2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 1st season at Arizona. Former head coach Jerry Stitt - who had been spent the previous 23 seasons on the coaching staff (the last 5 as head coach) - resigned prior to the season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 31-24 and placed 8th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 9-15 record.

2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record31-24 (9-15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (1st season)
  • Jeff Casper (1st season)
  • Steve Kling (1st season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
2002 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 12 Southern California  ‍†‍‍y 17–7–0 .70837–24–0 .607
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .66747–18–0 .723
No. 26 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–6–0 .71437–27–0 .578
Washington  ‍‍‍y 15–9–0 .62533–27–1 .549
California  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45829–27–0 .518
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41731–23–0 .574
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37526–35–0 .426
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37531–24–0 .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25021–33–0 .389
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2001 season with an overall record of 33-23. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

Personnel

Roster
2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Sophomore

• 11 - Chris Marini - Freshman

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Sophomore

• 13 - Will Miller - Freshman

• 18 - Jason Snyder - Freshman

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Sophomore

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Sophomore

• 24 - Chris Goodman - Sophomore

• 29 - Scott Burns - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 45 - Wes Zlotoff - Junior

• 46 - Matt Wersel - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Senior

 Catchers

• 26 - Ken Riley - Junior

• 33 - Richard Mercado - Freshman

• 40 - Chris Cunningham - Senior

Infielders

• 3 - Moises Duran - Sophomore

• 4 - Greg Powers - Junior

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Senior

• 17 - Pat Reilly - Sophomore

• 34 - John Hardy - Freshman

• 42 - Will Thompson - Freshman

 Outfielders

• 1 - Clarence Farmer - Junior

• 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman

• 21 - Chris Frey - Freshman

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Sophomore

• 21 - Clayton Bried - Senior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Senior

Coaches
2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Steve Kling - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day
Opening Day Starters[4]
Name Position
Brad Hassey Shortstop
Will Thompson First baseman
Brian Anderson Center fielder
Chris Cunningham Catcher
Marc Kaiser Left fielder
Moises Duran Second baseman
Richard Mercado Designated hitter
John Hardy Third baseman
Clayton Bried Right fielder
Sean Rierson Starting pitcher

Schedule and results
2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win/Loss Overall

Record

 Pac-10

Record

Jan 25 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-2 Rierson (1-0) 1-0
Jan 26 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 23-3 Little (1-0) 2-0
Jan 27 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-2 Kaiser (1-0) 3-0
Feb 1 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3-0 Rierson (2-0) 4-0
Feb 2 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-5 Little (2-0) 5-0
Feb 3 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 Sulser (0-1) 5-1
Feb 4 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 Goodman (1-0) 6-1
Feb 5 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-8 Wersel (1-0) 7-1
Feb 7 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1-0 Rierson (3-0) 8-1
Feb 8 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-3 Little (3-0) 9-1
Feb 9 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-5 Kaiser (2-0) 10-1
Feb 13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander Field • Corpus Christi, TX W 4-1 Miller (1-0) 11-1
Feb 15 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 0-4 Rierson (3-1) 11-2
Feb 16 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 4-9 Little (3-1) 11-3
Feb 17 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 6-13 Goodman (1-1) 11-4
Feb 22 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-4 Snyder (1-0) 12-4
Feb 23 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-6 Sulser (1-1) 13-4
Feb 24 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-9 Zlotoff (1-0) 14-4
Feb 26 New Mexico State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-10 Kaiser (3-0) 15-4
Mar 2 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 Rierson (4-1) 16-4
Mar 3 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-4 Little (4-1) 17-4
Mar 8 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0-4 Rierson (4-2) 17-5
Mar 9 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 6-7 Sulser (1-2) 17-6
Mar 10 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0-6 Kaiser (3-1) 17-7
Mar 15 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Goodman (1-2) 17-8
Mar 16 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-6 Little (5-1) 18-8
Mar 17 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-2 Kaiser (4-1) 19-8
Mar 22 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Anderson (0-1) 19-9 0-1
Mar 23 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6-10 Little (5-2) 19-10 0-2
Mar 24 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 Kaiser (5-1) 20-10 1-2
Mar 28 at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 13-9 Rierson (5-2) 21-10 2-2
Mar 29 at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 1-2 Zlotoff (1-1) 21-11 2-3
Mar 30 at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 0-5 Kaiser (5-2) 21-12 2-4
Apr 5 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-5 Snyder (1-1) 21-13 2-5
Apr 6 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1-19 Little (5-3) 21-14 2-6
Apr 7 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-13 Goodman (2-2) 22-14 3-6
Apr 12 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 8-4 Rierson (6-2) 23-14 4-6
Apr 13 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 18-9 Goodman (2-2) 24-14 5-6
Apr 14 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 1-2 Little (5-4) 24-15 5-7
Apr 16 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-8 Sulser (2-2) 25-15
Apr 19 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-1 Rierson (7-2) 26-15
Apr 20 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-12 Kaiser (5-3) 26-16
Apr 21 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-5 Little (6-4) 27-16
Apr 26 at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 6-14 Rierson (7-3) 27-17 5-8
Apr 27 at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 10-12 Kaiser (5-4) 27-18 5-9
Apr 28 at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 15-12 Sulser (3-2) 28-18 6-9
May 10 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-9 Zlotoff (2-1) 29-18 7-9
May 11 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-5 Little (6-5) 29-19 7-10
May 12 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 14-18 Sulser (3-3) 29-20 7-11
May 17 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-6 Rierson (7-4) 29-21 7-12
May 18 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 Goodman (4-2) 30-21 8-12
May 19 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Anderson (0-2) 30-22 8-13
May 24 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3-7 Rierson (7-5) 30-23 8-14
May 25 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3-8 Little (6-6) 30-24 8-15
May 26 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5-2 Goodman (5-2) 31-24 9-15

2002 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Chris Cunningham C 13 373 Pittsburgh Pirates
Brad Hassey SS 19 566 Toronto Blue Jays
Sean Rierson RHP 26 787 San Francisco Giants

References
  1. 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. "2002 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. "Utah at Arizona (Feb 2, 2002)". stats.utahutes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Game Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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