2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

American college baseball season

2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Record| 31-24 (9-15 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Andy Lopez (1st season)

Assistant coaches|

* Mark Wasikowski (1st season)
* Jeff Casper (1st season)
* Steve Kling (1st season)

Home stadium| Sancet Stadium

Seasons

<- 2001

2003 ->

2002 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings

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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 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.

## Previous season

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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.

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[2][3]

|  | 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

Infielders

• 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

Utility

• 23 - Justyn St. Claire - Senior

### Coaches

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2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff

* Andy Lopez \- Head Coach
* Mark Wasikowski \- Assistant Coach
* Jeff Casper - Assistant Coach
* Steve Kling - Volunteer Assistant Coach

### Opening day

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Opening Day Starters[4]

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

## Schedule and results

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2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[5]

Regular Season
Date  | Opponent  | Rank  | Site/Stadium  | Score  | Win/Loss  | Overall

Record

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Record

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

## 2002 MLB Draft

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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

## References

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1. ^ 2011 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 59. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
2. ^ "2002 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
3. ^ "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Overall Statistics)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
4. ^ "Utah at Arizona (Feb 2, 2002)". stats.utahutes.com. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
5. ^ "2002 Arizona Baseball - FINAL (Game Results)" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2022.

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