The 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at the new Sarge Frye Field. The team was coached by Ray Tanner in his 6th season at South Carolina.
The Gamecocks lost the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.
Roster
2002 South Carolina Gamecocks roster Pitchers 50 Tony Adler 16 Gary Bell 30 Rico Bravo 13 Steven Bondurant 3 Matt Campbell 12 Cliff Donald 33 Rocky Evans 28 Chris Hernandez 36 David Marchbanks 14 Aaron Rawl 8 Tim Seaton 25 Chris Spigner 42 Blake Taylor 20 John Wesley 34 Steven Whetstone 46 Matt Wilson Catchers 26 Jared Greenwood 10 Landon Powell
Infielders 18 Brian Buscher 17 Trey Dyson 7 Drew Meyer 27 Kevin Melillo 32 Yaron Peters 45 Demetric Smith 44 Adam Tolman Outfielders 4 Jon Coutlangus 22 Garris Gonce 5 Justin Harris 47 Kyle Pope 11 Matt Riddle 39 Jason Ross 15 Steve Thomas
Schedule and results Legend South Carolina win South Carolina loss South Carolina tie
! style="" | Regular season (44–12) |- valign="top"
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 11–3 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Charleston Southern || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 19–1 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Charleston Southern || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 3–2 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 14–2 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || East Tennessee State || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 7–4 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || East Tennessee State || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 14–5 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 5–3 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. No. 17 || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 8–3 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 11–2 || 9–0 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 3 Clemson || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 7–9 || 9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at No. 3 Clemson || No. 4 || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC || L 10–11 || 9–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–4 || 10–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–5 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 5–1 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Seton Hall || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–2 || 13–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Seton Hall || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–5 || 14–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–2 || 15–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–0 || 16–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at No. 23 || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || L 4–12 || 16–3 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at No. 23 Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || W 5–3 || 17–3 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at No. 23 Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || W 9–6 || 18–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–6 || 19–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 2–1 || 20–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 5–14 || 20–4 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 21–4 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at The Citadel || No. 3 || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC || L 1–5 || 21–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 5 || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 6–10 || 21–6 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 5 Alabama || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 9–6 || 22–6 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 5 Alabama || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–3 || 23–6 || 6–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Wofford || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 11–0 || 24–6 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at || No. 4 || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 4–7 || 24–7 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || at Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 7–8 || 24–8 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || The Citadel || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 2–0 || 25–8 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 7–5 || 26–8 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Vanderbilt || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 10–1 || 27–8 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Vanderbilt || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 20–13 || 28–8 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at No. 1 Clemson || No. 7 || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC || W 8–6 || 29–8 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 27 || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 8–9 || 29–9 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 27 LSU || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–2 || 30–9 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 27 LSU || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–3 || 31–9 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 1 Clemson || No. 6 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 1–4 || 31–10 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 6–4 || 32–10 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Kentucky || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 6–4 || 33–10 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Kentucky || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 12–6 || 34–10 || 14–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Wofford || No. 4 || Duncan Park • Spartanburg, SC || W 5–4 || 35–10 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 9 || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 17–12 || 36–10 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 9 Ole Miss || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 37–10 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 9 Ole Miss || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 2–4 || 37–11 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–6 || 38–11 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || Tennessee || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 7–8 || 38–12 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Tennessee || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 5–3 || 39–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || at Charleston Southern || No. 5 || CSU Ballpark • Charleston, SC || W 16–4 || 40–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. || No. 5 || CSU Ballpark • Charleston, SC || W 14–0 || 41–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 11–9 || 42–12 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Georgia || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 12–4 || 43–12 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || Georgia || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 4–2 || 44–12 || 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="white"
! style="" | Postseason (13–6)
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (8) Arkansas || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 10–1 || 45–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || L 2–8 || 45–13 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (8) Arkansas || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 6–2 || 46–13 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 10–8 || 47–13 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 5–4 || 48–13 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. (2) No. 7 Alabama || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || L 2–6 || 48–14 || 4–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || (4) VCU || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–3 || 49–14 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || (2) No. 14 || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 9–6 || 50–14 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || (2) No. 14 North Carolina || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 4–8 || 50–15 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || (2) No. 14 North Carolina || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 3–1 || 51–15 || 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 17 || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–7 || 52–15 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || No. 17 Miami (FL) || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 2–5 || 52–16 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || No. 17 Miami (FL) || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 53–16 || 5–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. No. 6 || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 0–11 || 53–17 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. No. 7 Nebraska || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 10–8 || 54–17 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 9–5 || 55–17 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 12–4 || 56–17 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" | || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 10–2 || 57–17 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" | || vs. (5) No. 2 Texas || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 6–12 || 57–18 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="white"
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Awards and honors Justin Harris All Tournament Team
Landon Powell All Tournament Team
Gamecocks in the 2002 MLB draft The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2002 Major League Baseball draft.
110Drew MeyerSSTexas Rangers10305Yaron Peters1BAtlanta Braves10306Gary BellPNew York Yankees31942Garris GonceOFSt. Louis Cardinals391,174Blake TaylorPCleveland Indians
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