# 2002 Florida Gators baseball team

The 2002 Florida Gators baseball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of baseball during the 2002 college baseball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They played their home games at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium, on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was the first at Florida coached by Pat McMahon.

## Schedule

2002 Florida Gators baseball game log (46–19) :
Regular season (40–15) :
February (11–0)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 2Charleston SouthernNo. 21
McKethan StadiumW 25–1
Ramsey (1–0)
Viars (0–1)
None
1,904
1–0–
February 3Charleston SouthernNo. 21
McKethan StadiumW 12–2
Hart (1–0)
Holmen (0–1)
None
1,855
2–0–
February 6MercerNo. 21
McKethan StadiumW 11–6
Pete (1–0)
Morrison (0–2)
None
1,133
3–0–
February 8at No. 7 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 21
Mark Light Stadium Coral Gables, FLW 12–9
Drucker (1–0)
Vazquez (0–1)
None
3,513
4–0–
February 10at No. 7 Miami (FL) RivalryNo. 21
Mark Light StadiumW 6–2
Hart (2–0)
Bengochea (0–2)
Ramshaw (1)
3,267
5–0–
February 13Florida A&MNo. 14
McKethan StadiumW 11–5
Pete (2–0)
Sills (1–1)
None
1,070
6–0–
February 16WinthropNo. 14
McKethan StadiumW 12–11
Goldfarb (1–0)
Cheek (0–1)
None
1,831
7–0–
February 17WinthropNo. 14
McKethan StadiumW 8–4
Hart (3–0)
Reeves (1–1)
Coleman (1)
1,794
8–0–
February 20Savannah StateNo. 11
McKethan StadiumW 14–0
Ramshaw (1–0)
Castillo (4–2)
None
1,164
9–0–
February 24SienaNo. 11
McKethan StadiumW 12–2
Hart (4–0)
Knoff (0–2)
None
1,605
10–0–
February 27SienaNo. 6
McKethan StadiumW 31–3
Bartelt (1–0)
Copskey (0–2)
None
780
11–0– :
March (13–6)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 1No. 2 Florida State RivalryNo. 6McKethan StadiumL 4–5Lynch (1–0)Goldfarb (0–1)Roman (7)4,24611–1–
March 3at No. 2 Florida State RivalryNo. 6Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, FLL 4–9Lynch (2–0)Coleman (0–1)None4,15011–2–
March 7Austin PeayNo. 6McKethan StadiumL 8–12Callaway (1–0)Bartelt (1–1)None88911–3–
March 8Austin PeayNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 17–2Hart (5–0)Pew (1–1)None1,03312–3–
March 9Austin PeayNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 13–4Ramsey (2–0)Mathews (1–1)None1,70213–3–
March 12College of CharlestonNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 20–3Bartelt (2–1)Wentzky (2–3)None1,07514–3–
March 13College of CharlestonNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 23–8Potter (1–0)McLeod (0–1)None1,14415–3–
March 15No. 10 Ole MissNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 24–5Ramshaw (2–0)Montrenes (4–1)None2,01116–31–0
March 16No. 10 Ole MissNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 7–6Hart (6–0)Pickens (3–1)Coleman (2)4,63817–32–0
March 17No. 10 Ole MissNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 17–6Ramsey (3–0)Horne (0–1)None1,97218–33–0
March 19MassachusettsNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 15–3Foster (1–0)Ratliff (1–1)None70319–3–
March 20DartmouthNo. 6McKethan StadiumW 9–1Pete (3–0)Velosky (0–1)None1,34320–3–
March 22at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 6Sarge Frye Field Columbia, SCL 1–2Bell (5–1)Ramshaw (2–1)Taylor (5)2,24220–43–1
March 23at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 6Sarge Frye FieldW 14–5Hart (7–0)Marchbanks (5–2)None4,12321–44–1
March 24at No. 4 South CarolinaNo. 6Sarge Frye FieldL 4–6Bondurant (3–0)Ramsey (3–1)Taylor (6)3,89821–54–2
March 26ArmyNo. 7McKethan StadiumW 17–1Sadowski (1–0)Kashner (1–1)None2,01522–5–
March 29No. 23 AuburnNo. 7McKethan StadiumL 3–8Speigner (6–2)Ramshaw (2–2)Dueitt (3)3,48622–64–3
March 30No. 23 AuburnNo. 7McKethan StadiumW 9–5Hart (8–0)Hughey (1–1)None2,83323–65–3
March 31No. 23 AuburnNo. 7McKethan StadiumW 6–1Ramsey (4–1)Paxton (6–2)Coleman (3)1,62724–66–3 :
April (8–7)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 3at JacksonvilleNo. 7Alexander Brest Field Jacksonville, FLL 2–7Regas (2–5)Foster (1–1)None2,17824–7–
April 5at No. 5 AlabamaNo. 7Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, ALL 1–4Cormier (8–0)Ramshaw (2–3)None5,28524–86–4
April 6at No. 5 AlabamaNo. 7Sewell–Thomas StadiumL 2–7Norris (2–0)Hart (8–1)Reed (6)5,47824–96–5
April 7at No. 5 AlabamaNo. 7Sewell–Thomas StadiumL 5–6Tankersley (5–2)Coleman (0–2)None5,20124–106–6
April 9StetsonNo. 12McKethan StadiumL 3–6Blair (3–1)Boss (0–1)Lincoln (4)1,95524–11–
April 12at TennesseeNo. 12Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TNW 15–1Ramshaw (3–3)Riley (2–2)None1,60725–117–6
April 13at TennesseeNo. 12Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 8–5$^{10}$Coleman (1–2)Terrell (2–6)None2,55526–118–6
April 14at TennesseeNo. 12Lindsey Nelson StadiumL 5–6Johnson (2–0)Ramsey (4–2)Terrell (4)93726–128–7
April 17Bethune–CookmanNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 5–4Bartelt (3–1)Johnson (1–4)Coleman (4)1,10627–12–
April 19VanderbiltNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 13–7Bartelt (4–1)Sowers (3–5)Goldfarb (1)2,35128–129–7
April 20VanderbiltNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 8–7Hart (9–1)Maultsby (0–3)Boss (1)1,91229–1210–7
April 21VanderbiltNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 7–3Ramsey (5–2)Little (4–5)Goldfarb (2)1,80330–1211–7
April 26GeorgiaNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 12–6Ramshaw (4–3)Westphal (3–2)Boss (2)3,54031–1212–7
April 27GeorgiaNo. 11McKethan StadiumW 12–9Hart (10–1)Sharpton (5–4)Bartelt (1)3,51232–1213–7
April 28GeorgiaNo. 11McKethan StadiumL 4–6Carswell (4–3)Goldfarb (1–2)None2,51732–1313–8 :
May (8–2)
DateOpponentRankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 3at Mississippi StateNo. 12Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MSW 5–4Bartelt (5–1)Maholm (8–2)Coleman (5)6,56233–1314–8
May 4at Mississippi StateNo. 12Dudy Noble FieldW 5–3Hart (11–1)Brock (6–4)Goldfarb (3)6,23434–1315–8
May 5at Mississippi StateNo. 12Dudy Noble FieldW 4–0Ramsey (6–2)Collums (3–5)None3,07435–1316–8
May 7South FloridaNo. 10McKethan StadiumW 10–9Goldfarb (2–2)Livingston (1–2)None1,50636–13–
May 10No. 25 LSUNo. 10McKethan StadiumL 4–5$^{10}$Tompkins (5–0)Goldfarb (2–3)None3,47036–1416–9
May 11No. 25 LSUNo. 10McKethan StadiumW 6–3Hart (12–1)Wilson (7–4)Goldfarb (4)3,48637–1417–9
May 12No. 25 LSUNo. 10McKethan StadiumL 5–8Pettit (7–6)Ramsey (6–3)None2,23337–1517–10
May 18at KentuckyNo. 14Cliff Hagan Stadium Lexington, KYW 14–4Hart (13–1)Hahn (3–8)Bartelt (2)47338–1518–10
May 18at KentuckyNo. 14Cliff Hagan StadiumW 18–6Ramsey (7–3)Corrado (1–4)None37839–1519–10
May 19at KentuckyNo. 14Cliff Hagan StadiumW 5–4Coleman (2–2)Blanton (5–7)None60340–1520–10 :
Post-season (6–4) :
SEC Tournament (3–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSECT Record
May 22vs. (6) Georgia(3) No. 14Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, ALW 7–2Ramshaw (5–3)Fellows (1–2)None–41–151–0
May 23vs. (2) No. 7 Alabama(3) No. 14Metropolitan StadiumL 4–7Cormier (10–3)Hart (13–2)Reed (9)–41–161–1
May 24vs. (7) Mississippi State(3) No. 14Metropolitan StadiumW 5–0Ramsey (8–3)Young (5–2)None–42–16
2–1
May 25vs. (2) No. 7 Alabama(3) No. 14Metropolitan StadiumW 7–4Pete (4–0)Sanders (8–3)Coleman (6)10,90743–16
3–1
May 25vs. (2) No. 7 Alabama(3) No. 14Metropolitan StadiumL 9–11Reed (5–0)Goldfarb (2–4)Norris (1)–43–173–2 :
NCAA tournament: Gainesville Regional (3–2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankStadium SiteScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordRegional Record
May 31(4) Bethune–Cookman(1) No. 15McKethan StadiumW 13–1Ramsey (9–3)Montes (10–3)None2,24644–171–0
June 1(3) Miami (FL) Rivalry(1) No. 15McKethan StadiumL 2–7Bengochea (6–6)Hart (13–3)None4,12544–181–1
June 1(4) Bethune–Cookman(1) No. 15McKethan StadiumW 21–10Ramshaw (6–3)Dooley (9–6)Falkenbach (1)1,50945–182–1
June 2(3) Miami (FL) Rivalry(1) No. 15McKethan StadiumW 11–10$^{10}$Ramsey (10–3)Huguet (6–4)None2,59446–183–1
June 2(3) Miami (FL) Rivalry(1) No. 15McKethan StadiumL 7–8Huguet (7–4)Ramshaw (6–4)None2,53346–193–2 :
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball. All times Eastern. Retrieved from FloridaGators.com