2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
2002 College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
Record	47–21 (16–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Van Horn (5th season);
Assistant coach	Kevin Koch
Hitting coach	Mike Anderson (8th season)
Pitching coach	Rob Childress (5th season)
Home stadium	Haymarket Park

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 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dave Van Horn, serving his 5th year.

The Cornhuskers lost in the College World Series, defeated by the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Roster

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	OF	Jeff Leise	L/L	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Omaha, Nebraska
3	C	Jed Morris	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Seabrook, Texas
4	C	Chad Steele	L/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
6	INF	Josh Birmingham	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hobbs, New Mexico
7	INF	Will Bolt	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Conroe, Texas
8	INF	Jeff Blevins	S/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Sand Springs, Oklahoma
9	INF	Joe Simokaitis	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Louis, Missouri
10	OF	Justin Seely	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Nacogdoches, Texas
11	OF	Drew Anderson	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Kearney, Nebraska
12	OF	Daniel Bruce	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
14	INF	Brandon Eymann	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Papillion, Nebraska
15	INF	Curtis Ledbetter	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Lawrence, Kansas
16	INF	Matt Hopper	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Golden, Colorado
17	INF	Chase Odenreider	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
18	LHP	Brian Duensing	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
19	LHP	Waylon Byers	L/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Milo, Iowa
20	RHP	Steve Hale	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Yukon, Oklahoma
21	C	John Grose	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Henderson, Nevada
22	OF	Adam Riddle	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Abilene, Texas
23	OF	Marcellus Dawson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
24	C	Darren Hoffart	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Omaha, Nebraska
26	OF	Rob Horst	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Gering, Nebraska
28	RHP	Shane Komine	R/R	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Honolulu, Hawaii
30	RHP	Derrick Conte	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
31	LHP	Tag Horner	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Duncan, Oklahoma
32	RHP	Jason Burch	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Papillion, Nebraska
33	LHP	Jamie Rodrigue	R/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Clair, Missouri
34	LHP	Ryan Bonesio	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Carrollton, Texas
35	RHP	Phil Shirek	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Minot, North Dakota
36	LHP	Aaron Marsden	L/L	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Grand Forks, North Dakota
38	RHP	Dustin Timm	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Yutan, Nebraska
39	LHP	Justin Pekarek	R/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS So	Staplehurst, Nebraska
40	RHP	Jeff Blaesing	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Lockport, Illinois
41	LHP	Matt McMurtry	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	North Platte, Nebraska
42	LHP	Jeremy Becker	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Scottsbluff, Nebraska
42	C	David Ferazza	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hayward, California
44	RHP	Mike Sillman	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Omaha, Nebraska
45	RHP	Casey Jorgensen	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
49	RHP	J. D. Scholten	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Sioux City, Iowa
53	RHP	Jeff Bieker	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hays, Kansas

Head coach

Dave Van Horn

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Koch

Hitting coach(es)

Mike Anderson

Pitching coach(es)

Rob Childress

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball game log (47–21)

Regular season (39–17)

February (4–3)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
1	February 13	vs. New Mexico	No. 11	Reckling Park • Houston, Texas	W 3–2	1–0	—
2	February 14	at No. 10 Rice	No. 11	Reckling Park • Houston, Texas	L 7–8	1–1	—
3	February 15	vs. No. 15 Wake Forest	No. 11	Reckling Park • Houston, Texas	L 8–9	1–2	—
4	February 22	at McNeese State	No. 13	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana	W 9–4	2–2	—
5	February 23	vs. Louisiana–Monroe	No. 13	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana	W 4–1	3–2	—
6	February 24	vs. Southern Miss	No. 13	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana	L 5–6	3–3	—
7	February 28	at Fresno State	No. 19	Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California	W 7–1	4–3	—

March (13–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
8	March 1	at Fresno State	No. 19	Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California	W 9–0	5–3	—
9	March 2	at Fresno State	No. 19	Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California	W 10–6	6–3	—
10	March 5	Nebraska–Kearney	No. 17	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 23–1	7–3	—
11	March 8	at No. 14 Baylor	No. 17	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas	W 15–4	8–3	1–0
12	March 9	at No. 14 Baylor	No. 17	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas	L 1–2	8–4	1–1
13	March 10	at No. 14 Baylor	No. 17	Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas	L 6–9	8–5	1–2
14	March 15	No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 21	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 6–4	9–5	2–2
15	March 16	No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 21	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 3–0	10–5	3–2
16	March 17	No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 21	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 10–0	11–5	4–2
17	March 19	at Minnesota	No. 13	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota	W 19–6	12–5	—
18	March 20	at Minnesota	No. 13	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 3–5	12–6	—
19	March 22	No. 22 Texas Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 3–1	13–6	5–2
20	March 23	No. 22 Texas Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 8–3	14–6	6–2
21	March 24	No. 22 Texas Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 3–4	14–7	6–3
22	March 26	Western Illinois	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 10–2	15–7	—
23	March 27	Western Illinois	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12–5	16–7	—
24	March 29	at Kansas State	No. 10	KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 8–9	16–8	6–4
25	March 30	at Kansas State	No. 10	KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	W 22–6	17–8	7–4
26	March 31	at Kansas State	No. 10	KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	L 2–3	17–9	7–5

April (13–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
27	April 2	Milwaukee	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 10–1	18–9	—
28	April 3	Milwaukee	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 16–1	19–9	—
29	April 5	No. 17 Oklahoma	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 4–5	19–10	7–6
30	April 6	at No. 17 Oklahoma	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7–6	20–10	8–6
31	April 7	at No. 17 Oklahoma	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12–2	21–10	9–6
32	April 9	at Creighton	No. 10	Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, Nebraska	L 3–8	21–11	—
33	April 10	Minnesota	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12–3	22–11	—
34	April 12	at Missouri	No. 10	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	L 6–9	22–12	9–7
35	April 13	at Missouri	No. 10	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	W 6–3	23–12	10–7
36	April 14	at Missouri	No. 10	Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri	L 12–16	23–13	10–8
37	April 16	Creighton	No. 20	Haymarket • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 6–5	24–13	—
38	April 19	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	No. 20	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 5–2	25–13	11–8
39	April 20	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	No. 20	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	L 4–8	25–14	11–9
40	April 21	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	No. 20	Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 10–3	26–14	12–9
41	April 23	Texas–Pan American	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 18–1	27–14	—
42	April 24	Texas–Pan American	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 10–2	28–14	—
43	April 26	Kansas	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 4–0	29–14	13–9
44	April 28	Kansas	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 3–14	29–15	13–10
45	April 28	Kansas	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 9–1	30–15	14–10
46	April 30	No. 14 Wichita State	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 4–9	30–16	—

May (9–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
47	May 3	at No. 5 Texas	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	W 8–3	31–16	15–10
48	May 4	at No. 5 Texas	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	L 2–3	31–17	15–11
49	May 5	at No. 5 Texas	No. 15	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas	W 7–5	32–17	16–11
50	May 10	Cal Poly	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 4–3	33–17	—
51	May 11	Cal Poly	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7–3	34–17	—
52	May 12	Cal Poly	No. 15	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 5–2	35–17	—
53	May 15	at Creighton	No. 13	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	W 9–1	36–17	—
54	May 17	Louisiana Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 12–2	37–17	—
55	May 18	Louisiana Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7–1	38–17	—
56	May 19	Louisiana Tech	No. 13	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 5–1	39–17	—

Postseason (8–4)

Big 12 Tournament (3–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	B12T record
57	May 22	vs. (7) No. 29 Baylor	(2) No. 13	The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas	W 11–9	40–17	1–0
58	May 23	vs. (3) No. 17 Texas Tech	(2) No. 13	The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas	W 12–8	41–17	2–0
59	May 25	vs. (6) Kansas State	(2) No. 13	The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas	W 8–7	42–17	3–0
60	May 26	vs. (1) No. 5 Texas	(2) No. 13	The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas	L 6–9	42–18	3–1

NCAA Lincoln Regional (3–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
61	May 31	(4) Milwaukee	(1) No. 12	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 7–2	43–18	1–0
62	June 1	(3) Marist	(1) No. 12	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 9–1	44–18	2–0
63	June 2	(2) No. 28 Southwest Missouri State	(1) No. 12	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 14–3	45–18	3–0

NCAA Lincoln Super Regional (2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
64	June 7	No. 13 Richmond	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 2–0	46–18	4–0
65	June 8	No. 13 Richmond	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 2–6	46–19	4–1
66	June 9	No. 13 Richmond	No. 10	Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska	W 11–6	47–19	5–1

2002 College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Big 12 record
67	June 14	vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson	No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 10–11	47–20	16–11
68	June 16	vs. (6) No. 3 South Carolina	No. 7	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	L 8–10	47–21	16–11

Awards and honors

Jeff Blevins

Honorable Mention All-Big 12^[2]

Will Bolt

Honorable Mention All-Big 12

Daniel Bruce

Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Brian Duensing

Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Shane Komine

Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
Second Team All-American Baseball America
Third Team All-American NBCSA

Jeff Leise

First Team All-Big 12

Aaron Marsden

First Team All-Big 12
Big 12 Conference Baseball Newcomer of the Year

Jed Morris

First Team All-Big 12
Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year
Third Team All-American Baseball America

Phil Shirek

Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

References

↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
↑ "2020 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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[1] 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.

[2] "2020 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved August 8, 2020.

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