2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

The 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The head coach was Dave Van Horn, serving his 5th year.

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball
2002 College World Series, T-7th
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 8
2002 record	47–21 (16–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Dave Van Horn (5th season)
Assistant coach	Kevin Koch
Hitting coach	Mike Anderson (8th season)
Pitching coach	Rob Childress (5th season)
Home stadium	Haymarket Park

2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍^y	19	–	8		.704			57	–	15		.792
No. 8 Nebraska  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	11		.593			47	–	21		.691
No. 24 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍^y	16	–	11		.593			42	–	20		.677
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍^y	15	–	12		.556			35	–	27		.565
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			37	–	21		.638
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			30	–	25		.545
Baylor  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	13		.500			36	–	26		.581
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍	13	–	14		.481			35	–	24		.593
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	16		.360			24	–	29		.453
Kansas  ‍‍‍	5	–	21		.192			22	–	29		.431
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2002[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Cornhuskers lost in the College World Series, defeated by the South Caroline Gamecocks.

Roster

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/Throws Height Weight Year Home town 1 OF Jeff Leise L/L 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Omaha, Nebraska 3 C Jed Morris L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Seabrook, Texas 4 C Chad Steele L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 6 INF Josh Birmingham R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Hobbs, New Mexico 7 INF Will Bolt R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Conroe, Texas 8 INF Jeff Blevins S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Sand Springs, Oklahoma 9 INF Joe Simokaitis R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr St. Louis, Missouri 10 OF Justin Seely L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Nacogdoches, Texas 11 OF Drew Anderson R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Kearney, Nebraska 12 OF Daniel Bruce R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 14 INF Brandon Eymann L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Papillion, Nebraska 15 INF Curtis Ledbetter R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Lawrence, Kansas 16 INF Matt Hopper R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Golden, Colorado 17 INF Chase Odenreider R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 18 LHP Brian Duensing L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 19 LHP Waylon Byers L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Milo, Iowa 20 RHP Steve Hale R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Yukon, Oklahoma 21 C John Grose R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Henderson, Nevada 22 OF Adam Riddle R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Abilene, Texas 23 OF Marcellus Dawson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin 24 C Darren Hoffart R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska 26 OF Rob Horst R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gering, Nebraska 28 RHP Shane Komine R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Honolulu, Hawaii 30 RHP Derrick Conte R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 31 LHP Tag Horner L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Duncan, Oklahoma 32 RHP Jason Burch R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Papillion, Nebraska 33 LHP Jamie Rodrigue R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Clair, Missouri 34 LHP Ryan Bonesio L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Carrollton, Texas 35 RHP Phil Shirek R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Minot, North Dakota 36 LHP Aaron Marsden L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Grand Forks, North Dakota 38 RHP Dustin Timm R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Yutan, Nebraska 39 LHP Justin Pekarek R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Staplehurst, Nebraska 40 RHP Jeff Blaesing R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Lockport, Illinois 41 LHP Matt McMurtry L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr North Platte, Nebraska 42 LHP Jeremy Becker L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Scottsbluff, Nebraska 42 C David Ferazza R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hayward, California 44 RHP Mike Sillman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Omaha, Nebraska 45 RHP Casey Jorgensen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sioux Falls, South Dakota 49 RHP J. D. Scholten R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Sioux City, Iowa 53 RHP Jeff Bieker R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hays, Kansas	Head coach Dave Van Horn Assistant coach(es) Kevin Koch Hitting coach(es) Mike Anderson Pitching coach(es) Rob Childress Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February (4–3) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 1 February 13 vs New Mexico Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 3–2 1–0 0–0 2 February 14 at Rice Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 7–8 1–1 0–0 3 February 15 vs Wake Forest Reckling Park • Houston, Texas 8–9 1–2 0–0 4 February 22 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana 9–4 2–2 0–0 5 February 23 vs Louisiana–Monroe Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana 4–1 3–2 0–0 6 February 24 vs Southern Miss Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana 5–6 3–3 0–0 7 February 28 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California 7–1 4–3 0–0
March (13–6) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 8 March 1 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California 9–0 5–3 0–0 9 March 2 at Fresno State Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California 10–6 6–3 0–0 10 March 5 Nebraska–Kearney Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 23–1 7–3 0–0 11 March 8 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 15–4 8–3 1–0 12 March 9 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 1–2 8–4 1–1 13 March 10 at Baylor Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas 6–9 8–5 1–2 14 March 15 Texas A&M Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–4 9–5 2–2 15 March 16 Texas A&M Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–0 10–5 3–2 16 March 17 Texas A&M Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–0 11–5 4–2 17 March 19 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 19–6 12–5 4–2 18 March 20 at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota 3–5 12–6 4–2 19 March 22 Texas Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–1 13–6 5–2 20 March 23 Texas Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 8–3 14–6 6–2 21 March 24 Texas Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–4 14–7 6–3 22 March 26 Western Illinois Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–2 15–7 6–3 23 March 27 Western Illinois Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–5 16–7 6–3 24 March 29 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 8–9 16–8 6–4 25 March 30 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 22–6 17–8 7–4 26 March 31 at Kansas State KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas 2–3 17–9 7–5
April (13–7) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 27 April 2 Milwaukee Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–1 18–9 7–5 28 April 3 Milwaukee Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 16–1 19–9 7–5 29 April 5 Oklahoma Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–5 19–10 7–6 30 April 6 at Oklahoma Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–6 20–10 8–6 31 April 7 at Oklahoma Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–2 21–10 9–6 32 April 9 at Creighton Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, Nebraska 3–8 21–11 9–6 33 April 10 Minnesota Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–3 22–11 9–6 34 April 12 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri 6–9 22–12 9–7 35 April 13 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri 6–3 23–12 10–7 36 April 14 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri 12–16 23–13 10–8 37 April 16 Creighton Haymarket • Lincoln, Nebraska 6–5 24–13 10–8 38 April 19 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 5–2 25–13 11–8 39 April 20 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 4–8 25–14 11–9 40 April 21 at Oklahoma State Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma 10–3 26–14 12–9 41 April 23 Texas–Pan American Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 18–1 27–14 12–9 42 April 24 Texas–Pan American Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 10–2 28–14 12–9 43 April 26 Kansas Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–0 29–14 13–9 44 April 28 Kansas Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 3–14 29–15 13–10 45 April 28 Kansas Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–1 30–15 14–10 46 April 30 Wichita State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–9 30–16 14–10
May (9–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 47 May 3 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 8–3 31–16 15–10 48 May 4 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 2–3 31–17 15–11 49 May 5 at Texas Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas 7–5 32–17 16–11 50 May 10 Cal Poly Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 4–3 33–17 16–11 51 May 11 Cal Poly Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–3 34–17 16–11 52 May 12 Cal Poly Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–2 35–17 16–11 53 May 15 at Creighton Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 9–1 36–17 16–11 54 May 17 Louisiana Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 12–2 37–17 16–11 55 May 18 Louisiana Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–1 38–17 16–11 56 May 19 Louisiana Tech Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 5–1 39–17 16–11
Postseason
Big 12 Tournament (3–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 57 May 22  vs Baylor The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas 11–9 40–17 16–11 58 May 23  vs Texas Tech The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas 12–8 41–17 16–11 59 May 25  vs Kansas State The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas 8–7 42–17 16–11 60 May 26  vs Texas The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas 6–9 42–18 16–11 vs
NCAA Lincoln Regional (3–0) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 61 May 31  Milwaukee Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 7–2 43–18 16–11 62 June 1  Marist Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 9–1 44–18 16–11 63 June 2  Southwest Missouri State Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 14–3 45–18 16–11 vs
NCAA Lincoln Super Regional (2–1) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 64 June 7  Richmond Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 2–0 46–18 16–11 65 June 8  Richmond Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 2–6 46–19 16–11 66 June 9  Richmond Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska 11–6 47–19 16–11
2002 College World Series (0–2) # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record Big 12 Record 67 June 14 vs Clemson Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 10–11 47–20 16–11 68 June 16 vs South Carolina Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska 8–10 47–21 16–11

Awards and honors

Jeff Blevins

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12[2]

Will Bolt

• Honorable Mention All-Big 12

Daniel Bruce

• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Brian Duensing

• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

Shane Komine

• Second Team All-American American Baseball Coaches Association
• Second Team All-American Baseball America
• Third Team All-American NBCSA

Jeff Leise

• First Team All-Big 12

Aaron Marsden

• First Team All-Big 12
• Big 12 Conference Baseball Newcomer of the Year

Jed Morris

• First Team All-Big 12
• Big 12 Conference Baseball Player of the Year
• Third Team All-American Baseball America

Phil Shirek

• Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

References

1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
2. "2020 Nebraska Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.huskers.com. University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Retrieved August 8, 2020.