2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team

The 2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC.

2002 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record54–17 (17-8 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–6 .75060–14 .811
No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 17–6 .73947–13 .783
No. 19 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70843–21 .672
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .66754–17 .761
No. 5 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14–9 .60952–16 .765
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33325–32 .439
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29233–26 .559
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25034–23 .596
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16724–34 .414
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his ninth season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 2002 College World Series, their tenth appearance in Omaha.[2][3]

Roster
2002 Clemson Tigers roster[4]
 
  • - Garrick Evans
  • - Zane Green
  • - Ryan Hub
  • - Collin Mahoney
  • - Seth Miller
  • - Jon Smith
  • - Russell Triplett
  • - Roberto Valiente
  

Pitchers

  • - Chad Bendinelli
  • - Thomas Boozer
  • - Ryan Childs
  • - Jeff Hahn
  • - Paul Harrelson
  • - Matt Henrie - Junior
  • - Patrick Hogan
  • - Jeff Hourigan - Freshman
  • - Steven Jackson - Sophomore
  • - B. J. LaMura
  • - Tyler Lumsden
  • - Steve Reba - Senior
  

Catchers

  • - Steve Pyzik - Junior

Infielders

  

Outfielders

  • - L. J. DeMaino - Junior
  • - Kyle Frank - Junior
  • - Jarrod Schmidt - Junior
  

Schedule
Legend
 Clemson win
 Clemson loss
BoldClemson team member
*Non-Conference game
2002 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (54–17)[5]
Regular season (44–12)
Postseason (10–5)

Ranking movements
Main article: 2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
Coaches'*3
Baseball America3
Collegiate Baseball^664433221111111167543
NCBWA†4655322211111111766*6*3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. "2002 College World Series". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. "2002 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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