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2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team

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2002 Clemson Tigers baseball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
CBNo. 3
Record54–17 (17-8 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBeautiful Tiger Field
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Florida State  ‍y 18 6   .750 60 14   .811
No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 17 6   .739 47 13   .783
No. 19 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 43 21   .672
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 54 17   .761
No. 5 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14 9   .609 52 16   .765
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 25 32   .439
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 33 26   .559
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 34 23   .596
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 24 34   .414
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2002 Clemson Tigers baseball team represented Clemson University in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team played their home games at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC.

The team was coached by Jack Leggett, who completed his ninth season at Clemson. The Tigers reached the 2002 College World Series, their tenth appearance in Omaha.[2][3]

Roster

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2002 Clemson Tigers roster[4]
 
  • - Garrick Evans
  • - Zane Green
  • - Ryan Hub
  • - Collin Mahoney
  • - Seth Miller
  • - Jon Smith
  • - Russell Triplett
  • - Roberto Valiente
 

Pitchers

  • - Chad Bendinelli
  • - Thomas Boozer
  • - Ryan Childs
  • - Jeff Hahn
  • - Paul Harrelson
  • - Matt Henrie - Junior
  • - Patrick Hogan
  • - Jeff Hourigan - Freshman
  • - Steven Jackson - Sophomore
  • - B. J. LaMura
  • - Tyler Lumsden
  • - Steve Reba - Senior
 

Catchers

  • - Steve Pyzik - Junior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • - L. J. DeMaino - Junior
  • - Kyle Frank - Junior
  • - Jarrod Schmidt - Junior
 

Schedule

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Legend
  Clemson win
  Clemson loss
Bold Clemson team member
* Non-Conference game
2002 Clemson Tigers baseball game log (54–17)[5]
Regular season (44–12)
Postseason (10–5)

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
Coaches'*3
Baseball America3
Collegiate Baseball^664433221111111167543
NCBWA4655322211111111766*6*3

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2002". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "2002 College World Series". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. pp. 127–136. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  5. ^ 2017 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Clemson Tigers. p. 172. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 3, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.