2008 Wichita State Shockers baseball team


The 2008 Wichita State Shockers baseball team represented Wichita State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Shockers played their home games at Eck Stadium under 31st year coach Gene Stephenson.

Previous season

The 2007 Wichita State Shockers baseball team finished the year 53-22 overall and 20–4 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Shockers had their own Super Regional. In the first game, Wichita State would lose 6–7 to New Orleans. In the losers' bracket they would beat Oral Roberts 11–4, a rematch win against New Orleans 7–3, and would beat Arizona in the next two games 4-3, then 3–0 in the Regional Finals. In the Super Regionals, the Shockers would lose to UC Irvine 0-1, then 2–3.

2007 MLB draft

The Shockers had ten players drafted in the 2007 MLB draft.
Pete Kozma*Shortstop118St. Louis Cardinals
Jon Gilmore*Infield/Pitcher1-s33Atlanta Braves
Derek Norris*Catcher4130Washington Nationals
Travis BanwartPitcher4150Oakland Athletics
Damon SublettSecond baseman7244New York Yankees
Matt BrownOutfield13407Cleveland Indians
Noah KrolPitcher17541Detroit Tigers
Josh WorkmanSecond baseman23722Minnesota Twins
Kenneth WilliamsOutfield32971Colorado Rockies
Kyle TouchattPitcher341026Baltimore Orioles
Tyler FlemingPitcher391179Texas Rangers
Ronnie MoralesPitcher451342Chicago White Sox
Nick CoblerPitcher491431Minnesota Twins

Players in bold are signees drafted from high school, community colleges that will attend Wichita State or attendees that will stay for the 2008 season.