2002 College World Series

College World Series
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The 2002 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 14 to June 22. The participating schools qualified by winning their Regional and Super-Regional tournaments. The fifty-sixth tournament's champion was the University of Texas at Austin coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Huston Street of the University of Texas at Austin.

Participating Teams

Bracket 1

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	University of Notre Dame	Big East Conference	49 - 16 (18 - 8, 0 GB)	Paul Mainieri	1 (last: 1957)	4th (1957)	2 - 2
	Rice University	Western Athletic Conference	52 - 12 (28 - 2, 0 GB)	Wayne Graham	2 (last: 1999)	6th (1999)	1 - 4
	Stanford University	Pacific Ten Conference	45 - 16 (16 - 8, 1 GB)	Mark Marquess	13 (last: 2001)	1st (1987, 1988)	31 - 22
	University of Texas at Austin	Big Twelve Conference	53 - 15 (19 - 8, 0 GB)	Augie Garrido	28 (last: 2000)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983)	64 - 49

Bracket 2

School		Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS W-L Record
	Clemson University	Atlantic Coast Conference	52 - 15 (16 - 8, 2 GB)	Jack Leggett	9 (last: 2000)	3rd (1996)	7 - 18
	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlantic Coast Conference	51 - 14 (14 - 9, 3.5 GB)	Danny Hall	1 (last: 1994)	2nd (1994)	3 - 1
	University of Nebraska	Big Twelve Conference	47 - 19 (16 - 11, 3 GB)	Dave Van Horn	1 (last: 2001)	7th (2001)	0 - 2
	University of South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	53 - 16 (21 - 8, 0 GB)	Ray Tanner	5 (last: 1985)	2nd (1975, 1977)	9 - 10

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals						Finals
		Notre Dame	3
		Stanford	4
							Stanford	7
							Texas	8
		Texas	2
		Rice	1
												Texas	6	x
	Bracket One
											Stanford	5	x
		Notre Dame	5
		Rice	3
							Notre Dame	3
							Stanford	5
																	Texas	12
																	South Carolina	6
		Clemson	11
		Nebraska	10
							Clemson	9
							Georgia Tech	7
		South Carolina	0
		Georgia Tech	11
												Clemson	4	2
	Bracket Two
											South Carolina	12	10
		Nebraska	8
		South Carolina	10
							South Carolina	9
							Georgia Tech	5

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 14	Game 1	Georgia Tech	11 - 0	South Carolina
	Game 2	Clemson	11 - 0	Nebraska
June 15	Game 3	Stanford	4 - 3	Notre Dame
	Game 4	Texas	2 - 1	Rice
June 16	Game 5	South Carolina	10 - 8	Nebraska	Nebraska eliminated
	Game 6	Clemson	9 - 7	Georgia Tech
June 17	Game 7	Notre Dame	5 - 3	Rice	Rice eliminated
	Game 8	Texas	8 - 7	Stanford
June 18	Game 9	South Carolina	9 - 5	Georgia Tech	Georgia Tech eliminated
	Game 10	Stanford	5 - 3	Notre Dame	Notre Dame eliminated
June 19	Game 11	South Carolina	12 - 4	Clemson
June 20	Game 12	Texas	6 - 5	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
June 21	Game 13	South Carolina	10 - 8	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 22	Final	Texas	12 - 6	South Carolina	Texas wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Justin Simmons	Sophomore	Texas
	Huston Street	Freshman	Texas
Catcher	Landon Powell	Sophomore	South Carolina
First baseman	Michael Johnson	Junior	Clemson
Second baseman	Tim Moss	Sophomore	Texas
Third baseman	Omar Quintanilla	Sophomore	Texas
Shortstop	Victor Menocal	Senior	Georgia Tech
Outfielder	Sam Fuld	Sophomore	Stanford
	Justin Harris	Junior	South Carolina
	Dustin Majewski	Junior	Texas
Designated hitter	Steve Stanley	Senior	Notre Dame

Notable Players

• Clemson University: Jeff Baker, Khalil Greene
• Georgia Institute of Technology: Matt Murton
• University of Nebraska: Drew Anderson, Shane Komine
• University of Notre Dame: Aaron Heilman
• Rice University: David Aardsma, Philip Humber
• University of South Carolina: Drew Meyer
• Stanford University: Ryan Garko, Jeremy Guthrie, Carlos Quentin
• University of Texas at Austin: Brandon Fahey, Brad Halsey, Omar Quintanilla, Huston Street

Tournament Notes

Augie Garrido becomes the first head coach to led two different schools to national titles; he led California State University, Fullerton to three championships in 1979, 1984, and 1995.

Sources

• Team Standings are from BoydsWorld.com

Related Sites

• BackHomeInOmaha.net