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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team

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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball
District 5 champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record39–5 (7–1 MVC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5 – 1   .833 18 – 14   .563
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 12 – 6   .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3   .500 20 – 12   .625
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000 9 – 13   .409
Western
No. 2 Tulsa  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 1   .875 39 – 5   .886
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3   .625 17 – 12   .586
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5   .286 15 – 11   .577
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6   .143 7 – 11   .389
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 21, 1969[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Shell in his 5th season at Tulsa.

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

Roster

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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

 

Schedule

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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball game log
Regular season
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record MVC Record
Postseason
Midwest II Regional (2–0)
Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record
vs Oklahoma State Unknown • Tulsa, OK 5–4 35–3 1–0
vs Oklahoma State Unknown • Tulsa, OK 8–4 36–3 2–0
1969 College World Series (3–2)
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record
June 13 vs UCLA Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 6–5 37–2 1–0
June 16 vs Texas Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 4–2 38–2 2–0
June 17 vs New York Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 2–0 39–3 3–0
June 18 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 11–3 39–4 4–0
June 20 vs Arizona State Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE 10–1 39–5 4–1

Awards and honors

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

Golden Hurricane in the 1969 MLB Draft

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

Round Pick Player Position MLB Club
34 781 Bob Murphy 1B New York Mets

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "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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