2002 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball USC baseball logo.svg 200 Southeastern Conference Eastern Division SEC 57–18 21–8 Ray Tanner 6th Jim Toman 6th Jerry Meyers 6th Stuart Lake 4th Sarge Frye Field SEC ChampionsSEC Eastern Division ChampionsColumbia Regional ChampionsColumbia Super Regional Champions College World Series, Runner-Up 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 South Carolina Gamecocks white 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (57–18) ! style="South Carolina Gamecocks white" | Regular season (44–12) |- valign="top" n South Carolina Gamecocks white February (9–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 8 || 2002 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 11–3 || 1–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 9 || Charleston Southern || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 19–1 || 2–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 10 || Charleston Southern || No. 8 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 3–2 || 3–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 15 || 2002 East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 14–2 || 4–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 16 || East Tennessee State || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 7–4 || 5–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 17 || East Tennessee State || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 14–5 || 6–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 22 || vs. 2002 VCU Rams VCU || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 5–3 || 7–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 23 || vs. No. 17 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 8–3 || 8–0 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |February 24 || vs. 2002 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina || No. 5 || Coastal Federal Field • Myrtle Beach, SC || W 11–2 || 9–0 || – |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white March (14–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 2 || No. 3 Clemson || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 7–9 || 9–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 3 || at No. 3 Clemson || No. 4 || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC || L 10–11 || 9–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 5 || 2002 UNC Asheville Bulldogs UNC Asheville || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–4 || 10–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 6 || 2002 William & Mary Tribe William & Mary || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–5 || 11–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 8 || 2002 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 5–1 || 12–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 9 || Seton Hall || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–2 || 13–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 10 || Seton Hall || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–5 || 14–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 12 || 2002 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–2 || 15–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 13 || 2002 Davidson Wildcats Davidson || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–0 || 16–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 15 || at No. 23 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || L 4–12 || 16–3 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 16 || at No. 23 Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || W 5–3 || 17–3 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 17 || at No. 23 Mississippi State || No. 4 || Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS || W 9–6 || 18–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 20 || 2002 Wofford Terriers Wofford || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 15–6 || 19–3 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 22 || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 2–1 || 20–3 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 23 || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 5–14 || 20–4 || 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 24 || No. 6 Florida || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 21–4 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 27 || at The Citadel || No. 3 || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC || L 1–5 || 21–5 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |March 29 || No. 5 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 6–10 || 21–6 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 30 || No. 5 Alabama || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 9–6 || 22–6 || 5–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |March 31 || No. 5 Alabama || No. 3 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–3 || 23–6 || 6–3 |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white April (11–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 3 || Wofford || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 11–0 || 24–6 || 6–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 5 || at 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 4–7 || 24–7 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 6 || at Arkansas || No. 4 || Baum–Walker Stadium • Fayetteville, AR || L 7–8 || 24–8 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 10 || The Citadel || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 2–0 || 25–8 || 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 12 || at 2002 Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 7–5 || 26–8 || 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 13 || at Vanderbilt || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 10–1 || 27–8 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 14 || at Vanderbilt || No. 7 || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || W 20–13 || 28–8 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 17 || at No. 1 Clemson || No. 7 || Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC || W 8–6 || 29–8 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 19 || No. 27 2002 LSU Tigers LSU || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 8–9 || 29–9 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 20 || No. 27 LSU || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–2 || 30–9 || 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 21 || No. 27 LSU || No. 7 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 4–3 || 31–9 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |April 24 || No. 1 Clemson || No. 6 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 1–4 || 31–10 || 11–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 26 || at 2002 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 6–4 || 32–10 || 12–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 28 || at Kentucky || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 6–4 || 33–10 || 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |April 28 || at Kentucky || No. 6 || Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY || W 12–6 || 34–10 || 14–6 |- n South Carolina white May (10–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record SEC Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 1 || at Wofford || No. 4 || Duncan Park • Spartanburg, SC || W 5–4 || 35–10 || 14–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 3 || No. 9 2002 Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 17–12 || 36–10 || 15–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 4 || No. 9 Ole Miss || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 37–10 || 16–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |May 5 || No. 9 Ole Miss || No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 2–4 || 37–11 || 16–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 10 || 2002 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–6 || 38–11 || 17–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |May 11 || Tennessee || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 7–8 || 38–12 || 17–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 12 || Tennessee || No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 5–3 || 39–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 14 || at Charleston Southern || No. 5 || CSU Ballpark • Charleston, SC || W 16–4 || 40–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 15 || vs. 2002 Furman Paladins Furman || No. 5 || CSU Ballpark • Charleston, SC || W 14–0 || 41–12 || 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 17 || 2002 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 11–9 || 42–12 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 18 || Georgia || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 12–4 || 43–12 || 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 19 || Georgia || No. 5 || Foley Field • Athens, GA || W 4–2 || 44–12 || 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" |- ! style="South Carolina Gamecocks white" | Postseason (13–6) |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white white 2002 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament SEC Tournament (4–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record SECT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 22 || vs. (8) Arkansas || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 10–1 || 45–12 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |May 23 || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || L 2–8 || 45–13 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 24 || vs. (8) Arkansas || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 6–2 || 46–13 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 25 || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 10–8 || 47–13 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 25 || vs. (4) No. 10 LSU || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || W 5–4 || 48–13 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |May 26 || vs. (2) No. 7 Alabama || (1) No. 4 || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL || L 2–6 || 48–14 || 4–2 |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white white 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Columbia Super Regional Columbia Regional (3–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |May 31 || (4) VCU || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–3 || 49–14 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 1 || (2) No. 14 2002 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 9–6 || 50–14 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |June 2 || (2) No. 14 North Carolina || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 4–8 || 50–15 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 2 || (2) No. 14 North Carolina || (1) No. 5 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 3–1 || 51–15 || 3–1 |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white white 2002 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#Columbia Super Regional Columbia Super Regional (2–1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record NCAAT Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 7 || No. 17 2002 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 10–7 || 52–15 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |June 8 || No. 17 Miami (FL) || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || L 2–5 || 52–16 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 9 || No. 17 Miami (FL) || (6) No. 4 || Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC || W 6–4 || 53–16 || 5–2 |- n South Carolina Gamecocks white white 2002 College World Series (4–2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Overall Record CWS Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |June 14 || vs. No. 6 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 0–11 || 53–17 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 16 || vs. No. 7 Nebraska || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 10–8 || 54–17 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 18 || vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 9–5 || 55–17 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 19 || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 12–4 || 56–17 || 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" |June 21 || vs. (2) No. 4 Clemson || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || W 10–2 || 57–17 || 4–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" |June 22 || vs. (5) No. 2 Texas || (6) No. 3 || Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE || L 6–12 || 57–18 || 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="white" | Schedule Source:https://gamecocksonline.com/documents/2018/2/9/_scar_m_basebl_2017_18_misc_non_event__18-bb-mg-sec-7.pdf 2018 South Carolina Baseball Media Guide University of South Carolina Athletics April 12, 2019 Awards and honors Justin Harris All Tournament TeamCollege World Series Record Book http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2012/1-CWSGeneral.pdf NCAA.org April 13, 2019 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.MLB Amateur Draft Picks from the University of South Carolina https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?came_from=university+of+south+carolina+%28Columbia%2C+sc%29&query_type=came_from&from_type_jc=0&from_type_hs=0&from_type_4y=0&from_type_unk=0 Baseball-Reference April 13, 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks Round Pick Player Position MLB Club 110Drew MeyerSSTexas Rangers10305Yaron Peters1BAtlanta Braves10306Gary BellPNew York Yankees31942Garris GonceOFSt. Louis Cardinals391,174Blake TaylorPCleveland Indians References South Carolina Category:South Carolina Gamecocks baseball seasons South Carolina Gamecocks baseball Category:College World Series seasons South Carolina Category:Southeastern Conference baseball champion seasons