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
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 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 Longhorns won the College World Series with a 12–6 victory over South Carolina.

Roster

2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T 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

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I baseball 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 ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.