2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Record31-24 (9-15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (1st season)
  • Jeff Casper (1st season)
  • Steve Kling (1st season)
Home stadium Sancet Stadium
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 12 Southern California  ‍†‍‍y17–7–0 .70837–24–0 .607
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y16–8–0 .66747–18–0 .723
No. 26 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y15–6–0 .71437–27–0 .578
Washington  ‍‍‍y15–9–0 .62533–27–1 .549
California  ‍‍‍11–13–0 .45829–27–0 .518
Oregon State  ‍‍‍10–14–0 .41731–23–0 .574
UCLA  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37526–35–0 .426
Arizona  ‍‍‍9–15–0 .37531–24–0 .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍6–18–0 .25021–33–0 .389
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 1st season at Arizona. Former head coach Jerry Stitt - who had been spent the previous 23 seasons on the coaching staff (the last 5 as head coach) - resigned prior to the season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 31-24 and placed 8th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 9-15 record.

Contents

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2001 season with an overall record of 33-23. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

Personnel

Roster

2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster [2] [3]
  Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Sophomore

• 11 - Chris Marini - Freshman

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Sophomore

• 13 - Will Miller - Freshman

• 18 - Jason Snyder - Freshman

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Sophomore

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Sophomore

• 24 - Chris Goodman - Sophomore

• 29 - Scott Burns - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 45 - Wes Zlotoff - Junior

• 46 - Matt Wersel - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Senior

 Catchers

• 26 - Ken Riley - Junior

• 33 - Richard Mercado - Freshman

• 40 - Chris Cunningham - Senior

Infielders

• 3 - Moises Duran - Sophomore

• 4 - Greg Powers - Junior

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Senior

• 17 - Pat Reilly - Sophomore

• 34 - John Hardy - Freshman

• 42 - Will Thompson - Freshman

 Outfielders

• 1 - Clarence Farmer - Junior

• 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman

• 21 - Chris Frey - Freshman

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Sophomore

• 21 - Clayton Bried - Senior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Senior

Coaches

2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Steve Kling - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

Opening Day Starters [4]
NamePosition
Brad Hassey Shortstop
Will Thompson First baseman
Brian Anderson Center fielder
Chris Cunningham Catcher
Marc Kaiser Left fielder
Moises Duran Second baseman
Richard Mercado Designated hitter
John Hardy Third baseman
Clayton Bried Right fielder
Sean Rierson Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log [5]
Regular Season
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWin/LossOverall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 25 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-2Rierson (1-0)1-0
Jan 26New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 23-3Little (1-0)2-0
Jan 27New MexicoSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-2Kaiser (1-0)3-0
Feb 1 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 3-0Rierson (2-0)4-0
Feb 2UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 17-5Little (2-0)5-0
Feb 3UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-7Sulser (0-1)5-1
Feb 4 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-1Goodman (1-0)6-1
Feb 5Southern UtahSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 11-8Wersel (1-0)7-1
Feb 7 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 1-0Rierson (3-0)8-1
Feb 8San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 6-3Little (3-0)9-1
Feb 9San Diego StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-5Kaiser (2-0)10-1
Feb 13at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 4-1Miller (1-0)11-1
Feb 15at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 0-4Rierson (3-1)11-2
Feb 16at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, TXL 4-9Little (3-1)11-3
Feb 17at Texas A&MOlsen Field • College Station, TXL 6-13Goodman (1-1)11-4
Feb 22 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14-4Snyder (1-0)12-4
Feb 23UC IrvineSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 7-6Sulser (1-1)13-4
Feb 24UC IrvineSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-9Zlotoff (1-0)14-4
Feb 26 New Mexico State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14-10Kaiser (3-0)15-4
Mar 2 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 12-1Rierson (4-1)16-4
Mar 3Cal State Dominguez HillsSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-4Little (4-1)17-4
Mar 8at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0-4Rierson (4-2)17-5
Mar 9at Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 6-7Sulser (1-2)17-6
Mar 10at Long Beach StateBlair Field • Long Beach, CAL 0-6Kaiser (3-1)17-7
Mar 15 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-9Goodman (1-2)17-8
Mar 16UNC WilmingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 9-6Little (5-1)18-8
Mar 17UNC WilmingtonSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 14-2Kaiser (4-1)19-8
Mar 22#20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-9Anderson (0-1)19-90-1
Mar 23#20 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 6-10Little (5-2)19-100-2
Mar 24#20 Arizona StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-1Kaiser (5-1)20-101-2
Mar 28at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 13-9Rierson (5-2)21-102-2
Mar 29at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 1-2Zlotoff (1-1)21-112-3
Mar 30at Oregon StateGoss Stadium • Corvallis, ORL 0-5Kaiser (5-2)21-122-4
Apr 5#2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 4-5Snyder (1-1)21-132-5
Apr 6#2 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 1-19Little (5-3)21-142-6
Apr 7#2 StanfordSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 15-13Goodman (2-2)22-143-6
Apr 12at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 8-4Rierson (6-2)23-144-6
Apr 13at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAW 18-9Goodman (2-2)24-145-6
Apr 14at CaliforniaEvans Diamond • Berkeley, CAL 1-2Little (5-4)24-155-7
Apr 16 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 17-8Sulser (2-2)25-15
Apr 19 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 5-1Rierson (7-2)26-15
Apr 20UC RiversideSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-12Kaiser (5-3)26-16
Apr 21UC RiversideSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 13-5Little (6-4)27-16
Apr 26at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6-14Rierson (7-3)27-175-8
Apr 27at #23 USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAL 10-12Kaiser (5-4)27-185-9
Apr 28at #23 USCDedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CAW 15-12Sulser (3-2)28-186-9
May 10 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 10-9Zlotoff (2-1)29-187-9
May 11UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 3-5Little (6-5)29-197-10
May 12UCLASancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 14-18Sulser (3-3)29-207-11
May 17 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 5-6Rierson (7-4)29-217-12
May 18Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZW 8-7Goodman (4-2)30-218-12
May 19Washington StateSancet Stadium • Tucson, AZL 7-9Anderson (0-2)30-228-13
May 24at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3-7Rierson (7-5)30-238-14
May 25at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAL 3-8Little (6-6)30-248-15
May 26at WashingtonHusky Ballpark • Seattle, WAW 5-2Goodman (5-2)31-249-15

2002 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Chris CunninghamC13373 Pittsburgh Pirates
Brad HasseySS19566 Toronto Blue Jays
Sean RiersonRHP26787 San Francisco Giants

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References

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