2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

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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
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 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, TX from May 22 through May 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[]

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[]

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*
1 Texas 9*
4 Oklahoma 11
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.

All-Tournament Team[]

Position Player School
1B Texas
2B Will Bolt Nebraska
3B Jake Brown Texas Tech
SS Kansas State
C Nebraska
OF Dustin Majewski Texas
OF Oklahoma
OF Pat Mahoney Kansas State
DH Texas
UT Kansas State
P Ray Clark Texas
P Oklahoma
P Huston Street Texas
MOP Dustin Majewski Texas

See also[]

References[]

  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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