1981 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]

1981 All-Americans included Houston Astros first base coach Bobby Meacham.

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1981 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
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[2]
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
PitcherTony ArnoldTexas
Green tickY
Green tickY
21 consecutive wins (8th in Division I)[4]
PitcherNeal Heaton (2) ♦Miami
Green tickY
Green tickY
BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 1990 NL All-Star,[5] 23 strikeouts vs. Indiana State Sycamores (March 10, 1981)(T-3rd in Division I)[4]
PitcherKendall CarterArizona State
Green tickY
47 career wins (T-5th in Division I),[4] 19 wins in a single season (1981) (T-2nd in Division I)[4]
PitcherFrank ViolaSt. John's
Green tickY
1988 Cy Young Award,[6] 3x MLB All-Star[6]
CatcherTom NietoOral Roberts
Green tickY
Green tickY
First basemanPhil StephensonWichita State
Green tickY
Green tickY
420 career runs (Division I record),[4] 418 career hits (Division I record),[4] 730 total bases (Division I record),[4] 206 career SB (Division I record),[4] 300 career BB (Division I record),[4] 91 career doubles (3rd in Division I),[4] 322 career RBI (3rd in Division I)[4]
Second basemanBilly DeMannArizona State
Green tickY
Second basemanJeff RonkCal
Green tickY
Third basemanMike SoddersArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
BA POY[2]
ShortstopDan DavidsmeierUSC
Green tickY
ShortstopBobby MeachamSan Diego State
Green tickY
OutfielderMike Fuentes (2)Florida State State
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJoe CarterWichita State
Green tickY
5x MLB All-Star,[7] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[7] 1992 & 1993 World Series Champion,[7] 312 RBI (4th in Division I),[4] 640 career total bases (8th in Division I).[4] 430 career batting average (15th in Division I)[4]
OutfielderJohn ChristensenCal State Fullerton
Green tickY
OutfielderMark GillaspieMississippi State
Green tickY
OutfielderKevin RomineArizona State
Green tickY
Designated hitterPhil StromUtah
Green tickY
Designated hitterFranklin StubbsVirginia Tech
Green tickY

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. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  6. "Frank Viola". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  7. "Joe Carter". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
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