| Year: | 2002 |
| Team: | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| Sport: | baseball |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Conference Link: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Coachrank: | 8 |
| Cbrank: | 8 |
| Record: | 47–21 |
| Conf Record: | 16–11 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Van Horn |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Kevin Koch |
| Hit Coach: | Mike Anderson |
| Htc Year: | 8th |
| Pitch Coach: | Rob Childress |
| Pc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Haymarket Park |
| Tourney: | 2002 College World Series |
| Tourney Result: | T-7th |
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.
! style="" | Regular season (39–17)|- valign="top" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 1 || February 13 || vs. || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || W 3–2 || 1–0 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 2 || February 14 || at No. 10 || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 7–8 || 1–1 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 3 || February 15 || vs. No. 15 || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 8–9 || 1–2 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 4 || February 22 || at || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || W 9–4 || 2–2 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 5 || February 23 || vs. || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || W 4–1 || 3–2 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 6 || February 24 || vs. || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || L 5–6 || 3–3 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 7 || February 28 || at || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 7–1 || 4–3 || —|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 8 || March 1 || at Fresno State || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 9–0 || 5–3 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 9 || March 2 || at Fresno State || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 10–6 || 6–3 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 10 || March 5 || || No. 17 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 23–1 || 7–3 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 11 || March 8 || at No. 14 || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || W 15–4 || 8–3 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 12 || March 9 || at No. 14 Baylor || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || L 1–2 || 8–4 || 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 13 || March 10 || at No. 14 Baylor || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || L 6–9 || 8–5 || 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 14 || March 15 || No. 13 || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 6–4 || 9–5 || 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 15 || March 16 || No. 13 Texas A&M || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 3–0 || 10–5 || 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 16 || March 17 || No. 13 Texas A&M || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–0 || 11–5 || 4–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 17 || March 19 || at || No. 13 || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota || W 19–6 || 12–5 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 18 || March 20 || at Minnesota || No. 13 || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota || L 3–5 || 12–6 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 19 || March 22 || No. 22 || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 3–1 || 13–6 || 5–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 20 || March 23 || No. 22 Texas Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 8–3 || 14–6 || 6–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 21 || March 24 || No. 22 Texas Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 3–4 || 14–7 || 6–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 22 || March 26 || || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–2 || 15–7 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 23 || March 27 || Western Illinois || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–5 || 16–7 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 24 || March 29 || at || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || L 8–9 || 16–8 || 6–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 25 || March 30 || at Kansas State || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || W 22–6 || 17–8 || 7–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 26 || March 31 || at Kansas State || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || L 2–3 || 17–9 || 7–5|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 27 || April 2 || || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–1 || 18–9 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 28 || April 3 || Milwaukee || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 16–1 || 19–9 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 29 || April 5 || No. 17 || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 4–5 || 19–10 || 7–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 30 || April 6 || at No. 17 Oklahoma || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–6 || 20–10 || 8–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 31 || April 7 || at No. 17 Oklahoma || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–2 || 21–10 || 9–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 32 || April 9 || at || No. 10 || Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–8 || 21–11 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 33 || April 10 || Minnesota || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–3 || 22–11 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 34 || April 12 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || L 6–9 || 22–12 || 9–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 35 || April 13 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || W 6–3 || 23–12 || 10–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 36 || April 14 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || L 12–16 || 23–13 || 10–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 37 || April 16 || Creighton || No. 20 || Haymarket • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 6–5 || 24–13 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 38 || April 19 || at No. 15 || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || W 5–2 || 25–13 || 11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 39 || April 20 || at No. 15 Oklahoma State || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || L 4–8 || 25–14 || 11–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 40 || April 21 || at No. 15 Oklahoma State || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || W 10–3 || 26–14 || 12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 41 || April 23 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 18–1 || 27–14 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 42 || April 24 || Texas–Pan American || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–2 || 28–14 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 43 || April 26 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 4–0 || 29–14 || 13–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 44 || April 28 || Kansas || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 3–14 || 29–15 || 13–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 45 || April 28 || Kansas || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 30–15 || 14–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 46 || April 30 || No. 14 || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 4–9 || 30–16 || —|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 47 || May 3 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || W 8–3 || 31–16 || 15–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 48 || May 4 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || L 2–3 || 31–17 || 15–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 49 || May 5 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || W 7–5 || 32–17 || 16–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 50 || May 10 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 4–3 || 33–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 51 || May 11 || Cal Poly || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–3 || 34–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 52 || May 12 || Cal Poly || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 5–2 || 35–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 53 || May 15 || at Creighton || No. 13 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 36–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 54 || May 17 || || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–2 || 37–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 55 || May 18 || Louisiana Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–1 || 38–17 || —|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 56 || May 19 || Louisiana Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 5–1 || 39–17 || —|-|-! style="" | Postseason (8–4)|- valign="top"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 57 || May 22 || vs. (7) No. 29 Baylor || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || W 11–9 || 40–17 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 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|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 59 || May 25 || vs. (6) Kansas State || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || W 8–7 || 42–17 || 3–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 60 || May 26 || vs. (1) No. 5 Texas || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || L 6–9 || 42–18 || 3–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 61 || May 31 || (4) Milwaukee || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–2 || 43–18 || 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 62 || June 1 || (3) || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 44–18 || 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 63 || June 2 || (2) No. 28 || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 14–3 || 45–18 || 3–0|- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 64 || June 7 || No. 13 || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 2–0 || 46–18 || 4–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 65 || June 8 || No. 13 Richmond || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 2–6 || 46–19 || 4–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"| 66 || June 9 || No. 13 Richmond || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 11–6 || 47–19 || 5–1|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 67 || June 14 || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || No. 7 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 10–11 || 47–20 || 16–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd"| 68 || June 16 || vs. (6) No. 3 South Carolina || No. 7 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 8–10 || 47–21 || 16–11|-