2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team

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.

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record57–15 (19–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coachTommy Harmon (13th year)
Frank Anderson (3rd year)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–8 .70457–15 .792
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 16–11 .59347–21 .691
No. 24 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y 16–11 .59342–20 .677
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 15–12 .55635–27 .565
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50037–21 .638
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50030–25 .545
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 13–13 .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 Longhorns won the College World Series with a 12–6 victory over South Carolina.

Roster
2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/throwsHeightWeightYearHome 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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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 6ConcordiaNo. 14Disch-Falk FieldW 7–1Simmons (W; 1–0)3,3151–0–
February 6ConcordiaNo. 14Disch-Falk FieldW 7–1Bomer (W; 1–0)3,3152–0–
February 8vs. TCUNo. 14Minute Maid ParkL 1–8Clark (L; 0–1)12,5732–1–
February 9vs. HoustonNo. 14Minute Maid ParkW 7–6McGough (W; 1–0)15,4283–1–
February 10vs. Louisiana–LafayetteNo. 14Minute Maid ParkL 3–4Jordan (L; 0–1)10,4093–2–
February 12Texas A&M–CCNo. 20Disch-Falk FieldW 14–2Simmons (W; 2–0)3,3084–2–
February 15Sam Houston StateNo. 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 19UTSANo. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 20–3Espinelli (W; 1–0)3,3488–2–
February 20Northwestern StateNo. 18Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2France (W; 1–0)3,3849–2–
February 22Loyola MarymountNo. 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 BaylorNo. 9Baylor BallparkL 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 5WinthropNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 2–1Street (W; 1–0)3,49815–4–
March 8at Texas TechNo. 15Dan Law FieldL 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. 19Dell DiamondW 5–1Espinelli (W; 2–0)3,66117–6–
March 15at MissouriNo. 19Taylor StadiumW 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 19McNeese StateNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 14–0Espinelli (W; 3–0)3,34221–6–
March 22Texas–Pan AmericanNo. 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 StanfordNo. 14Sunken DiamondL 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 5KansasNo. 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 RiceNo. 15Disch-Falk FieldW 3–2Jordan (W; 1–1)4,15429–9–
April 12at No. 23 OklahomaNo. 15Mitchell ParkL 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 StateNo. 14Tointon Family StadiumW 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 23Southwest Texas St.No. 8Disch-Falk FieldL 0–2Clark (L; 3–4)4,48434-11–
April 26No. 16 Oklahoma StateNo. 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 NebraskaNo. 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. 8Reckling ParkW 4–2Muegge (W; 2–0)4,61040–13-
May 17No. 24 Texas A&MNo. 8Disch-Falk FieldW 5–1Simmons (W; 14–0)6,70941–1317–8
May 18at No. 24 Texas A&MNo. 8Olsen FieldW 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. 5Rangers Ballpark in ArlingtonL 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. 2Rosenblatt StadiumW 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
3Texas Tech5
6Kansas State4
3Texas Tech8
2Nebraska12
2Nebraska11
7Baylor9
2Nebraska8-
6Kansas State7-
6Kansas State6
7Baylor26Kansas State7
3Texas Tech6
2Nebraska6*
4Oklahoma11
1Texas9*
5Oklahoma State3
4Oklahoma9
8Texas A&M1
8Texas A&M8
1Texas4
4Oklahoma15
1Texas28
5Oklahoma State6
1Texas81Texas9
8Texas A&M4
  • * indicates extra-inning game.
  • Kansas and Missouri did not make the 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
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South Carolina1100002206103
Texas31003104X12132
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
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]

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Alan BomerRHP4th126thNew York Yankees
Ryan HubeleC8th226thBaltimore Orioles
Brad HalseyLHP8th246thNew York Yankees
Brandon Fahey3B12th346thBaltimore Orioles
Dusin MajewskiOF12th358thBoston Red Sox
Ray ClarkRHP14th426thNew York Yankees
Benjamin KingLHP20th606thNew York Yankees
Danny MueggeRHP41st1237thSan Francisco Giants

Rankings
See also: 2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
Coaches'*1
Baseball America1
Collegiate Baseball^15142018915191514151514858853321
NCBWA†1313161411222314141310129788533*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.

References
  1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. "Big 12 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  3. "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  4. "CWS Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  5. "2002 NCBWA All-America Team Represents Cream of Division I Crop". Big12Sports.com. June 11, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  6. "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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