1989 Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team

American college baseball season

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

Legend
	Arkansas win
	Arkansas loss
	Postponement
Bold	Arkansas team member

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

SWC Tournament (1–2)
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SWCT Record
May 18	vs. (3) Texas	(2)	Olsen Field	L 3–8	45–12	0–1
May 19	vs. (4) Houston	(2)	Olsen Field	W 5–4	46–12	1–1
May 20	vs. (3) Texas	(2)	Olsen Field	L 1–9	46–13	1–2

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]

Razorbacks in the 1989 MLB Draft

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

References

^ "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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