The 2002 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 6th season at Texas.
The Longhorns won the College World Series with a 12–6 victory over South Carolina.
Roster
Schedule
! style="background:#BF5700;color:white;"| Regular season (43–13) |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 6 || || No. 14 || Disch-Falk Field || W 7–1 || Simmons (W; 1–0) || 3,315 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 6 || Concordia || No. 14 || Disch-Falk Field || W 7–1 || Bomer (W; 1–0) || 3,315 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 8 || vs. || No. 14 || Minute Maid Park || L 1–8 || Clark (L; 0–1)|| 12,573 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 9 || vs. || No. 14 || Minute Maid Park || W 7–6 || || 15,428 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 10 || vs. || No. 14 || Minute Maid Park || L 3–4 || Jordan (L; 0–1) || 10,409 || 3–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 12 || || || Disch-Falk Field || || Simmons (W; 2–0) || 3,308 || 4–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 15 || || No. 20 || Disch-Falk Field || W 3–2 || Merle (W; 1–0) || 3,388 || 5–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 16 || Sam Houston State || No. 20 || Disch-Falk Field || W 23–0 || Bomer (W; 2–0) || 3,777 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 17 || Sam Houston State || No. 20 || Disch-Falk Field || W 13–1 || Halsey (W; 1–0) || 3,738 || 7–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 19 || || No. 18 || Disch-Falk Field || W 20–3 || Espinelli (W; 1–0) || 3,348 || 8–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 20 || || No. 18 || Disch-Falk Field || W 3–2 || France (W; 1–0) || 3,384 || 9–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 22 || || No. 18 || Disch-Falk Field || W 10–1 || Simmons (W; 3–0) || 3,503 || 10–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 23 || Loyola Marymount || No. 18 || Disch-Falk Field || W 17–3 || Bomer (W; 3–0) || 4,204 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | February 24 || Loyola Marymount || No. 18 || Disch-Falk Field || W 8–2 || Halsey (W; 2–0) || 3,739 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Texas A&M–CC || No. 9 || Disch-Falk Field || W 12–2 || Clark (W; 1–1) || 3,210 || 13–2 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 1 || at No. 23 || No. 9 || Baylor Ballpark || L 4–5 || Merle (L; 1–1) || 3,361 || 13–3 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 2 || No. 23 Baylor || No. 9 || Disch-Falk Field || W 4–3 || Simmons (W; 4–0) || 4,013 || 14–3 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 3 || No. 23 Baylor || No. 9 || Disch-Falk Field || L 4–11 || Bomer (L; 3–1) || 3,774 || 14–4 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 5 || || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 2–1 || Street (W; 1–0) || 3,498 || 15–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 8 || at || No. 15 || Dan Law Field || L 5–10 || Street (L; 1–1) || 3,498 || 15–5 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 9 || at Texas Tech || No. 15 || Dan Law Field || W 6–3 || Simmons (W; 5–0) || 3,429 || 16–5 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 10 || at Texas Tech || No. 15 || Dan Law Field || L 0–9 || Clark (L; 1–2) || 3,429 || 16–6 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 12 || vs. TCU || No. 19 || Dell Diamond || W 5–1 || Espinelli (W; 2–0) || 3,661 || 17–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | March 15 || at Missouri || No. 19 || Taylor Stadium || W 15–0 || Halsey (W; 3–0) || 384 || 18–6 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 16 || at Missouri || No. 19 || Taylor Stadium || W 6–3 || Simmons (W; 6–0) || 378 || 19–6 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || at Missouri || No. 19 || Taylor Stadium || W 7–2 || Clark (W; 2–2) || 393 || 20–6 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 19 || || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 14–0 || Espinelli (W; 3–0) || 3,342 || 21–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 22 || || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 10–0 || Halsey (W; 4–0) || 3,402 || 22–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 23 || Texas–Pan American || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 9–0 || Simmons (W; 7–0) || 4,634 || 23–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 24 || Texas–Pan American || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 20–0 || Clark (W; 3–2) || 4,085 || 24–6 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 28 || at No. 2 Stanford || No. 14 || Sunken Diamond || L 6–7 || Bomer (L; 3–2) || 2,310|| 24–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || at No. 2 Stanford || No. 14 || Sunken Diamond || W 2–0 || Simmons (W; 8–0) || 2,828 || 25–7 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 30 || at No. 2 Stanford || No. 14 || Sunken Diamond || L 2–7 || Clark (W; 3–3) || 3,280 || 25–8 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 2 || UTSA || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 11–1 || Bomer (W; 4–2) || 3,691 || 26–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 5 || || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || L 3–5 || Halsey (L; 4–1) || 3,659 || 26–9 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 6 || Kansas || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 8–3 || Simmons (W; 9–0) || 5,116 || 27–9 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 6 || Kansas || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 5–4 || Street (W; 2–1) || 5,116 || 28–9 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 9 || No. 4 || No. 15 || Disch-Falk Field || W 3–2 || Jordan (W; 1–1) || 4,154 || 29–9 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 12 || at No. 23 || No. 15 || Mitchell Park || L 5–6 || Merle (L; 1–2) || 2,225 || 29–10 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 14 || at No. 23 Oklahoma || No. 15 || Mitchell Park || W 8–2 || Simmons (W; 10–0) || 1,850 || 30–10 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 14 || at No. 23 Oklahoma || No. 15 || Mitchell Park || W 8–1 || Bomer (W; 5–2) || 2,517 || 31–10 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 19 || at || No. 14 || Tointon Family Stadium || W 6–0 || Halsey (W; 5–1) || 114 || 32–10 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || at Kansas State || No. 14 || Tointon Family Stadium || W 8–4 || Simmons (W; 11–0) || 333 || 33–10 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || at Kansas State || No. 14 || Tointon Family Stadium || W 8–2 || Bomer (W; 6–2) || 333 || 34–10 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 23 || || No. 8 || Disch-Falk Field || L 0–2 || Clark (L; 3–4) || 4,484 || 34-11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 26 || No. 16 || No. 8 || Disch-Falk Field || W 3–2 || Halsey (W; 6–1) || 4,678|| 35–11 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || No. 16 Oklahoma State || No. 8 || Disch-Falk Field || W 2–1 || Simmons (W; 12–0) || 4,719 || 36–11 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 28 || No. 16 Oklahoma State || No. 8 || Disch-Falk Field || W 7–4 || Bomer (W; 7–2) || 4,440 || 37–11 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 30 || vs. TCU || No. 5 || Dell Diamond || W 14–8 || Muegge (W; 1–0) || 2,764 || 38–11 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 3 || No. 15 Nebraska || No. 5 || Disch-Falk Field || L 3–8 || Halsey (L; 6–2) || 4,671 || 38–12 || 15–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 4 || No. 15 Nebraska || No. 5 || Disch-Falk Field || W 3–2 || Simmons (W; 13–0) || 4,891 || 39–12 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 5 || No. 15 Nebraska || No. 5 || Disch-Falk Field || L 5–7 || Bomer (L; 7–3) || 4,740 || 39–13 || 16–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 14 || at No. 4 Rice || No. 8 || Reckling Park || W 4–2 || Muegge (W; 2–0) || 4,610 || 40–13 || - |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 17 || No. 24 || No. 8 || Disch-Falk Field || W 5–1 || Simmons (W; 14–0) || 6,709 || 41–13 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 18 || at No. 24 Texas A&M || No. 8 || Olsen Field || W 7–3 || Merle (W; 2–0) || 7,136 || 42–13 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 19 || at No. 24 Texas A&M || No. 8 || Olsen Field || W 7–4 || Espinelli (W; 4–0) || 5,922 || 43–13 || 19–8
! style="background:#BF5700;color:white;"| Post-season (14–2)
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 22 || vs. (8) Texas A&M || (1) No. 5 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || L 4–8 || || 13,641 || 43–14 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 23 || vs. (5) Oklahoma State || (1) No. 5 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || W 8–6 || Street (W; 3–1) || 7,411 || 44–14 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 24 || vs. (8) Texas A&M || (1) No. 5 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || W 9–4 || Bomer (W; 8–3) || 12,731 || 45–14 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 25 || vs. (4) No. 27 Oklahoma || (1) No. 5 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || W 2–1 || Clark (W; 4–4) || 12,846 || 46–14 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 25 || || (1) No. 5 || Rangers Ballpark in Arlington || W 8–5 || || 10,220 || 47–14 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || vs. (2) No. 13 Nebraska || (1) No. 5 || || || Street (W; 4–1) || 13,327 || 48–14 || 5–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || || (1) No. 3 || || W 7–2 || || 6,712 || 49–14 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. (2) Baylor || (1) No. 3 || Disch-Falk Field || || Clark (W; 5–4) || 6,848 || 50–14 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || vs. (2) Baylor || (1) No. 3 || Disch-Falk Field || W 2–0 || Bomer (W; 9–3) || 7,223 || 51–14 || 3–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 7 || vs. No. 6 Houston || (5) No. 3 || Disch-Falk Field || L 0–2 || Merle (L; 2–3) || 7,209 || 51–15 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 8 || vs. No. 6 Houston || (5) No. 3 || Disch-Falk Field || W 17–2 || Clark (W; 6–4) || 7,374 || 52–15 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 9 || vs. No. 6 Houston || (5) No. 3 || Disch-Falk Field || W 5–2 || Bomer (W; 10–3) || 7,277 || 53–15 || 5–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 15 || vs. (4) No. 1 Rice || (5) No. 2 || Rosenblatt Stadium || W 2–1 || Simmons (W; 15–1) || 24,067 || 54–15 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 17 || vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford || (5) No. 2 || Rosenblatt Stadium || W 8–7 || Bomer (W; 11–3) || 24,971 || 55–15 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 20 || vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford || (5) No. 2 || Rosenblatt Stadium || W 6–5 || Merle (W; 13–3) || 21,554 || 56–15 || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || || (5) No. 2 || || || || 24,089 || 57–15 || 4–0
Postseason
Big 12 tournament
NCAA tournament
Austin super regional
College World Series
CWS championship game
Awards and honors Ray Clark Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Eugene Espinelli All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Brad Halsey All-Big 12 Second Team
Michael Hollimon All-Big 12 Second Team
Ryan Hubele All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Dustin Majewski College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America Third Team All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Big 12 tournament Most Outstanding Player
Tim Moss College World Series All-Tournament Team ABCA Midwest All-Region Team First Team All-Big 12 First Team
Jeff Ontiveros ABCA Midwest All-Region Team Second Team All-Big 12 Second Team Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Omar Quintanilla College World Series All-Tournament Team ABCA Midwest All-Region Team Second Team All-Big 12 Second Team
J.D. Reininger All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Big 12 Freshman Player of the Year Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Justin Simmons College World Series All-Tournament Team All-America First Team ABCA Midwest All-Region Team First Team Big 12 Pitcher of the Year
Huston Street College World Series Most Outstanding Player All-Big 12 First Team Big 12 Freshman Pitcher of the Year Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Longhorns in the 2002 MLB draft