American college baseball season
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 .
2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
2
OF
Steve Stanley (C)
L/L
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Sr
Upper Arlington, Ohio
3
INF
Steve Sollmann
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Cincinnati, Ohio
5
RHP
Drew Duff
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Sevierville, Tennessee
6
INF
Geoff Milsom
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
New York, New York
7
INF
Zach Sisko
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Belleville, Illinois
8
OF
Kris Billmaier
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Woodinville, Washington
9
OF
Matt Bok
S/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Akron, Ohio
10
RHP
Chris Niesel
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Plantation, Florida
11
Matt Macri
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Clive, Iowa
12
INF
Andrew Bushy (C)
L/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Boardman, Ohio
13
C
Jay Molina
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Moline, Illinois
14
Matt Edwards
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Mechanicsville, Virginia
15
INF
Javier Sanchez
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Miami, Florida
17
INF
Ken Meyer
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Fort Myers, Florida
18
Brent Weiss
R/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Cockeysville, Maryland
19
OF
Brian Stavisky
L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Port Allegany, Pennsylvania
20
RHP
Peter Ogilvie
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
21
Joe Thaman
L/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
St. Louis, Missouri
22
RHP
Grant Johnson
R/R
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Burr Ridge, Illinois
23
RHP
Martin Vergara
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Paterson, New Jersey
25
INF
Mike Holba
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Lansing, Illinois
27
C
Paul O'Toole
L/R
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Lakewood, Ohio
29
LHP
Cody Wilkins
R/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Hudson, North Carolina
30
RHP
Mike Morgalis
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Cincinnati, Ohio
32
RHP
Ryan Kalita
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Oak Park, Illinois
33
LHP
Scott Bickford
R/L
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Owings, Maryland
35
Matt Strickroth
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Mission Viejo, California
37
RHP
Matt Laird
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Bellaire, Texas
38
RHP
Tyler Jones
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Arlington, Texas
39
RHP
Matt Buchmeier
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Greenwood, Indiana
40
OF
George Howard
R/R
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
145 lb (66 kg)
Fr
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
44
C
Mike Milligan
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
45
RHP
Brandon Viloria
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Wailuku, Hawaii
46
RHP
J. P. Gagne
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Bloomington, Minnesota
49
RHP
John Axford
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Port Dover , Ontario
Head coach
1 Paul Mainieri
Assistant coach(es)
28 Wally Widelski
Hitting coach(es)
4 Dusty Lepper
Pitching coach(es)
26 Brian O'Connor
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: October 2, 2021
2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Baseball Game Log
Regular season
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Big East record
4
March 1
vs. Duquesne
No. 24
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida
W 6–0
2–2
–
5
March 2
vs. Fairfield
No. 24
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida
W 6–4
3–2
–
6
March 2
vs. FIU
No. 24
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida
L 4–13
3–3
–
7
March 3
vs. Sacred Heart
No. 24
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, Florida
W 4–1
4–3
–
8
March 8
vs. TCU
No. 24
Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas
L 3–7
4–4
–
9
March 9
vs. USC
No. 24
Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas
W 15–8
5–4
–
10
March 10
vs. Texas–Pan American
No. 24
Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas
L 5–6
5–5
–
11
March 11
vs. Creighton
Dell Diamond • Round Rock, Texas
L 6–8
5–6
–
12
March 13
vs. Creighton
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas
W 6–2
6–6
–
13
March 14
vs. Southern Illinois
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas
W 5–3
7–6
–
14
March 15
vs. Arkansas–Little Rock
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas
W 7–5
8–6
–
15
March 16
vs. Southern Illinois
Nelson W. Wolff Municipal Stadium • San Antonio, Texas
W 3–2
9–6
–
16
March 23
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut
L 3–4
9–7
0–1
17
March 23
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut
L 8–9
9–8
0–2
18
March 24
at Connecticut
J. O. Christian Field • Storrs, Connecticut
L 6–13
9–9
0–3
19
March 28
at West Virginia
Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
L 2–4
9–10
0–4
20
March 28
at West Virginia
Hawley Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
W 10–6
10–10
1–4
21
March 30
at Georgetown
Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland
W 10–6
11–10
2–4
22
March 30
at Georgetown
Shirley Povich Field • Bethesda, Maryland
W 12–3
12–10
3–4
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Big East record
23
April 1
BYU
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 1–0
W 13–10
3–4
24
April 3
Valparaiso
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 16–0
14–10
3–4
25
April 3
Valparasio
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 12–1
15–10
3–4
26
April 6
St. John's
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 4–1
16–10
4–4
27
April 6
St. John's
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
L 3–4
16–11
4–5
28
April 7
St. John's
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 5–2
17–11
5–5
29
April 9
Western Michigan
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 5–4
18–11
5–5
30
April 11
Pittsburgh
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
L 5–7
18–12
5–6
31
April 11
Pittsburgh
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 12–2
19–12
6–6
32
April 12
Virginia Tech
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 2–1
20–12
7–6
33
April 12
Virginia Tech
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 4–2
21–12
8–6
34
April 15
Central Michigan
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 10–9
22–12
7–6
35
April 16
Ball State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 10–1
23–12
7–6
36
April 17
Toledo
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 15–4
24–12
8–6
37
April 20
at Seton Hall
Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey
W 9–4
25–12
9–6
38
April 21
at Seton Hall
Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey
W 4–2
26–12
10–6
39
April 21
at Seton Hall
Owen T. Carroll Field • South Orange, New Jersey
W 6–1
27–12
11–6
40
April 23
Chicago State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 9–8
28–12
11–6
41
April 24
Bowling Green
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 3–2
29–12
11–6
42
April 26
No. 30 Arizona State
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 11–5
30–12
11–6
43
April 30
vs. Michigan
No. 19
Fifth Third Ballpark • Grand Rapids, Michigan
W 7–4
31–12
11–6
#
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Big East record
44
May 1
Oakland
No. 19
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 11–5
32–12
11–6
45
May 4
Rutgers
No. 19
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 6–5
33–12
12–6
46
May 4
Rutgers
No. 19
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 7–2
34–12
13–6
47
May 5
Rutgers
No. 19
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
L 0–11
34–13
13–7
48
May 11
at Villanova
No. 19
Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
L 7–8
34–14
13–8
49
May 12
at Villanova
No. 19
Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
W 8–1
35–14
14–8
50
May 12
at Villanova
No. 19
Richie Ashburn Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
W 9–5
36–14
15–8
51
May 15
Rochester
No. 23
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 10–3
37–14
15–8
52
May 15
Detroit
No. 23
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 23–1
38–14
15–8
53
May 17
Boston College
No. 23
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 8–2
39–14
16–8
54
May 18
Boston College
No. 23
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 10–6
40–14
17–8
55
May 18
Boston College
No. 23
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 5–2
41–14
18–8
Postseason
Big East Tournament (3–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
BIGET record
56
May 23
vs. (4) Rutgers
(1) No. 18
Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey
W 8–3
42–14
1–0
57
May 24
vs. (2) Virginia Tech
(1) No. 18
Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey
W 8–4
43–14
2–0
58
May 25
vs. (4) Rutgers
(1) No. 18
Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey
L 3–4
43–15
2–1
59
May 23
vs. (4) Rutgers
(1) No. 18
Commerce Bank Ballpark • Bridgewater, New Jersey
W 3–2
44–15
3–1
NCAA South Bend Regional (3–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
60
May 31
(3) No. 30 Ohio State
(2) No. 17
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 8–6
45–15
1–0
61
June 1
(1) No. 20 South Alabama
(2) No. 17
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 25–1
46–15
2–0
62
June 2
(3) No. 30 Ohio State
(2) No. 17
Frank Eck Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
W 9–6
47–15
3–0
NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional (2–1)
#
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
NCAAT record
63
June 7
at (1) No. 1 Florida State
No. 11
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
W 10–4
48–15
4–0
64
June 9
at (1) No. 1 Florida State
No. 11
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
L 5–12
48–16
4–1
65
June 10
at (1) No. 1 Florida State
No. 11
Dick Howser Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
W 3–1
49–16
5–1
College World Series (1–2)
#
Date
Opponent
Seed/Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Overall record
Big East record
66
June 15
vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford
No. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
L 3–4
49–17
18–8
67
June 17
vs. (4) No. 1 Rice
No. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
W 5–3
50–17
18–8
68
June 18
vs. (8) No. 5 Stanford
No. 8
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska
L 3–5
50–18
18–8
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
Venues Seasons College World Series appearances in italics