2002: Season Wrapup
6/3/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 3, 2002
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Facing one of the nation's toughest schedules, Missouri went 24-29 in the 2002 season. Here's a look at a number of the team's accomplishments.
Honors: Jayce Tingler and Cody Ehlers were named second-team picks to the 2002 All-Big 12 Conference Team chosen by the league's coaches. Tingler was named as an outfielder while Ehlers was selected as a designated hitter. Mick Weiss, Jody Roughton and Lee Laskowski were honorable mention selections. Other unofficial Big 12 Conference teams also honored Tigers. They were: *The Austin American-Statesman named Roughton as a first-team third baseman while Ehlers was chosen as the first-team utility selection. Laskowski was honored as a second-team outfielder. *The Dallas Morning News named Roughton as a second-team selection at shortstop. *The Waco Tribune-Herald chose three Tigers as second-team selections: Roughton, shortstop, Ehlers, first base; and Laskowski, outfield.
Academic Honors: Garrett Broshuis was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference team as a first-team pick. Broshuis, a redshirt freshman pitcher from Advance, Mo., was the lone nominee (out of 50 selections) with a 4.0 grade-point average. Drew Endicott and Tony Vitello were both named to the second team for the second-straight year.
Academic Honors II: Garrett Broshuis participated in the 2002 NCAA Leadership Conference, held May 26-31 in Orlando, Fla.
250 And Counting: Missouri head coach Tim Jamieson recorded the 250th win of his career in MU's 6-3 win over Northern Iowa on May 17. The Tigers are 250-194-1 during his eight seasons as head coach.
Last Time Out: Northern Iowa scored three runs in the seventh inning and then added three more in the ninth inning to pick up a 10-6 win over Missouri in non-conference action on May 18 at Taylor Stadium/Simmons Field. The Tigers used three consecutive hits to score two runs and tie the game, 4-4, in the fifth. After one out, W.T. Hoover singled and Ryan Rallo followed with a double to left field. Cody Ehlers doubled to right field to score both runners and tie the game. Freshman Brent Lacy doubled in the eighth inning to give him three hits in the contest, his second three-hit game of his young career. Rallo, Ehlers, Jody Roughton and Mick Weiss each had two hits.
The Streak: Jayce Tingler finished the season with a 24-game hit streak. The streak fell two games shy of the school record of 26 set in 1981 by Shane Fairbanks and tied by Grant Ingram in 1994. Tingler's previous best was a 15-game hit streak during the 2000 season. Tingler, who also had a 14-game hit streak in 2002, had a hit in all but seven games (Washington, 2/14; Texas, 3/15; Baylor, 3/22; Baylor, 3/23; Texas Tech, 3/29; Kansas State, 5/10; and northern Iowa, 5/16) this season.
Career Year: Senior first baseman Mick Weiss established career highs in home runs (10) and runs batted in (53) this season.
Offensive Explosion: Missouri scored 413 times in 2002, more runs than it did in 2000 (386) and 2001 (349). The 413 runs in 2002 gives MU 400-or-more runs five times in the past seven years. The Tigers also hit .300 for the first time since 1998.
Mr. RBI: Junior infielder Jody Roughton led the Tigers with 60 runs batted in, the most by any Tiger since the 1998 season.
Mr. RBI II: Three Tigers, Jody Roughton (60), Mick Weiss (53) and Cody Ehlers (52) each drove in more than 50 runs this season. The last time that happened was in the 1998 season by Ryan Fry (78), Griffin Moore (71), and Mike Epstein (53).
Scoring Machine: Outfielder Jayce Tingler scored 65 runs in 2002, just falling short of cracking the program's all-time Top 10 list for runs scored in a season. In 10th place is Bryan Seymour, who scored 66 runs in 1997.
Big 12 Player of the Week: For the second time in as many years, Missouri has had back-to-back Phillips 66/Big 12 Players of the Week. Mick Weiss was named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 22 after going 10-for-19 with 10 runs batted in. Lee Laskowski was named Big 12 Player of the Week on April 15 after hitting .500 and driving in nine runs from April 8-14. Laskowski and Jayce Tingler were back-to-back Big 12 Players of the Week March 19 and March 26, respectively, in 2001.
The Hit Parade: In 34 of its 53 games this season, Missouri had at least 10 hits. In 2001, MU had 29 games with 10 or more hits.
Against Ranked Teams: According to this week's rankings by www.boydsworld.com, Missouri played the nation's 17th-toughest schedule. The Tigers were 8-16 against ranked opponents this season. The Tigers' schedule has been ranked as high as sixth this season. Missouri played 10 teams which advanced to the 2002 NCAA Championships and seven played in a regional final.
Setting The Table: While Jayce Tingler served as the Tigers' leadoff man this season, Missouri has a number of people who are also successful reaching base when leading off an inning. Tingler reached base not quite 50 percent (.465, 40-of-86) of the time when leading off an inning. Other top Tiger performances were: Cody Ehlers, .533 (24-of-45) and Luke Cassis, .529 (27-of-51); Lee Laskowski, .487 (19-of-39); and Jody Roughton, .467 (21-of-45).
Big Inning Barrage: The Tigers scored 58 runs during the second inning this season. MU also scored 56 runs in the first inning in 2002. Here's a look at the Tigers' biggest innings (by inning only):
*1st - 7 vs. Texas A&M, 4/27 (2)
*2nd - 9 vs. William Woods, 3/6
*3rd - 4 vs. Arkansas, 3/19, vs. Texas Tech, 3/31 (1), and vs. Saint Louis, 4/17
*4th - 7 vs. Portland, 2/16
*5th - 4 vs. Washington, 4/5
*6th - 4 vs. Texas A&M, 4/26
*7th - 6 vs. Nebraska, 4/14, & vs. Western Illinois, 5/1
*8th - 5 vs. Nebraska, 4/12
*9th - 5 vs. Arkansas State, 3/13 and Texas Tech, 3/31 (2)
Tough With Two: Ryan Rallo was the Tigers' top producer when batting with two outs. Rallo hit .459 (17-of-37). Jody Roughton and Cody Ehlers drove in 27 and 23 runs, respectively, when batting in that situation.
Pinch Hit Heroes: Depending on the situation, count on Bo Davis or W.T. Hoover to come through while serving as a pinch hitter. Davis hit .667 as a pinch hitter while Hoover hit .462 (6-of-13) in that role.
Off And Running: Jayce Tingler stole a base against Kansas State on May 10 to tie him with Dave Silvestri (1986-88) for fourth place on MU's all-time career chart with 47 stolen bases. Tingler ranks 10th with 120 career walks and ranks 10th with 158 career runs. Tingler moved into the Top 10 in each category in the Oklahoma State series.
Here's a look at where Tingler stands and who is 10th or ranks above him:
Walks - Tingler, 120 / 9th, Nick Rallo (1983-85), 121
Hits - Tingler, 189 / 10th, Curt Brown (1974-78), 210
Runs - Tingler, 158 / th, Phil Bradley (1979-81), 161
Big 12 Records: Matt Hobbs set a Big 12 Conference record when he struck out seven straight batters over a two-game stretch. Hobbs struck out the final four batters he faced against Harris-Stowe (3/26) before whiffing the side in the seventh inning against Texas Tech (3/29). Hobbs and Derek Roper teamed to strike out nine consecutive batters against Harris-Stowe (3/26).
Attendance: Missouri drew a Taylor Stadium/Simmons Field record crowd of 1,508 fans in the April 13 game against Nebraska.
Five Hits: Chris Julo had five hits in Missouri's 20-4 win over William Woods (Mo.) on March 6. Julo's performance were the most hits any MU player has had in a game since J.R. Warner had five hits against Centenary on Feb. 2, 2000.
Coaching Staff: Head coach Tim Jamieson, who just completed his eighth season, has guided the Tigers to an overall record of 250-194-1. Missouri is 106-116 in Big 12/Big 8 play during his reign. He recorded his 250th career victory with a 6-3 win over Northern Iowa on May 17, 2002. He picked up his 100th career conference win with the 7-1 victory against Texas Tech (3/31 - game two).
A University of New Orleans graduate, Jamieson was an assistant coach for the Tigers for six seasons before taking over the top spot. He led the Tigers to the 1996 Big 8 regular season crown and a berth in the Midwest Regional. Jamieson was assisted in 2002 by Chal Fanning (pitching coach, sixth season), Evan Pratte (hitting coach/infield, fifth season) and Chris Smith (outfield, second season). The Tigers have had 19 players enter professional baseball during Jamieson's tenure. Jamieson's milestone victories:
*1 - Missouri 12, Lincoln 2 - Feb. 27, 1995
*50 - Missouri 8, Nebraska 2 - April 24, 1996
*100 - Missouri 3, Eastern Michigan 0 - March 14, 1998
*150 - Missouri 5, Oklahoma 2 - April 17, 1999
*200 - Missouri 9, Wichita State 8 - March 7, 2001
*250 - Missouri 6, Northern Iowa 3 - May 17, 2002
Success: The Tigers opened the 2002 season ranked 36th among all NCAA Division I teams with 1,774 wins. In its 106 seasons of baseball, MU has won 60.5 percent of its games.
Broadcasts: The Tigers' games this season were carried on KWWC (90.5 FM) as well as on www.mutigers.com. Sean Kelley was the play-by-play announcer.
Home Runs for Kids: Again this season, the Tigers have teamed with the University of Missouri Children's Hospital to develop a special program called "Home Runs for Kids." The program is geared to raise money for sick children at the Children's Hospital at University Hospital and Clinics. The fund-raising program will recruit baseball fans, individuals, businesses, clubs and organizations, to pledge 25 cents to $10 or more for every home run the Tigers hit this season. All of the money raised by the "Home Run for Kids" program will be used locally to fund equipment, research and programs for patients at Children's Hospital. The Tigers hit 44 home runs in 2002.
Summer Plans: Here's a look at where members of the 2002 Tigers will be spending their summer vacations by playing baseball:
Mark Alexander, Salinas, Calif.
Garrett Bauer, Salinas, Calif.
Garrett Broshuis, Liberal, Kan.
Bo Davis, Salinas, Calif.
Cody Ehlers, Hays, Kan.
Josiah Holst, Kansas City, Mo. (Ban Johnson League)
Justin James, Brewster, Mass.
Brent Lacy, St. Joseph, Mo.
Lee Laskowski, Danbury, Conn.
Abel Newton, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Ryan Rallo, Salinas, Calif.
Tyrone Roberson, Fulton, Mo.
Derek Roper, Athletes in Action (Alaskan team)
Felipe Tetelboin, Liberal, Kan.
Jayce Tingler, Brewster, Mass.
Travis Wendte, Hays, Kan.
