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]
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
—
—
Pitcher
Clay Eason
North Carolina State
—
—
Y
Pitcher
Jim Parque
UCLA
—
Y
—
Pitcher
Kyle Peterson (2)
Stanford
—
Y
—
Pitcher
Ara Petrosian
Long Beach State
—
—
Y
Pitcher
Jeff Weaver
Fresno State
—
Y
—
2006 World Series Champion[ 5]
Catcher
Giuseppe Chiaramonte
Fresno State
Y
—
Y
Catcher
Matthew LeCroy
Clemson
—
Y
—
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
—
Y
—
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
—
Y
—
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
—
—
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
—
—
Outfielder
Jeremy Morris
Florida State
—
Y
—
36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[ 6]
Outfielder
Brad Wilkerson ♦
Florida
—
Y
—
Designated hitter
Ryan Bordernick
South Carolina
Y
—
—
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
—
—
Y
Utility player
Mark Maberry
Tennessee Tech
—
—
Y
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^ 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 .