1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball team

American college baseball season

1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball

District 5 champions

College World Series, Runner-Up

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 39–5 (7–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Gene Shell (5th season)

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings

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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

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Infielders

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

Catchers

* John Klahr
* Bob Murphy

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Outfielders

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

Unknown

* Jim Blackburn
* Pat Carleton
* Ken Petruck

Coaches

* Gene Shell \- 5th Season

## Schedule

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1969 Tulsa Golden Hurricane baseball game log

Regular season

March

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April

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May

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Postseason

Midwest II Regional (2–0)

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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)

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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

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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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