2004 College Baseball All-America Team Explained

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 2004 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

ABCAAmerican Baseball Coaches Association
BABaseball America
CBCollegiate Baseball
NCBWANational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
♦Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

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Starting pitcherJ.P. HowellTexas
Starting pitcherNate MooreTroyWas the ERA champion for 2004, with a 1.25 ERA through 64 innings pitched.[4]
Starting pitcherJered Weaver (2)Long Beach StateABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY, 213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[5]
Starting pitcherPhilip HumberRice
Starting pitcherWade TownsendRice
Starting pitcherMatt FoxUCF
Starting pitcherJustin HoymanFlorida
Relief pitcherHuston Street (2)Texas2002 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[6] 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I), 5.46 career H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005 AL Rookie of the Year[7]
Relief pitcherNate MooreTexas
Relief pitcherAustin TubbSouthern Miss
CatcherKurt SuzukiCal State FullertonJohnny Bench Award
CatcherLandon Powell (2)South Carolina
First basemanBilly Becher (2)New Mexico State118 RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I), 32 HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),. 822 career slugging percentage (10th in Division I)
First basemanJosh BradyTexas Tech
First basemanMike FerrisMiami (OH)
Second basemanJed LowrieStanford
Second basemanWarner JonesVanderbiltMade Baseball America first team as Designated Hitter
Second basemanJarrett HoffpauirSouthern Miss
Third basemanAlex GordonNebraska2011 Gold Glove Award[8]
ShortstopBrian BixlerEastern Michigan
ShortstopDustin Pedroia (2)Arizona State34 doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I), 2008 AL MVP, 3x MLB All-Star, 2x Gold Glove Award winner, 2008 Silver Slugger Award winner, 2007 AL Rookie of the Year[9]
OutfielderEddy Martinez-EsteveFlorida StateMade ABCA team as Designated Hitter
OutfielderChris RahlWilliam & Mary
OutfielderEric NielsenUNLV
OutfielderJon ZeringueLSU
OutfielderBrad CorleyMississippi State
OutfielderMarshall HubbardNorth Carolina
OutfielderDanny PutnamStanford
Designated HitterRyan JonesEast Carolina
Utility playerDennis BigleyOral Roberts
Utility playerStephen HeadMississippi
Utility playerP.J. HiserPittsburgh

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. B0037HO8MY. 495.
  2. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. 9 April 2012.
  3. Web site: College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees. College Baseball Hall of Fame. 12 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Official 2005 NCAA Baseball Records Book . NCAA.
  5. Web site: Division I Record Book. NCAA. 14 April 2012.
  6. Web site: Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series. Baseball Almanac. 9 April 2012.
  7. Web site: Huston Street. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.
  8. Web site: Alex Gordon. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.
  9. Web site: Dustin Pedroia. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.