2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball
2002 Texas Longhorns baseball
National champions ; Big 12 Conference champions; Big 12 Conference tournament champions; Austin Super Regional champions; Austin Regional champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	57–15 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (6th year);
Assistant coach	Tommy Harmon (13th year); Frank Anderson (3rd year)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

Last updated August 21, 2023

2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Texas ‍†‍‡‍^y	19	–	8	.704	57	–	15	.792
No. 8 Nebraska ‍‍‍^y	16	–	11	.593	47	–	21	.691
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	16	–	11	.593	42	–	20	.677
Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12	.556	35	–	27	.565
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍	13	–	13	.500	37	–	21	.638
Kansas State ‍‍‍	13	–	13	.500	30	–	25	.545
Baylor ‍‍‍^y	13	–	13	.500	36	–	26	.581
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	13	–	14	.481	35	–	24	.593
Missouri ‍‍‍	9	–	16	.360	24	–	29	.453
Kansas ‍‍‍	5	–	21	.192	22	–	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.

Roster

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
29	RHP	Alan Bomer	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	203 lb(92 kg)	Jr	Altoona, IA
31	OF	Chris Carmichael	L/L	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	182 lb(83 kg)	Sr	Decatur, GA
10	RHP	Ray Clark	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	187 lb(85 kg)	Jr	Grapevine, TX
46	LHP	Buck Cody	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	188 lb(85 kg)	Fr	Oklahoma City, OK
13	RHP	Luis Cortez	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	192 lb(87 kg)	Fr	Sinton, TX
11	OF	Christopher Townsend	L/L	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	198 lb(90 kg)	Jr	Austin, TX
37	OF	Nic Crosta	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	206 lb(93 kg)	Fr	Seattle, WA
41	LHP	Geno Espineli	L/L	6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)	187 lb(85 kg)	So	Katy, TX
4	INF	Brandon Fahey	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	161 lb(73 kg)	Jr	Dallas, TX
47	OF	Shawn Ferguson	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	208 lb(94 kg)	Fr	Houston, TX
6	OF	Joe Ferin	L/L	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	175 lb(79 kg)	Fr	Ankeny, IA
5	RHP	Ryan France	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	196 lb(89 kg)	Sr	Austin, TX
34	RHP	Kevin Frizzell	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	205 lb(93 kg)	Jr	Georgetown, TX
35	LHP	Brad Halsey	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	179 lb(81 kg)	Jr	Houston, TX
14	INF	Michael Hollimon	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	176 lb(80 kg)	Fr	Dallas, TX
39	C	Ryan Hubele	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	186 lb(84 kg)	Jr	Paradise Valley, AZ
20	INF	Seth Johnston	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	183 lb(83 kg)	Fr	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
26	LHP	Brantley Jordan	L/L	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	184 lb(83 kg)	Jr	Austin, TX
2	OF	Ben King	L/L	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	Jr	Grapevine, TX
23	OF	Dustin Majewski	L/L	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	190 lb(86 kg)	Jr	Brenham, TX
28	RHP	Tim McGough	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	193 lb(88 kg)	So	Fort Worth, TX
9	RHP	Jesen Merle	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	194 lb(88 kg)	Jr	Garland, TX
1	INF	Tim Moss	R/R	5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)	177 lb(80 kg)	So	Lancaster, TX
7	RHP	Daniel Muegge	L/R	6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)	175 lb(79 kg)	Jr	Brenham, TX
2	OF	Kalani Napoleon	L/L	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	187 lb(85 kg)	Sr	Aurora, CO
32	INF	Chris Neuman	L/L	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	202 lb(92 kg)	So	Fort Worth, Texas
40	INF	Jeff Ontiveros	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	229 lb(104 kg)	Sr	Round Rock, TX
24	INF	Omar Quintanilla	R/R	5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)	185 lb(84 kg)	So	El Paso, TX
48	INF	J.D. Reininger	R/R	5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)	183 lb(83 kg)	Fr	Spring Branch, TX
8	OF	Matt Rosenberg	L/L	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	171 lb(78 kg)	Sr	Grand Junction, CO
43	OF	Chris Scorfield	R/R	6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)	176 lb(80 kg)	Fr	Fort Worth, TX
30	LHP	Justin Simmons	L/L	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	217 lb(98 kg)	So	DeSoto, TX
25	RHP	Huston Street	R/R	6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)	179 lb(81 kg)	Fr	Austin, TX
11	OF	Eric Sultmeider	R/R	6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)	183 lb(83 kg)	So	New Braunfels, TX
42	RHP	Chas Taylor	R/R	6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)	180 lb(82 kg)	Fr	Austin, TX
27	C	Curtis Thigpen	R/R	5 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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (57–15)

Regular season (43–13)

February (13–2)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 record
February 6	Concordia	No. 14	Disch-Falk Field	W 7–1	Simmons (W; 1–0)	3,315	1–0	–
February 6	Concordia	No. 14	Disch-Falk Field	W 7–1	Bomer (W; 1–0)	3,315	2–0	–
February 8	vs. TCU	No. 14	Minute Maid Park	L 1–8	Clark (L; 0–1)	12,573	2–1	–
February 9	vs. Houston	No. 14	Minute Maid Park	W 7–6	McGough (W; 1–0)	15,428	3–1	–
February 10	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette	No. 14	Minute Maid Park	L 3–4	Jordan (L; 0–1)	10,409	3–2	–
February 12	Texas A&M–CC	No. 20	Disch-Falk Field	W 14–2	Simmons (W; 2–0)	3,308	4–2	–
February 15	Sam Houston State	No. 20	Disch-Falk Field	W 3–2	Merle (W; 1–0)	3,388	5–2	–
February 16	Sam Houston State	No. 20	Disch-Falk Field	W 23–0	Bomer (W; 2–0)	3,777	6–2	–
February 17	Sam Houston State	No. 20	Disch-Falk Field	W 13–1	Halsey (W; 1–0)	3,738	7–2	–
February 19	UTSA	No. 18	Disch-Falk Field	W 20–3	Espinelli (W; 1–0)	3,348	8–2	–
February 20	Northwestern State	No. 18	Disch-Falk Field	W 3–2	France (W; 1–0)	3,384	9–2	–
February 22	Loyola Marymount	No. 18	Disch-Falk Field	W 10–1	Simmons (W; 3–0)	3,503	10–2	–
February 23	Loyola Marymount	No. 18	Disch-Falk Field	W 17–3	Bomer (W; 3–0)	4,204	11–2	–
February 24	Loyola Marymount	No. 18	Disch-Falk Field	W 8–2	Halsey (W; 2–0)	3,739	12–2	–
February 26	Texas A&M–CC	No. 9	Disch-Falk Field	W 12–2	Clark (W; 1–1)	3,210	13–2	–

March (12–6)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 record
March 1	at No. 23 Baylor	No. 9	Baylor Ballpark	L 4–5	Merle (L; 1–1)	3,361	13–3	0–1
March 2	No. 23 Baylor	No. 9	Disch-Falk Field	W 4–3	Simmons (W; 4–0)	4,013	14–3	1–1
March 3	No. 23 Baylor	No. 9	Disch-Falk Field	L 4–11	Bomer (L; 3–1)	3,774	14–4	1–2
March 5	Winthrop	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 2–1	Street (W; 1–0)	3,498	15–4	–
March 8	at Texas Tech	No. 15	Dan Law Field	L 5–10	Street (L; 1–1)	3,498	15–5	1–3
March 9	at Texas Tech	No. 15	Dan Law Field	W 6–3	Simmons (W; 5–0)	3,429	16–5	2–3
March 10	at Texas Tech	No. 15	Dan Law Field	L 0–9	Clark (L; 1–2)	3,429	16–6	2–4
March 12	vs. TCU	No. 19	Dell Diamond	W 5–1	Espinelli (W; 2–0)	3,661	17–6	–
March 15	at Missouri	No. 19	Taylor Stadium	W 15–0	Halsey (W; 3–0)	384	18–6	3–4
March 16	at Missouri	No. 19	Taylor Stadium	W 6–3	Simmons (W; 6–0)	378	19–6	4–4
March 17	at Missouri	No. 19	Taylor Stadium	W 7–2	Clark (W; 2–2)	393	20–6	5–4
March 19	McNeese State	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 14–0	Espinelli (W; 3–0)	3,342	21–6	–
March 22	Texas–Pan American	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 10–0	Halsey (W; 4–0)	3,402	22–6	–
March 23	Texas–Pan American	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 9–0	Simmons (W; 7–0)	4,634	23–6	–
March 24	Texas–Pan American	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 20–0	Clark (W; 3–2)	4,085	24–6	–
March 28	at No. 2 Stanford	No. 14	Sunken Diamond	L 6–7	Bomer (L; 3–2)	2,310	24–7	–
March 29	at No. 2 Stanford	No. 14	Sunken Diamond	W 2–0	Simmons (W; 8–0)	2,828	25–7	–
March 30	at No. 2 Stanford	No. 14	Sunken Diamond	L 2–7	Clark (W; 3–3)	3,280	25–8	–

April (13–3)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 record
April 2	UTSA	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 11–1	Bomer (W; 4–2)	3,691	26–8	–
April 5	Kansas	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	L 3–5	Halsey (L; 4–1)	3,659	26–9	5–5
April 6	Kansas	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 8–3	Simmons (W; 9–0)	5,116	27–9	6–5
April 6	Kansas	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 5–4	Street (W; 2–1)	5,116	28–9	7–5
April 9	No. 4 Rice	No. 15	Disch-Falk Field	W 3–2	Jordan (W; 1–1)	4,154	29–9	–
April 12	at No. 23 Oklahoma	No. 15	Mitchell Park	L 5–6	Merle (L; 1–2)	2,225	29–10	7–6
April 14	at No. 23 Oklahoma	No. 15	Mitchell Park	W 8–2	Simmons (W; 10–0)	1,850	30–10	8–6
April 14	at No. 23 Oklahoma	No. 15	Mitchell Park	W 8–1	Bomer (W; 5–2)	2,517	31–10	9–6
April 19	at Kansas State	No. 14	Tointon Family Stadium	W 6–0	Halsey (W; 5–1)	114	32–10	10–6
April 21	at Kansas State	No. 14	Tointon Family Stadium	W 8–4	Simmons (W; 11–0)	333	33–10	11–6
April 21	at Kansas State	No. 14	Tointon Family Stadium	W 8–2	Bomer (W; 6–2)	333	34–10	12–6
April 23	Southwest Texas St.	No. 8	Disch-Falk Field	L 0–2	Clark (L; 3–4)	4,484	34-11	–
April 26	No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Disch-Falk Field	W 3–2	Halsey (W; 6–1)	4,678	35–11	13–6
April 27	No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Disch-Falk Field	W 2–1	Simmons (W; 12–0)	4,719	36–11	14–6
April 28	No. 16 Oklahoma State	No. 8	Disch-Falk Field	W 7–4	Bomer (W; 7–2)	4,440	37–11	15–6
April 30	vs. TCU	No. 5	Dell Diamond	W 14–8	Muegge (W; 1–0)	2,764	38–11	–

May (5–2)

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	Big 12 record
May 3	No. 15 Nebraska	No. 5	Disch-Falk Field	L 3–8	Halsey (L; 6–2)	4,671	38–12	15–7
May 4	No. 15 Nebraska	No. 5	Disch-Falk Field	W 3–2	Simmons (W; 13–0)	4,891	39–12	16–7
May 5	No. 15 Nebraska	No. 5	Disch-Falk Field	L 5–7	Bomer (L; 7–3)	4,740	39–13	16–8
May 14	at No. 4 Rice	No. 8	Reckling Park	W 4–2	Muegge (W; 2–0)	4,610	40–13	-
May 17	No. 24 Texas A&M	No. 8	Disch-Falk Field	W 5–1	Simmons (W; 14–0)	6,709	41–13	17–8
May 18	at No. 24 Texas A&M	No. 8	Olsen Field	W 7–3	Merle (W; 2–0)	7,136	42–13	18–8
May 19	at No. 24 Texas A&M	No. 8	Olsen Field	W 7–4	Espinelli (W; 4–0)	5,922	43–13	19–8

Post-season (14–2)

Big 12 tournament (5–1)

Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	B12T record
May 22	vs. (8) Texas A&M	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	L 4–8	Simmons (L; 14–1)	13,641	43–14	0–1
May 23	vs. (5) Oklahoma State	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	W 8–6	Street (W; 3–1)	7,411	44–14	1–1
May 24	vs. (8) Texas A&M	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	W 9–4	Bomer (W; 8–3)	12,731	45–14	2–1
May 25	vs. (4) No. 27 Oklahoma	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	W 2–1	Clark (W; 4–4)	12,846	46–14	3–1
May 25	vs. (4) No. 27 Oklahoma	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	W 8–5	Espinelli (W; 5–0)	10,220	47–14	4–1
May 26	vs. (2) No. 13 Nebraska	(1) No. 5	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington	W 9–6	Street (W; 4–1)	13,327	48–14	5–1

NCAA tournament: Austin Regional (3–0)

Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 31	vs. (4) Central Connecticut St.	(1) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	W 7–2	Halsey (W; 7–2)	6,712	49–14	1–0
June 1	vs. (2) Baylor	(1) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	W 10–8	Clark (W; 5–4)	6,848	50–14	2–0
June 2	vs. (2) Baylor	(1) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	W 2–0	Bomer (W; 9–3)	7,223	51–14	3–0

NCAA tournament: Austin Super Regional (2–1)

Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	NCAAT record
June 7	vs. No. 6 Houston	(5) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	L 0–2	Merle (L; 2–3)	7,209	51–15	3–1
June 8	vs. No. 6 Houston	(5) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	W 17–2	Clark (W; 6–4)	7,374	52–15	4–1
June 9	vs. No. 6 Houston	(5) No. 3	Disch-Falk Field	W 5–2	Bomer (W; 10–3)	7,277	53–15	5–1

NCAA tournament: College World Series (4–0)

Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	UT decision	Attendance	Overall record	CWS record
June 15	vs. (4) No. 1 Rice	(5) No. 2	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 2–1	Simmons (W; 15–1)	24,067	54–15	1–0
June 17	vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford	(5) No. 2	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 8–7	Bomer (W; 11–3)	24,971	55–15	2–0
June 20	vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford	(5) No. 2	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 6–5	Merle (W; 13–3)	21,554	56–15	3–0
June 22	vs. (6) No. 3 South Carolina	(5) No. 2	Rosenblatt Stadium	W 12–6	Simmons (W; 16–1)	24,089	57–15	4–0

Postseason

Big 12 tournament


First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals



3	Texas Tech	5

6	Kansas State	4
			3	Texas Tech	8

			2	Nebraska	12
2	Nebraska	11

7	Baylor	9
						2	Nebraska	8	-

						6	Kansas State	7	-
6	Kansas State	6

7	Baylor	2	6	Kansas State	7

			3	Texas Tech	6


										2	Nebraska	6*
4	Oklahoma	11
										1	Texas	9*
5	Oklahoma State	3
			4	Oklahoma	9

			8	Texas A&M	1
8	Texas A&M	8

1	Texas	4
						4	Oklahoma	1	5

						1	Texas	2	8
5	Oklahoma State	6

1	Texas	8	1	Texas	9

			8	Texas A&M	4

* indicates extra-inning game.
Kansas and Missouri did not make the tournament.

NCAA tournament

Austin super regional

First round			Second round			Regional finals				Super regionals

1	Texas	7

4	Central Connecticut	2
			1	Texas	10

			2	Baylor	8
3	Lamar	2

2	Baylor	4
						1	Texas	2	—
Austin Regional–Disch–Falk Field
						2	Baylor	0	—
4	Central Connecticut	4

3	Lamar	9
			3	Lamar	9

			2	Baylor	10



										5	Texas	0	17	5

											Houston	2	2	2
1	Houston	9

4	New Mexico State	0
			1	Houston	8

			2	Arizona State	4
3	San Diego	3

2	Arizona State	6
						1	Houston	8	—
†Mesa Regional–HoHoKam Park
						2	Arizona State	3	—
4	New Mexico State	1

3	San Diego	2
			3	San Diego	1

			2	Arizona State	11

†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	Texas	8
5	Texas	2

4	Rice	1
						5	Texas	6	—

						8	Stanford	5	—
	Notre Dame	5

4	Rice	3
				Notre Dame	3

			8	Stanford	5



										5	Texas	12

										6	South Carolina	6
2	Clemson	11

	Nebraska	10
			2	Clemson	9

				Georgia Tech	7
6	South Carolina	0

	Georgia Tech	11
						2	Clemson	4	2

						6	South Carolina	12	10
	Nebraska	8

6	South Carolina	10
			6	South Carolina	9

				Georgia Tech	5

CWS championship game

Saturday, June 22, 2002 12:40 pm (CT) at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
South Carolina	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	10	3
Texas	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	4	X	12	13	2
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

Big 12 All-Tournament Team^[2]

Eugene Espinelli

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention^[3]

Brad Halsey

All-Big 12 Second Team^[3]

Michael Hollimon

All-Big 12 Second Team^[3]

Ryan Hubele

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention^[3]

Dustin Majewski

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[4]
All-America Third Team^[5]
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention^[3]
Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player^[2]

Tim Moss

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[4]
ABCA Midwest All-Region Team First Team^[6]
All-Big 12 First Team^[3]

Jeff Ontiveros

ABCA Midwest All-Region Team Second Team^[6]
All-Big 12 Second Team^[3]
Big 12 All-Tournament Team^[2]

Omar Quintanilla

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[4]
ABCA Midwest All-Region Team Second Team^[6]
All-Big 12 Second Team^[3]

J.D. Reininger

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention^[3]
Big 12 Freshman Player of the Year^[3]
Big 12 All-Tournament Team^[2]

Justin Simmons

College World Series All-Tournament Team^[4]
All-America First Team^[5]
ABCA Midwest All-Region Team First Team^[6]
Big 12 Pitcher of the Year ^[3]

Huston Street

College World Series Most Outstanding Player ^[4]
All-Big 12 First Team^[3]
Big 12 Freshman Pitcher of the Year^[3]
Big 12 All-Tournament Team^[2]

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]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Alan Bomer	RHP	4th	126th	New York Yankees
Ryan Hubele	C	8th	226th	Baltimore Orioles
Brad Halsey	LHP	8th	246th	New York Yankees
Brandon Fahey	3B	12th	346th	Baltimore Orioles
Dusin Majewski	OF	12th	358th	Boston Red Sox
Ray Clark	RHP	14th	426th	New York Yankees
Benjamin King	LHP	20th	606th	New York Yankees
Danny Muegge	RHP	41st	1237th	San Francisco Giants

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'		*																			1
Baseball America																					1
Collegiate Baseball^	15	14	20	18	9	15	19	15	14	15	15	14	8	5	8	8	5	3	3	2	1
NCBWA†	13	13	16	14	11	22	23	14	14	13	10	12	9	7	8	8	5	3	3*	3*	1

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

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The 2009 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field. Texas finished the regular season as the #1 team in the Big 12 Conference and the #5 team nationally. The Longhorns won the 2009 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, defeating the Missouri Tigers 12–7 in the final. Texas was selected as the #1 seed in the Austin super regional, and as the #1 National Seed overall. Texas went 5–1 in the Regionals, with their one loss coming to TCU in the super regional. They defeated the Horned Frogs in the regional final to advance to the College World Series, marking their 32nd appearance all-time, and first since 2005.

The 2014 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2014 college baseball season. Texas competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field on the university's campus in Austin, Texas. Augie Garrido led the Longhorns in his eighteenth season as head coach.

The 2014 Houston Cougars baseball team represented the University of Houston in the 2014 intercollegiate baseball season. Houston competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its inaugural season as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played home games at Cougar Field on the university's campus in Houston, Texas. Fourth-year head coach Todd Whitting, a former second baseman for the team during the 1992, 1994, and 1995 seasons and an assistant coach with the Cougars from 1996 through 2003, led the Cougars.

The 2004 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2004 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 8th season at Texas.

The 2011 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2011 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 15th season at Texas.

The 2015 TCU Horned Frogs baseball team represented Texas Christian University during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Horned Frogs played their home games at Lupton Stadium as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, in his 12th year at TCU.

The 2015 Texas Longhorns baseball team will represent the University of Texas at Austin during the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns will play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by head coach Augie Garrido, in his 19th season at Texas.

The 2016 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Augie Garrido, in his 20th and final season at Texas.

The 2018 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his second season at Texas.

The 2017 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his first season at Texas.

The 2021 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his fifth season at Texas.

The 2022 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach David Pierce, in his 6th season at Texas.

Ivan Melendez, nicknamed "The Hispanic Titanic", is an American professional baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns, winning the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy in 2022.

The 2010 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the Texas Longhorns baseball program for the University of Texas in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. Augie Garrido coached the team in his 14th season at Texas.

The 2023 Texas Longhorns baseball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach David Pierce, in his 7th season at Texas.

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1 2 3 4 5 "CWS Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
1 2 "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
1 2 3 4 "Three Bears Earn All-Region Baseball Selections". Big12Sports.com. July 1, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX)"". Baseball Reference. Retrieved June 14, 2012.

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[Big12Tourney-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.

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[AA-5] 1 2 "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

[AllRegion-6] 1 2 3 4 "Three Bears Earn All-Region Baseball Selections". Big12Sports.com. July 1, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

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v t e Texas Longhorns 2002 College World Series champions
4 Brandon Fahey 14 Mike Hollimon 23 Dustin Majewski 24 Omar Quintanilla 25 Huston Street (College World Series MOP) 27 Curtis Thigpen 30 Justin Simmons 35 Brad Halsey 41 Geno Espineli
Head Coach 16 Augie Garrido Assistant Coach 3 Frank Anderson
Regular season NCAA tournament College World Series

v t e Texas Longhorns baseball
Venues	Clark Field I (1894–1927) Clark Field II (1928–1974) UFCU Disch-Falk Field (1975–present)
Rivalries	Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players MLB draftees
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball

National champions Big 12 Conference champions Big 12 Conference tournament champions Austin Super Regional champions Austin Regional champions
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
Record	57–15 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Augie Garrido (6th year)
Assistant coach	Tommy Harmon (13th year) Frank Anderson (3rd year)
Home stadium	UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule

Postseason

Big 12 tournament

NCAA tournament

Austin super regional

College World Series

CWS championship game

Awards and honors

Longhorns in the 2002 MLB Draft

Rankings

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