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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.
2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball | |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 31-24 (9-15 Pac-10) |
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Home stadium | Sancet Stadium |
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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 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.
2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3] | ||||||||
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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 • 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 • 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Senior |
2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff | ||||||||
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Opening Day Starters[4] | |
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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 |
2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5] | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/Stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall
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Pac-10
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Jan 25 | New Mexico | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, 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 Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 4-1 | Miller (1-0) | 11-1 | ||
Feb 15 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field • College 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 Field • Long 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 Stadium • Corvallis, 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 Diamond • Berkeley, 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 Field • Los 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 Ballpark • Seattle, 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 |
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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Chris Cunningham | C | 13 | 373 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Brad Hassey | SS | 19 | 566 | Toronto Blue Jays |
Sean Rierson | RHP | 26 | 787 | San Francisco Giants |
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