2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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2002 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Texas  (1st title)
Winning coach Augie Garrido  (1st title)
MVP Dustin Majewski (Texas)
Attendance150,196
2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  y198 .7045715 .792
No. 8 Nebraska  y1611 .5934721 .691
No. 24 Texas Tech  y1611 .5934220 .677
Oklahoma  y1512 .5563527 .565
Oklahoma State  1313 .5003721 .638
Kansas State  1313 .5003025 .545
Baylor  y1313 .5003626 .581
Texas A&M  1314 .4813524 .593
Missouri  916 .3602429 .453
Kansas  521 .1922229 .431
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, TX from May 22 through May 26. Texas won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game. 2002 set an NCAA record for attendance at a conference tournament, with 150,196 people attending the 5-day event.

Contents

Regular Season Standings

Source: [2]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL %GBWL %
11 Texas 198.7045715.792
22 Nebraska 1611.59334721.691
23 Texas Tech 1611.59334220.677
44 Oklahoma 1512.55643527.565
55 Oklahoma State 1313.5005.53721.638
56 Kansas State 1313.5005.53025.545
57 Baylor 1313.5005.53626.581
88 Texas A&M 1314.48163524.593
9 Missouri 916.36092429.453
10 Kansas 521.19213.52229.431

Tournament

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
3 Texas Tech 5
6 Kansas State 4
3 Texas Tech 8
2 Nebraska12
2 Nebraska 11
7 Baylor 9
2 Nebraska8-
6 Kansas State 7 -
6 Kansas State6
7 Baylor 2
6 Kansas State7
3 Texas Tech 6
2 Nebraska 6*
1 Texas9*
4 Oklahoma 11
5 Oklahoma State 3
4 Oklahoma9
8 Texas A&M 1
8 Texas A&M 8
1 Texas 4
4 Oklahoma 1 5
1 Texas28
5 Oklahoma State 6
1 Texas8
1 Texas9
8 Texas A&M 4

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1B Jeff Ontiveros Texas
2B Will Bolt Nebraska
3BJake BrownTexas Tech
SS Osmar Castillo Kansas State
C John Grose Nebraska
OF Dustin Majewski Texas
OF Jason Fransz Oklahoma
OFPat MahoneyKansas State
DH J.D. Reininger Texas
UT Ty Soto Kansas State
PRay ClarkTexas
P Mark Roberts Oklahoma
P Huston Street Texas
MOP Dustin Majewski Texas

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References

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  2. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.