2002 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament explained

Year:2002
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Shortconference:Big 12
Division:I
Teams:8
Format:Double elimination
Ballpark:Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
City:Arlington, Texas
Champions:Texas
Titlecount:1st
Coach:Augie Garrido
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Dustin Majewski
Mvpteam:Texas
Attendance:150,196

The 2002 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, from May 22 through 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:[1]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%GBWL%
11Texas1985715
22Nebraska161134721
23161134220
44151243527
5513135.53721
5613135.53025
5713135.53626
88131463524
9Missouri91692429
1052113.52229

Tournament

All-Tournament Team

PositionPlayerSchool
1BJeff OntiverosTexas
2BWill BoltNebraska
3BJake BrownTexas Tech
SSOsmar CastilloKansas State
CJohn GroseNebraska
OFDustin MajewskiTexas
OFJason FranszOklahoma
OFPat MahoneyKansas State
DHJ.D. ReiningerTexas
UTTy SotoKansas State
PRay ClarkTexas
PMark RobertsOklahoma
PHuston StreetTexas
MOPDustin MajewskiTexas

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book. 23–27. Big 12 Conference. PDF. June 10, 2020.