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2002 College Baseball All-America Team

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]

2002 All-Americans included 2002 MLB Draft #1 pick Bryan Bullington (left) and MLB All-Star Rickie Weeks (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2002 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

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ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[2]
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith 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[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

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Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher Bryan Bullington Ball State
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 1st overall pick in 2002 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcher Brad Sullivan Houston
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie Stanford
 Y
 Y
 Y
—
Starting pitcher Justin Simmons Texas
 Y
—
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Tim Stauffer Richmond
—
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Dave Bush Wake Forest
 Y
—
 Y
—
 38 career saves (T-12th in Division I),[5] 2003 MLB All-Star[6]
Relief pitcher Blake Taylor South Carolina
 Y
—
—
 Y
 21 saves in a single season (2002) (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcher Royce Ring San Diego State
—
 Y
—
 Y
Relief pitcher John Tetuan Wichita State
—
—
 Y
—
Catcher Jed Morris Nebraska
 Y
—
 Y
 Y
Catcher Tony Richie Florida State
—
 Y
—
—
First baseman Yaron Peters South Carolina
 Y
 Y
—
—
First baseman Nate Gold Gonzaga
—
—
 Y
—
 33 HR in a single season (2002) (T-9th in Division I)[5]
First baseman Vincent Sinisi Rice
—
—
—
 Y
Second baseman Rickie Weeks Southern
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Made BA team as Designated hitter,.[2] 465 career batting average (Division I record),.[5] 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record),[5] 31 career triples (2nd in Division I),[5] 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Second baseman Russ Adams North Carolina
—
 Y
—
—
Third baseman Jeff Baker (2) Clemson
—
 Y
—
 Y
Third baseman Ryan Barthelemy Florida State
 Y
—
 Y
—
Shortstop Khalil Greene Clemson
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 403 career hits (2nd in Division I),[5] 95 career doubles (2nd in Division I),[5] 668 career total bases (4th in Division I),[5] 134 hits in a single season (2002) (T-5th in Division I),[5] 250 total bases in a single season (2002) (T-6th in Division I)[5]
Outfielder Steve Stanley Notre Dame
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 385 career hits (3rd in Division I)[5]
Outfielder Bob Malek Michigan State
 Y
 Y
 Y
—
Outfielder Vito Chiaravalloti Richmond
—
—
—
 Y
Outfielder Sam Fuld Stanford
 Y
 Y
—
—
 356 career hits (11th in Division I)[5]
Outfielder Joey Gomes Santa Clara
—
—
 Y
—
Outfielder Ryan Kenning New Mexico State
—
—
—
 Y
Outfielder Jeff Leise Nebraska
 Y
—
—
—
Designated hitter David Trujillo UNLV
 Y
—
—
—
Designated hitter Gabe Veloz New Mexico State
—
—
 Y
—
Utility player Jesse Crain Houston
—
 Y
—
—
Utility player Chris Maples North Carolina
—
—
 Y
—
Utility player John McCurdy Maryland
—
—
—
 Y

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bryan Bullington". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Mark Prior". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. ^ "Rickie Weeks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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