2002 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Team
The 2002 Florida Atlantic Blue Wave baseball team was the intercollegiate baseball team of Florida Atlantic University for the 2002 NCAA baseball season. 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.
Read more about 2002 Florida Atlantic Owls Baseball Team: 2002 Schedule and Results, Regionals, Super Regionals, 2002 MLB First-Year Player Draft
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