2009 Wichita Wingnuts
Record: 58-38 (1st half: 32-16, 1st place; 2nd half: 26-22, T-2nd place)
Postseason: L 1st Round vs. Lincoln (3-2)
Attendance (Rank): 161,170 (5th)
Manager: Kevin Hooper (1st season)
Midseason All-Stars:
RHP Derek Blacksher
RHP Adam Cowart
INF Josh Horn
RHP Gabe Medina
C Joe Muich
OF Greg Porter
Postseason Awards:
OF Greg Porter — Player of the Year; Postseason All-Star (Outfield)
RHP Derek Blacksher — Right-Handed Pitcher of the Year
LHP Brad Davis — Left-Handed Pitcher of the Year
Kevin Hooper — Manager of the Year
INF Josh Horn — Postseason All-Star (Shortstop)
C Joe Muich — Postseason All-Star (Catcher)
2009 Wichita Wingnuts Results
Click on date for box score
| DATE | OPPONENT | SCORE | RECORD | WIN | LOSS | SAVE | TIME | ATTEND. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/14/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-5 | L | 0-1 | Jim Paduch | Gabriel Medina | Carlos Guevara | 2:18 | 2,670 |
| 5/16/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-1 (7) | W | 1-1 | Nathan Parker | Vince Davis | Amad Stephens | 1:59 | – |
| 5/16/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 7-6 (7) | W | 2-1 | Amad Stephens | Daryl Arreola | 2:15 | 4,670 | |
| 5/17/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 11-4 | W | 3-1 | Richard Salazar | Jonathan Figueroa | Doug Hurn | 3:02 | 3,315 |
| 5/19/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-4 | W | 4-1 | Gabriel Medina | Ryan Ford | Amad Stephens | 2:46 | 6,175 |
| 5/20/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 4-3 (13) | W | 5-1 | Robert Rhoden | Kyle Zaleski | 4:08 | 1,318 | |
| 5/21/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 0-4 | L | 5-2 | Jino Gonzalez | Will Savage | Kris Regas | 2:51 | 2,583 |
| 5/22/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 7-5 | W | 6-2 | Doug Hurn | Ty Marotz | Amad Stephens | 3:18 | 1,397 |
| 5/23/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 5-2 | W | 7-2 | Brad Davis | Griffin Bailey | 3:08 | 1,193 | |
| 5/24/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 11-3 | W | 8-2 | Gabriel Medina | Tim Layden | 3:12 | 1,136 | |
| 5/26/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 5-3 | W | 9-2 | Richard Salazar | Adam Cox | Amad Stephens | 3:01 | 2,216 |
| 5/27/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 11-2 | W | 10-2 | Will Savage | Tanner Scheppers | 2:30 | 2,032 | |
| 5/28/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 5-2 | W | 11-2 | Derek Blacksher | Mitch Wylie | Amad Stephens | 2:28 | 3,632 |
| 5/29/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 4-5 | L | 11-3 | Aaron Crow | Brad Davis | Dustin Cameron | 2:35 | 5,827 |
| 5/30/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 1-2 | L | 11-4 | Joel Kirsten | Gabriel Medina | Dustin Cameron | 2:22 | 4,585 |
| 5/31/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 2-5 | L | 11-5 | Ryan Riddle | Adam Cowart | Tyler Pearson | 2:53 | 3,078 |
| 6/1/2009 | @ El Paso Diablos | 0-1 | L | 11-6 | Nick Martin | Will Savage | Chris Thompson | 2:33 | 1,016 |
| 6/2/2009 | @ El Paso Diablos | 7-6 (11) | W | 12-6 | Amad Stephens | Joe Klein | Robert Rhoden | 3:21 | 1,697 |
| 6/3/2009 | @ El Paso Diablos | 16-5 | W | 13-6 | Brad Davis | Mark Michael | 2:42 | 2,036 | |
| 6/5/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 6-2 | W | 14-6 | Gabriel Medina | Vince Davis | 2:32 | 3,165 | |
| 6/6/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 16-3 | W | 15-6 | Adam Cowart | Brian Campbell | 2:50 | 4,061 | |
| 6/7/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-1 | W | 16-6 | Robert Rhoden | Daryl Arreola | 2:23 | 6,011 | |
| 6/8/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-4 | W | 17-6 | Derek Blacksher | Ryan Ford | Amad Stephens | 2:54 | 2,335 |
| 6/9/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 2-3 | L | 17-7 | Travis Kane | Brad Davis | Kris Regas | 2:38 | 3,135 |
| 6/10/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-3 | W | 18-7 | Gabriel Medina | Chris Weast | Doug Hurn | 2:41 | 2,981 |
| 6/11/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 5-7 | L | 18-8 | Ben Moore | Robert Rhoden | Kris Regas | 2:27 | 3,052 |
| 6/12/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 1-7 | L | 18-9 | Mitch Wylie | Will Savage | 2:54 | 6,162 | |
| 6/13/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 5-4 | W | 19-9 | Justin Young | Mike Bille | Amad Stephens | 2:33 | 3,212 |
| 6/14/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 9-8 | W | 20-9 | Brad Davis | Charlie Ruud | Amad Stephens | 3:11 | 3,127 |
| 6/15/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 8-10(11) | L | 20-10 | Ryan Grant | Ronnie Morales | Kris Regas | 3:50 | 4,143 |
| 6/16/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 2-1 (7) | W | 21-10 | Adam Cowart | Ben Moore | 1:48 | 5,393 | |
| 6/17/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 5-7 | L | 21-11 | Patrick Lawler | Robert Rhoden | Kris Regas | 3:08 | 3,184 |
| 6/19/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 0-4 | L | 21-12 | Brandon Kintzler | Derek Blacksher | 2:51 | 5,042 | |
| 6/20/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 4-5 | L | 21-13 | Reed Dickert | Ronnie Morales | Kerry Ligtenberg | 2:44 | 6,195 |
| 6/21/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 11-10 | W | 22-13 | Gabriel Medina | Mark Moriarty | 3:05 | 6,307 | |
| 6/22/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 11-1 | W | 23-13 | Adam Cowart | Steven Spurgeon | 3:11 | 1,005 | |
| 6/23/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 1-0 | W | 24-13 | Will Savage | Ty Marotz | 2:31 | 1,042 | |
| 6/24/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 12-8 | W | 25-13 | Derek Blacksher | Mike Campbell | 3:00 | 1,042 | |
| 6/25/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 2-1 | W | 26-13 | Brad Davis | Trevor Fox | Justin Young | 2:47 | 2,079 |
| 6/26/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 8-7 (13) | W | 27-13 | Doug Hurn | Kyle Foster | 4:08 | 2,112 | |
| 6/27/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 7-0 | W | 28-13 | Adam Cowart | Thomas Buske | 2:27 | 3,748 | |
| 6/28/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 2-1 | W | 29-13 | Will Savage | Mitch Wylie | Richard Salazar | 2:38 | 5,667 |
| 6/30/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 4-2 | W | 30-13 | Derek Blacksher | Tyler Meigs | Richard Salazar | 2:32 | 2,021 |
| 7/1/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 1-6 | L | 30-14 | Trevor Fox | Brad Davis | 2:24 | 2,813 | |
| 7/2/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 4-3 | W | 31-14 | Gabriel Medina | Ty Marotz | Richard Salazar | 2:53 | 3,974 |
| 7/3/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-8 | L | 31-15 | Jarrett Gardner | Doug Hurn | 2:50 | – | |
| 7/4/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-7 (7) | L | 31-16 | Jim Paduch | Will Savage | Chris Thompson | 2:20 | 3,464 |
| 7/5/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 4-0 | W | 32-16 | Derek Blacksher | Matt Reilly | 2:53 | 4,566 | |
| 7/6/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 1-4 | L | 0-1 (32-17) | Brandon Kintzler | Brad Davis | Kerry Ligtenberg | 2:43 | 2,216 |
| 7/7/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 8-7 | W | 1-1 (33-17) | Gabriel Medina | Reed Dickert | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:50 | 4,076 |
| 7/8/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 1-2 (7) | L | 1-2 (33-18) | Thomas Buske | Adam Cowart | 1:53 | 4,284 | |
| 7/9/2009 | St. Paul Saints | 5-7 | L | 1-3 (33-19) | Mike Bille | Justin Young | Kerry Ligtenberg | 3:10 | 2,214 |
| 7/10/2009 | @ Shreveport-Bossier Captains | 4-5 | L | 1-4 (33-20) | Jimmy Heard | Derek Blacksher | Justin Dowdy | 2:37 | 1,784 |
| 7/11/2009 | @ Shreveport-Bossier Captains | 0-4 | L | 1-5 (33-21) | Ron Lowe | Brad Davis | Jakob Cunningham | 2:27 | 3,917 |
| 7/12/2009 | @ Shreveport-Bossier Captains | 2-3 | L | 1-6 (33-22) | Logan Williamson | Gabriel Medina | Justin Dowdy | 2:23 | 752 |
| 7/13/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-0 | W | 2-6 (34-22) | Adam Cowart | Travis Kane | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:41 | 3,682 |
| 7/14/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-7 | W | 3-6 (35-22) | Will Savage | Jino Gonzalez | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:43 | 1,509 |
| 7/16/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-2 (7) | W | 4-6 (36-22) | Derek Blacksher | Ben Moore | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:05 | – |
| 7/16/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 6-0 (7) | W | 5-6 (37-22) | Brad Davis | Noel Baca | 1:49 | 7,134 | |
| 7/17/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 6-7 (16) | L | 5-7 (37-23) | Chris Thompson | Robert Rhoden | 4:47 | 5,541 | |
| 7/18/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 2-4 | L | 5-8 (37-24) | Tim Brown | Adam Cowart | Chris Thompson | 2:44 | 3,889 |
| 7/19/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-6 | L | 5-9 (37-25) | Zach Cline | Will Savage | Chris Thompson | 2:21 | 3,965 |
| 7/24/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 2-4 (10) | L | 5-10 (37-26) | Andrew Pluta | Justin Young | Aaron Cotter | 2:39 | 3,419 |
| 7/25/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 7-0 | W | 6-10 (38-26) | Brad Davis | Ryan Ford | 2:30 | 5,081 | |
| 7/26/2009 | Sioux Falls Canaries | 10-9 | W | 7-10 (39-26) | Doug Hurn | Ryan Grant | Joe D’Alessandro | 3:26 | 3,166 |
| 7/27/2009 | Pensacola Pelicans | 4-5 | L | 7-11 (39-27) | Ron Hill | Adam Cowart | Hunter Davis | 3:07 | 4,466 |
| 7/28/2009 | Pensacola Pelicans | 8-3 | W | 8-11 (40-27) | Will Savage | Randy Beam | 2:54 | 2,100 | |
| 7/29/2009 | Pensacola Pelicans | 12-4 | W | 9-11 (41-27) | Derek Blacksher | Jason Navarro | 3:10 | 2,003 | |
| 7/31/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 11-8 | W | 10-11 (42-27) | Gabriel Medina | Travis Kane | Joe D’Alessandro | 3:11 | 3,917 |
| 8/1/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 4-5 | L | 10-12 (42-28) | Noel Baca | Adam Cowart | Aaron Cotter | 2:34 | 3,291 |
| 8/2/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 3-4 | L | 10-13 (42-29) | Amad Stephens | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:46 | 3,091 | |
| 8/4/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 3-2 | W | 11-13 (43-29) | Derek Blacksher | Mitch Wylie | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:37 | 5,511 |
| 8/5/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 10-7 | W | 12-13 (44-29) | Brad Davis | Thomas Buske | 2:55 | 6,361 | |
| 8/6/2009 | @ St. Paul Saints | 0-2 | L | 12-14 (44-30) | Todd Mathison | Gabriel Medina | Mike Bille | 2:33 | 6,584 |
| 8/7/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 7-2 | W | 13-14 (45-30) | Adam Cowart | Ryan Harris | 2:42 | 1,266 | |
| 8/8/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 1-6 | L | 13-15 (45-31) | Trevor Fox | Will Savage | 3:09 | 917 | |
| 8/9/2009 | @ Sioux City Explorers | 4-3 | W | 14-15 (46-31) | Derek Blacksher | Tyler Meigs | Joe D’Alessandro | 2:21 | 2,673 |
| 8/10/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 12-2 | W | 15-15 (47-31) | Brad Davis | Brian Campbell | 3:09 | 3,109 | |
| 8/11/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-5 | L | 15-16 (47-32) | Adam Daniels | Gabriel Medina | Chris Thompson | 2:32 | 3,631 |
| 8/12/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 9-1 | W | 16-16 (48-32) | Richard Salazar | Zach Cline | 2:35 | 6,988 | |
| 8/13/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 0-1 | L | 16-17 (48-33) | Jim Paduch | Will Savage | Chris Thompson | 2:04 | 2,921 |
| 8/14/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 4-2 | W | 17-17 (49-33) | Derek Blacksher | Dan Grybash | Doug Hurn | 2:25 | 4,263 |
| 8/15/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 2-3 | L | 17-18 (49-34) | Ryan Trytten | Doug Hurn | 2:05 | 4,161 | |
| 8/16/2009 | @ Fort Worth Cats | 2-1 | W | 18-18 (50-34) | Joe D’Alessandro | Scott Vander Weg | Doug Hurn | 2:19 | 3,192 |
| 8/18/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 4-5 | L | 18-19 (50-35) | David Trahan | Justin Dowdy | 2:58 | 2,027 | |
| 8/19/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 16-3 | W | 19-19 (51-35) | Derek Blacksher | Nick Singleton | 3:05 | 2,194 | |
| 8/20/2009 | Sioux City Explorers | 5-3 | W | 20-19 (52-35) | Joe D’Alessandro | Trevor Fox | Justin Dowdy | 2:50 | 3,798 |
| 8/21/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 10-7 (10) | W | 21-19 (53-35) | Doug Hurn | Patrick Lawler | Justin Dowdy | 3:22 | 3,791 |
| 8/22/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 4-6 | L | 21-20 (53-36) | Ben Moore | Brad Davis | Aaron Cotter | 1:55 | 3,313 |
| 8/23/2009 | @ Sioux Falls Canaries | 9-6 | W | 22-20 (54-36) | Adam Cowart | Pat Mahomes | Justin Dowdy | 3:08 | 2,891 |
| 8/24/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 9-8 (11) | W | 23-20 (55-36) | Diego Soto | Adam Daniels | 3:40 | 4,217 | |
| 8/25/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 3-2 (12) | W | 24-20 (56-36) | Justin Young | Forrest Cory | 2:53 | 2,037 | |
| 8/26/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-4 (10) | W | 25-20 (57-36) | Doug Hurn | Matt Petrusek | 2:32 | 2,487 | |
| 8/28/2009 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | 3-0 | W | 26-20 (58-36) | Adam Cowart | Matthew Green | Justin Dowdy | 3:01 | 3,563 |
| 8/29/2009 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | 4-5 | L | 26-21 (58-37) | Greg Krause | Justin Young | James Morrison | 3:02 | 4,595 |
| 8/30/2009 | Grand Prairie AirHogs | 3-5 | L | 26-22 (58-38) | Cody Crowell | Brad Davis | James Morrison | 2:26 | 4,426 |
| POSTSEASON | |||||||||
| 9/1/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 6-2 | W | 1-0 | Will Savage | Jarrett Gardner | 2:53 | 1,381 | |
| 9/2/2009 | @ Lincoln Saltdogs | 1-4 | L | 1-1 | Jim Paduch | Adam Cowart | Chris Thompson | 2:45 | 1,543 |
| 9/4/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 5-1 | W | 2-1 | Derek Blacksher | Tim Brown | 2:48 | 2,038 | |
| 9/5/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 1-3 (11) | L | 2-2 | Adam Daniels | Justin Dowdy | Chris Thompson | 2:53 | 2,891 |
| 9/6/2009 | Lincoln Saltdogs | 1-6 | L | 2-3 | Jarrett Gardner | Will Savage | 2:40 | 1,207 | |