2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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2002 Texas Longhorns baseball
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
National champions
Big 12 Conference champions
Big 12 Conference tournament champions
Austin Super Regional champions
Austin Regional champions
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CB No. 1
Record57–15 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coach Tommy Harmon (13th year)
Frank Anderson (3rd year)
Home stadium UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003  →
2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y19–8 .70457–15 .792
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y16–11 .59347–21 .691
No. 24 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y16–11 .59342–20 .677
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y15–12 .55635–27 .565
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍13–13 .50037–21 .638
Kansas State  ‍‍‍13–13 .50030–25 .545
Baylor  ‍‍‍y13–13 .50036–26 .581
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍13–14 .48135–24 .593
Missouri  ‍‍‍9–16 .36024–29 .453
Kansas  ‍‍‍5–21 .19222–29 .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 6th season at Texas.

Contents

The Longhorns won the College World Series with a 12–6 victory over South Carolina.

Roster

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
29 RHP Alan BomerR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)203 lb (92 kg)Jr Altoona, IA
31 OF Chris CarmichaelL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)182 lb (83 kg)Sr Decatur, GA
10 RHP Ray ClarkR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg)Jr Grapevine, TX
46 LHP Buck CodyL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg)Fr Oklahoma City, OK
13 RHP Luis CortezR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)192 lb (87 kg)Fr Sinton, TX
11 OF Christopher TownsendL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)198 lb (90 kg)Jr Austin, TX
37 OF Nic CrostaR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)206 lb (93 kg)Fr Seattle, WA
41 LHP Geno Espineli L/L6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg)So Katy, TX
4 INF Brandon Fahey R/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)161 lb (73 kg)Jr Dallas, TX
47 OF Shawn FergusonR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)208 lb (94 kg)Fr Houston, TX
6 OF Joe FerinL/L5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg)Fr Ankeny, IA
5 RHP Ryan FranceR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)196 lb (89 kg)Sr Austin, TX
34 RHP Kevin FrizzellR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg)Jr Georgetown, TX
35 LHP Brad Halsey L/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)179 lb (81 kg)Jr Houston, TX
14 INF Michael Hollimon R/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg)Fr Dallas, TX
39 C Ryan HubeleR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)186 lb (84 kg)Jr Paradise Valley, AZ
20 INF Seth JohnstonR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg)Fr Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
26 LHP Brantley JordanL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg)Jr Austin, TX
2 OF Ben KingL/L6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)Jr Grapevine, TX
23 OF Dustin Majewski L/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jr Brenham, TX
28 RHP Tim McGoughR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)193 lb (88 kg)So Fort Worth, TX
9 RHP Jesen MerleR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)194 lb (88 kg)Jr Garland, TX
1 INF Tim MossR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)177 lb (80 kg)So Lancaster, TX
7 RHP Daniel MueggeL/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jr Brenham, TX
2 OF Kalani NapoleonL/L5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)187 lb (85 kg)Sr Aurora, CO
32 INF Chris NeumanL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)202 lb (92 kg)So Fort Worth, Texas
40 INF Jeff OntiverosR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)229 lb (104 kg)Sr Round Rock, TX
24 INF Omar Quintanilla R/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)185 lb (84 kg)So El Paso, TX
48 INF J.D. ReiningerR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)183 lb (83 kg)Fr Spring Branch, TX
8 OF Matt RosenbergL/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)171 lb (78 kg)Sr Grand Junction, CO
43 OF Chris ScorfieldR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg)Fr Fort Worth, TX
30 LHP Justin Simmons L/L6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)217 lb (98 kg)So DeSoto, TX
25 RHP Huston Street R/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)179 lb (81 kg)Fr Austin, TX
11 OF Eric SultmeiderR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg)So New Braunfels, TX
42 RHP Chas TaylorR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Austin, TX
27 C Curtis Thigpen R/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)173 lb (78 kg)Fr Forney, TX
Head coach

16 Augie Garrido (6th year)

Assistant coach(es)

22 Tommy Harmon (13th year)
3 Frank Anderson (3rd year)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Schedule

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (57–15)
Regular season (43–13)
February (13–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordBig 12 record
February 6 Concordia No. 14 Disch-Falk Field W 7–1Simmons (W; 1–0)3,3151–0–
February 6ConcordiaNo. 14Disch-Falk FieldW 7–1Bomer (W; 1–0)3,3152–0–
February 8vs. TCU No. 14 Minute Maid Park L 1–8Clark (L; 0–1)12,5732–1–
February 9vs. Houston No. 14Minute Maid ParkW 7–6McGough (W; 1–0)15,4283–1–
February 10vs. Louisiana–Lafayette No. 14Minute Maid ParkL 3–4Jordan (L; 0–1)10,4093–2–
February 12 Texas A&M–CC No. 20Disch-Falk FieldW 14–2Simmons (W; 2–0)3,3084–2–
February 15 Sam Houston State No. 20Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2Merle (W; 1–0)3,3885–2–
February 16Sam Houston StateNo. 20Disch-Falk FieldW 23–0Bomer (W; 2–0)3,7776–2–
February 17Sam Houston StateNo. 20Disch-Falk FieldW 13–1Halsey (W; 1–0)3,7387–2–
February 19 UTSA No. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 20–3Espinelli (W; 1–0)3,3488–2–
February 20 Northwestern State No. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2France (W; 1–0)3,3849–2–
February 22 Loyola Marymount No. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 10–1Simmons (W; 3–0)3,50310–2–
February 23Loyola MarymountNo. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 17–3Bomer (W; 3–0)4,20411–2–
February 24Loyola MarymountNo. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 8–2Halsey (W; 2–0)3,73912–2–
February 26Texas A&M–CCNo. 9Disch-Falk FieldW 12–2Clark (W; 1–1)3,21013–2–
March (12–6)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordBig 12 record
March 1at No. 23 Baylor No. 9 Baylor Ballpark L 4–5Merle (L; 1–1)3,36113–30–1
March 2No. 23 BaylorNo. 9Disch-Falk FieldW 4–3Simmons (W; 4–0)4,01314–31–1
March 3No. 23 BaylorNo. 9Disch-Falk FieldL 4–11Bomer (L; 3–1)3,77414–41–2
March 5 Winthrop No. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 2–1Street (W; 1–0)3,49815–4–
March 8at Texas Tech No. 15 Dan Law Field L 5–10Street (L; 1–1)3,49815–51–3
March 9at Texas TechNo. 15Dan Law FieldW 6–3Simmons (W; 5–0)3,42916–52–3
March 10at Texas TechNo. 15Dan Law FieldL 0–9Clark (L; 1–2)3,42916–62–4
March 12vs. TCUNo. 19 Dell Diamond W 5–1Espinelli (W; 2–0)3,66117–6–
March 15at Missouri No. 19 Taylor Stadium W 15–0Halsey (W; 3–0)38418–63–4
March 16at MissouriNo. 19Taylor StadiumW 6–3Simmons (W; 6–0)37819–64–4
March 17at MissouriNo. 19Taylor StadiumW 7–2Clark (W; 2–2)39320–65–4
March 19 McNeese State No. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 14–0Espinelli (W; 3–0)3,34221–6–
March 22 Texas–Pan American No. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 10–0Halsey (W; 4–0)3,40222–6–
March 23Texas–Pan AmericanNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 9–0Simmons (W; 7–0)4,63423–6–
March 24Texas–Pan AmericanNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 20–0Clark (W; 3–2)4,08524–6–
March 28at No. 2 Stanford No. 14 Sunken Diamond L 6–7Bomer (L; 3–2)2,31024–7–
March 29at No. 2 StanfordNo. 14Sunken DiamondW 2–0Simmons (W; 8–0)2,82825–7–
March 30at No. 2 StanfordNo. 14Sunken DiamondL 2–7Clark (W; 3–3)3,28025–8–
April (13–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordBig 12 record
April 2UTSANo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 11–1Bomer (W; 4–2)3,69126–8–
April 5 Kansas No. 15Disch-Falk FieldL 3–5Halsey (L; 4–1)3,65926–95–5
April 6KansasNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 8–3Simmons (W; 9–0)5,11627–96–5
April 6KansasNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 5–4Street (W; 2–1)5,11628–97–5
April 9No. 4 Rice No. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2Jordan (W; 1–1)4,15429–9–
April 12at No. 23 Oklahoma No. 15 Mitchell Park L 5–6Merle (L; 1–2)2,22529–107–6
April 14at No. 23 OklahomaNo. 15Mitchell ParkW 8–2Simmons (W; 10–0)1,85030–108–6
April 14at No. 23 OklahomaNo. 15Mitchell ParkW 8–1Bomer (W; 5–2)2,51731–109–6
April 19at Kansas State No. 14 Tointon Family Stadium W 6–0Halsey (W; 5–1)11432–1010–6
April 21at Kansas StateNo. 14Tointon Family StadiumW 8–4Simmons (W; 11–0)33333–1011–6
April 21at Kansas StateNo. 14Tointon Family StadiumW 8–2Bomer (W; 6–2)33334–1012–6
April 23 Southwest Texas St. No. 8Disch-Falk FieldL 0–2Clark (L; 3–4)4,48434-11–
April 26No. 16 Oklahoma State No. 8Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2Halsey (W; 6–1)4,67835–1113–6
April 27No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 8Disch-Falk FieldW 2–1Simmons (W; 12–0)4,71936–1114–6
April 28No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 8Disch-Falk FieldW 7–4Bomer (W; 7–2)4,44037–1115–6
April 30vs. TCUNo. 5Dell DiamondW 14–8Muegge (W; 1–0)2,76438–11–
May (5–2)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordBig 12 record
May 3No. 15 Nebraska No. 5Disch-Falk FieldL 3–8Halsey (L; 6–2)4,67138–1215–7
May 4No. 15 NebraskaNo. 5Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2Simmons (W; 13–0)4,89139–1216–7
May 5No. 15 NebraskaNo. 5Disch-Falk FieldL 5–7Bomer (L; 7–3)4,74039–1316–8
May 14at No. 4 RiceNo. 8 Reckling Park W 4–2Muegge (W; 2–0)4,61040–13-
May 17No. 24 Texas A&M No. 8Disch-Falk FieldW 5–1Simmons (W; 14–0)6,70941–1317–8
May 18at No. 24 Texas A&MNo. 8 Olsen Field W 7–3Merle (W; 2–0)7,13642–1318–8
May 19at No. 24 Texas A&MNo. 8Olsen FieldW 7–4Espinelli (W; 4–0)5,92243–1319–8
Post-season (14–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordB12T record
May 22vs. (8) Texas A&M(1) No. 5 Rangers Ballpark in Arlington L 4–8Simmons (L; 14–1)13,64143–140–1
May 23vs. (5) Oklahoma State(1) No. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW 8–6Street (W; 3–1)7,41144–141–1
May 24vs. (8) Texas A&M(1) No. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW 9–4Bomer (W; 8–3)12,73145–142–1
May 25vs. (4) No. 27 Oklahoma(1) No. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW 2–1Clark (W; 4–4)12,84646–143–1
May 25vs. (4) No. 27 Oklahoma(1) No. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW 8–5Espinelli (W; 5–0)10,22047–144–1
May 26vs. (2) No. 13 Nebraska(1) No. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonW 9–6Street (W; 4–1)13,32748–145–1
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 31vs. (4) Central Connecticut St. (1) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldW 7–2Halsey (W; 7–2)6,71249–141–0
June 1vs. (2) Baylor(1) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldW 10–8Clark (W; 5–4)6,84850–142–0
June 2vs. (2) Baylor(1) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldW 2–0Bomer (W; 9–3)7,22351–143–0
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
June 7vs. No. 6 Houston(5) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldL 0–2Merle (L; 2–3)7,20951–153–1
June 8vs. No. 6 Houston(5) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldW 17–2Clark (W; 6–4)7,37452–154–1
June 9vs. No. 6 Houston(5) No. 3Disch-Falk FieldW 5–2Bomer (W; 10–3)7,27753–155–1
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreUT decisionAttendanceOverall recordCWS record
June 15vs. (4) No. 1 Rice(5) No. 2 Rosenblatt Stadium W 2–1Simmons (W; 15–1)24,06754–151–0
June 17vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford(5) No. 2Rosenblatt StadiumW 8–7Bomer (W; 11–3)24,97155–152–0
June 20vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford(5) No. 2Rosenblatt StadiumW 6–5Merle (W; 13–3)21,55456–153–0
June 22vs. (6) No. 3 South Carolina (5) No. 2Rosenblatt StadiumW 12–6Simmons (W; 16–1)24,08957–154–0

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
3 Texas Tech 5
6 Kansas State 4
3Texas Tech8
2Nebraska12
2 Nebraska 11
7 Baylor 9
2Nebraska8-
6Kansas State7-
6Kansas State6
7Baylor26Kansas State7
3Texas Tech6
2Nebraska6*
4 Oklahoma 11
1Texas9*
5 Oklahoma State 3
4Oklahoma9
8Texas A&M1
8 Texas A&M 8
1 Texas 4
4Oklahoma15
1Texas28
5Oklahoma State6
1Texas81Texas9
8Texas A&M4

NCAA tournament

Austin super regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Texas 7
4 Central Connecticut 2
1 Texas10
2 Baylor 8
3 Lamar 2
2 Baylor 4
1 Texas2—
Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field
2 Baylor 0 —
4 Central Connecticut 4
3 Lamar9
3 Lamar 9
2 Baylor10
5 Texas0 175
Houston 22 2
1 Houston 9
4 New Mexico State 0
1 Houston8
2 Arizona State 4
3 San Diego 3
2 Arizona State 6
1 Houston8—
†Mesa Regional–HoHoKam Park
2 Arizona State 3 —
4 New Mexico State 1
3 San Diego2
3 San Diego 1
2 Arizona State11

†Arizona State hosted at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Arizona, where they played their 2002 season due to construction at Packard Stadium.

College World Series

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
Notre Dame 3
8 Stanford 4
8 Stanford 7
5 Texas8
5 Texas 2
4 Rice 1
5 Texas6—
8 Stanford 5 —
Notre Dame5
4 Rice 3
Notre Dame 3
8 Stanford5
5 Texas12
6 South Carolina 6
2 Clemson 11
Nebraska 10
2 Clemson9
Georgia Tech 7
6 South Carolina 0
Georgia Tech 11
2 Clemson 4 2
6 South Carolina1210
Nebraska 8
6 South Carolina10
6 South Carolina9
Georgia Tech 5

CWS championship game

Saturday, June 22, 2002 12:40 pm (CT) at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska
Team123456789 R H E
South Carolina 1100002206103
Texas 31003104X12132
WP: Justin Simmons (16–1)   LP: Aaron Rawl (7–2)   Sv: Huston Street (14)
Attendance: 24,089
Notes: Texas wins fifth CWS title
Boxscore

Awards and honors

Ray Clark
Eugene Espinelli
Brad Halsey
Michael Hollimon
Ryan Hubele
Dustin Majewski
Tim Moss
Jeff Ontiveros
Omar Quintanilla
J.D. Reininger
Justin Simmons
Huston Street

Longhorns in the 2002 MLB draft

The following members of the Texas Longhorns baseball program were drafted in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. [7]

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Alan BomerRHP4th126th New York Yankees
Ryan HubeleC8th226th Baltimore Orioles
Brad HalseyLHP8th246th New York Yankees
Brandon Fahey3B12th346th Baltimore Orioles
Dusin MajewskiOF12th358th Boston Red Sox
Ray ClarkRHP14th426th New York Yankees
Benjamin KingLHP20th606th New York Yankees
Danny MueggeRHP41st1237th San Francisco Giants

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
Coaches' *1
Baseball America 1
Collegiate Baseball^15142018915191514151514858853321
NCBWA†1313161411222314141310129788533*3*1

^ 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. ↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Big 12 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "CWS Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Three Bears Earn All-Region Baseball Selections". Big12Sports.com. July 1, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  7. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
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