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]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Gary Gentry Arizona State 229 strikeouts in a single season (1967) (2nd in Division I)[3]
Pitcher Q.V. Lowe Auburn 5.61 career H/9 (13th in Division I)[3]
Catcher Tony Sellari Oklahoma State
First baseman Mark Marquess Stanford Won 1987 and 1988 College World Series as Stanford head coach[4]
Second baseman Rusty Adkins Clemson
Third baseman Jesse Hodges Temple
Shortstop Eddie Leon (2) Arizona 28 career triples (T-7th in Division I)[3]
Outfielder Scott Reid Arizona State
Outfielder Tom Paciorek Houston 1981 AL All-Star[5]
Outfielder Ray Shoup Ohio State

See also

References

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Mark Marquess". GoStanford.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Tom Paciorek". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
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