2002 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[edit]

Bracket 1[edit]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
UNotreDame.jpg University of Notre Dame Big East Conference 49 - 16 (18 - 8, 0 GB) Paul Mainieri 1
(last: 1957)
4th
(1957)
2 - 2
RiceU96-07.jpg Rice University Western Athletic Conference 52 - 12 (28 - 2, 0 GB) Wayne Graham 2
(last: 1999)
6th
(1999)
1 - 4
Stanford89-02.jpg Stanford University Pacific Ten Conference 45 - 16 (16 - 8, 1 GB) Mark Marquess 13
(last: 2001)
1st
(1987, 1988)
31 - 22
UTexas.jpg 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[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Tournament Notes[edit]

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.

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