1989 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

1989 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
1989 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball
NCAA Northeast Regional champion; SWC regular season co-champion
College World Series, 5th (tie)
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	51–16 (17–4 SWC)
Head coach	Norm DeBriyn (20th season);
Home stadium	George Cole Field
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 9 Texas A&M ‍†‍‡‍^y	17	–	4	.810	58	–	7	.892
No. 5 Arkansas ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	51	–	16	.761
No. 2 Texas ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	54	–	18	.750
Houston ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	43	–	17	.717
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	9	–	12	.429	32	–	22	.593
TCU ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	37	–	22	.627
Baylor ‍‍‍	7	–	14	.333	32	–	19	.627
Rice ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	28	–	30	.483

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1989 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Razorbacks were coached by Norm DeBriyn, in his 20th season with the Razorbacks, and played their home games at George Cole Field.

Schedule and results[edit]

2004 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball game log

Regular season

February (6–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
February 19	Wichita State*		George Cole Field Fayetteville, Arkansas	W 5–1	1–0
February 24	Missouri Southern*		George Cole Field	W 6–2	2–0
February 25	Kansas*		George Cole Field	W 3–2	3–0
February 25	Kansas*		George Cole Field	W 7–0	4–0
February 26	Kansas*		George Cole Field	W 18–4	5–0
February 28	vs. Kentucky*		Joker Marchant Stadium Lakeland, Florida	W 8–4	6–0

March (19–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
March 1	vs. Penn State*		Joker Marchant Stadium	W 2–1	7–0
March 1	vs. Kentucky*		Joker Marchant Stadium	L 2–6	7–1
March 2	vs. Western Michigan*		Joker Marchant Stadium	L 2–6	7–2
March 3	vs. Eckerd*		Joker Marchant Stadium	W 8–2	8–2
March 4	vs. Western Michigan*		Joker Marchant Stadium	W 15–0	9–2
March 10	Iowa State*		George Cole Field	W 1–0	10–2
March 11	Iowa State*		George Cole Field	W 9–4	11–2
March 12	Nebraska*		George Cole Field	W 4–1	12–2
March 13	Stephen F. Austin*		George Cole Field	W 9–1	13–2
March 14	Wisconsin–Oshkosh*		George Cole Field	W 13–4	14–2
March 15	Wisconsin–Oshkosh*		George Cole Field	W 9–4	15–2
March 17	vs. Northwestern State*		Fair Grounds Field Shreveport, Louisiana	W 3–2	16–2
March 18	vs. Oklahoma State*		Fair Grounds Field	L 2–10	16–3
March 19	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette*		Fair Grounds Field	L 4–8	16–4
March 20	Northern Iowa*		George Cole Field	W 14–4	17–4
March 21	Southwest Baptist*		George Cole Field	W 12–1	18–4
March 22	School of the Ozarks*		George Cole Field	W 14–5	19–4
March 22	School of the Ozarks*		George Cole Field	W 10–0	20–4
March 24	Houston		George Cole Field	W 10–1	21–4	1–0
March 25	Houston		George Cole Field	W 3–0	22–4	2–0
March 25	Houston		George Cole Field	W 8–3	23–4	3–0
March 27	St. Olaf*		George Cole Field	W 11–3	24–4
March 31	at Texas Tech		Dan Law Field Lubbock, Texas	W 12–0	25–4	4–0

April (18–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
April 1	at Texas Tech		Dan Law Field	W 3–2	26–4	5–0
April 1	at Texas Tech		Dan Law Field	W 6–5	27–4	6–0
April 4	at Oklahoma State*		Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 10–4	28–4
April 5	Evangel*		George Cole Field	W 6–4	29–4
April 7	at TCU		TCU Diamond Fort Worth, Texas	W 5–4	30–4	7–0
April 8	at TCU		TCU Diamond	W 8–6	31–4	8–0
April 8	at TCU		TCU Diamond	W 11–3	32–4	9–0
April 9	Southeastern Oklahoma State*		George Cole Field	W 11–1	33–4
April 10	Dallas Baptist*		George Cole Field	L 8–10	33–5
April 11	at Missouri*		Simmons Field Columbia, Missouri	W 7–4	34–5
April 14	Baylor		George Cole Field	W 8–4	35–5	10–0
April 15	Baylor		George Cole Field	W 9–1	36–5	11–0
April 15	Baylor		George Cole Field	W 10–3	37–5	12–0
April 19	Northeastern State*		George Cole Field	W 9–8	38–5
April 21	at Rice		Cameron Field Houston, Texas	W 10–2	39–5	13–0
April 22	at Rice		Cameron Field	L 1–3	39–6	13–1
April 22	at Rice		Cameron Field	W 8–4	40–6	14–1
April 26	Oklahoma*		George Cole Field	L 2–3	40–7
April 28	Texas		George Cole Field	L 4–5	40–8	14–2
April 29	Texas		George Cole Field	W 8–4	41–8	15–2
April 29	Texas		George Cole Field	W 14–7	42–8	16–2
April 30	Kansas State*		George Cole Field	W 9–4	43–8

May (2–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWC record
May 1	Kansas State*		George Cole Field	L 2–7	43–9
May 5	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field College Station, Texas	W 11–9 (16)	44–9	17–2
May 6	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field	L 2–3	44–10	17–3
May 7	at Texas A&M		Olsen Field	L 0–9	44–11	17–4
May 10	Oklahoma State*		George Cole Field	W 10–6	45–11

Postseason

Northeast Regional (4–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 25	vs. (6) Le Moyne*	(1)	Municipal Stadium Waterbury, Connecticut	L 5–7	46–14	0–1
May 26	vs. (5) George Washington*	(1)	Municipal Stadium	W 8–2	47–14	1–1
May 28	vs. (3) Illinois*	(1)	Municipal Stadium	W 9–2	48–14	2–1
May 29	vs. (2) Arizona State*	(1)	Municipal Stadium	W 1–0	49–14	3–1
May 29	vs. (6) Le Moyne*	(1)	Municipal Stadium	W 6–5	50–14	4–1

College World Series (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	CWS record
June 2	vs. (4) Wichita State*	(5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska	L 1–3	50–15	0–1
June 4	vs. (8) North Carolina*	(5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	W 7–3	51–15	1–1
June 6	vs. (4) Wichita State*	(5)	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium	L 4–8	51–16	1–2

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source^[2]

The following members of the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball program were drafted in the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft.^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Cole Hyson	P	9th	224th	Houston Astros
Mike Oquist	P	13th	321st	Baltimore Orioles
Troy Eklund	OF	25th	637th	Texas Rangers
Dennis Fletcher	P	28th	716th	St. Louis Cardinals
Greg D'Alexander	3B/C	31st	789th	Baltimore Orioles
Scott Pose	OF	34th	885th	Cincinnati Reds
Rod Stilwell	SS	60th	1417th	Kansas City Royals

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1989". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
^ "2021 Arkansas Razorbacks Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arkansas. p. 160. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^ "1989 Baseball Draft by Baseball Almanac". www.baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.

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