2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team

2002 Clemson Tigers baseball
Clemson Regional champions Clemson Super Regional champions
College World Series, 2–2
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
CB	No. 3
Record	54–17 (17-8 ACC)
Head coach	Jack Leggett
Home stadium	Beautiful Tiger Field
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y	18	–	6		.750			60	–	14		.811
No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y	17	–	6		.739			47	–	13		.783
No. 19 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y	17	–	7		.708			43	–	21		.672
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			54	–	17		.761
No. 5 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y	14	–	9		.609			52	–	16		.765
Virginia  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			25	–	32		.439
NC State  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			33	–	26		.559
Maryland  ‍‍‍	6	–	18		.250			34	–	23		.596
Duke  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			24	–	34		.414
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002 [1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC.

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his ninth season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 2002 College World Series, their tenth appearance in Omaha. ^{[2] [3]}

Roster

2002 Clemson Tigers roster [4]
	- Garrick Evans - Zane Green - Ryan Hub - Collin Mahoney - Seth Miller - Jon Smith - Roberto Valiente		Pitchers - Chad Bendinelli - Thomas Boozer - Ryan Childs - Jeff Hahn - Paul Harrelson - Matt Henrie - Junior - Patrick Hogan - Jeff Hourigan - Freshman - Steven Jackson - Sophomore - B. J. LaMura - Tyler Lumsden - Steve Reba - Senior		Catchers - Steve Pyzik - Junior Infielders - Jeff Baker - Junior - Khalil Greene - Senior - Michael Johnson - Junior - David Slevin - Junior		Outfielders - L. J. DeMaino - Junior - Kyle Frank - Junior - Jarrod Schmidt - Junior Utility - Russell Triplett - RS Sophomore

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
Bold	Clemson team member
*	Non-Conference game

2002 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (54–17) [5]
Regular season (44–12)
February (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 22 Auburn* No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–4 1–0 Feb 23 Auburn* No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–5 2–0 Feb 24 Auburn* No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 3–0
March (20–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 at College of Charleston* No. 3 CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC W 14–6 4–0 Mar 2 at No. 4 South Carolina* No. 3 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 9–7 5–0 Mar 3 No. 4 South Carolina* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–1010 6–0 Mar 6 College of Charleston* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–1 7–0 Mar 8 Purdue* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 8–0 Mar 9 Purdue* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–6 9–0 Mar 10 Purdue* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 10–0 Mar 12 Georgia Southern* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 20–8 11–0 Mar 13 Georgia Southern* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–2 12–0 Mar 15 South Alabama* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–1 13–0 Mar 16 South Alabama* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–6 13–1 Mar 17 South Alabama* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–3 14–1 Mar 19 UNC Asheville* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 23–5 15–1 Mar 21 Maine* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 16–1 Mar 22 Maine* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–0 17–1 Mar 23 Maine* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–3 18–1 Mar 26 Coastal Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 19–1 19–1 Mar 27 Coastal Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 20–1 Mar 29 Maryland No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–6 21–1 1–0 Mar 30 Maryland No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 16–7 22–1 2–0 Mar 31 Maryland No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–2 23–1 3–0
April (15–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 2 East Tennessee State* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–1 24–1 Apr 3 Winthrop* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–4 25–1 Apr 5 NC State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–4 26–1 4–0 Apr 6 NC State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 0–3 26–2 4–1 Apr 7 NC State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 27–2 5–1 Apr 9 at Georgia* No. 1 Foley Field • Athens, GA L 4–5 27–3 Apr 10 Georgia* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 28–3 Apr 12 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 1 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 11–710 29–3 6–1 Apr 13 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 1 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–2 30–3 7–1 Apr 14 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 1 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 5–12 30–4 7–2 Apr 16 Western Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–9 31–4 Apr 17 No. 7 South Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–8 31–5 Apr 19 at Duke No. 1 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 5–3 32–5 8–2 Apr 20 at Duke No. 1 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 4–1 33–5 9–2 Apr 21 at Duke No. 1 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 2–1 34–5 10–2 Apr 23 Furman* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 18–7 35–5 Apr 24 at No. 6 South Carolina* No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 4–1 36–5 Apr 26 No. 5 Wake Forest No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–4 36–6 10–3 Apr 27 No. 5 Wake Forest No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 37–6 11–3 Apr 28 No. 5 Wake Forest No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–0 38–6 12–3
May (6–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 4 at No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 1 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 12–9 39–6 13–3 May 5 at No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 1 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 6–15 39–7 13–4 May 6 at No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 1 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 0–11 39–8 13–5 May 8 Wofford* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–2 40–8 May 9 Elon* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–8 40–9 May 11 at Virginia No. 1 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 15–4 41–9 14–5 May 12 at Virginia No. 1 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 15–2 42–9 15–5 May 13 at Virginia No. 1 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 5–3 43–9 16–5 May 15 at Western Carolina* No. 1 Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC W 12–4 44–9 May 17 No. 7 Florida State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–9 44–10 16–6 May 18 No. 7 Florida State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–12 44–11 16–7 May 19 No. 7 Florida State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–9 44–12 16–8
Postseason (10–5)
ACC Tournament (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 22 (5) No. 9 Georgia Tech (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL W 10–0 45–12 1–0 May 23 (1) No. 1 Florida State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL L 4–9 45–13 1–1 May 24 (7) NC State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL W 5–3 46–13 2–1 May 25 (2) No. 2 Wake Forest (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL W 8–6 47–13 3–1 May 25 (1) No. 1 Florida State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL L 1–4 47–14 3–2
NCAA Clemson Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record May 31 (4) Georgia Southern (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 15–1 48–14 1–0 June 1 (2) No. 27 East Carolina (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 49–14 2–0 June 2 (2) No. 27 East Carolina (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 21– 50–14 3–0
NCAA Clemson Super Regional (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record June 7 No. 18 Arkansas (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–9 50–15 0–1 June 8 No. 18 Arkansas (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–7 51–15 1–1 June 9 No. 18 Arkansas (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–4 52–15 2–1
NCAA College World Series (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 14 No. 7 Nebraska (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 11–10 53–15 1–0 June 16 No. 6 Georgia Tech (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–7 54–15 2–0 June 19 (6) No. 3 South Carolina (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–12 54–16 2–1 June 21 (6) No. 3 South Carolina (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–10 54–17 2–2

Ranking movements

Main article: 2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
Coaches'		*																			3
Baseball America																					3
Collegiate Baseball^	6	6	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	6	7	5	4	3
NCBWA†	4	6	5	5	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	7	6	6*	6*	3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
2. "2002 College World Series". ESPN . Retrieved June 29, 2017.
3. "2002 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
5. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.