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2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team

The 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Fighting Irish played their home games at Frank Eck Stadium. The team was coached by Paul Mainieri in his 8th year as head coach at Notre Dame.

The Fighting Irish won the South Bend Regional and the Tallahassee Super Regional to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Stanford Cardinal.

Roster

Schedule

! style="" | Regular season |- valign="top"

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | February 22 || vs. Missouri || No. 19 || Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana || W 7–6 || || || || || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | February 23 || at || No. 19 || Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana || L 7–8 || || || || || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | February 24 || vs. || No. 19 || Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, Louisiana || L 2–6 || || || || || 1–2 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 1 || vs. || No. 24 || Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida || W 6–0 || || || || || 2–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 2 || vs. || No. 24 || Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida || W 6–4 || || || || || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 2 || vs. || No. 24 || Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida || L 4–13 || || || || || 3–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 3 || vs. || No. 24 || Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida || W 4–1 || || || || || 4–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 8 || vs. || No. 24 || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || L 3–7 || || || || || 4–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 9 || vs. || No. 24 || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || W 15–8 || || || || || 5–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 10 || vs. || No. 24 || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || L 5–6 || || || || || 5–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 11 || vs. || || Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas || L 6–8 || || || || || 5–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 13 || vs. Creighton || || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || W 6–2 || || || || || 6–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 14 || vs. Southern Illinois || || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || W 5–3 || || || || || 7–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 15 || vs. || || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || W 7–5 || || || || || 8–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 16 || vs. Southern Illinois || || Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas || W 3–2 || || || || || 9–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 23 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut || L 3–4 || || || || || 9–7 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 23 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut || L 8–9 || || || || || 9–8 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 24 || at Connecticut || || J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut || L 6–13 || || || || || 9–9 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | March 28 || at || || Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia || L 2–4 || || || || || 9–10 || 0–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 28 || at West Virginia || || Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia || W 10–6 || || || || || 10–10 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || at || || Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland || W 10–6 || || || || || 11–10 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | March 30 || at Georgetown || || Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland || W 12–3 || || || || || 12–10 || 3–4 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 1 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 1–0 || || || || || 13–10 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 3 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 16–0 || || || || || 14–10 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 3 || Valparasio || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 12–1 || || || || || 15–10 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 6 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 4–1 || || || || || 16–10 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 6 || St. John's || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || L 3–4 || || || || || 16–11 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 7 || St. John's || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 5–2 || || || || || 17–11 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 9 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 5–4 || || || || || 18–11 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | April 11 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || L 5–7 || || || || || 18–12 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 11 || Pittsburgh || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 12–2 || || || || || 19–12 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 2–1 || || || || || 20–12 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 12 || Virginia Tech || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 4–2 || || || || || 21–12 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 15 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 10–9 || || || || || 22–12 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 16 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 10–1 || || || || || 23–12 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 17 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 15–4 || || || || || 24–12 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 20 || at || || Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey || W 9–4 || || || || || 25–12 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 21 || at Seton Hall || || Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey || W 4–2 || || || || || 26–12 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 21 || at Seton Hall || || Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey || W 6–1 || || || || || 27–12 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 23 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 9–8 || || || || || 28–12 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 24 || || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 3–2 || || || || || 29–12 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 26 || No. 30 || || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 11–5 || || || || || 30–12 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | April 30 || vs. || No. 19 || Fifth Third Ballpark • Grand Rapids, Michigan || W 7–4 || || || || || 31–12 || 11–6 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 1 || || No. 19 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 11–5 || || || || || 32–12 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 4 || || No. 19 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 6–5 || || || || || 33–12 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 4 || Rutgers || No. 19 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 7–2 || || || || || 34–12 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 5 || Rutgers || No. 19 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || L 0–11 || || || || || 34–13 || 13–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 11 || at || No. 19 || Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || L 7–8 || || || || || 34–14 || 13–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 12 || at Villanova || No. 19 || Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || W 8–1 || || || || || 35–14 || 14–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 12 || at Villanova || No. 19 || Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania || W 9–5 || || || || || 36–14 || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || || No. 23 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 10–3 || || || || || 37–14 || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 15 || || No. 23 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 23–1 || || || || || 38–14 || 15–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 17 || || No. 23 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 8–2 || || || || || 39–14 || 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || Boston College || No. 23 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 10–6 || || || || || 40–14 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 18 || Boston College || No. 23 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 5–2 || || || || || 41–14 || 18–8 |-

|- ! style="" | Postseason |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 23 || vs. (4) Rutgers || (1) No. 18 || Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey || W 8–3 || || || || || 42–14 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 24 || vs. (2) Virginia Tech || (1) No. 18 || Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey || W 8–4 || || || || || 43–14 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | May 25 || vs. (4) Rutgers || (1) No. 18 || Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey || L 3–4 || || || || || 43–15 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 23 || vs. (4) Rutgers || (1) No. 18 || Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey || W 3–2 || || || || || 44–15 || 3–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | May 31 || (3) No. 30 || (2) No. 17 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 8–6 || || || || || 45–15 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 1 || (1) No. 20 || (2) No. 17 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 25–1 || || || || || 46–15 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 2 || (3) No. 30 Ohio State || (2) No. 17 || Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || W 9–6 || || || || || 47–15 || 3–0 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 7 || at (1) No. 1 || No. 11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida || W 10–4 || || || || || 48–15 || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 9 || at (1) No. 1 Florida State || No. 11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida|| L 5–12 || || || || || 48–16 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 10 || at (1) No. 1 Florida State || No. 11 || Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida|| W 3–1 || || || || || 49–16 || 5–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 15 || vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford || No. 8 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–4 || || || || || 49–17 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | June 17 || vs. (4) No. 1 || No. 8 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || W 5–3 || || || || || 50–17 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | June 18 || vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford || No. 8 || Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska || L 3–5 || || || || || 50–18 || 18–8 |-

|<small>All rankings from Collegiate Baseball.</small>

South Bend Regional

Tallahassee Super Regional

College World Series

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Awards and honors

Matt Bok
  • Third Team All-Big East Conference
Andrew Bushey
  • Third Team All-Big East Conference
Grant Johnson
Paul O'Toole
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference
Steve Sollmann
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference
Steve Stanley
Brian Stavisky
  • Second Team All-Big East Conference

References