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An
All-American team is an
honorary sports team composed of the best
amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American
athletes ", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in
U.S.
team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national
media .
Walter Camp selected the
first All-America team in the early days of
American football in 1889.
[1]
The
NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2004
college baseball season: the
American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947),
Baseball America (since 1981),
Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).
[2]
Key
All-Americans
Position
Name
School
ABCA
BA
CB
NCBWA
Notes
Starting pitcher
J.P. Howell
Texas
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcher
Nate Moore
Troy
Y
Was the ERA champion for 2004, with a 1.25 ERA through 64 innings pitched.
[4]
Starting pitcher
Jered Weaver (2)
Long Beach State
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,
[2] 213
strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)
[5]
Starting pitcher
Philip Humber
Rice
Y
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcher
Wade Townsend
Rice
—
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcher
Matt Fox
UCF
—
Y
Y
—
Starting pitcher
Justin Hoyman
Florida
Y
—
Y
—
Relief pitcher
Huston Street (2)
Texas
Y
—
—
Y
2002
College World Series Most Outstanding Player ,
[6] 41 career
saves (T-8th in Division I),
[5] 5.46 career
H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005
AL Rookie of the Year
[7]
Relief pitcher
Nate Moore
Texas
—
Y
—
—
Relief pitcher
Austin Tubb
Southern Miss
—
—
Y
Y
Catcher
Kurt Suzuki
Cal State Fullerton
Y
Y
Y
—
Johnny Bench Award
[2]
Catcher
Landon Powell (2)
South Carolina
—
—
—
Y
First baseman
Billy Becher (2)
New Mexico State
—
—
Y
Y
118
RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I),
[5] 32
HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),.
[5] 822 career
slugging percentage (10th in Division I)
[5]
First baseman
Josh Brady
Texas Tech
Y
—
—
—
First baseman
Mike Ferris
Miami (OH)
—
Y
—
—
Second baseman
Jed Lowrie
Stanford
—
Y
Y
—
Second baseman
Warner Jones
Vanderbilt
Y
Y
—
—
Made Baseball America first team as Designated Hitter
Second baseman
Jarrett Hoffpauir
Southern Miss
—
—
—
Y
Third baseman
Alex Gordon
Nebraska
Y
Y
Y
Y
2011
Gold Glove Award
[8]
Shortstop
Brian Bixler
Eastern Michigan
Y
—
Y
—
Shortstop
Dustin Pedroia (2)
Arizona State
—
Y
—
Y
34
doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I),
[5] 2008
AL MVP , 3x
MLB
All-Star ,
[9] 2x
Gold Glove Award winner,
[9] 2008
Silver Slugger Award winner,
[9] 2007
AL Rookie of the Year
[9]
Outfielder
Eddy Martinez-Esteve
Florida State
Y
Y
Y
Y
Made ABCA team as
Designated Hitter
[2]
Outfielder
Chris Rahl
William & Mary
Y
—
Y
Y
Outfielder
Eric Nielsen
UNLV
Y
—
Y
—
Outfielder
Jon Zeringue
LSU
Y
—
—
Y
Outfielder
Brad Corley
Mississippi State
—
Y
—
—
Outfielder
Marshall Hubbard
North Carolina
Y
—
—
—
Outfielder
Danny Putnam
Stanford
—
Y
—
—
Designated Hitter
Ryan Jones
East Carolina
—
—
Y
Y
Utility player
Dennis Bigley
Oral Roberts
Y
—
—
—
Utility player
Stephen Head
Mississippi
—
Y
—
—
Utility player
P.J. Hiser
Pittsburgh
—
—
Y
—
See also
References