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 pitcher Mike Leake Arizona State
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ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcher A.J. Morris Kansas State
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Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (2) San Diego State
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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 pitcher Louis Coleman LSU
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Starting pitcher Eric Arnett (2) Indiana
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Starting pitcher Deck McGuire Georgia Tech
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Starting pitcher Daniel Bibona UC Irvine
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Addison Reed San Diego State
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20 saves (T-5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcher Kyle Bellamy Miami
Green tickY
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Relief pitcher Jake Hale Ohio State
Green tickY
Catcher Carlos Ramirez Arizona State
Green tickY
Catcher Tony Sanchez Boston College
Green tickY
Catcher Chris Henderson George Mason
Green tickY
Catcher J. T. Wise Oklahoma
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Johnny Bench Award[2]
First baseman Dustin Ackley North Carolina
Green tickY
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Second baseman Derek McCallum Minnesota
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Second baseman Chris Sedon Pittsburgh
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Third baseman Marc Krauss Ohio
Green tickY
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Third baseman Chris Dominguez Louisville
Green tickY
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Third baseman Tommy Mendonca Fresno State
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2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[6]
Shortstop Jason Marquez New Mexico State
Green tickY
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Shortstop Stephen Cardullo Florida State
Green tickY
Shortstop Ben Orloff UC Irvine
Green tickY
86 career sacrifice bunts (Division I record),[4] 34 sacrifice bunts in a single season (2007) (Division I record)[4]
Outfielder Bryce Brentz Middle Tennessee
Green tickY
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Made NBCWA team as UT[2]
Outfielder Kent Matthes Alabama
Green tickY
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Outfielder Jason Kipnis Arizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
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Outfielder Tyler Townsend FIU
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Designated hitter Kyle Roller East Carolina
Green tickY
Designated hitter Rich Poythress Georgia
Green tickY
Designated hitter Matt Alexander Air Force
Green tickY
Utility player Danny Hultzen Virginia
Green tickY

See also

References

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "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. ^ a b c d e f "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.