# 2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

The 2002 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2002 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Frank Sancet Stadium. The team was coached by Andy Lopez in his 1st season at Arizona. Former head coach Jerry Stitt - who had been spent the previous 23 seasons on the coaching staff (the last 5 as head coach) - resigned prior to the season. The Wildcats finished with a record of 31-24 and placed 8th in the Pacific-10 Conference with 9-15 record.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2001 season with an overall record of 33-23. They finished 5th in conference play with a record of 12-12. Arizona missed the postseason for a 2nd straight year and 4th time in Jerry Stitt's 5 seasons as head coach.

## Personnel
### Opening day

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| Brad Hassey | Shortstop |
| Will Thompson | First baseman |
| Brian Anderson | Center fielder |
| Chris Cunningham | Catcher |
| Marc Kaiser | Left fielder |
| Moises Duran | Second baseman |
| Richard Mercado | Designated hitter |
| John Hardy | Third baseman |
| Clayton Bried | Right fielder |
| Sean Rierson | Starting pitcher |

## Schedule and results

2002 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log :
| Regular Season ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/Stadium | Score | Win/Loss | Overall Record | Pac-10 Record |
| Jan 25 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-2 | Rierson (1-0) | 1-0 | |
| Jan 26 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 23-3 | Little (1-0) | 2-0 | |
| Jan 27 | New Mexico | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-2 | Kaiser (1-0) | 3-0 | |
| Feb 1 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 3-0 | Rierson (2-0) | 4-0 | |
| Feb 2 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-5 | Little (2-0) | 5-0 | |
| Feb 3 | Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-7 | Sulser (0-1) | 5-1 | |
| Feb 4 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-1 | Goodman (1-0) | 6-1 | |
| Feb 5 | Southern Utah | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 11-8 | Wersel (1-0) | 7-1 | |
| Feb 7 | San Diego State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 1-0 | Rierson (3-0) | 8-1 | |
| Feb 8 | San Diego State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 6-3 | Little (3-0) | 9-1 | |
| Feb 9 | San Diego State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-5 | Kaiser (2-0) | 10-1 | |
| Feb 13 | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | | Islander Field • Corpus Christi, TX | W 4-1 | Miller (1-0) | 11-1 | |
| Feb 15 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 0-4 | Rierson (3-1) | 11-2 | |
| Feb 16 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 4-9 | Little (3-1) | 11-3 | |
| Feb 17 | at Texas A&M | | Olsen Field • College Station, TX | L 6-13 | Goodman (1-1) | 11-4 | |
| Feb 22 | UC Irvine | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-4 | Snyder (1-0) | 12-4 | |
| Feb 23 | UC Irvine | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 7-6 | Sulser (1-1) | 13-4 | |
| Feb 24 | UC Irvine | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-9 | Zlotoff (1-0) | 14-4 | |
| Feb 26 | New Mexico State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-10 | Kaiser (3-0) | 15-4 | |
| Mar 2 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 12-1 | Rierson (4-1) | 16-4 | |
| Mar 3 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-4 | Little (4-1) | 17-4 | |
| Mar 8 | at Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 0-4 | Rierson (4-2) | 17-5 | |
| Mar 9 | at Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 6-7 | Sulser (1-2) | 17-6 | |
| Mar 10 | at Long Beach State | | Blair Field • Long Beach, CA | L 0-6 | Kaiser (3-1) | 17-7 | |
| Mar 15 | UNC Wilmington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | Goodman (1-2) | 17-8 | |
| Mar 16 | UNC Wilmington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 9-6 | Little (5-1) | 18-8 | |
| Mar 17 | UNC Wilmington | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 14-2 | Kaiser (4-1) | 19-8 | |
| Mar 22 | #20 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | Anderson (0-1) | 19-9 | 0-1 |
| Mar 23 | #20 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 6-10 | Little (5-2) | 19-10 | 0-2 |
| Mar 24 | #20 Arizona State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-1 | Kaiser (5-1) | 20-10 | 1-2 |
| Mar 28 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 13-9 | Rierson (5-2) | 21-10 | 2-2 |
| Mar 29 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 1-2 | Zlotoff (1-1) | 21-11 | 2-3 |
| Mar 30 | at Oregon State | | Goss Stadium • Corvallis, OR | L 0-5 | Kaiser (5-2) | 21-12 | 2-4 |
| Apr 5 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 4-5 | Snyder (1-1) | 21-13 | 2-5 |
| Apr 6 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 1-19 | Little (5-3) | 21-14 | 2-6 |
| Apr 7 | #2 Stanford | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 15-13 | Goodman (2-2) | 22-14 | 3-6 |
| Apr 12 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 8-4 | Rierson (6-2) | 23-14 | 4-6 |
| Apr 13 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | W 18-9 | Goodman (2-2) | 24-14 | 5-6 |
| Apr 14 | at California | | Evans Diamond • Berkeley, CA | L 1-2 | Little (5-4) | 24-15 | 5-7 |
| Apr 16 | Grand Canyon | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 17-8 | Sulser (2-2) | 25-15 | |
| Apr 19 | UC Riverside | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 5-1 | Rierson (7-2) | 26-15 | |
| Apr 20 | UC Riverside | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-12 | Kaiser (5-3) | 26-16 | |
| Apr 21 | UC Riverside | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 13-5 | Little (6-4) | 27-16 | |
| Apr 26 | at #23 USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 6-14 | Rierson (7-3) | 27-17 | 5-8 |
| Apr 27 | at #23 USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 10-12 | Kaiser (5-4) | 27-18 | 5-9 |
| Apr 28 | at #23 USC | | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | W 15-12 | Sulser (3-2) | 28-18 | 6-9 |
| May 10 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 10-9 | Zlotoff (2-1) | 29-18 | 7-9 |
| May 11 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 3-5 | Little (6-5) | 29-19 | 7-10 |
| May 12 | UCLA | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 14-18 | Sulser (3-3) | 29-20 | 7-11 |
| May 17 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 5-6 | Rierson (7-4) | 29-21 | 7-12 |
| May 18 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 8-7 | Goodman (4-2) | 30-21 | 8-12 |
| May 19 | Washington State | | Sancet Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 7-9 | Anderson (0-2) | 30-22 | 8-13 |
| May 24 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3-7 | Rierson (7-5) | 30-23 | 8-14 |
| May 25 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | L 3-8 | Little (6-6) | 30-24 | 8-15 |
| May 26 | at Washington | | Husky Ballpark • Seattle, WA | W 5-2 | Goodman (5-2) | 31-24 | 9-15 |

## 2002 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Chris Cunningham | C | 13 | 373 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Brad Hassey | SS | 19 | 566 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Sean Rierson | RHP | 26 | 787 | San Francisco Giants |