2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2002
Team:	Clemson Tigers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Cbrank:	3
Coachrank:	3
Record:	54–17
Conf Record:	17-8
Head Coach:	Jack Leggett
Stadium:	Beautiful Tiger Field
Champion:	Clemson Regional champions Clemson Super Regional champions
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	2–2

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.

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.^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Legend
	Clemson win
	Clemson loss
Bold	Clemson team member
	Non-Conference game

2002 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (54–17)^[4]
Regular season (44–12)
February (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Feb 22 No. 4 W 7–4 1–0 Feb 23 Auburn* No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–5 2–0 Feb 24 Auburn* No. 4 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 3–0
March (20–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Mar 1 at * No. 3 W 14–6 4–0 Mar 2 at No. 4 South Carolina* No. 3 W 9–7 5–0 Mar 3 No. 4 South Carolina* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–10^10 6–0 Mar 6 College of Charleston* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 12–1 7–0 Mar 8 No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 8–0 Mar 9 Purdue* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–6 9–0 Mar 10 Purdue* No. 3 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 10–0 Mar 12 No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 20–8 11–0 Mar 13 Georgia Southern* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–2 12–0 Mar 15 No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–1 13–0 Mar 16 South Alabama* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 4–6 13–1 Mar 17 South Alabama* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 11–3 14–1 Mar 19 No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 23–5 15–1 Mar 21 No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–0 16–1 Mar 22 Maine* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–0 17–1 Mar 23 Maine* No. 2 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–3 18–1 Mar 26 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 19–1 19–1 Mar 27 Coastal Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–2 20–1 Mar 29 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–6 21–1 1–0 Mar 30 Maryland No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 16–7 22–1 2–0 Mar 31 Maryland No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–2 23–1 3–0
April (15–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record Apr 2 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–1 24–1 Apr 3 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–4 25–1 Apr 5 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–4 26–1 4–0 Apr 6 NC State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 0–3 26–2 4–1 Apr 7 NC State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 10–2 27–2 5–1 Apr 9 at * No. 1 L 4–5 27–3 Apr 10 Georgia* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 6–5 28–3 Apr 12 at No. 13 No. 1 W 11–7^10 29–3 6–1 Apr 13 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 1 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 4–2 30–3 7–1 Apr 14 at No. 13 North Carolina No. 1 Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 5–12 30–4 7–2 Apr 16 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 13–9 31–4 Apr 17 No. 7 South Carolina* No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–8 31–5 Apr 19 at No. 1 W 5–3 32–5 8–2 Apr 20 at Duke No. 1 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 4–1 33–5 9–2 Apr 21 at Duke No. 1 Jack Coombs Field • Durham, NC W 2–1 34–5 10–2 Apr 23 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 18–7 35–5 Apr 24 at No. 6 South Carolina* No. 1 Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC W 4–1 36–5 Apr 26 No. 5 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 2–4 36–6 10–3 Apr 27 No. 5 Wake Forest No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 5–3 37–6 11–3 Apr 28 No. 5 Wake Forest No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–0 38–6 12–3
May (6–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACC record May 4 at No. 13 No. 1 W 12–9 39–6 13–3 May 5 at No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 1 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 6–15 39–7 13–4 May 6 at No. 13 Georgia Tech No. 1 Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 0–11 39–8 13–5 May 8 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 9–2 40–8 May 9 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–8 40–9 May 11 at No. 1 W 15–4 41–9 14–5 May 12 at Virginia No. 1 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 15–2 42–9 15–5 May 13 at Virginia No. 1 Davenport Field • Charlottesville, VA W 5–3 43–9 16–5 May 15 at Western Carolina* No. 1 W 12–4 44–9 May 17 No. 7 No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–9 44–10 16–6 May 18 No. 7 Florida State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–12 44–11 16–7 May 19 No. 7 Florida State No. 1 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 3–9 44–12 16–8
Postseason (10–5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record ACCT Record May 22 (5) No. 9 Georgia Tech (4) No. 6 W 10–0 45–12 1–0 May 23 (1) No. 1 Florida State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL L 4–9 45–13 1–1 May 24 (7) NC State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL W 5–3 46–13 2–1 May 25 (2) No. 2 Wake Forest (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL W 8–6 47–13 3–1 May 25 (1) No. 1 Florida State (4) No. 6 Florida Power Park • St. Petersburg, FL L 1–4 47–14 3–2
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record Regional Record May 31 (4) Georgia Southern (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 15–1 48–14 1–0 June 1 (2) No. 27 (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 4–2 49–14 2–0 June 2 (2) No. 27 East Carolina (1) No. 7 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 21– 50–14 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record SR Record June 7 No. 18 (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC L 6–9 50–15 0–1 June 8 No. 18 Arkansas (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 8–7 51–15 1–1 June 9 No. 18 Arkansas (2) No. 5 Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC W 7–4 52–15 2–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall record CWS record June 14 (2) No. 4 W 11–10 53–15 1–0 June 16 No. 6 Georgia Tech (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE W 9–7 54–15 2–0 June 19 (6) No. 3 South Carolina (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 4–12 54–16 2–1 June 21 (6) No. 3 South Carolina (2) No. 4 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE L 2–10 54–17 2–2

Ranking movements

See main article: 2002 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002 College World Series. ESPN. June 29, 2017.
2. Web site: 2002 College World Series. June 29, 2017. Omaha.com.
3. Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 127–136. July 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.
4. Book: 2017 Baseball Media Guide. Clemson Tigers. 172. July 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170803011900/http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/28500/pdf/baseball/2016-17/MediaGuide.pdf?&SPSID=657829&SPID=103712&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=28500. August 3, 2017. dead.