The 2002 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament was for the first time held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, from May 22 through 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.
Regular season standings Source: PlaceSeedTeam Conference Overall W L % GB W L % 1 1Texas198–5715 2 2Nebraska161134721 2 3161134220 4 4151243527 5 513135.53721 5 613135.53025 5 713135.53626 8 8131463524 9 –Missouri91692429 10 –52113.52229 Colorado and Iowa State did not sponsor baseball teams.
Tournament
* 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 College World Series NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Big 12 Conference baseball tournament
References
Big 12 Tourney media guide Boydsworld 2002 Standings