Nov. 6, 2002
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WACO, Texas -- The Baylor baseball program finished the 2002 season 15th in the nation in average home attendance, according to numbers released recently by the NCAA.
In 31 home dates, 89,343 fans came through the turnstiles at Baylor Ballpark, an average of 2,882 fans per game. The 2002 average was the best in program history, while the total attendance was third-best in Baylor's nearly 100 years of baseball.
The Bears' average ranked 15th in the country and was fifth-best in the Big 12 Conference, behind Texas A&M (fourth), Texas (fifth), Nebraska (sixth) and Texas Tech (14th).
The Bears' total home attendance was the 18th highest total in the nation for 2002, again finishing fifth in the conference behind the same four teams.
Baylor has ranked among the top 20 programs in the nation in average and total attendance each year since moving into Baylor Ballpark, with program-best rankings of ninth in average attendance and 13th in total attendance set in 2001.
Baylor begins the 2003 season at home Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. against Southwest Texas.
2002 NCAA Baseball Home Attendance Leaders
Average Home Attendance1. LSU 7,5462. Mississippi St. 6,5013. Alabama 5,3884. Texas A&M 5,1405. Texas 4,5396. Nebraska 4,1107. Wichita St 3,8978. Clemson 3,5929. South Carolina 3,28710. Tulane 3,15011. Auburn 3,07112. Fresno St. 2,97313. Florida St. 2,93214. Texas Tech 2,88615. Baylor 2,88216. Stanford 2,75917. Hawaii 2,63718. Rice 2,48819. Mississippi 2,35920. Arizona St. 2,248
Total Home Attendance1. LSU 233,9232. Mississippi St. 201,5233. Alabama 183,1784. Texas 172,4835. Texas A&M 169,6196. Clemson 161,6407. Nebraska 139,7408. Florida St. 129,0139. Wichita St. 116,91110. South Carolina 111,76511. Auburn 101,34112. Fresno St. 98,10913. Tulane 97,66314. Hawaii 97,56915. Texas Tech 95,23616. Rice 92,05617. Stanford 91,03918. Baylor 89,34319. Mississippi 84,91020. Arizona St. 83,165
