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
edit| 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
edit| Position | Name | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Walt Peterson | USC | |
| Pitcher | Keith Weber | Missouri | Career ERA of 0.56 (Division I Record)[3] |
| Catcher | Ken Suarez | Florida State | |
| First baseman | Randy Schwartz | UCLA | |
| Second baseman | Al Coutts | Cal State Los Angeles | |
| Third baseman | Dave Harvey | Missouri | |
| Shortstop | Don Kessinger | Mississippi | 6x MLB All Star,[4] 1978 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[4] |
| Outfielder | Fred Reichardt | Wisconsin | |
| Outfielder | Bill Scripture (2) | Wake Forest | |
| Outfielder | Bill Marovic | West Virginia |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Don Kessinger". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2012.