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.
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| East | |
| Record | 28–26 (12–18 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Cliff Hagan Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster edit
Coaches edit
| Name | Title | First Season at UK | Alma Mater |
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| 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 edit
| Number | Players | Position | Year | Hometown (High School) |
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| 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 edit
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Regular Season | ||||||||||||||||||||||
SEC Tournament
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NCAA Tournament: College World Series
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Rankings edit
| 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 |
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| 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 edit
- ^ Henderson Profile @ UKAthletics.com
- ^ Bohannon Profile @ UKAthletics.com
- ^ Green Profile @ UKAthletics.com
- ^ Vorhoff Profile @ UKAthletics.com
- ^ "NCAA College Rankings and Polls – ESPN".
- ^ "www.secsports.com – LSU No. 1 in Collegiate Baseball's Preseason Poll". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
- ^ "www.secsports.com – NCBWA Releases 2009 Preseason Division I Poll". Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
- ^ Rivals.com Top 25