Moving Up in NCAA Attendance
Newly-released baseball attendance figures released by the NCAA show BYU moved up in the rankings for the 2002 season.
BYU improved to 32nd from 50th the preceding year with an average of 1,407 fans attending in 21 dates compared to 1,097 for 17 dates in 2001. Last season BYU drew 29,551 fans in those 21 dates, moving the Cougars up the rungs to 38th nationally compared with 18,657 for 50th place in 2001. Seating capacity at Larry H. Miller field is 2,204.
BYU's Miller Park readies for its third season when it hosts UNLV in March. The 2003 baseball season begins on Jan. 30 in a three-game series at the University of Arizona.
As a team BYU finished 27th in NCAA batting average (.321), 12th in doubles (2.40) and 18th in triples (.41).
Individually, Dave Jensen was 30th in batting average (.411), 10th in doubles (.46). Teammate Cameron Coughlan was 15th in runs scored (1.25) and 23rd in triples (.11). The Cougars rallied at the end of the season, capturing the Mountain West Conference Tournament it hosted and went on to post a 31-31-1 record, winning 14 of 19 games before being eliminated by host USC in the NCAA Tournament.
Average Home Attendance1. LSU 7,546
2. Mississippi St. 6,501
3. Alabama 5,388
4. Texas A&M 5,140
5. Texas 4,539
6. Nebraska 4,110
7. Wichita St 3,897
8. Clemson 3,592
9. South Carolina 3,287
10. Tulane 3,150
11. Auburn 3,071
12. Fresno St. 2,973
13. Florida St. 2,932
14. Texas Tech 2,886
15. Baylor 2,882
16. Stanford 2,759
17. Hawaii 2,637
18. Rice 2,488
19. Mississippi 2,359
20. Arizona St. 2,248
21. Ohio St. 2,102
22. Southern Miss. 2,080
23. Florida 2,035
24. Oklahoma 1,962
25. Miami (Fla.) 1,925
26. Georgia 1,765
27. E. Carolina 1,755
28. La.-Lafayette 1,729
29. Oklahoma St. 1,591
30. Georgia Tech 1,572
31. Creighton 1,481
32. BYU 1,407
33. Arkansas 1,400
34. Citadel 1,317
35. Nevada 1,262
Total Home Attendance
1. LSU 233,923
2. Mississippi St. 201,523
3. Alabama 183,178
4. Texas 172,483
5. Texas A&M 169,619
6. Clemson 161,640
7. Nebraska 139,740
8. Florida St. 129,013
9. Wichita St. 116,911
10. South Carolina 111,765
11. Auburn 101,341
12. Fresno St. 98,109
13. Tulane 97,663
14. Hawaii 97,569
15. Texas Tech 95,236
16. Rice 92,056
17. Stanford 91,039
18. Baylor 89,343
19. Mississippi 84,910
20. Arizona St. 83,165
21. Miami (Fla.) 78,926
22. Florida 73,244
23. Southern Miss. 68,642
24. Oklahoma 66,708
25. Georgia Tech 62,879
26. E. Carolina 56,155
27. Georgia 49,419
28. Oklahoma St. 47,721
29. La.-Lafayette 44,948
30. Arkansas 41,996
31. North Carolina 41,928
32. Citadel 36,883
33. Cal St. Fullerton 36,022
34. Tennessee 35,451
35. Nevada 34,074
36. Ohio St. 33,627
37. Stetson 33,178
38. BYU 29,551
39. Arizona 28,122
40. Creighton 26,658
