1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team

The 1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team represented the University of Tulsa in the 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at . The team was coached by Gene Schell in his 5th season at Tulsa.

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball
District 5 Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1969 record39–5 (7–1 MVC)
Head coach
  • Gene Schell (5th season)
1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
Cincinnati   51 .833  1814 .563
Bradley   42 .667  126 .667
Memphis State   33 .500  2012 .625
Louisville   06 .000  913 .409
Western
No. 2 Tulsa  y 71 .875  395 .886
Wichita State   53 .625  1712 .586
Saint Louis   25 .286  1511 .577
Drake   16 .143  711 .389
Tournament champion
As of June 21, 1969[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Golden Hurricane lost the College World Series, defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils in the championship game.

Roster

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane roster
 

Pitchers

  • Craig Bothwell
  • Cliff Butcher
  • Steve Chrisman
  • Steve Rogers
  • Reg Rowe
  • Vince Shawver
  • Jay Weinheimer
 

Infielders

  • Roger Adams
  • Steve Caves
  • Phil Honeycutt
  • Les Rogers
  • Jim Silvey

Catchers

  • John Klahr
  • Bob Murphy
 

Outfielders

  • Larry Byrd
  • Tom Jenkins
  • Tim Rector
  • Roger Whitaker

Unknown

  • Jim Blackburn
  • Pat Carleton
  • Ken Petruck

Coaches

  • Gene Schell - 5th Season
 

Schedule

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Postseason

Awards and honors

Steve Caves
  • All-Tournament Team[2]
Les Rogers
  • All-Tournament Team[2]

Golden Hurricane in the 1969 MLB Draft

The following members of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball program were drafted in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

RoundPickPlayerPositionMLB Club
34781Bob Murphy1BNew York Mets

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1969". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  3. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of Tulsa". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
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