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 three different All-America selectors for the 1997 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]
All-Americans [ edit ] Position Name School ABCA BA CB Notes Pitcher Matt Anderson Rice Y Y Y 1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft [4] Pitcher Dan Reichert Pacific Y Y Y Pitcher Chris Enochs West Virginia Y —
Y Pitcher Jason Gooding Texas Tech Y —
Y Pitcher Jason Navarro Tulane Y —
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Pitcher Clay Eason North Carolina State —
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Y Pitcher Jim Parque UCLA —
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Pitcher Kyle Peterson (2) Stanford —
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Pitcher Ara Petrosian Long Beach State —
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Y Pitcher Jeff Weaver Fresno State —
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2006 World Series Champion[5] Catcher Giuseppe Chiaramonte Fresno State Y —
Y Catcher Matthew LeCroy Clemson —
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First baseman Lance Berkman Rice Y Y Y 41 HR in a single season (1997) (3rd in Division I),[6] 134 RBI in a single season (1997) (2nd in Division I),[6] 263 total bases in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 109 runs in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 1.031 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (8th in Division I),[6] 6x MLB All-Star ,[7] 2011 World Series Champion,[7] 2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year [7] Second baseman Keith Ginter Texas Tech Y —
Y Second baseman Tom Sergio North Carolina State —
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Third baseman Pat Burrell (2) Miami Y Y Y Made BA team as DH , 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player ,.[8] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[6] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[6] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft ,[9] 2008 World Series Champion,[10] 2010 World Series Champion[10] Third baseman Troy Glaus UCLA —
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34 HR in a single season (1997) (T-7th in Division I),[6] 4x MLB All-Star ,[11] 3x Silver Slugger Award winner[11] 2002 World Series Champion,[11] 2002 World Series MVP [11] Shortstop Brandon Larson LSU Y Y —
40 HR in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 118 RBI in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 250 total bases in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] Shortstop Adam Kennedy Cal State Northridge —
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Y 254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I),[6] 2002 World Series Champion[12] Outfielder J. D. Drew (2) Florida State Y Y Y ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[6] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[6] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[6] 2008 MLB All-Star ,[13] 2007 World Series Champion[13] Outfielder Jeff Guiel (2) Oklahoma State Y —
Y Outfielder Mike Marchiano Fordham Y —
Y 1.034 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (6th in Division I),.[6] 793 career slugging percentage (13th in Division I)[6] Outfielder Roberto Vaz Alabama Y —
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Outfielder Jeremy Morris Florida State —
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36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[6] Outfielder Brad Wilkerson ♦ Florida —
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Designated hitter Ryan Bordernick South Carolina Y —
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Utility player Tim Hudson Auburn Y Y Y 3x MLB All-Star [14] 2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year ,[14] 2011 Hutch Award [14] Utility player Mike Frank Santa Clara —
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Y Utility player Mark Maberry Tennessee Tech —
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See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ The Michigan alumnus . University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY . ^ a b c d e f g "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF) . NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012 . ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees" . College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012 . ^ "Matt Anderson" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ "Jeff Weaver" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Division I Record Book" (PDF) . NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012 . ^ a b c "Lance Berkman" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series" . Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ "Pat Burrell" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ a b "Pat Burrell" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012 . ^ a b c d "Troy Glaus" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ "Adam Kennedy" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ a b "J. D. Drew" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 . ^ a b c "Tim Hudson" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012 .