2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

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2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball
Big East Conference champions
Big East Conference Tournament champions
South Bend Regional champions
Tallahassee Super Regional champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
CBNo. 6
Record50–18 (18–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachWally Widelski (2nd season)
Hitting coachDusty Lepper (3rd season)
Pitching coachBrian O'Connor (8th season)
Captains
  • Andrew Bushey (Senior year)
  • Steve Stanley (Senior year)
Home stadiumFrank Eck Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 8 – 0   .692 50 – 18 – 0   .735
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8 – 0   .692 33 – 26 – 0   .559
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 30 – 25 – 0   .545
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 25 – 22 – 0   .532
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 14 – 11 – 0   .560 36 – 16 – 1   .689
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12 – 0   .538 29 – 23 – 0   .558
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13 – 12 – 0   .520 28 – 22 – 0   .560
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 25 – 28 – 0   .472
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 16 – 0   .360 24 – 26 – 0   .480
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 2 – 24 – 0   .077 9 – 47 – 0   .161
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1][2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Frank Eck Stadium. The team was coached by Paul Mainieri in his 8th year as head coach at Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish won the South Bend Regional and the Tallahassee Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Stanford Cardinal.

Roster

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2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 OF Steve Stanley (C) L/L 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Upper Arlington, Ohio
3 INF Steve Sollmann R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
5 RHP Drew Duff R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Sevierville, Tennessee
6 INF Geoff Milsom L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr New York, New York
7 INF Zach Sisko L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Belleville, Illinois
8 OF Kris Billmaier R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Woodinville, Washington
9 OF Matt Bok S/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Akron, Ohio
10 RHP Chris Niesel R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Plantation, Florida
11 Matt Macri R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Clive, Iowa
12 INF Andrew Bushy (C) L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Boardman, Ohio
13 C Jay Molina R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Moline, Illinois
14 Matt Edwards R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mechanicsville, Virginia
15 INF Javier Sanchez R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Miami, Florida
17 INF Ken Meyer R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Fort Myers, Florida
18 Brent Weiss R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Cockeysville, Maryland
19 OF Brian Stavisky L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
20 RHP Peter Ogilvie R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Buffalo Grove, Illinois
21 Joe Thaman L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So St. Louis, Missouri
22 RHP Grant Johnson R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Burr Ridge, Illinois
23 RHP Martin Vergara R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Paterson, New Jersey
25 INF Mike Holba R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lansing, Illinois
27 C Paul O'Toole L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Lakewood, Ohio
29 LHP Cody Wilkins R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hudson, North Carolina
30 RHP Mike Morgalis R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
32 RHP Ryan Kalita R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oak Park, Illinois
33 LHP Scott Bickford R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Owings, Maryland
35 Matt Strickroth R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mission Viejo, California
37 RHP Matt Laird R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Bellaire, Texas
38 RHP Tyler Jones R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Arlington, Texas
39 RHP Matt Buchmeier R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Greenwood, Indiana
40 OF George Howard R/R 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Pine Bluff, Arkansas
44 C Mike Milligan R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
45 RHP Brandon Viloria R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Wailuku, Hawaii
46 RHP J. P. Gagne R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bloomington, Minnesota
49 RHP John Axford R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Port Dover, Ontario
Head coach

1 Paul Mainieri

Assistant coach(es)

28 Wally Widelski

Hitting coach(es)

4 Dusty Lepper

Pitching coach(es)

26 Brian O'Connor

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 2, 2021

Schedule

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2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball game log
Regular season
February (1–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East record
February 22 vs. Missouri No. 19 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana W 7–6 1–0 –
February 23 at New Orleans No. 19 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana L 7–8 1–1 –
February 24 vs. Southern Illinois No. 19 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana L 2–6 1–2 –
March (11–8)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East record
March 1 vs. Duquesne No. 24 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida W 6–0 2–2 –
March 2 vs. Fairfield No. 24 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida W 6–4 3–2 –
March 2 vs. FIU No. 24 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida L 4–13 3–3 –
March 3 vs. Sacred Heart No. 24 Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida W 4–1 4–3 –
March 8 vs. TCU No. 24 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas L 3–7 4–4 –
March 9 vs. USC No. 24 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas W 15–8 5–4 –
March 10 vs. Texas–Pan American No. 24 Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas L 5–6 5–5 –
March 11 vs. Creighton Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas L 6–8 5–6 –
March 13 vs. Creighton Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas W 6–2 6–6 –
March 14 vs. Southern Illinois Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas W 5–3 7–6 –
March 15 vs. Arkansas–Little Rock Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas W 7–5 8–6 –
March 16 vs. Southern Illinois Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas W 3–2 9–6 –
March 23 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut L 3–4 9–7 0–1
March 23 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut L 8–9 9–8 0–2
March 24 at Connecticut J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut L 6–13 9–9 0–3
March 28 at West Virginia Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia L 2–4 9–10 0–4
March 28 at West Virginia Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia W 10–6 10–10 1–4
March 30 at Georgetown Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland W 10–6 11–10 2–4
March 30 at Georgetown Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland W 12–3 12–10 3–4
April (19–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East record
April 1 BYU Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 1–0 13–10 3–4
April 3 Valparaiso Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 16–0 14–10 3–4
April 3 Valparasio Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 12–1 15–10 3–4
April 6 St. John's Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 4–1 16–10 4–4
April 6 St. John's Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana L 3–4 16–11 4–5
April 7 St. John's Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 5–2 17–11 5–5
April 9 Western Michigan Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 5–4 18–11 5–5
April 11 Pittsburgh Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana L 5–7 18–12 5–6
April 11 Pittsburgh Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 12–2 19–12 6–6
April 12 Virginia Tech Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 2–1 20–12 7–6
April 12 Virginia Tech Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 4–2 21–12 8–6
April 15 Central Michigan Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 10–9 22–12 7–6
April 16 Ball State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 10–1 23–12 7–6
April 17 Toledo Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 15–4 24–12 8–6
April 20 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey W 9–4 25–12 9–6
April 21 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey W 4–2 26–12 10–6
April 21 at Seton Hall Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey W 6–1 27–12 11–6
April 23 Chicago State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 9–8 28–12 11–6
April 24 Bowling Green Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 3–2 29–12 11–6
April 26 No. 30 Arizona State Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 11–5 30–12 11–6
April 30 vs. Michigan No. 19 Fifth Third Ballpark • Grand Rapids, Michigan W 7–4 31–12 11–6
May (10–2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record Big East record
May 1 Oakland No. 19 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 11–5 32–12 11–6
May 4 Rutgers No. 19 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 6–5 33–12 12–6
May 4 Rutgers No. 19 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 7–2 34–12 13–6
May 5 Rutgers No. 19 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana L 0–11 34–13 13–7
May 11 at Villanova No. 19 Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania L 7–8 34–14 13–8
May 12 at Villanova No. 19 Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 8–1 35–14 14–8
May 12 at Villanova No. 19 Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania W 9–5 36–14 15–8
May 15 Rochester No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 10–3 37–14 15–8
May 15 Detroit No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 23–1 38–14 15–8
May 17 Boston College No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 8–2 39–14 16–8
May 18 Boston College No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 10–6 40–14 17–8
May 18 Boston College No. 23 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 5–2 41–14 18–8
Postseason
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record BIGET record
May 23 vs. (4) Rutgers (1) No. 18 Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey W 8–3 42–14 1–0
May 24 vs. (2) Virginia Tech (1) No. 18 Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey W 8–4 43–14 2–0
May 25 vs. (4) Rutgers (1) No. 18 Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey L 3–4 43–15 2–1
May 23 vs. (4) Rutgers (1) No. 18 Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey W 3–2 44–15 3–1
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 31 (3) No. 30 Ohio State (2) No. 17 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 8–6 45–15 1–0
June 1 (1) No. 20 South Alabama (2) No. 17 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 25–1 46–15 2–0
June 2 (3) No. 30 Ohio State (2) No. 17 Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana W 9–6 47–15 3–0
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 7 at (1) No. 1 Florida State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 10–4 48–15 4–0
June 9 at (1) No. 1 Florida State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida L 5–12 48–16 4–1
June 10 at (1) No. 1 Florida State No. 11 Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 3–1 49–16 5–1
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
June 15 vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford No. 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 3–4 49–17 18–8
June 17 vs. (4) No. 1 Rice No. 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska W 5–3 50–17 18–8
June 18 vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford No. 8 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska L 3–5 50–18 18–8
All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.

South Bend Regional

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South Bend Regional Teams
(1) South Alabama Jaguars (2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3) Ohio State Buckeyes (4) Kent State Golden Flashes
First roundRegional semifinalsRegional final
1South Alabama7
4Kent State4
1South Alabama1
2Notre Dame25
3Ohio State6
2Notre Dame8
2Notre Dame9—
3Ohio State6—
Lower round 1Lower final
3Ohio State6
4Kent State81South Alabama4
3Ohio State12

Tallahassee Super Regional

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Tallahassee Super Regional Game 1
(11) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. (1) Florida State Seminoles
June 7, 2002, 6:00 pm (EST) at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(11) Notre Dame 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 0 10 0 0
(1) Florida State 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0
Tallahassee Super Regional Game 2
(1) Florida State Seminoles vs. (11) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
June 9, 2002, 12:30 pm (EST) at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Florida State 8 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 0 0
(11) Notre Dame 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0
Tallahassee Super Regional Game 3
(1) Florida State Seminoles vs. (11) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
June 10, 2002, 11:00 am (EST) at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
(1) Florida State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
(11) Notre Dame 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
Attendance: 5,195

College World Series

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College World Series Teams
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2) Clemson Tigers Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4) Rice Owls (5) Texas Longhorns (6) South Carolina Gamecocks Nebraska Cornhuskers (8) Stanford Cardinal
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
Notre Dame 3
8 Stanford 4
8 Stanford 7
5 Texas 8
5 Texas 2
4 Rice 1
5 Texas 6 —
8 Stanford 5 —
Notre Dame 5
4 Rice 3
Notre Dame 3
8 Stanford 5
5 Texas 12
6 South Carolina 6
2 Clemson 11
Nebraska 10
2 Clemson 9
Georgia Tech 7
6 South Carolina 0
Georgia Tech 11
2 Clemson 4 2
6 South Carolina 12 10
Nebraska 8
6 South Carolina 10
6 South Carolina 9
Georgia Tech 5

Awards and honors

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Matt Bok
  • Third Team All-Big East Conference
Andrew Bushey
  • Third Team All-Big East Conference
Grant Johnson
Paul O'Toole
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference
Steve Sollmann
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference
Steve Stanley
Brian Stavisky
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference

References

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  1. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). www.ncaa.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "College World Series record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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