2002 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament

2002 Big 12 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MVPDustin Majewski (Texas)
Attendance150,196
2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
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 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, from May 22 through 26. 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.

Regular Season Standings

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Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas 19 8 .704 – 57 15 .792
2 2 Nebraska 16 11 .593 3 47 21 .691
2 3 Texas Tech 16 11 .593 3 42 20 .677
4 4 Oklahoma 15 12 .556 4 35 27 .565
5 5 Oklahoma State 13 13 .500 5.5 37 21 .638
5 6 Kansas State 13 13 .500 5.5 30 25 .545
5 7 Baylor 13 13 .500 5.5 36 26 .581
8 8 Texas A&M 13 14 .481 6 35 24 .593
9 – Missouri 9 16 .360 9 24 29 .453
10 – Kansas 5 21 .192 13.5 22 29 .431

Tournament

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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.

All-Tournament Team

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Position Player School
1B Jeff Ontiveros Texas
2B Will Bolt Nebraska
3B Jake Brown Texas Tech
SS Osmar Castillo Kansas State
C John Grose Nebraska
OF Dustin Majewski Texas
OF Jason Fransz Oklahoma
OF Pat Mahoney Kansas State
DH J.D. Reininger Texas
UT Ty Soto Kansas State
P Ray Clark Texas
P Mark Roberts Oklahoma
P Huston Street Texas
MOP Dustin Majewski Texas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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