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Husker baseball: 2002

Husker baseball: 2002

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The 2002 season saw the Huskers finish 47-21 and make their second trip to the College World Series, followed by the departure of coach Dave Van Horn to Arkansas. NU finished eighth and ninth in the final 2002 polls. | Schedule & results

 
• CWS-related items here | Lincoln super regional items here.
 
• Mike Anderson announces his first recruiting class.
• Results of the Red-White series: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
• One of the NU-Texas games will be at Rosenblatt.
• A Papillion junior is the latest to commit.
• NU gets two verbal commitments.
• Matt Hopper breaks a hand in a fight.
• Fall drills begin for Mike Anderson and crew.
• Six more signees join the team.
• The assistant coaching job goes to Andy Sawyers, and the 2003 Arkansas game is scratched.
• Shane Komine adjusts to life in the minors.
• Jeff Leise will be back next year.
• Mike Anderson takes the helm, and Rob Childress stays as associate head coach: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
• Dave Van Horn says thanks for memories as he leaves the program he resurrected. More: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Three Huskers make the ABCA All-Midwest Region first team.
• The Colonel reflects on the CWS and the season, in which the Huskers surpassed expectations.
• Dave Van Horn is leaving (1, 2, 3), but the NU program’s future is said to appear solid.
• Van Horn will meet with Bill Byrne on Friday 6/20 and hopes to make his job decision quickly. Fans, meanwhile, lobby him to stay.
• Van Horn returns from Fayetteville with a job offer and says he needs time to think.
• Van Horn accepts an invitation to visit Fayetteville.
• With the season’s end, the Van Horn watch begins in earnest: 1, 2, 3, 4
• Van Horn is not ruling out the job at Arkansas.
• Matt Hopper now says he’ll probably be back in ’03.
• Jed Morris lands a spot on the National Collegiate Baseball Writers All-America team.
• Shane Komine, Jeff Leise and Waylon Byers are chosen on the first day of the major-league draft, and Jed Morris is picked on Day 2. Matt Hopper, meanwhile, says it’s time to go, no matter how the draft goes.
• Jeff Leise is named Academic All-American, and Shane Komine makes the second team.
• How big a hit will NU take from the 2002 draft?
• The pitching staff hopes to rebound from the rough outing in Arlington, and a healthy Shane Komine should help.
• Special honors go to Jed Morris and Aaron Marsden as the all-conference team is announced.
• Shane Komine, a finalist for the Rotary Smith Award, savors his final few NU games.
• Jed Morris is Big 12 player of the week and national co-player of the week.
• Shane Komine and Jeff Leise are academic all-district, and Jamie Rodrigue joins the two on the Big 12 academic first team.
• NU faces the red-hot Red Raiders in the second round of the Big 12 tourney.
• Shane Komine won’t get the start as NU tangles with Baylor in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament.
• Here’s the pregame release for the third Creighton game and the Louisiana Tech series.
• Shane Komine may get the start against Creighton.
• Reserved seats are being sold for the NU-Creighton game.
• Aaron Marsden shares conference player-of-the-week honors.
• Shane Komine will be in the bullpen for the Texas series.
• Jeremy Becker proves reliable in relief, and John Groce picks up the slack on offense.
• Have the Huskers regained their fire?
• NU and Aaron Marsden get set to opens a weekend series against the Jayhawks.
• A look at assistant coaches Childress and Anderson.
• Shane Komine says he’ll pitch again soon, and Matt Hopper toughs it out.
• No apology is needed, Mike Anderson says.
• Jamie Rodrigue fills in as ace as NU seeks to snap its losing streak in conference series openers. Justin Seely, meanwhile, moves into the third-base slot.
• It’s a key series against Oklahoma State.
• The Huskers are a hurtin’ unit.
• Here are the Athletic Dept. releases for the Creighton game and the Missouri series.
• Shane Komine will rest his sore arm.
• Matt Hopper’s injury may limit him to DH for the rest of the season.
• Coaches Van Horn and Dahm downplay the rivalry between NU and Creighton.
• The OWH takes a look at the revamped Rosenblatt.
• Brian Duensing makes his pitch for weekend starter status.
• One-run decisions have haunted NU this year.
• A CWS format change is in the works.
• With the Sooners of OU coming to town, NU finds itself in need of a closer. Shane Komine, meanwhile, hopes to atone for his bad outing.
• Next is a weekend with the Wildcats in the Little Apple.
• The weekend starting pitchers have been nothing less than stellar so far.
• A little snow isn’t enough to halt the game.
• Shane Komine wins conference player-of-week honors.
• Previews of the Texas Tech series: 1, 2
• A heavier bat gets results for Will Bolt.
• By hitting or by being hit, Daniel Bruce gets on base.
• The Minnesota trip serves as a reminder of how far the program has come in four years.
• The OWH looks at Haymarket Park’s modern touches.
• With the Aggies coming to town, NU seeks a reliable No. 3 starter.
• The Freak offers a preview of the conference opener and wraps up the Fresno State series. Also, be sure to take a look at some pics of the “ligher side” of the FSU trip.
• Jamie Rodrigue regains his 2000 form.
• Dave Van Horn is a hot commodity who says he’s happy where he is.
• Next stop, Waco, with Shane Komine on the mound for the Huskers’ conference opener and with NU’s batters on a hot streak.
• The Huskers cruise to a 23-1 victory in their debut at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.
• Shane Komine is named national player of the week.
• Steve Hale hopes to be more than “Mr. February.”
• Big hits and big innings eluded NU’s batters in the first couple of weeks of the season.
• The pitching rotation gets shuffled a bit.
• Radio broadcasts will begin March 5.
• The field at Haymarket is getting a name.
• It’s a brand new season with an early test of whether NU can get off to a good start and maintain its 2001 edge.
• They seem cast from the same mold: Will Bolt and Dave Van Horn.
• Finally, a contract for Dave Van Horn.
• Jason Burch says he’s thinking less and pitching better.
• Shane Komine is looking sharp despite the surgery.
• The Rice Owls say revenge won’t be their prime motivation when they play the Huskers.
• We’re ready to play, Dave Van Horn says on media day.
• The pitching rotation takes shape as the weekend’s games approach.
• It’s time for fans to get on board, Sam McKewon writes.
• The Big 12 appears loaded, especially the south.
• Some new talent helps keep NU’s hopes high.
• Free admission for NU students will continue.
• NU takes advantage of springlike weather: 1, 2
• Shane Komine throws without pain as the Huskers begin practice with a determination to maintain their edge.
• Reserved seats at Haymarket are sold out.
• W3 welcome aboard “The Freak,” who files a report on the preview party in Omaha (there are photos, too). Also, reports on the Lincoln and Grand Island events.
• NU announces the signing of 11 recruits.
Schedule
Roster | Stats
(47-21, 16-11)
02/16 Rice L 8-7 *
02/17 Wake Forest L 9-8 *
02/22 McNeese St W 9-4 **
02/23 La-Monroe W 4-1 **
02/24 So. Miss L 6-5 **
02/28 @ Fresno St W 7-1
03/01 @ Fresno St W 9-0
03/02 @ Fresno St W 10-6
03/05 Neb-Kearney W 23-1
03/08 @ Baylor W 15-4
03/09 @ Baylor L 2-1
03/10 @ Baylor L 9-6
03/15 Texas A&M W 6-4
03/16 Texas A&M W 3-0
03/17 Texas A&M W 10-0
03/19 @ Minnesota W 19-6
03/20 @ Minnesota L 5-3
03/22 Texas Tech W 3-1
03/23 Texas Tech W 8-3
03/23 Texas Tech L 4-3
03/26 W. Illinois W 10-2
03/27 W. Illinois W 12-5
03/29 @ Kansas St L 9-8
03/30 @ Kansas St W 22-6
03/31 @ Kansas St L 3-2
04/02 Wis-Milwaukee W 10-1
04/03 Wis-Milwaukee W 16-1
04/05 Oklahoma L 5-4
04/06 Oklahoma W 7-6
04/07 Oklahoma W 12-2
04/09 @ Creighton L 8-3
04/10 Minnesota W 12-3
04/12 @ Missouri L 9-6
04/13 @ Missouri W 6-3
04/14 @ Missouri L 16-12
04/16 Creighton W 6-5
04/19 @ Okla. St W 5-2
04/20 @ Okla. St L 8-4
04/21 @ Okla. St W 10-3
04/23 Texas-Pan Am. W 18-1
04/24 Texas-Pan Am. W 10-2
04/26 Kansas W 4-0
04/28 Kansas L 14-3
04/28 Kansas W 9-1
04/30 Wichita St L 9-4
05/03 @ Texas W 8-3
05/04 @ Texas L 3-2
05/05 @ Texas W 7-5
05/10 Cal-Poly W 4-3
05/11 Cal-Poly W 7-3
05/12 Cal-Poly W 5-2
05/15 @ Creighton W 9-1 ***
05/17 La. Tech W 12-2
05/18 La. Tech W 7-1
05/19 La. Tech W 5-1
05/22 Baylor W 11-9 **#
05/23 Texas Tech W 12-8 **#
05/25 Kansas State W 8-7 **#
05/26 Texas L 9-6 **#
05/31 Wis.-Milwaukee W 7-2 *##
06/01 Marist W 9-1 *##
06/02 SW Missouri W 14-3 *##
06/07 Richmond W 2-0 #**
06/08 Richmond L 6-2 #**
06/09 Richmond W 11-6 #**
06/14 Clemson L 11-10 +
06/16 S. Carolina L 10-8 +
 
* Rice Invitational, Houston
** Lake Area Classic
*** @ Rosenblatt Stadium
**# Big 12 Tournament, Arlington, Texas
*## NCAA regionals, Lincoln
#** NCAA super regionals, Lincoln
+ College World Series