2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team

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.

2009 Kentucky Wildcats baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
2009 record28–26 (12–18 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hagan Stadium
2009 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
1February 20Troy8-3Myrtle Beach, SCJames Paxton (1-0)Jason Walls (0-1)Nick Kennedy (1)1071-00-0
2February 21James Madison8-3Myrtle Beach, SCSean Bouthilette (1-0)Alex Valadja (0-1)None1452-00-0
3February 21#22 Coastal Carolina1-4Myrtle Beach, SCAustin Fleet (1-0)Clint Tilford (0-1)Nick McCully (1)9362-10-0
4February 22#22 Coastal Carolina5-14Myrtle Beach, SCCody Wheeler (1-0)Chris Rusin (0-1)None6762-20-0
5February 27Western Micgigan16-5Cliff Hagan StadiumJames Paxton (2-0)Morrison (0-2)Alex Meyer (1)15393-20-0
6March 1Western Michigan15-4Cliff Hagan StadiumChris Rusin (1-1)Stroud (0-2)Braden Kapteyn (1)14104-20-0
7March 3Western Michigan12-6Cliff Hagan StadiumLogan Darnell (1-0)Hall (0-1)None15565-20-0
8March 4Eastern Kentucky9-8Cliff Hagan StadiumBraden Kapteyn (1-0)Chris Hord (0-1)None16206-20-0
9March 6Indiana State12-4Cliff Hagan Stadium7-20-0
10March 7Indiana State5-0Cliff Hagan Stadium8-20-0
11March 8Indiana State9-6Cliff Hagan Stadium9-20-0
12March 10Georgetown (KY)12-5Cliff Hagan Stadium10-20-0
13March 11Indiana8-7Cliff Hagan Stadium11-20-0
14March 13#3 LSU3-5Alex Box Stadium11-30-1
15March 14#3 LSU1-3Alex Box Stadium11-40-2
16March 15#3 LSU5-2Alex Box Stadium12-41-2
17March 16Nicholls StateCancelledThibodeaux, LA
19March 17New Orleans5-4New Orleans, LA13-41-2
20March 20Vanderbilt3-1Cliff Hagan Stadium14-42-2
21March 21Vanderbilt6-2Cliff Hagan Stadium15-43-2
22March 22Vanderbilt2-4Cliff Hagan Stadium15-53-3
23March 24West VirginiaHawley Field
24March 25CincinnatiCliff Hagan Stadium
25March 27South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium
26March 28South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium
27March 29South CarolinaCliff Hagan Stadium
28March 31MarshallCliff Hagan Stadium
29April 3Ole MissSwayze Field
30April 4Ole MissSwayze Field
31April 5Ole MissSwayze Field
32April 7Western Kentucky
33April 8Western KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium
34April 10GeorgiaCliff Hagan Stadium
35April 11GeorgiaCliff Hagan Stadium
36April 12GeorgiaCliff Hagan Stadium
37April 14LouisvilleJim Patterson Stadium
38April 17Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field
39April 18Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field
40April 19Mississippi StateDudy Noble Field
41April 21LipscombCliff Hagan Stadium
42April 22EvansvilleCliff Hagan Stadium
43April 24AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium
44April 25AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium
45April 26AlabamaSewell-Thomas Stadium
46April 28LouisvilleCliff Hagan Stadium
47May 1TennesseeCliff Hagan Stadium
48May 2TennesseeCliff Hagan Stadium
49May 3TennesseeCliff Hagan Stadium
50May 8AuburnCliff Hagan Stadium
51May 9AuburnCliff Hagan Stadium
52May 10AuburnCliff Hagan Stadium
53May 12Morehead StateCliff Hagan Stadium
54May 14FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
55May 15FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
56May 16FloridaAlfred A. McKethan Stadium
SEC Tournament
# Date Opponent Score Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
57Regions Park
NCAA Tournament: College World Series
# Date Opponent Score Site/Stadium Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
58June 13Rosenblatt Stadium

Rankings
Ranking Movement
PollPre-
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
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2008-12-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. Rivals.com Top 25
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