 16 Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
57 Regions Park
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
# Date Opponent Score Site/stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
58 June 13 Rosenblatt Stadium

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll Pre-
season		 Feb.
25		 Mar.
3		 Mar.
10		 Mar.
17		 Mar.
24		 Mar.
31		 Apr.
7		 Apr.
14		 Apr.
21		 Apr.
28		 May
5		 May
12		 May
19		 May
26		 June
3		 June
10		 Final
Poll
USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll (Top 25) 26[5]
Baseball America (Top 25) NR
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30) 19[6]
NCBWA (Top 30)^ 23[7]
Rivals.com (Top 25)[8] NR
NR = Not Ranked

References

  1. ^ Henderson Profile @ UKAthletics.com
  2. ^ Bohannon Profile @ UKAthletics.com
  3. ^ Green Profile @ UKAthletics.com
  4. ^ Vorhoff Profile @ UKAthletics.com
  5. ^ "NCAA College Rankings and Polls – ESPN".
  6. ^ "www.secsports.com – LSU No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's Preseason Poll". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  7. ^ "www.secsports.com – NCBWA Releases 2009 Preseason Division I Poll". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
  8. ^ Rivals.com Top 25