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2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team

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

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

Roster

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season (39–17) |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 1 || February 13 || vs. || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || W 3–2 || 1–0 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 2 || February 14 || at No. 10 || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 7–8 || 1–1 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 3 || February 15 || vs. No. 15 || No. 11 || Reckling Park • Houston, Texas || L 8–9 || 1–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 4 || February 22 || at || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || W 9–4 || 2–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 5 || February 23 || vs. || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || W 4–1 || 3–2 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 6 || February 24 || vs. || No. 13 || Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, Louisiana || L 5–6 || 3–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 7 || February 28 || at || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 7–1 || 4–3 || — |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 8 || March 1 || at Fresno State || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 9–0 || 5–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 9 || March 2 || at Fresno State || No. 19 || Pete Beiden Field at Bob Bennett Stadium • Fresno, California || W 10–6 || 6–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 10 || March 5 || || No. 17 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 23–1 || 7–3 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 11 || March 8 || at No. 14 || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || W 15–4 || 8–3 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 12 || March 9 || at No. 14 Baylor || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || L 1–2 || 8–4 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 13 || March 10 || at No. 14 Baylor || No. 17 || Baylor Ballpark • Waco, Texas || L 6–9 || 8–5 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 14 || March 15 || No. 13 || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 6–4 || 9–5 || 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 15 || March 16 || No. 13 Texas A&M || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 3–0 || 10–5 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 16 || March 17 || No. 13 Texas A&M || No. 21 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–0 || 11–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 17 || March 19 || at || No. 13 || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota || W 19–6 || 12–5 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 18 || March 20 || at Minnesota || No. 13 || Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, Minnesota || L 3–5 || 12–6 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 19 || March 22 || No. 22 || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 3–1 || 13–6 || 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 20 || March 23 || No. 22 Texas Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 8–3 || 14–6 || 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 21 || March 24 || No. 22 Texas Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 3–4 || 14–7 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 22 || March 26 || || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–2 || 15–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 23 || March 27 || Western Illinois || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–5 || 16–7 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 24 || March 29 || at || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || L 8–9 || 16–8 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 25 || March 30 || at Kansas State || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || W 22–6 || 17–8 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 26 || March 31 || at Kansas State || No. 10 || KSU Baseball Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas || L 2–3 || 17–9 || 7–5 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 27 || April 2 || || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–1 || 18–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 28 || April 3 || Milwaukee || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 16–1 || 19–9 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 29 || April 5 || No. 17 || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 4–5 || 19–10 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 30 || April 6 || at No. 17 Oklahoma || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–6 || 20–10 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 31 || April 7 || at No. 17 Oklahoma || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–2 || 21–10 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 32 || April 9 || at || No. 10 || Creighton Sports Complex • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–8 || 21–11 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 33 || April 10 || Minnesota || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–3 || 22–11 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 34 || April 12 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || L 6–9 || 22–12 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 35 || April 13 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || W 6–3 || 23–12 || 10–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 36 || April 14 || at Missouri || No. 10 || Taylor Stadium • Columbia, Missouri || L 12–16 || 23–13 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 37 || April 16 || Creighton || No. 20 || Haymarket • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 6–5 || 24–13 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 38 || April 19 || at No. 15 || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || W 5–2 || 25–13 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 39 || April 20 || at No. 15 Oklahoma State || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || L 4–8 || 25–14 || 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 40 || April 21 || at No. 15 Oklahoma State || No. 20 || Allie P. Reynolds Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma || W 10–3 || 26–14 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 41 || April 23 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 18–1 || 27–14 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 42 || April 24 || Texas–Pan American || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 10–2 || 28–14 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 43 || April 26 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 4–0 || 29–14 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 44 || April 28 || Kansas || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 3–14 || 29–15 || 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 45 || April 28 || Kansas || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 30–15 || 14–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 46 || April 30 || No. 14 || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 4–9 || 30–16 || — |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 47 || May 3 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || W 8–3 || 31–16 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 48 || May 4 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || L 2–3 || 31–17 || 15–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 49 || May 5 || at No. 5 Texas || No. 15 || Disch–Falk Field • Austin, Texas || W 7–5 || 32–17 || 16–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 50 || May 10 || || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 4–3 || 33–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 51 || May 11 || Cal Poly || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–3 || 34–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 52 || May 12 || Cal Poly || No. 15 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 5–2 || 35–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 53 || May 15 || at Creighton || No. 13 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 36–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 54 || May 17 || || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 12–2 || 37–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 55 || May 18 || Louisiana Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–1 || 38–17 || — |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 56 || May 19 || Louisiana Tech || No. 13 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 5–1 || 39–17 || — |-

|- ! style="" | Postseason (8–4) |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 57 || May 22 || vs. (7) No. 29 Baylor || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || W 11–9 || 40–17 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 58 || May 23 || vs. (3) No. 17 Texas Tech || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || W 12–8 || 41–17 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 59 || May 25 || vs. (6) Kansas State || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || W 8–7 || 42–17 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 60 || May 26 || vs. (1) No. 5 Texas || (2) No. 13 || The Ballpark in Arlington • Arlington, Texas || L 6–9 || 42–18 || 3–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 61 || May 31 || (4) Milwaukee || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 7–2 || 43–18 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 62 || June 1 || (3) || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 9–1 || 44–18 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 63 || June 2 || (2) No. 28 || (1) No. 12 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 14–3 || 45–18 || 3–0 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 64 || June 7 || No. 13 || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 2–0 || 46–18 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 65 || June 8 || No. 13 Richmond || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || L 2–6 || 46–19 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | 66 || June 9 || No. 13 Richmond || No. 10 || Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska || W 11–6 || 47–19 || 5–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 67 || June 14 || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || No. 7 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 10–11 || 47–20 || 16–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | 68 || June 16 || vs. (6) No. 3 South Carolina || No. 7 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 8–10 || 47–21 || 16–11 |-

Awards and honors

Jeff Blevins
  • Honorable Mention All-Big 12
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
Phil Shirek
  • Honorable Mention Freshman All-American Collegiate Baseball

References