2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
Big East Conference champions; Big East Conference Tournament champions; South Bend Regional champions; Tallahassee Super Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 6
Record	50–18 (18–8 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri (8th season);
Assistant coach	Wally Widelski (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Dusty Lepper (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Brian O'Connor (8th season)
Captains	Andrew Bushey (Senior year); Steve Stanley (Senior year);
Home stadium	Frank Eck Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

Last updated May 20, 2024

2002 Big East Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 6 Notre Dame ‍†‍‡‍^y	18	–	8	–	0	.692	50	–	18	–	0	.735
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	18	–	8	–	0	.692	33	–	26	–	0	.559
Boston College ‍‍‍	15	–	11	–	0	.577	30	–	25	–	0	.545
Rutgers ‍‍‍	15	–	11	–	0	.577	25	–	22	–	0	.532
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	14	–	11	–	0	.560	36	–	16	–	1	.689
St. John's ‍‍‍	14	–	12	–	0	.538	29	–	23	–	0	.558
Connecticut ‍‍‍	13	–	12	–	0	.520	28	–	22	–	0	.560
Villanova ‍‍‍	12	–	13	–	0	.480	30	–	23	–	0	.566
Seton Hall ‍‍‍	11	–	15	–	0	.423	25	–	28	–	0	.472
West Virginia ‍‍‍	9	–	16	–	0	.360	24	–	26	–	0	.480
Georgetown ‍‍‍	2	–	24	–	0	.077	9	–	47	–	0	.161

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002^[1]^[2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Frank Eck Stadium. The team was coached by Paul Mainieri in his 8th year as head coach at Notre Dame.

Roster

2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2	OF	Steve Stanley (C)	L/L	5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)	155 lb(70 kg)	Sr	Upper Arlington, Ohio
3	INF	Steve Sollmann	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
5	RHP	Drew Duff	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	Sr	Sevierville, Tennessee
6	INF	Geoff Milsom	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	Fr	New York, New York
7	INF	Zach Sisko	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	So	Belleville, Illinois
8	OF	Kris Billmaier	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	200 lb(91 kg)	Jr	Woodinville, Washington
9	OF	Matt Bok	S/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	Sr	Akron, Ohio
10	RHP	Chris Niesel	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Fr	Plantation, Florida
11	U	Matt Macri	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	Fr	Clive, Iowa
12	INF	Andrew Bushy (C)	L/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	Sr	Boardman, Ohio
13	C	Jay Molina	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	Fr	Moline, Illinois
14	U	Matt Edwards	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	180 lb(82 kg)	Fr	Mechanicsville, Virginia
15	INF	Javier Sanchez	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	200 lb(91 kg)	So	Miami, Florida
17	INF	Ken Meyer	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Sr	Fort Myers, Florida
18	U	Brent Weiss	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	215 lb(98 kg)	Fr	Cockeysville, Maryland
19	OF	Brian Stavisky	L/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	220 lb(100 kg)	Jr	Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
20	RHP	Peter Ogilvie	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	215 lb(98 kg)	Jr	Buffalo Grove, Illinois
21	U	Joe Thaman	L/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	210 lb(95 kg)	So	St. Louis, Missouri
22	RHP	Grant Johnson	R/R	6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)	220 lb(100 kg)	Fr	Burr Ridge, Illinois
23	RHP	Martin Vergara	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	Fr	Paterson, New Jersey
25	INF	Mike Holba	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	Jr	Lansing, Illinois
27	C	Paul O'Toole	L/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Sr	Lakewood, Ohio
29	LHP	Cody Wilkins	R/L	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	225 lb(102 kg)	So	Hudson, North Carolina
30	RHP	Mike Morgalis	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
32	RHP	Ryan Kalita	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	210 lb(95 kg)	Jr	Oak Park, Illinois
33	LHP	Scott Bickford	R/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	160 lb(73 kg)	Fr	Owings, Maryland
35	U	Matt Strickroth	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	230 lb(104 kg)	Sr	Mission Viejo, California
37	RHP	Matt Laird	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	Jr	Bellaire, Texas
38	RHP	Tyler Jones	R/R	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Fr	Arlington, Texas
39	RHP	Matt Buchmeier	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	195 lb(88 kg)	Sr	Greenwood, Indiana
40	OF	George Howard	R/R	5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)	145 lb(66 kg)	Fr	Pine Bluff, Arkansas
44	C	Mike Milligan	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	240 lb(109 kg)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
45	RHP	Brandon Viloria	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	210 lb(95 kg)	Jr	Wailuku, Hawaii
46	RHP	J. P. Gagne	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	200 lb(91 kg)	Jr	Bloomington, Minnesota
49	RHP	John Axford	R/R	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	175 lb(79 kg)	Fr	Port Dover, Ontario

Head coach

1 Paul Mainieri

Assistant coach(es)

28 Wally Widelski

Hitting coach(es)

4 Dusty Lepper

Pitching coach(es)

26 Brian O'Connor

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2021

Schedule

2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log

Regular season

February (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big East record
1	February 22	vs. Missouri	No. 19	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana	W 7–6	1–0	–
2	February 23	at New Orleans	No. 19	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana	L 7–8	1–1	–
3	February 24	vs. Southern Illinois	No. 19	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana	L 2–6	1–2	–

March (11–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big East record
4	March 1	vs. Duquesne	No. 24	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida	W 6–0	2–2	–
5	March 2	vs. Fairfield	No. 24	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida	W 6–4	3–2	–
6	March 2	vs. FIU	No. 24	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida	L 4–13	3–3	–
7	March 3	vs. Sacred Heart	No. 24	Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida	W 4–1	4–3	–
8	March 8	vs. TCU	No. 24	Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas	L 3–7	4–4	–
9	March 9	vs. USC	No. 24	Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas	W 15–8	5–4	–
10	March 10	vs. Texas–Pan American	No. 24	Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas	L 5–6	5–5	–
11	March 11	vs. Creighton		Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas	L 6–8	5–6	–
12	March 13	vs. Creighton		Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas	W 6–2	6–6	–
13	March 14	vs. Southern Illinois		Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas	W 5–3	7–6	–
14	March 15	vs. Arkansas–Little Rock		Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas	W 7–5	8–6	–
15	March 16	vs. Southern Illinois		Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas	W 3–2	9–6	–
16	March 23	at Connecticut		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut	L 3–4	9–7	0–1
17	March 23	at Connecticut		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut	L 8–9	9–8	0–2
18	March 24	at Connecticut		J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut	L 6–13	9–9	0–3
19	March 28	at West Virginia		Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 2–4	9–10	0–4
20	March 28	at West Virginia		Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	W 10–6	10–10	1–4
21	March 30	at Georgetown		Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland	W 10–6	11–10	2–4
22	March 30	at Georgetown		Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland	W 12–3	12–10	3–4

April (19–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big East record
23	April 1	BYU		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 1–0	W 13–10	3–4
24	April 3	Valparaiso		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 16–0	14–10	3–4
25	April 3	Valparasio		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 12–1	15–10	3–4
26	April 6	St. John's		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 4–1	16–10	4–4
27	April 6	St. John's		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	L 3–4	16–11	4–5
28	April 7	St. John's		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 5–2	17–11	5–5
29	April 9	Western Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 5–4	18–11	5–5
30	April 11	Pittsburgh		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	L 5–7	18–12	5–6
31	April 11	Pittsburgh		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 12–2	19–12	6–6
32	April 12	Virginia Tech		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 2–1	20–12	7–6
33	April 12	Virginia Tech		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 4–2	21–12	8–6
34	April 15	Central Michigan		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 10–9	22–12	7–6
35	April 16	Ball State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 10–1	23–12	7–6
36	April 17	Toledo		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 15–4	24–12	8–6
37	April 20	at Seton Hall		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	W 9–4	25–12	9–6
38	April 21	at Seton Hall		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	W 4–2	26–12	10–6
39	April 21	at Seton Hall		Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey	W 6–1	27–12	11–6
40	April 23	Chicago State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 9–8	28–12	11–6
41	April 24	Bowling Green		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 3–2	29–12	11–6
42	April 26	No. 30 Arizona State		Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 11–5	30–12	11–6
43	April 30	vs. Michigan	No. 19	Fifth Third Ballpark • Grand Rapids, Michigan	W 7–4	31–12	11–6

May (10–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big East record
44	May 1	Oakland	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 11–5	32–12	11–6
45	May 4	Rutgers	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 6–5	33–12	12–6
46	May 4	Rutgers	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 7–2	34–12	13–6
47	May 5	Rutgers	No. 19	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	L 0–11	34–13	13–7
48	May 11	at Villanova	No. 19	Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	L 7–8	34–14	13–8
49	May 12	at Villanova	No. 19	Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	W 8–1	35–14	14–8
50	May 12	at Villanova	No. 19	Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	W 9–5	36–14	15–8
51	May 15	Rochester	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 10–3	37–14	15–8
52	May 15	Detroit	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 23–1	38–14	15–8
53	May 17	Boston College	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 8–2	39–14	16–8
54	May 18	Boston College	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 10–6	40–14	17–8
55	May 18	Boston College	No. 23	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 5–2	41–14	18–8

Postseason

Big East Tournament (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	BIGET record
56	May 23	vs. (4) Rutgers	(1) No. 18	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey	W 8–3	42–14	1–0
57	May 24	vs. (2) Virginia Tech	(1) No. 18	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey	W 8–4	43–14	2–0
58	May 25	vs. (4) Rutgers	(1) No. 18	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey	L 3–4	43–15	2–1
59	May 23	vs. (4) Rutgers	(1) No. 18	Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey	W 3–2	44–15	3–1

NCAA South Bend Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
60	May 31	(3) No. 30 Ohio State	(2) No. 17	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 8–6	45–15	1–0
61	June 1	(1) No. 20 South Alabama	(2) No. 17	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 25–1	46–15	2–0
62	June 2	(3) No. 30 Ohio State	(2) No. 17	Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana	W 9–6	47–15	3–0

NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
63	June 7	at (1) No. 1 Florida State	No. 11	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	W 10–4	48–15	4–0
64	June 9	at (1) No. 1 Florida State	No. 11	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	L 5–12	48–16	4–1
65	June 10	at (1) No. 1 Florida State	No. 11	Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	W 3–1	49–16	5–1

College World Series (1–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big East record
66	June 15	vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford	No. 8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 3–4	49–17	18–8
67	June 17	vs. (4) No. 1 Rice	No. 8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 5–3	50–17	18–8
68	June 18	vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford	No. 8	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 3–5	50–18	18–8

Awards and honors

Matt Bok

Third Team All-Big East Conference

Andrew Bushey

Third Team All-Big East Conference

Grant Johnson

First Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
Second Freshman Team All-American Baseball America

Paul O'Toole

Second Team All-Big East Conference

Steve Sollmann

Second Team All-Big East Conference

Steve Stanley

First Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association ^[3]
First Team All-American Baseball America
First Team All-American National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
First Team All-American Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
First Team All-American USA Today
Big East Conference Player of the Year
Big East Conference Tournament MVP
First Team All-Big East Conference
College World Series All-Tournament Team^[4]

Brian Stavisky

Second Team All-Big East Conference

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References

↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
↑ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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[2] "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.

[3] "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[CWS-4] "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved October 5, 2021.

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2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball

Big East Conference champions Big East Conference Tournament champions South Bend Regional champions Tallahassee Super Regional champions
College World Series, 4th
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
CB	No. 6
Record	50–18 (18–8 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Mainieri (8th season)
Assistant coach	Wally Widelski (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Dusty Lepper (3rd season)
Pitching coach	Brian O'Connor (8th season)
Captains	Andrew Bushey (Senior year) Steve Stanley (Senior year)
Home stadium	Frank Eck Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Awards and honors

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