2009 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners baseball team

[4] In August, 2008, before the schedule for Cal State Bakersfield's inaugural baseball season was released, coach Bill Kernen confirmed that the Roadrunners would play six games against Fresno State, the defending College World Series champion.

[5] August 2008 also marked the groundbreaking of CSUB's Hardt Field, construction of which was completed in 28 weeks.

The second team faced by the Roadrunners was the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, ranked #30 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, which resulted in a 10–0 loss.

The 2009 Season found the team getting off to a .500 start in their first 6 games, including victories over St. Louis and Utah.

[7] The Roadrunners' 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs on April 4 marked the first time that a first-year NCAA Division I baseball program defeated the defending College World Series champions.