2009 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]

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2009 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

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 or Dick Howser Trophy 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 CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherMike LeakeArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcherA.J. MorrisKansas State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherStephen Strasburg (2)San Diego State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2009 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcherLouis ColemanLSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherEric Arnett (2)Indiana
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherDeck McGuireGeorgia Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherDaniel BibonaUC Irvine
Green tickY
Relief pitcherAddison ReedSan Diego State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
20 saves (T-5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherKyle BellamyMiami
Green tickY
Green tickY
Relief pitcherJake HaleOhio State
Green tickY
CatcherCarlos RamirezArizona State
Green tickY
CatcherTony SanchezBoston College
Green tickY
CatcherChris HendersonGeorge Mason
Green tickY
CatcherJ. T. WiseOklahoma
Green tickY
Johnny Bench Award[2]
First basemanDustin AckleyNorth Carolina
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanDerek McCallumMinnesota
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanChris SedonPittsburgh
Green tickY
Third basemanMarc KraussOhio
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third basemanChris DominguezLouisville
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third basemanTommy MendoncaFresno State
Green tickY
2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[6]
ShortstopJason MarquezNew Mexico State
Green tickY
Green tickY
ShortstopStephen CardulloFlorida State
Green tickY
ShortstopBen OrloffUC Irvine
Green tickY
86 career sacrifice bunts (Division I record),[4] 34 sacrifice bunts in a single season (2007) (Division I record)[4]
OutfielderBryce BrentzMiddle Tennessee
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made NBCWA team as UT[2]
OutfielderKent MatthesAlabama
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJason KipnisArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderTyler TownsendFIU
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Designated hitterKyle RollerEast Carolina
Green tickY
Designated hitterRich PoythressGeorgia
Green tickY
Designated hitterMatt AlexanderAir Force
Green tickY
Utility playerDanny HultzenVirginia
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 9, 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. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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