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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record31-24 (9-15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Wasikowski (1st season)
  • Jeff Casper (1st season)
  • Steve Kling (1st season)
Home stadiumSancet Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 12 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 17 7 0   .708 37 24 0   .607
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 16 8 0   .667 47 18 0   .723
No. 26 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15 6 0   .714 37 27 0   .578
Washington  ‍‍‍y 15 9 0   .625 33 27 1   .549
California  ‍‍‍ 11 13 0   .458 29 27 0   .518
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 10 14 0   .417 31 23 0   .574
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 26 35 0   .426
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 9 15 0   .375 31 24 0   .564
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 6 18 0   .250 21 33 0   .389
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 1st season at Arizona. Former head coach Jerry Stitt - who had been spent the previous 23 seasons on the coaching staff (the last 5 as head coach) - resigned prior to the season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 31-24 and placed 8th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 9-15 record.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2001 season with an overall record of 33-23. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

Personnel

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Roster

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]
  Pitchers

• 2 - Joe Little - Sophomore

• 11 - Chris Marini - Freshman

• 12 - Sean Rierson - Sophomore

• 13 - Will Miller - Freshman

• 18 - Jason Snyder - Freshman

• 20 - Kevin Rupprecht - Sophomore

• 22 - Marc Kaiser - Sophomore

• 24 - Chris Goodman - Sophomore

• 29 - Scott Burns - Sophomore

• 36 - Tony Sulser - Freshman

• 45 - Wes Zlotoff - Junior

• 46 - Matt Wersel - Junior

• 47 - Kevin Sears - Senior

Catchers

• 26 - Ken Riley - Junior

• 33 - Richard Mercado - Freshman

• 40 - Chris Cunningham - Senior

Infielders

• 3 - Moises Duran - Sophomore

• 4 - Greg Powers - Junior

• 10 - Brad Hassey - Senior

• 17 - Pat Reilly - Sophomore

• 34 - John Hardy - Freshman

• 42 - Will Thompson - Freshman

Outfielders

• 1 - Clarence Farmer - Junior

• 16 - Jeff Van Houten - Freshman

• 21 - Chris Frey - Freshman

• 27 - Brian Anderson - Sophomore

• 21 - Clayton Bried - Senior

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Senior

Coaches

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff
  • Andy Lopez - Head Coach
  • Mark Wasikowski - Assistant Coach
  • Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
  • Steve Kling - Volunteer Assistant Coach

Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]
Name Position
Brad Hassey Shortstop
Will Thompson First baseman
Brian Anderson Center fielder
Chris Cunningham Catcher
Marc Kaiser Left fielder
Moises Duran Second baseman
Richard Mercado Designated hitter
John Hardy Third baseman
Clayton Bried Right fielder
Sean Rierson Starting pitcher

Schedule and results

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2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]
Regular Season
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win/Loss Overall

Record

Pac-10

Record

Jan 25 New Mexico Sancet StadiumTucson, AZ W 6-2 Rierson (1-0) 1-0
Jan 26 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 23-3 Little (1-0) 2-0
Jan 27 New Mexico Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-2 Kaiser (1-0) 3-0
Feb 1 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 3-0 Rierson (2-0) 4-0
Feb 2 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-5 Little (2-0) 5-0
Feb 3 Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-7 Sulser (0-1) 5-1
Feb 4 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 Goodman (1-0) 6-1
Feb 5 Southern Utah Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 11-8 Wersel (1-0) 7-1
Feb 7 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 1-0 Rierson (3-0) 8-1
Feb 8 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 6-3 Little (3-0) 9-1
Feb 9 San Diego State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-5 Kaiser (2-0) 10-1
Feb 13 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islander FieldCorpus Christi, TX W 4-1 Miller (1-0) 11-1
Feb 15 at Texas A&M Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX L 0-4 Rierson (3-1) 11-2
Feb 16 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 4-9 Little (3-1) 11-3
Feb 17 at Texas A&M Olsen Field • College Station, TX L 6-13 Goodman (1-1) 11-4
Feb 22 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-4 Snyder (1-0) 12-4
Feb 23 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 7-6 Sulser (1-1) 13-4
Feb 24 UC Irvine Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-9 Zlotoff (1-0) 14-4
Feb 26 New Mexico State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-10 Kaiser (3-0) 15-4
Mar 2 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 12-1 Rierson (4-1) 16-4
Mar 3 Cal State Dominguez Hills Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-4 Little (4-1) 17-4
Mar 8 at Long Beach State Blair FieldLong Beach, CA L 0-4 Rierson (4-2) 17-5
Mar 9 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 6-7 Sulser (1-2) 17-6
Mar 10 at Long Beach State Blair Field • Long Beach, CA L 0-6 Kaiser (3-1) 17-7
Mar 15 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Goodman (1-2) 17-8
Mar 16 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 9-6 Little (5-1) 18-8
Mar 17 UNC Wilmington Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 14-2 Kaiser (4-1) 19-8
Mar 22 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Anderson (0-1) 19-9 0-1
Mar 23 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 6-10 Little (5-2) 19-10 0-2
Mar 24 #20 Arizona State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-1 Kaiser (5-1) 20-10 1-2
Mar 28 at Oregon State Goss StadiumCorvallis, OR W 13-9 Rierson (5-2) 21-10 2-2
Mar 29 at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 1-2 Zlotoff (1-1) 21-11 2-3
Mar 30 at Oregon State Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 0-5 Kaiser (5-2) 21-12 2-4
Apr 5 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 4-5 Snyder (1-1) 21-13 2-5
Apr 6 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 1-19 Little (5-3) 21-14 2-6
Apr 7 #2 Stanford Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 15-13 Goodman (2-2) 22-14 3-6
Apr 12 at California Evans DiamondBerkeley, CA W 8-4 Rierson (6-2) 23-14 4-6
Apr 13 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA W 18-9 Goodman (2-2) 24-14 5-6
Apr 14 at California Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA L 1-2 Little (5-4) 24-15 5-7
Apr 16 Grand Canyon Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 17-8 Sulser (2-2) 25-15
Apr 19 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 5-1 Rierson (7-2) 26-15
Apr 20 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-12 Kaiser (5-3) 26-16
Apr 21 UC Riverside Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 13-5 Little (6-4) 27-16
Apr 26 at #23 USC Dedeaux FieldLos Angeles, CA L 6-14 Rierson (7-3) 27-17 5-8
Apr 27 at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA L 10-12 Kaiser (5-4) 27-18 5-9
Apr 28 at #23 USC Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA W 15-12 Sulser (3-2) 28-18 6-9
May 10 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 10-9 Zlotoff (2-1) 29-18 7-9
May 11 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 3-5 Little (6-5) 29-19 7-10
May 12 UCLA Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 14-18 Sulser (3-3) 29-20 7-11
May 17 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 5-6 Rierson (7-4) 29-21 7-12
May 18 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 8-7 Goodman (4-2) 30-21 8-12
May 19 Washington State Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ L 7-9 Anderson (0-2) 30-22 8-13
May 24 at Washington Husky BallparkSeattle, WA L 3-7 Rierson (7-5) 30-23 8-14
May 25 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA L 3-8 Little (6-6) 30-24 8-15
May 26 at Washington Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA W 5-2 Goodman (5-2) 31-24 9-15

2002 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Chris Cunningham C 13 373 Pittsburgh Pirates
Brad Hassey SS 19 566 Toronto Blue Jays
Sean Rierson RHP 26 787 San Francisco Giants

References

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  1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "2002 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Utah at Arizona (Feb 2, 2002)". stats.utahutes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Game Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.