2002 Big 12 Baseball Tournament
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The 2002 Big 12 Baseball Tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, TX from May 22nd through May 26th. Texas
won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference
's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series
, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game. 2002 set an NCAA record for attendance at a conference tournament, with 150,196 people attending the 5-day event.
Texas Longhorns baseball
The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.The Texas Longhorns are the winningest program in college baseball history in terms of win percentage with .740 and ranks second all-time in total wins to the...
won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
The 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 31 through June 22, 2002. 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series
College World Series
The College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game. 2002 set an NCAA record for attendance at a conference tournament, with 150,196 people attending the 5-day event.
Regular Season Results
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 19 | 8 | .667 | -- | 1 |
| Nebraska | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3 | 2 |
| Texas Tech | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3 | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 15 | 12 | .556 | 4 | 4 |
| Oklahoma State | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5.5 | 5 |
| Kansas State | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5.5 | 6 |
| Baylor | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5.5 | 7 |
| Texas A&M | 13 | 14 | .481 | 6 | 8 |
| Missouri | 9 | 16 | .360 | 9 | -- |
| Kansas | 5 | 21 | .192 | 13.5 | -- |
- ColoradoColorado BuffaloesThe University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...
and Iowa StateIowa State CyclonesThe Iowa State Cyclones are the athletic teams of Iowa State University. The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams in 12 sports.*Men's sports...
did not sponsor baseball teams.
Tournament
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* indicates extra-inning game. - KansasKansas JayhawksThe sports teams at the University of Kansas are known as the Jayhawks. They are one of three schools in the state of Kansas that participate in NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are also a member of the Big 12 Conference...
and MissouriMissouri TigersThe Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...
did not make the tournament.
All-Tournament Team
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| 1B | Jeff Ontiveros | Texas |
| 2B | Will Bolt | Nebraska |
| 3B | Jake Brown Jake Brown Jake 'Ironman' Brown is an Australian skateboarder who competes in the X Games. He began competing in 1996, turning pro the following year.Brown's sponsors are Blind, DVS, Spitfire, Independent, and Monster Energy.... |
Texas Tech |
| SS | Osmar Castillo | Kansas State |
| C | John Grose | Nebraska |
| OF | Dustin Majewski | Texas |
| OF | Jason Fransz | Oklahoma |
| OF | Pat Maloney Pat Maloney Patrick William Maloney was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Maloney played for the New York Highlanders in 1912. In 25 career games, he had a .215 batting average with 17 hits in 79 at-bats. He batted and threw right-handed.... |
Kansas State |
| DH | J.D. Reininger | Texas |
| UT | Ty Soto | Kansas State |
| P | Ray Clark | Texas |
| P | Mark Roberts | Oklahoma |
| P | Huston Street Huston Street Huston Lowell Street is an American baseball relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. His father is former University of Texas quarterback James Street, and his brother Juston Street is currently a pitcher for the minor league Vancouver Canadians.... |
Texas |
| MOP | Dustin Majewski | Texas |
See also
- College World SeriesCollege World SeriesThe College World Series or CWS is an annual baseball tournament held in Omaha, Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. The eight teams are split into two, four-team, double-elimination brackets,...
- NCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipNCAA Division I Baseball ChampionshipThe NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....
- Big 12 Baseball TournamentBig 12 Baseball TournamentThe Big 12 Baseball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in baseball for the Big 12 Conference . It is a two-group round robin tournament with the winners of each group facing each other in a one-game match for the championship...