2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 2002 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, TX from May 22 through May 26. Texas won their first tournament and earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. The tournament mirrored the format of the College World Series, with two 4-team double-elimination brackets and a final championship game. 2002 set an NCAA record for attendance at a conference tournament, with 150,196 people attending the 5-day event.

2002 Big 12 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Winning coachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MVPDustin Majewski, Texas
Attendance150,196
2002 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Regular Season Standings

Source:[2]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % GB W L %
1 1 Texas 19 8 .704 – 57 15 .792
2 2 Nebraska 16 11 .593 3 47 21 .691
2 3 Texas Tech 16 11 .593 3 42 20 .677
4 4 Oklahoma 15 12 .556 4 35 27 .565
5 5 Oklahoma State 13 13 .500 5.5 37 21 .638
5 6 Kansas State 13 13 .500 5.5 30 25 .545
5 7 Baylor 13 13 .500 5.5 36 26 .581
8 8 Texas A&M 13 14 .481 6 35 24 .593
9 – Missouri 9 16 .360 9 24 29 .453
10 – Kansas 5 21 .192 13.5 22 29 .431

Tournament
  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
3 Texas Tech 5  
6 Kansas State 4  
  3 Texas Tech 8  
  2 Nebraska 12  
2 Nebraska 11
7 Baylor 9  
  2 Nebraska 8 -  
  6 Kansas State 7 -  
6 Kansas State 6  
7 Baylor 2  
  6 Kansas State 7
  3 Texas Tech 6  
  2 Nebraska 6*
  1 Texas 9*
4 Oklahoma 11  
5 Oklahoma State 3  
  4 Oklahoma 9
  8 Texas A&M 1  
8 Texas A&M 8
1 Texas 4  
  4 Oklahoma 1 5
  1 Texas 2 8  
5 Oklahoma State 6  
1 Texas 8  
  1 Texas 9
  8 Texas A&M 4  
  • * indicates extra-inning game.
  • Kansas and Missouri did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team
Position Player School
1B Jeff Ontiveros Texas
2B Will Bolt Nebraska
3B Jake Brown Texas Tech
SS Osmar Castillo Kansas State
C John Grose Nebraska
OF Dustin Majewski Texas
OF Jason Fransz Oklahoma
OF Pat Mahoney Kansas State
DH J.D. Reininger Texas
UT Ty Soto Kansas State
P Ray Clark Texas
P Mark Roberts Oklahoma
P Huston Street Texas
MOP Dustin Majewski Texas

See also

References
  1. 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  2. "2020 Big 12 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 23–27. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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