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It competed on the Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference.  The 2002 team became the first in school history to clinch a Regional championship and earn an appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals, by defeating Alabama in the Regional Championship game, 6-5.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of Contents2002 schedule and results[edit]Regionals[edit]Super Regionals[edit]Awards and honors[edit]Freshman All-American[edit]All-Conference[edit]2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft[edit]Notes and references[edit]External links[edit]2002 schedule and results[edit]DateOpponentLocationResultRecordNotesMay 15, 2002vs. FIUBoca Raton, FloridaW 17-8May 17, 2002vs. Georgia StateBoca Raton, FloridaL 3-210 inningsMay 18, 2002vs. Georgia StateBoca Raton, FloridaL 5-411 inningsMay 18, 2002vs. Georgia StateBoca Raton, FloridaW 11-4May 22, 2002vs. JacksonvilleDeLand, FLW 4-21-0A-Sun TournamentMay 23, 2002vs. StetsonDeLand, FLL 3-01-1A-Sun TournamentMay 24, 2002vs. JacksonvilleDeLand, FLW 6-42-1A-Sun TournamentMay 24, 2002vs. StetsonDeLand, FLW 10-33-1A-Sun TournamentMay 25, 2002vs. UCFDeLand, FLL 8-63-2A-Sun Tournament ChampionshipMay 31, 2002vs. AuburnTuscaloosa, ALW 16-111-0NCAA RegionalJune 1, 2002vs. Southeast Missouri StateTuscaloosa, ALW 12-62-0NCAA RegionalJune 2, 2002vs. AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALL 7-22-1NCAA RegionalJune 2, 2002vs. AlabamaTuscaloosa, ALW 6-53-1NCAA Regional ChampionshipJune 7, 2002vs. Georgia TechAtlanta, GAL 14-30-1NCAA Super Regional (Best-of-3)June 8, 2002vs. Georgia TechAtlanta, GAL 11-50-2NCAA Super Regional (Best-of-3)* Atlantic Sun Conference games in GREEN.  * Regional games in BLUE.  * Super Regional games in RED.Regionals[edit]The 2002 season saw FAU receive its third bid to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament; its first since 2000.  As an at-large selection, FAU was placed in the Regional bracket with the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Auburn Tigers, and the Southeast Missouri State Indians.  The top seed of the Regional was the national #3 seed, Alabama, who hosted in Tuscaloosa, AL.  FAU pulled off an impressive win in the opening game against Auburn, as both underdogs in FAU and SE Missouri State, won their first games.  Beating the Indians of SE Missouri State in the second round allowed FAU to roll right into the Regional championship game free of losses and avoiding the “Loser’s Bracket” of the Regional.  Host Alabama played itself back into the Regional by defeating Auburn and SE Missouri State, eliminating both en route to the Regional championship game.  The Regional Final was set as the FAU Blue Wave and the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide.  FAU, winning its first two games, dropped the first meeting to Alabama, 7-2, forcing a second game in the Regional Final for the championship.  FAU pulled off the upset and clinched its first-ever Regional championship by defeating Alabama, 6-5.  The win sent FAU to its first-ever Super Regional appearance, placing FAU in the final 16 teams.Tuscaloosa, AL RegionalRegionalRegional Final1Alabama44SE Missouri State74SE Missouri State62Florida Atlantic123Auburn112Florida Atlantic162Florida Atlantic261Alabama75Lower round 1Lower final1Alabama71Alabama62SE Missouri State43Auburn3Super Regionals[edit]After clinching their first-ever Regional championship, FAU moved on to the round of the final 16 – the Super Regionals. The Blue Wave faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, the #1 seed in the Super Regional bracket.  FAU and Georgia Tech met at Tech’s historic Russ Chandler Stadium in Atlanta, GA in a best-of-3 series, with a birth to the 2002 College World Series on the line. Unfortunately for the Blue Wave, the heavily favored and top-ranked Yellow Jackets proved to be too much, pounding the Blue Wave in a two-game sweep.Game 1 Team123456789RHEBlue Wave000002103391Yellow Jackets10065011X14181WP: Kyle Bakker (12-2) \u00a0 LP: Danny Core (8-6)Home runs:FAU: noneGT: Parker, Remole (4th inning)Game 2 Team123456789RHEYellow Jackets10322000311131Blue Wave000010004572WP: Chris Goodman (8-1) \u00a0 LP: Chris Pillsbury (10-3)Home runs:GT: noneFAU: Fiorentino (9th inning)Awards and honors[edit]Freshman All-American[edit]All-Conference[edit]First Team All-Atlantic Sun HonorsRP Tim McNab (Senior)SP Danny Core (Junior)SP Chris Pillsbury (Sophomore)SP L.J. Biernbaum (Senior)Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Honors3B Mike Cox (Junior)SS Bobby Spano (Senior)Freshman Team All-Atlantic Sun Honors2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft[edit]FAU players selected in the 2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft:       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Notes and references[edit]External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2002-florida-atlantic-blue-wave-baseball-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2002 Florida Atlantic Blue Wave baseball team"}}]}]