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]
1980 All-Americans included 2x World Series-winning manager Terry Francona.
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key
edit| Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year[2] | |
| 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 | Neal Heaton ♦ | Miami | 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 10, 1981, vs. Indiana State Sycamores, T-3rd in Division I),[3] NL All-Star[4] |
| Pitcher | Steve Krueger | Arkansas | |
| Catcher | Scotti Madison | Vanderbilt | |
| First baseman | Keith Hagman | New Mexico | .551 batting average in a single season (1980) (Division I record (Min. 75 at-bats)),.[3] 460 career batting average (2nd in Division I),[3] 17 triples in a single season (1980) (Division I record)[3] |
| Second baseman | Tim Teufel | Clemson | |
| Third baseman | Jeff Smith | Delaware | |
| Shortstop | Dave Pagel | Central Michigan | |
| Outfielder | Terry Francona | Arizona | 2x World Series winner as manager of the Boston Red Sox[5] |
| Outfielder | Dan Murphy | UNLV | |
| Outfielder | Mike Fuentes | Florida State | |
| Designated hitter | Matt Guldelfinger | Kansas |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ "Terry Francona". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.